# midigarden

> Touch instrument for Pure Data

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6755408553](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6755408553)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6755408553`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** William Sharkey
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-12
- **First published:** 2026-01-12
- **Size:** 3.29 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/midigarden/id6755408553)
- **Website:** [https://midigarden.com](https://midigarden.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://midigarden.com/privacy.html](https://midigarden.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Touch-based synthesizer powered by Pure Data. Play on a 5×8 grid with 8-voice polyphony, capture your performances and layer into loops, and load your own custom patches.

midigarden is a touch-based synthesizer that turns your iPhone or iPad into a musical instrument.

Play melodies on an 5x8 grid mapped to musical scales. Each pad triggers notes with 8-voice polyphony, letting you play chords and melodies with your fingers.

FEATURES

  • Touch Grid - Play notes on a responsive grid. Choose from multiple scales including major, minor, pentatonic, and chromatic.

  • Retrospective Looper - Captures what you just played, even if you weren't recording. Never lose a good take.

  • Custom Patches - Load your own Pure Data patches via the Files app. The app automatically wraps them with voice allocation and mixing.

  • Live Parameters - Every knob and slider in your patch becomes a touchable control. Drag to adjust in real-time.

  • Built-in Synthesizers - Ships with patches ready to play, physical models, fm and drum synths.

  • Camera Background - Optional live camera feed behind the grid for screen-recorded performances.

  PURE DATA POWERED

  Under the hood, midigarden runs Pure Data patches - the same open-source audio engine used by professional musicians and sound designers worldwide. Create patches on your computer and load them into the app.

  PERFECT FOR

  • Live performance and jamming
  • Sketching musical ideas
  • Learning synthesis
  • Use iOS screen capture with background camera to make performance videos that capture the mood and environment
  • Sound design experiments

  No music theory required. Just touch and play.

## Rankings

- #643,790 — Overall

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