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ScriptSonic for generative ambient

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ScriptSonic is an interesting application for iOS, which did not get the attention it deserved. Perhaps because when it launched it had a very high price (24.99$) but since april 2017 the price is much more reasonable (9.99$). Basically, it allows to use a flavour of JavaScript to generate midi events which can be received by other midi-enabled applications in the iPad. It can also play samples and perform some simple processing on them, but in my opinion it is the midi side what makes it much more interesting. The user interface is not familiar, and a bit difficult to use. The first thing you see is the "Projects" screen, from which you can load one of the 17 examples which come with it (and later, your own creations), each one visible as a thumbnail: Selecting one and clicking "Import", or double tapping in one thumbnail, you arrive to the "Loop" screen, which is where the performance of the music happens. It looks like a tracker, and indee