TECHNOPOLIS
TECHNOPOLIS 1.02 has been released! (Please download this ve...
- Type
- MIDI Generator
- Author
- PWM
- Version
- 1.0
- License
- Commercial
- Live version
- 12.0.5
- Max version
- 8.6.2
- Downloads
- 0
- Updated
- 2026-03-01
Description
TECHNOPOLIS 1.02 has been released! (Please download this version — 1.01 is obsolete now.)
IMPORTANT UPDATE ! Improvements in the core Neo-Turing engine calculations: the output should now be less "organic" or "messy" and more snappy to the grid.
Due to these heavy math changes, the Seq Offset slider has been deactivated. It will be available again in the next release.
Automation of all parameters should also be available tomorrow.
I need a break — this math has been killing me — but now it seems much better!!!
Have a great Sunday, and see you tomorrow with big improvements and new features.
Thanks,
Joan
A sequencer of algorithms — not just an algorithmic sequencer (but… yes).
The first slot-based sequencer that lets you choose, mix, and time-arrange three powerful musical algorithm engines: EUCLIDEAN, TURING, and NIBBLER ⚙️.
You can sequence algorithms consecutively over time while benefiting from intelligent HARMONIZATION 🎼.
WORKFLOW: Play with the algorithms—you’ll hear complex sequences that change every 16 beats. Use the LOCK button as soon as you hear something interesting. Use the SEQ OFFSET slider to move the sequence left or right, and the ERASER button to delete notes you don’t need.
Find your vibe and have fun playing!
Because the sequencer is constantly generating new PATTERNS 🔁, the musical outcome depends on your combination choices, the selected scale, and your chord progression. All of this is supported by a rich set of harmonization and music-theory-driven options — no formal musical training required ✅.
You can physically interact with two expressive human controls 🎛️: LOCK 🔒 and ERASER 🧹.
These controls are performed via your computer keyboard in rhythm, almost like percussion. Instead of triggering notes, you rhythmically introduce silence (RESTS) 🤫 or capture a sequence into a fixed loop.
This allows you to momentarily interrupt the generative nature of the system with your VIBE ✨ — locking a sequence when it feels right, and shaping it into a more minimal form with rhythmic ERASER taps.
Comments (13)
As a collector of hardware sequencers (I think I’ve had all of them — Cirklon, Metropolis, Torso T-1, OP-XY, Squarp Pyramid…), I’m amazed by the quality of the output and how quickly you start piling up ideas.
Well guys, thanks for the interest. I’ll be posting more info here in the coming days. I didn’t expect the documentation to be so boring to write, but I feel the need to explain what each algorithm does and what we can achieve by sequencing algorithms over time.
Thanks for your attention in this matter,
Joan.
can you say something on that matter?
I would love to buy it but not if this is really the case!
I also fixed a minor bug (not related to the transport in any way). The transport works perfectly on my three machines, both with the Ableton beta and the latest stable version. I haven’t received any other complaints from customers.
I’ve contacted this particular customer to see if we can replicate the bug together. It might be related to the operating system or the Ableton version.
At the moment, however, it’s working perfectly for me and for other users. Let’s see if anyone else experiences any issues — I’m here to solve problems, add frequently requested features, and bring this sequencer to the top of the food chain!
Kind regards,
Joan
I made a jump into the unknown waters and purchased the device.
You are right. Everything synchs well and I like the results from this sequencer a lot.
BUT please!!! Make it so individual controls could be automated or controleld by a MIDI controller.
This is literally the only device I know which can not be automated or controlled by LFOs at all.
I opened the device, because often I was able to add automation and controller visibility myself but in your device eveything is packed into java containers.
I would really love and welcome this addition/fix to the otherwise great device.
Regarding automation: since this device is almost 100% JavaScript-based, I’m coding the MIDI implementation myself, so you’ll be able to automate all parameters. This will be included in the next update, coming on Monday.
I’m also working around the clock on proper documentation (the algorithms are quite interesting once you understand how they work!).
So it’s a full weekend of work — the next version is coming early this week with: FULL AUTOMATION, documentation, and a video tutorial series (I’m launching a YouTube channel right now).
Thank you all for the interest — this is going to get better week by week.
THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK ;)
Joan
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Preliminary documentation has been added!
Expect the cute illustrated manual on monday.
Have a nice Technopolis weekend!
Joan
I am looking forward to the update which enables MIDI controls.
Improvements in the core Neo-Turing engine calculations: the output should now be less "organic" or "messy" and more snappy to the grid.
/ /Due to these heavy math changes, the Seq Offset slider has been deactivated. It will be available again in the next release.
Automation of all parameters should also be available tomorrow.
I need a break — this math has been killing me — but now it seems much better!!!
Have a great Sunday, and see you tomorrow with big improvements and new features that will make you write the coolest structuralist techno rifts ever made ; (theatrical exageration..blink, blink)
Thanks, no to wars, no to harming innocent children, let's hope for a better future.
P.D: People with Atari computer's should be able to run technopolis when we exit the beta phase in max for live, the port it's working in a 40 years old machine.
Joan