Pen2Bow

Great addition to any iOS musicians toolbox. Watch YouTube demonstrations for a taste of what it can do. Note to developer: Please, please, make MIDI CC assignments user definable. I want to control CC#2 in particular but many others would be useful. I know I could use a utility to reassign the value mid stream, but with such a simple procedure I shouldn’t need to. The program is a great tool, but not just for string players!

Start the sound app first. Then launch pen2bow

I've been using Pen2Bow daily for the past few weeks and have been really pleased with the level of expression and sensitivity this has enabled in my playing of the various SWAM string instruments. The use of back and forth motions with the apple closely simulates the experience of using a real bow, and the developer's unique implementation of circular motion enables a very smooth legato and eliminates the need to continually worry about getting to the end of the bow. This app really makes all the difference for anyone wishing to get the most realistic sounds from the SWAM string instruments. Highly recommended!

This took me a bit to get installed and there is a daily setup, like opening audio devices and selecting “enable”, but if you already have an ipad with a pencil, this a an awesome controller for dirt cheap... well worth taking the time to get it connected. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. ALL OF THEM! I have the SWAM strings and can do a lot more with simple hand gestures than with the mod wheel. Good job!

It’s showing the lights and responding, however no sounds come out. Nothing in the settings seems to fix this

Unfortunately its not working on the new ipad pro

It’s dead in the water...i have just about every music making app on here and invest on a lot of sound packs...however, this doesn’t seem to work with any of them. The onboard keyboard works with the other apps but using the pen only produces the light streaks but no sounds. I checked the midi data with midi wrench and there doesn’t seem to be any coming from the app...is it possible to have this fixed or to get a refund?

This app is really well made. It is stable, easy to use and visually pleasing to the eye. I use this for controlling different synth apps using AUM and Audiobus. I really appreciate what it adds for creative expression to Moog’s Animoog and Model D apps. One thing I would love to see is the ability for the keyboard to be set to various scales so that you could really focus on the sound manipulation and still always hit the right notes! Thanks for making this app and continuing to support it.

Love the update, especially the built-in keyboard and settings page. Thanks so much for doing this. It was an app we didn’t know we needed, until you came up with it.

Have tried several different midi synths and none will produce a sound from using several different (Animoog, Volt, Vogel CMI, etc.) iOS synth apps using specific & network session outputs - inputs but still no sound at all. Same issue wIth previous release as well.