On Your Phone

PO-PatchStudio runs on iPhone and Android phones as well as desktop and iPad. On a phone it has its own layout, built for playing the faceplate with your thumbs. iPads and larger Android tablets use the desktop layout.

Getting Around

The bar along the bottom has Studio, Transfer, Library and Settings, plus All Tools. From All Tools you can choose which four shortcuts sit in the bar, with Edit Shortcuts.

In the Studio, the tabs Pads, Grid, Synth and Chain switch between the faceplate, the step rows, the sound editor and the chain. More holds Tempo, Swing, Velocity, Bounce, Save to Library and Export for Microtonic….

Play the Faceplate Fullscreen

Tap Play Full Screen at the top of the Studio, or long-press any pad, to fill the screen with the PO-32’s faceplate. It works like the hardware: see The Studio. Tap Exit Full Screen, or use the Android back button, to leave.

Design Sounds in the Drawer

In the fullscreen view, swipe up from the bottom (or tap the handle) to open the Sound Tools drawer.

The arrows either side of the sound name step through the 16 sounds, and the play button previews the sound.
The Morph slider moves between the sound’s A and B ends.
Osc, Noise, Mix and Velocity switch between the parameter pages. You can also swipe sideways on an empty part of the drawer.
Tap any readout to type an exact value.

Long-pressing a pad opens the drawer straight away, at half height. Swipe down to close it.

Send From Your Phone

A phone makes a handy transmitter: open Transfer, choose what to send, hold the phone’s speaker next to the PO-32’s microphone and play the transfer. Turn the volume up, and switch off any audio effects on the phone first. Sending to the PO-32 has the full steps.

On Android, the list of inputs for recording a backup names the phone’s microphones plainly, such as Phone microphone (default) and Wired headset mic.

The Library on a Phone

Library items show as cards, with Audition, Load in Studio and Send buttons. Send sends a sound to the sound selected in the Studio. The menu on each card has the rest. The sort menu has Newest First, Oldest First, Name A to Z and Name Z to A.