Mazetools Mutant

MAZETOOLS MUTANT - MULTIPERSPECTIVE MUSIC
The app is a hyper-loop machine and uses the surfaces of a cube to play melodies, rhythms and sound surfaces by touch.
The resulting loops can be instantly given effects - and heard from different perspectives.

By turning the cube up, down, left and right, the self-composed loops change in tempo, pitch and harmony.
New moods and musical impressions are created - variations of the recorded sounds and melodies that provide fresh impulses to the creative process again and again.

EXPLORE MUTANT THROUGH INTUITIVE TOUCH CONTROL
The musical environment is based on 7 instruments: Synth, Bass, Arp, String, Drums, Percussion and Sampler. All interactions are recorded and played back in loops.


Each instrument has 4 main controllers for rhythmic impulses and timing, envelope and pitch curves, filters, distortion, chorus and echo effects.

MULTIPERSPECTIVE: VARY YOUR SOUND
Turn the Hypercube and switch between 8 variations of your current composition. They will differ in chord, speed and pitch. You can also choose between seven cubes, each with another acoustic environment.

CREATE, RECORD, SAVE & SHARE
You can sample your voice with the mic input, choose samples from a library or insert your own.

Take snapshots to hold your current state and get immediately back to it. You can save all Snapshots to a session file, which you can share with other Mutant users.

Record the main channel to a stereo wav audio file and use it for further music production and art.

COLLABORATIVE: EXPERIMENT & JAM TOGETHER
Once connected to the Collab mode, you can make music together by a new approach. Your current session will be sent and synced to other Mutant devices. In this way a session gets shared in the process of creation. .

Just log into the same Wifi, activate Collab and start making sound across platforms.

BLUETOOTH & ABLETON LINK
Mutant supports playback via Bluetooth devices. Ableton Link can be used for synchronization with other music apps.


SYSTEM

USE ON iOS 11&12 WITH 1GB RAM (iPhone 5s, 6, 6plus, iPad 2 Mini, Air 1)
It is possible to run Mutant on such old devices and we enhance the downwards compatibility steadily. Nevertheless, the use is limited!

LOWEST RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2,3 Ghz CPU, 2 GB RAM
Good practice on iOS 13 and higher


ABOUT MAZETOOLS
Developed by Stephan Kloss since 2011, the apps combine music and technology in artistic practice.

Following a musical approach that focuses the process of making sound, many enthusiasts pushed the project with feedback. We look forward to the future and more Mazetools!

ECTOPLASTIC LAB
Stephan Kloss and Jakob Gruhl met in 1999 as HipHop and electronic music enthusiasts. Since 2013 they have been doing independent research on music, art & technology.

The Mazetools development is closely connected to music music projects & sound design, generative art, VR development as well as giving workshops.