Promising but needs work – BLEASS Review

The best thing about this is that it features the very rare “auto erase/replace” recording feature. Where when recording, new notes played over a loop replace old ones. Lots of fun but I do find it a bit buggy sometimes with stuck notes, missed notes, etc. Please tighten that up. And sincerely, thank you for including it to begin with. Additionally, it would be very nice to be able to select a key/scale for the pads and keyboard layout. This has almost become a standard for touch screen recording so it feels strange not to have it, however midi in and out is a big plus. The worst thing about this app is the GUI navigation. For example there is no way to access the synth parameters from the keyboard or pad view, you must navigate back to a previous screen first and then do a long press on the sequencer. Also there is no way to play the keys and tweak the synth simultaneously because those functions occupy completely separate parts of the app. So you have to record something first and then tweak a sound to your liking. Fun, but not ideal if you’re wanting to craft an inspiring sound as the first step. That’s like cutting out 50% of electronic musicians workflow. Furthermore, the fx on hand are somewhat limited. Delays, reverbs, and distortion in some cases. Would be nice to have some phasers, flangers, chorus. And automation as well. There’s a lot to like here but also a lot to be frustrated with. As it stands I doubt too many people will be biting on the subscription. If there were poly synths, a few more tracks, and some drastically streamlined navigation perhaps that will be the case
Review by Leom187 on BLEASS.