Name: Noemi
Brand: Tweakbench
SKU: noemi
Price: 30.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Noemi - Tweakbench

Documentation

The complete Noemi manual - every composition source, instrument, effect, and workflow - online and always up to date.

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What's inside

7 Composition Sources

Pattern (4 polyrhythm playheads), Generator (probabilistic rules with 30+ scales), Rhythm (8-lane step sequencer), LiveCode (TidalCycles-inspired notation), Waveform, Slicer, and Granular synthesis.

5 Built-in Instruments

Chirusa (4-osc subtractive), SimSim (wavetable morphing), Cantia (formant voice), Leeroy (drum synthesis), Ostion (drum sampler) - plus VST3/AU/CLAP/LV2 plugin hosting.

Effects & Mastering

7 built-in effects with 56 presets. Mastering chain: Parametric EQ, Stereo Imager, Multiband Dynamics, Maximizer. 2 send/return bus effects. External plugin hosting.

12 MIDI Transformers

Arpeggiator, Chord Generator, Scale Quantizer, Euclidean Rhythm, Markov Chain, Style Learner, Probability Gate, Humanize, and more - all chainable.

Deep Modulation

11 modulation source types (LFO, Envelope, Step Seq, Random, Follower, Sidechain, Macro, MIDI, OSC, MiniNotation, Automation) with per-route rate and response curves.

Performance & Arrangement

16-slot scene system with crossfade. Full-screen Performance View. Song arrangement engine with 10 templates. Ableton Link sync.

Expression & Tuning

MPE per-note pressure, slide, and pitch bend. MTS-ESP microtuning with SCL/KBM loading. MIDI I/O, OSC control, CC binding with Learn mode.

Export & Workflow

Single mix or multitrack WAV/MP3 export. Per-section rendering. Preset browser with patch export/import. Autosave with crash recovery.

Cross-Platform

macOS (Universal), Windows (x64), Linux (x86_64), iOS (iPad). 4 color themes. Customizable shortcuts. VoiceOver accessibility.

Changelog

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1.0.2 — 2026-08-07

MIDI input routing fixes, and plugin modules can now send MIDI out.

Plugin modules that produce MIDI - arps, step sequencers, Rack-style hybrids - now have a second output port carrying that MIDI, alongside their audio output. Patch it into an instrument, a Transformer, or a MIDI Output module and the plugin can drive the rest of your composition while its own audio keeps flowing to the mixer. Previously "Use as MIDI Effect" was the only way to get MIDI out of a plugin, and it gave up the audio output entirely. Notes and controller data both travel the new port, and the two cables stay independent.
Fixed: notes from one MIDI Input module could be dispatched by an unrelated MIDI Output on a different channel. Incoming notes were also being injected into whatever module happened to be selected on the canvas, regardless of channel, and then sent on down that module's chain. With a multi-channel controller - a Beatstep Pro sending drums on channel 10 and a sequence on channel 1, say - the drums arrived at the synth as well as the drum machine. Your patch cables now decide where notes go.
Fixed: MIDI CC bindings only worked on channel 1. Any CC arriving on channels 2-16 went straight to MPE expression handling and never reached the binding system, so a knob on channel 10 could not be mapped to a Noemi parameter at all. Pitch bend and aftertouch shared the same assumption.
Fixed: opening a VCV Rack 2 window could hang Noemi on macOS. Rack runs its own event loop from inside its editor tick while holding an internal lock, and a display-scale update could be delivered on that loop - calling back into Rack while it was still busy, which locked both sides up.
Fixed: a MIDI channel outside the valid range in a project file was applied as-is on load instead of being clamped, bypassing the checks the editors apply.

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1.0.1 — 2026-08-02

Arranger bug fixes, and the arranger becomes a real editor.

New Arrangement View (View > Arrangement View, or F10): a full-window song editor with a bar ruler, drag-to-reorder, edge resizing, multi-select, inline renaming, keyboard editing, and separated automation lanes. The transport strip stays as a read-only mini-map.