Tunary Instruments · 003

REHEAT

A writing tool that happens to make sound

Basslines that write themselves. Pick a groove, hit new line, then take the MIDI and play it with whatever bass you already own. The synth is there so you can hear what you are getting. That is not the point.

Now two plug-ins, one price. REHEAT the instrument, and the new REHEAT MIDI DRIVER that plays your own synths with REHEAT's line, live, with no dragging. Already own REHEAT? It is a free update.

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$49. One-time, yours forever, with free updates.

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macOS AU · VST3 · AAX Windows VST3 Standalone app Mac Universal · Win 64-bit
The REHEAT panel: four gauges, a step grid, throttle levers and the transport.

What it does

It writes, you keep the MIDI

Every line can be dragged straight out onto a track. That is the whole idea. REHEAT decides the notes, your own bass makes the sound.

Ten genre grooves

Acid, hip hop, house, tech house, trance, techno, drum & bass, dub, disco and electro. Each one brings its own tempo, length and relationship with the kick.

Chords underneath, not just a scale

The generator moves through a real progression: root on the change, chord tones on the beats, passing notes between, and a chromatic lean into the turnaround.

A riff, not a random walk

One bar is composed as a cell and then played against each chord, so the line repeats and becomes a hook instead of wandering.

Plays your own instruments · new

REHEAT MIDI DRIVER is the same engine as a MIDI effect, no sound of its own. Put it in front of any synth you own and it plays your sound with REHEAT's line, live. NUDGE shifts the pattern into place; FOLLOW MIDI locks it to your kick.

Locks to your kick

Feed the plugin your drum bus and it follows the beat, correcting its phase without ever restarting the pattern. The MIDI DRIVER does the same from an incoming kick, with FOLLOW MIDI.

Any time signature

It is a writing tool, so it is not stuck in 4/4, it follows the host's meter or takes one you choose.

Specification

In the boxTwo plug-ins, one licence: REHEAT (instrument) + REHEAT MIDI DRIVER (MIDI effect)
TypeGenerative bass instrument & MIDI writer
Grooves10 genres · 8 / 16 / 32 steps or any length
Harmony6 progressions · 5 scales · all 12 keys
MIDI outDrag and drop to any DAW, or play your own instrument live with the MIDI DRIVER
SyncHost tempo, transport and meter
Follow the beatSidechain kick (REHEAT) · incoming MIDI kick, FOLLOW MIDI (MIDI DRIVER)
macOSAU · VST3 · AAX · Standalone · Universal, signed & notarized (AAX is REHEAT only; MIDI DRIVER: AU · VST3)
WindowsVST3 · Standalone (64-bit) · (MIDI DRIVER: VST3)

Try it

The browser demo runs the same generator as the plugin and lets you download the MIDI. It asks for an email after ninety seconds, then plays on.

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