MikroWave
Sequenced synthesizer for Android
Discontinued
MikroWave has been available on Google Play for a total of 12 years. While no new features were added during its last seven years, the project had remained in maintenance mode receiving necessary compliancy and security updates. As of December 15 2024, the app is no longer published on Google Play and no further support is provided. Any downloads available outside of Google Play are not distributed by igorski.nl
If you want more music making goodness, you can check out any of the web based music makers by igorski on the apps page, as all are free to use and fully supported on mobile devices.
This page remains here for archival purposes.
Migrating existing projects
As stated in the Privacy Policy, the MikroWave applications never collected nor stored any of your data remotely*. The only existing content are the songs stored locally on your device.
Existing installations will remain working on your device. In case you wish to migrate your work, you can use the song window to export your songs to WAV and MIDI formats, or export the individual song stems (instruments) to WAV audio.
*Up until 2014 it was possible to directly export songs to Soundcloud. Management of these files can be performed through your Soundcloud account.
About Mikrowave
MikroWave is a deceptively simple audio synthesizer suited for quickly sketching out your musical ideas when on the move. Patterns can be created in the step sequencer, with no limit to the amount of bars your composition requires. Apart from basic waveforms there is also a secondary oscillator which can be routed to different targets for harmonically enriching the synthesizers sound. Shape the basic palette from friendly, cheesy 80s trumpets via twanging robot strings to totally unlisteneable sonic mayhem. At the very least, you can sure annoy people on the bus.
Play along live and save songs
For immediate, responsive improvisation there is a onscreen keyboard allowing you to play along with the sequenced patterns for quickly testing new ideas. The keyboard responds to multi-touch gestures, so you can play chord pads over your freshly created monster riff. When you're pressed for time - and own the full version - you can save a song in progress and return to it later for finishing your idea, or plainly reliving your initial enthusiasm when creating that bubbly, acid bassline over that funky beat you had a brilliant destination for.
You can also record your efforts as well as export your songs and individual tracks as WAV files. For expanding upon your ideas, you can export your songs as MIDI files and import them in your DAW or feed them to your hardware instruments for finishing your project using your preferred working method.
Can I run it ?
MikroWave is available for both mobile and tablet Android devices. The application has been confirmed to work on the lowest of resolutions to high density / high resolution screens.
Just to be clear: MikroWaves synthesizer doesn't rely on samples for sound playback, but actually synthesizes sound. For best performance your device should ideally run Oreo (Android OS 8.0) or higher, though any recent device should have no problems running the application.
open source audio engine
Still curious ? You may browse, use and comment freely on the code base of the audio engine, as it has been made public and is available to developers under the MIT license.
