If you're looking for apps that play nicely with pocket operator devices you've come to the right place. This is a small but growing collection of apps that specifically support the PO sync or data transfer protocols. This means these apps are designed to work directly with pocket operators and can do stuff like play music in time, or transfer patches to and from the PO-33 or PO-32 devices.
Contents
- Android & iPhone: PO Sync
- Android: PO LoopSync
- Android: BeatGenerator
- iPhone: Korg SyncKontrol
- Web app: PO-33 sample loader
- Web app: Patch sharing app
- Web app: sync signal generator
- Playdate: DrumMachinePO
- Web app: PO32 Synth
Android & iPhone: PO Sync
PO Sync is a simple app to sync your pocket operator devices. It outputs a sync signal to drive your device.
Android: PO LoopSync
PO LoopSync is an Android music app that plays looping samples in sync with your pocket operator. You can add drum beats, synth lines, or any other kind of loop and it outputs a pocket operator compatible sync signal in time. So you can plug it into your pocket operator and the loops will play in time with your device.
Android: BeatGenerator
BeatGenerator makes procedurally generated boom bap style beats. It has a pocket operator sync mode which means you can run it into your pocket operator and the beats will play in time.
iPhone: Korg SyncKontrol
Korg's SyncKontrol app outputs a sync signal designed for their Volca device, but you can also use it to drive a pocket operator.
Web app: PO-33 sample loader
This sample loader web app for the PO-33 plays drum sounds in order so you can load a sample set into the PO-33 easily.
Web app: Patch sharing app
pocket.band is a site for sharing pocket operator backups (sample patches).
Web app: sync signal generator
poq is a web app that generates a sync signal for pocket operator devices.
Playdate: DrumMachinePO
DrumMachinePO is a 16-step sequencer app built specifically for the Panic Playdate console. It can send compatible click-sync signals to sync up and loop templates perfectly with any external pocket operator.
Web app: PO32 Synth
The PO32 Synth web app is an open-source tool created by u/Elegant_Arm_6152 that implements the PO-32 Tonic's synthesis and audio data transfer engine directly in your web browser. This allows you to sculpt your own custom drum sounds, tweak parameters, and trigger the audio-handshake transfer signal to load your custom kits onto your PO-32 device completely for free, without needing to purchase the proprietary $100 Sonic Charge Microtonic software.
