Open Planet Software has released Sessions Pro, a Mac and iPad plug-in host for creators and performers.
Sessions Pro is a flexible control centre and plug-in host for creating and performing music. With a streamlined design, ultra low latency and performer-friendly features, OPS says it acts as a ‘Grand Central’ hub that brings everything together for live players and DAW-less creators.
Sessions Pro is an evolution of the original Sessions app released for Mac in 2024. Since then we’ve brought the app to iPad, added features like a multi-threaded audio engine, Session Mix performer’s view, backing track playback and flexible file-based projects as well many smaller but equally important refinements like plug-in latency compensation, plug-in side chains and countless workflow improvements. Sessions Pro represents the biggest leap yet with the additional of MIDI FX plug-in support and flexible MIDI routing, opening new possibilities for DAW-less creators to make music with arpeggiators, sequencers and other MIDI generator Audio Units. I hope you all enjoy Sessions Pro as much as the team have enjoyed building it.
– Gordon Murrison, Open Planet Software
Key features:
- Connect instruments and microphones and shape your sound with Audio FX plug-ins.
- Play Virtual Instruments with layers and splits from your MIDI keyboards and controllers.
- Get creative with arpeggiators, sequencers and other MIDI generator plug-ins.
- Mix everything in the pro-grade mixer, complete with sends, auxes and side chains.
- Control critical plug-in parameters with beautiful, configurable widgets.
- Switch and blend twelve independent Scenes with seamless, natural transitions.
- Set up single-knob, multi-parameter Macros for flexible and dynamic control.
- Use external MIDI controllers and pedals to switch Scenes, adjust Macros and more.
- Play pre-recorded backing tracks, stems and loops. Route straight to the main output or through the mixer for further processing.
- Stay in time with other apps and devices using Ableton Link and MIDI Clock.
- Continuous, automatic background recording so you can playback and save whatever you’ve played in the last 15 minutes at any time.
- Traditional ‘direct-to-disk’ recording for unlimited duration recording.
- Practice with the built-in metronome.
- Find plug-ins fast by searching or favouriting. Hide unwanted plug-ins in the Plug-in Manager.
- Keep a library of your favourite Patches and plug-in combinations.
- Quickly load and save entire Projects with all Scene, Macro, Clock and Backing Track data.
- Rock solid timing and reliability with a custom built high performance, low latency, multithreaded audio engine that includes plug-in delay compensation and sample accurate MIDI timing.
Price & Availability
Sessions Pro is available on the App Store as a one-time purchase of $19.99 that includes both the Mac and iPad apps. It’s a free update for existing users of the original Sessions app.
A free trial is available on the Sessions Pro website.
Requires a Mac running macOS 15.6 or later or an iPad running iPadOS 18.6 or later.
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