Wotja: Generative Music System

From the EULA (7.A.i, Permitted Use/Recordings):

"Recordings made with a 'Play' or 'Lite' Feature Set active at the time of recording may be used only for Personal Non-Commercial Use;".

Yes, that is indeed correct for the free (Lite) version. The Pro version allows Commercial Use of Recordings, as well as having no timeouts, 12 track editing, multi-channel MIDI I/O etc.

Wotja 21.5.1 changes - about to be submitted for app review:

IMPROVED: The AUv3 now saves and restores state.
- the AUv3 saves the Mix or User album/playlist file name and latest data; when you restore the DAW project data, the mix / album / playlist (if any) is auto re-opened; but applying / using whatever data you last edited up to even if you hadn't saved your document.
- if your original document is no longer available, the data is copied to clipboard (so you can import it) and an alert is shown telling you what to do.

FIXED AUv3 (AUM, Logic etc.) properly set Tempo on opening mix to match DAW.

FIXED: macOS AUv3 window resizing now works nicely in Logic Pro.

IMPROVED: Settings -> Templates - added preview of the templates in this screen.

IMPROVED: Table scrollbar colour changes dynamically when colour scheme changes; no need to restart.

IMPROVED: TTM seed template changes, and Wotja Play Me mix changes.

Wotja 21.5.1 is now live.

Best wishes, Pete.

Hi folks,

May 7th 2021: 21.7.0 (Major Update) [11th V21 update!]

Heads up: We aim to update the User Guide soon and to add some tutorials and videos (see the R2XL video).

New stuff in this release:

NEW for ISE: Reverb 2XL FX unit (R2XL) - this awesome FX unit can also be combined with the new Pitch Shifter FX unit (below) for a Shimmer reverb effect; CPU intensive (not available in Synth Network mode; use as a Cell FX, Track FX, or Mix FX)

NEW for ISE: Pitch Shifter FX unit - used to shift the pitch of audio signal by +/- 12 semitones; CPU intensive (not available in Synth Network)

NEW for ISE: Feedback option for Junction inputs; used in the Shimmer FX presets

NEW Content: "Ambience" FX Presets - a whole bunch of fabulous new FX presets, some of which use the new R2XL and Pitch Shifter units

NEW Content: Flow Randomization Schemes now use the new FX

NEW for System: Mix FX Override setting (default Off) - with 5 presets and a custom (Pro) option this setting allows a user to override the Mix FX that is applied in a Randomization Scheme (i.e. when playing Flows or creating auto-mixes/boxes); the setting is located in the "Flow / Randomization Scheme Behaviour" group at the top of Settings – Audio MIDI+

Best wishes,

Pete and Tim - Intermorphic.

We've finally brought the KVR Wotja page up-to-date and now intend to keep it so.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 24.4.0 is now availalble:

NEW (Android GP and AZ): Documents > Actions > Import to Documents/Wotja menu option to allow 'missing' Wotja files to be recovered via import from a temporary internal folder (to where they have been previously copied by the Android File Manager) allowing them to then display in Wotja Documents AND to make it easy to get Wotja files into your Android device (e.g. from Desktop).

- For details on the work flow required see How do I copy files (Wotja, audio, MIDI, SF2 etc.) into the 'Documents/Wotja' folder for use in Wotja?.

- Once all the Wotja files you want to keep are in the internal '/Documents/Wotja' folder then you should not need to use this mechanism again, UNLESS you uninstall/reinstall Wotja.

FIXED (Windows): A 'One Time Buy' purchase wasn't always restored (sorry, and big thanks from us to the customers who brought this to our attention); all you should need to do is to get/install the update, load Wotja and then your OTB purchase will be back again.

CHANGED (Windows): The Wotja VST3 plugin is now called Wotja.vst3 so please delete the old Wotja23.vst3 and in your DAW projects where you use that, replace it with the new Wotja.vst3.

OTHER: Minor bug fixes.

FULL DETAILS: See Wotja Releases

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Hi Folks.

Wotja 24.4.1 is now available:

FIXED: Crash when you selected 'Try again' button in response to the 'Wotja Store Not Available' alert.
FIXED (Desktop): Crash if you selected an invalid file in the File > Open menu
FIXED (Windows): Crash scanning some VST3 plug-ins.
FIXED (macOS): Crash scanning some AUv3 plug-ins.
CHANGED: Updated In-App User Guide.
OTHER: Minor bug fixes.

FULL DETAILS: See Wotja Releases

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Hi Folks.

NB: Please not that the above mentioned Wotja 23.4.0/1 updates should have referred to 23 and not 24! Oops.

Wotja 23.5.0 is now available:

NEW: Template Editor for easy editing/saving/exporting of Template Files.
IMPROVED: WAE Sample Player now uses the Mix tempo when 'cooking' Templates.
IMPROVED: WAE Sample Player when using a Template as Source Data now maps for any Text to Music Generator in the Template its Cut-Up Rule to the text in the Mix Text screen.
IMPROVED: Wotja version number and current date are now displayed in the Version & Date panel at the top of the at the top of the In-App Store screen.
IMPROVED (macOS): Ordering of buttons in macOS alerts to reflect current macOS UI approach.
IMPROVED: Allow Album WJURL import from clipboard even if there is some surrounding whitespace.
IMPROVED: Added support for Album WJURL import in Lite mode (not just 'Pro' mode).
IMPROVED: Documents 'Schemas' screen segment renamed to 'Flows' for clarity.
CHANGED: Revised filetype extensions used for MIME-type based delivery of content (web file sharing) and added support for downloading of .SKT (Schema) web files.
FIXED (Android): TV Player for Android re-instated.
FIXED: Bug in Schema where 'Text for Source #0' was not used correctly, e.g. in mix randomization or Flow.
FIXED: A Template on clipboard would import as a Mix and not a Template.
FIXED (Android): Rare Accessibility crash.
FIXED: Several other bugs.

FULL DETAILS: See Wotja Releases
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Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.6.0 has been released:
IMPROVED: The Wotja AUv3 now works better in Logic Pro for iOS!
FIXED: Issue in AUv3/VST3 where documents might not be listed when closing/opening projects.
FIXED: Issue in AUv3/VST3 where host play/stop might stop working.
FIXED: Rare crashes in AUv3/VST3 at Plug-in start-up and on start/stop.
FIXED: Start/stop issue in AUv3/VST3 where stop in transport control didn't always update Wotja's play time status.
FIXED: macOS AUv3 MIDI Output > Virtual MIDI checkbox no longer defaults to On, which would cause hanging notes.
IMPROVED: WAE Macro Oscillator 1 Unit now supports smooth modulation of pan/scale.
IMPROVED: WAE Particle Unit 'Velocity' slider renamed to 'Pitch Velocity' (and removed 'Frequency' slider).
FIXED: Very rare crash on opening an invalid document.
CHANGED: User Schemas no longer show a dice badge.
CHANGED: Removed version numbers from the tvOS app icons.

FULL DETAILS: See Wotja Releases
P.S. Love Wotja? *Please* give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.7.0 has been released:

NEW: Schemas are now saved to a new "Wotja URL" (text string) format which starts with "wotja://schema_" (loading of the old format is still supported); this now makes this Wotja filetype easy to share via emails, web files and even to webplay via the Safari Extension (see https://wotja.com/music/#share).
NEW: Schema Editor > Actions Menu and item to export the Schema to Clipboard as a WJURL.
IMPROVED: Changed Mix Recorder to "cook" in a background thread, rather than in the main UI thread, this speeding-up the "cooking" process.
IMPROVED (macOS/Windows): Removed Menu > File > New sub-menu for Schemas, as there was only one item, and replaced with simple "Schema (Flow)"; Changed Documents > Flows > "+" -> "Schema (based on...)" to "Schema (Flow) (based on...)".
IMPROVED: Script cells are better labeled displaying as "Mix Script" / "Cell Script" / "Generator Script" rather than simply "Script"; if Script is long, the Script cell now displays a truncated value that is easier to read.
IMPROVED: Removed restriction where Scripting engine prevented a Track being accessed from a Script if the Track > 0.
IMPROVED (macOS): Text Entry and Cancel button behaviour.
FIXED: Issue where some values were not correctly initialised for very old Schemas.
FIXED: Albums/Playlists could keep playing for a while on album/playlist close.
FIXED: Possible crash on App shutdown.
FIXED (macOS): TTS recording issue where, when recording, the TTS items weren't passed through the Wotja mixing engine, but instead were played (generally at the wrong volume) and weren't captured to audio recordings.
FIXED (macOS/Windows): Crash on opening the built-in Calm/Relax albums.
FIXED (macOS/Windows): Rare crash seen on opening mix document via File Browser.

FULL DETAILS: See Wotja Releases

P.S. Love Wotja? *Please* give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.7.1 has been released:

FIXED: Issue where MIDI file recordings of Ambient Generators might have truncated notes.
FIXED: Issue where MIDI file recordings of might be shorter than expected.
FIXED (Windows): Issue seen initialising some audio devices.
FIXED (iOS): Sometimes alerts were not displayed at App start-up (e.g Choose Storage Option "Local only" or "iCloud").
CHANGED: Renamed (newly added) Settings "Support" group to "Reset".
OTHER: Minor bug fixes.

FULL DETAILS: See wotja.com/releases/.

P.S. Love Wotja? *Please* give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.8.0 has been released:

MAJOR STORE CHANGE: To carry out a needed simplification/reorganisation of our In-App Purchases (IAP) options we have removed from sale (and from the Wotja In-App Store) the 23 Pro Mobile OTB, 23 Play OTB, Pro Mobile SUB and Play SUB IAPs, added a new 30 Day Pro (30P) IAP and changed Tip Jar Tips (TJT) to be just tips. *IMPORTANT* Previously purchased IAPs will continue to work *just as they did before* but they will no longer be available to purchase. See our FAQ: https://wotja.com/help/#iap-rfs. For those with affected Subscriptions, see our FAQ on migration options: https://wotja.com/help/#iap-rfs-sub-migration. See our now rationalised rationalised range IAPs: https://wotja.com/downloads/#iap.
NEW: Menu item to import/add new Schema From Clipboard (Pro FS only).
IMPROVED (macOS/Windows): File New > Schema references the currently selected Schema name and submenu re-added to cater for the above.
IMPROVED: For better understanding, Document screen icons now show a top left 'Timeout' badge on any file that will play with an auto-timeout (e.g. when you are in Lite mode).
IMPROVED: Album/Playlist now opens in Play List view (not Play Screen) which is better in most use cases.
IMPROVED: Store 'Rate & Review' button now presents an alert with various options.
IMPROVED (Windows): Display of more meaningful alert messages for some rare error cases.

FULL DETAILS: See wotja.com/releases/.

P.S. Love Wotja? *Please* give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.9.0 has been released:

IMPROVED: Wotja Documents UI operation is now much smoother while document icons are being generated.
IMPROVED: Further simplification of IAP naming and terminology to complement the IAP changes made in 23.8.0, principally that '30 Day Pro' is now renamed to '30 Day Unlock' and 'FS' is removed from the IAP names as we have better defined and make better use of the terms 'Mode' (for Lite & Pro) and 'Feature Set'; no changes to functionality and no further changes expected!
FIXED: Browsing of content items in some older Paks.
FIXED (iOS): Rare iCloud-related crash.
FIXED: Rare crash seen in Playlist screen when handling menu to select visualiser.
FIXED: Use of dark Colour Scheme in the Plug-in.

FULL DETAILS: See wotja.com/releases/.

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Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.10.1 has been released (sorry for delay in posting!):

IMPROVED: General DSP and UI performance improvements, including better performance in terms of less CPU spiking, faster App loading and faster file thumbnail/icon processing (esp. noticeable for albums).
IMPROVED: In-App Store now displays DSP % in the status bar to give an indication of how hard the playing Wotja file is working the CPU.
IMPROVED (iOS): The Wotja AUv3 can now work with 256 I/O Buffer size in Logic Pro.
IMPROVED: Mix FX 'Custom' Override can now be used in Lite mode.
IMPROVED: Schema WJURL import from clipboard now includes the Schema file name (where available; not saved to old format schema files).
IMPROVED: Further simplification and clarification in some Wotja Store page text and several in-app messages.
IMPROVED: Added "Demo Files..." menu item option to Documents > Actions menu and to Settings > General > Help & More section.
FIXED: An incorrect pop-up message could be displayed shortly after Wotja started which reported that Wotja was not able to import from clipboard.
FIXED: Plug-in memory use and performance could start degrading when using DAW loop sections.
FIXED (iOS): AUv3 Plug-in panel could appear blank/white.
FIXED (iOS): Mix tempo was prevented from being set to less than 20 bpm.
FIXED: Display of OTB string in Plug-in Store Page top panel if it has been purchased in the App.
FIXED: Mix screen performance issue when in some cases using Sequence Generator patterns.
FIXED: Some rare crashes.

FULL DETAILS: See wotja.com/releases/
P.S. Love Wotja? *Please* give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.11.0 has been released:

IMPROVED: Audio device interfacing much improved to remove stuttering / glitching, even on slower devices, and to reduce audio latency.
IMPROVED: Settings > Audio MIDI+ > Audio Output > Audio Block Count now supported for all OS platforms allowing it to be changed/increased if needed; default values changed.
IMPROVED: Music Mode Tab when a mix is playing displays 'DSP: XX%' instead of 'Music'; this is to provide a useful indication of how hard the mix is working your device CPU.
IMPROVED (iOS): Album player when in full screen mode now covers entire screen, including any notch; order of Action menu items changed.
IMPROVED: Mix Music screen WME parameter table is now kept wide enough to use, whatever the screen orientation.
IMPROVED: Schema Export to Clipboard now reports the number of characters exported to clipboard.
FIXED: Mix '+' menu item 'Select Schema' had gone missing.
FIXED: Performance issue where sample data could be unnecessarily reloaded mid mix.
FIXED: Auto-album files were always called 'Untitled'.
FIXED: In a duplicated Schema the document name wasn't used when exporting to clipboard.
FIXED (iOS): An inbuilt Schema could not be duplicated.
FIXED: A number of rare crashes.
OTHER: Additional bug fixes and minor improvements.

FULL DETAILS: See wotja.com/releases

P.S. Love Wotja? *Please* give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.11.1 has been released:

FIXED: Crash in Documents screens that could happen when creating thumbnails for mixes that use a WAE Sample Player.

RELEASES: wotja.com/releases

P.S. Love Wotja? *Please* give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.12.0 has been released:

IMPROVED: FREE Lite mode is now even more capable! We've removed all Lite mode Mix file locks, 'Pro mode only' limitations from several features (e.g. Script Editing, some Import/Export options etc.), limitations on creating Albums & Playlists, plus we've removed auto-timeouts removed on two included Albums (Calm & Relax) - enjoy (see the list)!
IMPROVED: Preview indicator in Template browser and Recording now has a clearer highlight color.
CHANGED: Wotja App icon no longer references version number as all updates are free!
CHANGED: Processing overhead indicator changed from "DSP:" to "CPU:".
CHANGED: Updated JUCE SDK to 7.0.7 (from 7.0.1).
CHANGED (Windows): Updated VST3 SDK to 3.7.8 (from 3.7.2).
CHANGED (iOS/macOS): Updated AppCenter SDK to 5.0.3 (was: 5.0.2).
FIXED: Crash which could occur if closing-down app quickly.
FIXED: Various rare crashes.
EXPERIMENTAL (iOS AUv3): Audio Output setting "Audio Processing: Process in Background", normally turned on; if you are getting audio clicking in Logic Pro when using the AUv3 then try clearing the checkbox to see if it resolves the issue (please let us know).

RELEASES: wotja.com/releases

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Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.13.2 has been released (below also includes changes from 23.13.0 and 23.13.1):

23.13.2
FIXED (iOS/macOS): Issue reported where iOS/macOS IAPs might not restore correctly, resolved by updating the In-App Purchase engine to use the latest StoreKit APIs and by adding an additional Store Sync option (see Restore button); this change means users with iOS 14 or earlier *might* have issues when purchasing or renewing IAPs and so we recommend those users update their iOS versions to 15 or later where possible.
FIXED (macOS): Issue that could prevent the audio device from being selected properly.
FIXED (macOS): Issue with audio break-up when using AirPods Pro / Max as audio output device.
FIXED (Android TV): Removed unwanted top padding area.
CHANGED: Updated JUCE SDK to version 7.0.8 (was 7.0.7).

23.13.1
FIXED: Workaround to issue that could cause Wotja to fail to load on some older versions of iOS/macOS.

23.13.0
IMPROVED: Lite mode now lets you create auto-albums, the auto-timeout on Flows and Albums has been increased to 30 mins (enjoy 30 mins of relaxing ambient generative music for FREE - perfect for a chillout!) + some other minor changes.
IMPROVED: Album Player Play screen top panel now has semi-transparent colour.
IMPROVED: When importing a Rhythmic pattern with zero duration that zero duration note is ignored.
FIXED: Rare crash in the Plug-in.
FIXED (macOS): Rare crash displaying alerts.
CHANGED: Periodically toggle the Store button text and image to "Love it!" + Cup icon.
CHANGED: In-App Store screen Tip descriptions and icons and improved wording in places.
FIXED (Android TV): Some remote control key buttons had stopped working.
FIXED (Android): Operation of Back button now acts like Escape key on Desktop.
FIXED (Android): Issue where clicking on screen items was "off target" until the device had been double-rotated.
FIXED (Android): Wotja stopped if rotated on some Tablet devices.
FIXED (Android): Some rare crashes.

RELEASES: wotja.com/releases

P.S. Love Wotja? *Please* give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 23.14.0 has been released:

HEADS UP: This is expected to be the FINAL UPDATE for Wotja 23. Wotja 24 is expected to arrive Jan 1st 2024 and it will be a free update for users of Wotja 23.
IMPORTANT (iOS/iPadOS): Wotja 24 for iOS/iPadOS will require iOS/iPadOS 15+. If you have a device that cannot run iOS/iPadOS 15+ and want to use Wotja 23 in Pro mode then, if you have not done so already, we recommend considering purchase of the 23 Pro One Time Buy IAP whilst it is still available and before it is removed from sale on Jan 1st 2024. Otherwise, you would need to Go Pro via a Pro Subscription or Pro 30 Day Unlock.
FIXED: Various issues related to document badge display and timeouts.
CHANGED: FX Network Editor now includes a Store button.
CHANGED: Reverted order of Go Pro and Tip groups and revised Tip icons.
OTHER: Various minor bug fixes.

RELEASES: wotja.com/releases

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Hi Folks.

Since we released the 23.14.0 update we discovered that Wotja 24 for macOS will need to have a base level macOS requirement of macOS 12 (Monterey) or later. There primary reason being the same for iOS, namely that we require support for StoreKit 2 and that is Apple's base level macOS requirement for that.

So, here are the updated Release notes.

Wotja 23.14.0 update
HEADS UP: This is expected to be the FINAL UPDATE for Wotja 23. Wotja 24 is expected to arrive Jan 1st 2024 and it will be a free update for users of Wotja 23.
IMPORTANT (iOS/iPadOS): Wotja 24 for iOS/iPadOS will require iOS/iPadOS 15 or later (the primary reason being that we require support for StoreKit 2). iOS 15 supported devices go back as far as iPhone 6S. If you have a device that cannot run iOS/iPadOS 15+ and want to use Wotja 23 in Pro mode then, if you have not done so already, we recommend considering purchase of the 23 Pro One Time Buy IAP whilst it is still available and before it is removed from sale on Jan 1st 2024. Otherwise, you would need to Go Pro via a Pro Subscription (we expect this should still work for you, but cannot guarantee that) or Pro 30 Day Unlock.
IMPORTANT (macOS): Wotja 24 for macOS will require macOS 12 (Monterey) or later (the primary reason being that we require support for StoreKit 2, and we only discovered this after we did the release notes for 23.14.0). Monteray supported Macs include some Macs as old as 2013. If you have a Mac that cannot run macOS 12+ and want to use Wotja 23 in Pro mode then, if you have not done so already, we recommend considering purchase of the 23 Pro One Time Buy IAP whilst it is still available and before it is removed from sale on Jan 1st 2024. Otherwise, you would need to Go Pro via a Pro Subscription (we expect this should still work for you, but cannot guarantee that) or Pro 30 Day Unlock.
FIXED: Various issues related to document badge display and timeouts.
CHANGED: FX Network Editor now includes a Store button.
CHANGED: Reverted order of Go Pro and Tip groups and revised Tip icons.
OTHER: Various minor bug fixes.

RELEASES: wotja.com/releases

P.S. Love Wotja? Please give a new rating for each update, it really helps us.

Hi Folks.

Wotja 24 has been released.

Wotja 24.0.1 - Hot Fix.

• HOT FIX (iOS/iPadOS/macOS): In 24.0.1 the 24 Pro OTB IAP is available to purchase (sorry!) – our thanks to those who reported this issue.

• HOT FIX: In 24.0.1 FX are again correctly applied to the old included Schemas (e.g. Only Piano/Pads etc) – our thanks to those who reported this issue.

Wotja 24.0.0 - Major New Version
• IMPORTANT for 23 Pro (One Time Buy) [OTB] customers: If you install Wotja 24 and wish to use in Pro mode a New Feature in the 24 Feature Set, then you will need to purchase in the Wotja In-App Store a 24 Pro (One Time Buy) [OTB] IAP (or instead Go Pro via a Pro Subscription or Pro 30 Day Unlock). If you do not, then whilst that New Feature is in use Wotja will operate in Lite mode.
• NEW FEATURE: Text-to-Music Generator 'Arp' options for 'Text-to-Arp' (TTA)
• NEW FEATURE: Macro Oscillator 2 (WAE TG Unit)
• NEW FEATURE: Resonator (WAE TG Unit [Experimental])
• NEW FEATURE: '24 IM Piano Damped' SoundFont (for WAE Wavetable TG Unit)
• NEW FEATURE: '24 IM E-Piano' SoundFont (for WAE Wavetable TG Unit)
• NEW FEATURE: '24 IM Strings' SoundFont (for WAE Wavetable TG Unit)
• NEW FEATURE: 24 Arps and 24 Strings Templates
• NEW FEATURE: 24 Arps, 24 Strings and 24 Pianos Schemas (Flows)
• NEW FEATURE: Many new 24 Synth and FX Presets for use in the WAE
• NEW FEATURE: V2 Schema Files (Mix Root, Mix Rules, Schema Script)
• NEW FEATURE: Album can include Schema Files
• NEW FEATURE: Create New Template from an included Template
• IMPROVEMENT: Support for use of SF3 (Ogg) files (in WAE Wavetable TG Unit)
• IMPROVEMENT: More WAE Reverb Presets
• IMPROVEMENT: Multiple File tabs in Mobile version
• NEW FEATURE: More will be added during the course of 2024...
• NOTE: Wotja for Fire TV is not updated in this release.

RELEASES: wotja.com/releases.

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