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Mochizuki - AUv3 Synth

Mochizuki

Important Notice

1. Purpose of This Notice

2. Terms

  • Basic Feature: The core feature that forms the basis of this product and is inseparable from the product
  • Additional Feature: An optional feature provided through an additional purchase
  • Demo Mode: An application state with feature limitations
  • Trial Mode: An application state in which feature limitations are temporarily removed so that the applicable feature can be tried
  • In-App Store: The sales system accessible from within this product using Apple's App Store API, or its screen (UI)

3. Demo Mode

  • Immediately after installation, the product starts in Demo Mode.
  • Features for which you have not acquired a license operate in Demo Mode.
  • When you acquire a license, the limitations on the licensed feature are removed.
  • Demo Mode limitations for the Basic Feature
    • Presets cannot be saved.
    • The GUI cannot be used when the product is launched as a plug-in.
    • Demo Mode limitations may change without prior notice.

4. Free Trial

  • When you obtain a free trial from the In-App Store, you can try the applicable feature free of charge for 7 days.
  • When the free trial period ends, the applicable feature returns to Demo Mode.
  • The free trial is available only once and cannot be obtained again on another device.
  • The contents and duration of trials may be changed or discontinued without prior notice. New trials may also be offered.

5. In-App Store

  • The technical mechanisms for downloading this product, sales through the In-App Store, unlocking limitations through purchases, restoring purchases, redownloading, and similar operations all depend on Apple's App Store. Therefore, the period during which this product is available depends on Apple's operation of the App Store.
  • One-time payment: The Basic Feature of this product is not subscription-based. With a one-time payment, you can use the applicable feature within the range of supported devices and supported OS versions.
  • Use on multiple devices: After acquiring a license, you can use the product on another device (Mac, iPad, or iPhone) using the same Apple ID by performing "Restore Purchases", without any additional payment. There is no limit on the number of devices on which the product can be installed.
  • In-app sales other than the Basic Feature: Additional in-app sales such as the following may be offered in the future. Some may already be offered.
    • Upgrades to the Basic Feature
    • Optional Additional Features
    • Tips (donations)
  • Price changes: Product prices may change without prior notice.
  • End of sales: If it becomes difficult to continue providing this product, sales of this product may end without prior notice. However, as long as my Apple Developer Program subscription remains active, purchased products can still be downloaded from the App Store after sales have ended. For details on how to redownload, see Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/HT211841

6. Refunds

  • For refunds after purchase, you must access Apple's App Store support page and complete the procedure there. https://support.apple.com/HT204084
  • Refund eligibility is determined by Apple, and I cannot be involved in Apple's refund process.

7. Updates and Availability Period

  • Unless otherwise stated, no updates are promised.
  • Please understand that the period during which updates are provided is limited.
  • Updates may change supported devices, supported OS versions, product behavior, specifications, appearance, sounds, and features.
  • Products for which sales have ended may no longer receive updates.

8. Compatibility with Future OS Updates

  • At the time of release or update, this product is tested with the latest Apple OS versions and host apps available at that time.
  • OS versions or host apps released after that may cause problems with this product.
  • Features of this product that depend on OS features deprecated or discontinued by Apple may be changed or discontinued.
  • If a problem is confirmed due to an OS update, I will make efforts to fix it within a reasonable scope. However, I cannot guarantee that a fixed version will be provided. Depending on the nature of the problem, it may also take time to fix.
  • Continuous compatibility with all future OS versions cannot be guaranteed.

9. Customer Support Method

  • Customer support is provided by email only. Support is not provided through App Store reviews, social media, telephone, or any other means.

10. Limitations Due to Individual Development

  • This product is developed, sold, and supported by me as an individual developer. For this reason, support responses, development, and update delivery may be delayed or temporarily suspended due to health reasons, personal circumstances, increased workload, or other circumstances.
  • Continued support, updates, and availability of this product in the future are not guaranteed. Due to the nature of individual development, support, updates, or availability of the product may unavoidably end.
  • If major difficulties arise with support or development, I will try to provide status updates through the website, social media, or similar means within a reasonable scope.

11. Possibility of Defects

  • This product may contain unidentified defects. If this product does not operate as described in the manual despite satisfying the operating requirements, I will make efforts to fix the problem. However, depending on the nature of the problem, it may take a long time to fix. In addition, problems caused by external factors such as OS updates, host app specifications, or host app defects may be difficult to resolve. In such cases, I may be unable to provide a fix, or I may have to change the specifications of this product. Please understand this in advance.

12. Notice Regarding iPhone Support

  • On the small iPhone screen, the same screen as on Mac and iPad is displayed, and the UI is operated by scrolling and zooming in or out. There is no screen optimized specifically for iPhone. This product works on iPhone, but it is not developed on the premise of iPhone-specific characteristics. Please understand this in advance.

13. Standalone App

  • This product is intended to be used as a plug-in loaded into a host app. Therefore, please note that the standalone app for this product is a simple app intended for checking product functionality.
  • Notes on standalone app functionality
    • There is no function for selecting the MIDI device to use.
    • There is no function for selecting the audio device to use.
    • There are no recording or sequencer functions.
    • Sound is not produced in the background.
    • Inter-App Audio is not supported.
    • AudioBus is not supported.
    • Ableton Link is not supported.

14. High CPU Load, Battery Consumption, and Device Heat

  • Due to its high CPU load, using this product may increase battery consumption and device heat.
  • If CPU usage exceeds the processing capability of the device, artifact noise may occur, the application or device may slow down, or battery consumption may increase.

15. Artifact Noise

  • This product may produce artifact noise in situations such as the following.
  • Crackle Noise
    • When switching presets
    • When making large parameter changes quickly over a short period of time
    • When changing switch-type parameters or the values of certain other parameters
    • When attempting to play more notes than the maximum polyphony
    • When DSP processing is overloaded: In general, there is a trade-off between sound quality and CPU usage. Higher sound quality requires a higher processing load, so caution is needed, especially on older devices with lower processing capability. Avoiding CPU-intensive processing may improve operational stability.
  • Aliasing Noise
    • When playing high-pitched notes, aliasing noise may occur. This may become more noticeable when modulation is applied.

16. Audio Output Notice

  • Depending on parameter settings, loud sound may be produced. Particular caution is needed when using the randomize function. Please understand this in advance.
  • This product hard-clips audio output at 0 decibels and limits the maximum output. Therefore, increasing the volume of this product causes square-wave distortion. In addition, distortion caused by hard clipping may make the perceived volume seem louder.
  • In the standalone app, sound is produced even if the iPad or iPhone is in Silent Mode. When this product is loaded as a plug-in in a host app, it follows the specifications of that host app.

17. Characteristics of the Output Sound

  • This product is not designed to reproduce natural sounds, existing musical instrument sounds, or audio equipment.
  • This product does not have the precise audio reproduction capability required for purposes such as acoustic research and development.
  • This product is adjusted to produce sounds preferred by me, the developer. The sound of this product may not be pleasant for everyone.

18. Sound Reproducibility

  • Even when the same preset (sound data), performance information, or audio signal is provided, it cannot be guaranteed that exactly the same audio signal will be output. This product may output a different audio signal each time, even if it sounds the same perceptually. Please understand this in advance.

19. Parameters

  • In some AU hosts, an unusually high load may occur when a plug-in exposes a large number of parameters to the host. To avoid this issue, this product limits the number of parameters exposed to AU hosts in order to reduce load. To control unpublished parameters from an AU host, use the macro function together with the modulation function. Macros are exposed to AU hosts.
  • Values displayed for parameters are only approximate and do not indicate exact numerical values. In addition, due to the nature of this product, when parameters are modulated by the modulation function, the displayed values may differ greatly from the values actually applied. Please understand this in advance.

20. Randomize

  • Using randomize may cause loud sound to be produced or may cause no sound to be produced. Please understand this in advance.
  • The randomize function does not necessarily create musically useful presets.

21. Number and Contents of Factory Presets

  • This product includes a small number of simple presets intended as starting points for sound design and feature evaluation. They are not intended to serve as a comprehensive sound library for music production. Factory presets are not added through purchase.

22. User Presets and iCloud Drive

  • User presets are saved and synced using iCloud Drive.
  • Presets cannot be saved or loaded on devices where iCloud Drive is unavailable.
  • Loading presets that have not been downloaded to the device takes time. More stable operation can be expected by downloading them in advance using the OS file management app (Mac: Finder / iPad and iPhone: Files app).
  • User presets saved in iCloud Drive can be backed up or shared with other users using the OS file management app.
  • This product cannot directly handle compressed files. Compressed files must be decompressed with the OS file management app or similar means before use.
  • If you change file names or move folders using the OS file management app, bookmarks, program numbers, and similar information associated with those files will be deleted.
  • The contents of preset files cannot be modified by anything other than this product.

23. Modulation Limitations

  • Only monophonic modulators can be assigned to monophonic parameters.
  • Parameters that may produce significant glitch noise when their values are changed do not have a [MOD] button and cannot be used as modulation targets.

24. Not Compatible with MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression)

  • This product is not MPE-compatible.
  • Proprietary Per-Note Expression implementation
    • This product handles per-note on-velocity, off-velocity, and XYZ parameters (pitch bend, slide, and pressure). This implementation incorporates some concepts from the MPE specification, but it is based on a proprietary interpretation. Therefore, this product's Per-Note Expression function does not satisfy the MPE specification. In addition, Per-Note Expression cannot be used while the arpeggiator is in use. Accordingly, compatibility with third-party MPE-compatible products is limited, and correct operation is not guaranteed when used in combination with such products.
    • This product's Per-Note Expression function is implemented for operation with the screen keyboard included in this product.
  • Compatibility Limitations
    • This product's screen keyboard cannot sense physical actions such as tapping the screen quickly or pressing it strongly, and it does not send performance information corresponding to such actions to the sound engine.
    • This product's screen keyboard cannot handle slide and pressure at the same time.
    • This product cannot use the arpeggiator and Per-Note Expression at the same time. While the arpeggiator is in use, MIDI input related to Per-Note Expression is not processed.
    • This product does not interpret RPN 0 messages. Even if RPN 0 is received, the pitch bend range cannot be changed. The pitch bend range can be changed only through the UI.
    • This product does not interpret MCM messages. Zone settings cannot be changed using MCM.
    • This product always interprets XYZ parameters sent to member channels as per-note performance information, and this cannot be disabled. XYZ parameters sent to the master channel always affect all notes.
    • In this product, you can select from two predefined zone settings. In other words, users cannot configure detailed zone settings. The two predefined zone settings are shown below. Performance using "Per-Note Expression" is possible only in host apps that can transmit MIDI using these zone settings.
      • Zone setting with master channel 1
        • Number of zones: 1
        • Master channel: 1
        • Member channels: 2 to 16
      • Zone setting with master channel 16
        • Number of zones: 1
        • Master channel: 16
        • Member channels: 1 to 15
  • MIDI Channel Handling
    • Master Channel
      • This product treats pitch bend, pressure, and CC sent to the master channel as monophonic modulation that affects all notes.
      • If the host sends MIDI messages to this product only on the master channel, this product behaves similarly to an ordinary MIDI sound source.
    • Member Channels
      • This product provides the following Per-Note Expression functions for each note sent to a member channel.
        • XYZ parameters
          • Pitch bend
          • Slide (CC74: the CC number can be changed)
          • Pressure (channel)
        • Velocity: note on / note off
      • Timbre changes caused by XYZ parameters or velocity (on/off) depend on the sound settings (preset). Depending on the sound settings, XYZ parameters or velocity may not change the timbre.
      • Up to 15 simultaneous notes can be controlled per note using XYZ parameters.
      • If the host sends multiple notes on the same member channel, the XYZ parameters for that channel affect all notes sounding on that same channel.

25. Not Compatible with MIDI 2.0

  • This product can receive some high-resolution MIDI information from MIDI 2.0, but no other MIDI 2.0 functions are implemented.

26. No MIDI Mapping Function

  • This product does not have a MIDI mapping function for individually assigning MIDI CCs to individual knobs.
  • The macro function, which can be assigned to MIDI CCs, may be usable as a substitute for a MIDI mapping function.

27. Tuning Settings

  • Tuning settings are possible only in units that divide one octave into 12 parts.
  • It is not possible to tune all keys individually.

28. Screen Visibility

  • This product supports changing text size. However, if the text size differs greatly from the standard text size, the layout may break or text may be truncated and not fully displayed.
  • The colors used in this product's GUI are limited to the colors prepared in advance, and users cannot freely change them.
  • This product can zoom the screen in and out, but depending on the plug-in window size, the screen may become difficult to view.

29. Manual

  • The manual is provided only as a web page and is not provided in other formats such as PDF.
  • The manual on the website is corrected or changed from time to time when I determine it to be necessary.

30. Disclaimer

  • I cannot be held responsible for loss of data, effects on hearing, other physical effects, or failure of devices, peripheral equipment, or similar items arising in connection with use of this product. Please understand this in advance.

31. Changes to This Notice

  • This notice may be changed without prior notice.
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