Pocket Machine is a lightweight macOS standalone app for adding groove, swing, and human feel to MIDI drum patterns.
Import a MIDI drum loop, shape the timing with classic groove-style controls, then export the processed MIDI back into your DAW. It is built for producers who want rigid programmed drums to feel more alive without opening a full sequencing environment.
- Import MIDI drum patterns
- Apply timing shifts and swing
- Add groove inspired by classic drum machines and samplers
- Export processed MIDI for use in any DAW
- Standalone macOS app
- Simple workflow for quickly transforming programmed drums
Download the latest release from the repository:
After downloading, unzip the app and move it to your Applications folder.
- Open Pocket Machine.
- Import a MIDI drum pattern.
- Adjust the groove, swing, and timing feel.
- Preview or refine the result.
- Export the processed MIDI.
- Drag the exported MIDI back into your DAW.
Pocket Machine is intended for MIDI drum programming and groove experimentation. It does not generate audio; it modifies MIDI timing so you can use the result with your own drum instruments, samplers, or DAW plugins.
- macOS 10.13 or later