- December 27, 2022
- nash.audio
Manhattan
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About Manhattan
Manhattan is a single player action game. It was developed by nash.audio and was released on December 27, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.
Manhattan is a hybrid music sequencer and programming language that couples traditional MIDI editing with powerful procedural generation capabilities. Designed for both newcomers and experts, Manhattan is new way of thinking about music - as patterns and processes - that makes composing and coding faster and easier, whether you want to write pop ballads, symphonies, or dive into the world of live …








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Reviews
- Powerful tracker-style sequencer with a programming approach, offering a unique music creation experience.
- Interactive and clearly written tutorials make it manageable to learn despite a steep learning curve.
- Free tool that is inspiring, flexible, and has potential for music production and sound design.
- Steep learning curve and not very user-friendly or intuitive, especially for beginners and those unfamiliar with coding.
- Limited mixing capabilities and stock sound choices make it less ideal as a standalone DAW replacement.
- User interface is somewhat difficult to navigate and lacks quality of life features like zoom and better MIDI representation.
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23 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe music aspect is praised for being fun, inspiring, and unique, especially for those interested in programming and music production. While it may not replace professional DAWs like Ableton or Logic, it offers intuitive, code-based music creation and smooth performance in free software like Foreverloops and Manhattan. Overall, it is recommended for gamers and music enthusiasts looking to experiment and enjoy a fresh approach to making music.
“Sometimes you come across a DAW where you just know you can make music in it that you can't in any other DAW.”
“I would say for those who are a bit more familiar with producing and digital audio workstation software, it is quite intuitive. For others maybe not, but I would definitely recommend it for those who are interested in music; just try Manhattan at least once.”
“Overall I think there's a lot of potential for this to become an amazingly powerful bit of software for making music.”
“And then I saw the Ars Arcus - procedural game music demo on their shop page and thought I'd give it a try as well, but unfortunately I just couldn't find it. I looked everywhere for it, but yeah, I don't know, do I need Unity for that?”
“Changing instruments is fairly easy, though the music output wasn't working immediately when I started the program, but I was able to set that up.”
“I want to make bad music for my own pleasure and then I found this app.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Manhattan is a action game. Common tags for Manhattan include free to play, educational, music-based procedural generation, early access, procedural generation and others.
Manhattan is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.
Manhattan was released on December 27, 2022.
Manhattan was developed by nash.audio.
Manhattan has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Manhattan for its optimization but disliked it for its music.
Manhattan is a single player game.
Similar games include foreverloops BEATS, Midinous, Rytmik Studio, 1BITDRAGON, Rytmik Ultimate and others.












