2016
01/18
Arturia iSEM with AudioUnit Support
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iSEM Oberheim SEM iPad

iSEM is a recreation of the classic 1974 Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module), one of the world’s first self-contained synthesizer modules and the first to bear the “Oberheim Electronics” name. Based on the TAE® technology found in our Oberheim SEM V software, iSEM brings back the sound and special characteristics of this iconic synth in an sonically accurate and expanded touch-based emulation.

This extremely popular synthesizer by Arturia is now an AudioUnit plug in. iSEM is compatible with iPad 2 and later, iPad with Retina Display and iPad mini.
Apple’s Inter-App Audio connectivity, AudioBus, Korg’s WIST and Apple’s CoreMIDI are all supported.

**CURRENTLY HALF PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIME

The iSEM is a powerful instrument capable of producing a wide range of warm analog sounds. Reproducing the unique SEM architecture, with its oscillator sync, characteristic filter shape and specific envelope response, the iSEM is able to generate the fat basses that have made the Oberheim brand so popular. Thanks to its simple and clever PW and pitch modulations, it is also very easy to produce moving and lively leads.

Its remarkable 12 dB/oct multimode filter is a real blast from the past, becoming an awesome weapon in the context of current electronic music. This unique module can instantly tailor your sound to fat, crisp, or spectral textures with access to all the nuances in between…

iSEM comes with over 500 sounds that you can browse through and play. You can also easily create your own sounds with the easy to use interface.

Play iSEM’s numerous sounds from the iPad keyboard or control iSEM from a MIDI keyboard or other app via CoreMIDI and integrate it into your studio or live performance.

If you are an owner of of the Arturia SEM V software on your Mac or PC, you can even import and export sounds between your laptop or desktop SEM V and iSEM.

FEATURES
All the original parameters of the Oberheim SEM: two oscillators, each offering sawtooth wave and variable-width pulse wave with PWM, sine wave LFO, 12dB/oct multi-mode Filter with low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and notch, two ADS envelope generators.

Added functionalities: New LFO, Noise, Sub oscillator, Arpeggiator, Portamento.
Polyphonic playability
8 Voice Programmer module allows each voice to have different settings
HOLD and CHORD modes.
Virtual Analog Chorus.
Virtual Analog Delay.
Full user MIDI mapping of panel controls.
Supports WIST sync to other iOS devices.
Support of Audio Unit Extension, AudioBus and Apple’s Inter-App Audio connectivity.

iSEM

2016
01/09
CHAiOS SYNTH 2 iPad Synthesizer By Per Loenicker
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CHAiOS SYNTH 2 For iPad

The CHAiOS SYNTH 2 is a further development of the free and easy-to-use CHAiOS SYNTH, which was formerly developed at the University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf. The new version is beefed up by a number of new features and improvements. Now the CHAiOS SYNTH 2 has become a full professional synthesizer while staying as intuitive and uncomplicated as its predecessor.

With support for Inter-App Audio and Audiobus the CHAiOS SYNTH 2 can be used together with other audio apps on iPad.

Main features:

16 Step melody generator with unique random algorithm
Wavetable oscillator with three different waveforms
VA lowpass filter with variable resonance and cutoff frequency
Delay and reverb-effects
ADSR envelopes for controlling amp and filter frequency
Support for Audiobus and Inter-App Audio

Improvements to CHAiOS Synth 1

New bandlimited wavetable oscillator
New virtual analog 4-pole lowpass filter
Additional ADSR-envelope for the filter frequency
3 modes for filter resonance
16 step /3 track drum-sequencer
More parameters for reverb and delay
Adjustable oscillator volume
Improved, streamlined design

CHAiOS SYNTH 2

Workflow:

By placing your finger on the X/Y-pad a looped melody is generated by a random algorithm, the finger position determines how many notes are used. If a melody sounds good to you, it can be looped and the sound can be tweaked by a number of parameters and effects. The options to modify the sound are carefully selected to work well together and provide a creative and fun workflow.

CHAiOS SYNTH 2

2015
12/22
Modstep all in one MIDI sequencer and controller
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ModStep

Introducing Modstep, Modulation Monster and the first full-blown MIDI sequencer for the iPad. Modstep allows you to create music and jam with your iPad and your favorite IAA Apps, Mac and PC software and MIDI hardware as well as the internal drum sampler and synth. Use it as the centerpiece of your setup to create and perform music on the go, in the studio and on stage.

ModStep

FEATURES:
-Full-blown MIDI sequencer with Step Sequencer and Piano Roll
-Unlimited MIDI tracks
-Audio and MIDI streaming directly via charger cable to Mac and PC using studiomux technology
-Up to 128 MIDI CCs per Track can be modulated
-Built-in drum sampler with filter, delay and reverb, fully modulateable
-Built-in synthesizer with filter, delay and reverb, fully modulateable
-Templates to control external MIDI hardware
-Template editor to create your own templates for IAA Apps, desktop Apps and external MIDI devices
-Supports all MIDI interfaces for the iPad
-Core functionality controllable via external MIDI controllers
-Works on all iPads (iPad 1 restricted to MIDI only)
-Trigger out
-Integrated IAA mixer
-Step Sequencer with active steps
-Use third party IAAs as instruments and effects within one app

Requirements:
iOS 8 or later

Modstep

2015
12/21
The Sounds Of A Roli Seaboard For iPhone Roli Noise
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Roli Seaboard Noise

NOISE is a powerful instrument that unlocks the extraordinary expressive potential of your mobile phone. Its unique playing surface takes full advantage of the iPhone 6S’s 3D Touch capability.
Enjoy powerful, multidimensional sounds on-screen or use it as the ultimate portable sound engine for your favorite MIDI controller.

MAKE SOME NOISE
Play a subtle flute melody, a rich textured pad or a killer synth lead. For players of any ability or style, NOISE makes a big impact.

Its unique playing surface is laid out like a piano keyboard from the future. Where you used to have keys, you now have a continuous set of “keywaves.” You can strike, press into, glide left and right, slide up and down, and lift off the keywaves to create unique sonic effects. NOISE is the most expressive mobile sound engine ever created.

Roli Seaboard Noise

FIND YOUR SOUND
NOISE comes with the Fundamentals NOISE Pack bundled, which offers 25 diverse, powerful sounds to get you started.

Breath Flute, for example, allows you to faithfully recreate breath control through pressure, while the sound of Polyrhythmic Loops morphs as you play up and down the keywaves. Try Smoky Rhodes for a cool, modern reinterpretation of the Fender Rhodes.

Expand your collection with unique NOISE Packs – Hybrid Acoustic comes with over 500MB of unique samples, Expressive Electronic includes both vintage synths and contemporary pads, and Synthetic Leads is for when you really just need to shred!

POWER YOUR KIT
NOISE’s deeply expressive Equator sound engine is a great fit for a wide range of MIDI controllers. It has in-built MIDI over Bluetooth, which makes it the perfect choice for wireless music-making on the go.
It is also one of the first apps with built-in, customizable MPE (Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression) Mode, so it also works plug-and-play with any MPE-compatible controller.

To really get the most out of NOISE and to take your musical expression to the next level, try it with our own Seaboard RISE, the award-winning MIDI controller hailed as “the future of the keyboard” (MusicRadar).

THE WORLD OF ROLI
NOISE is the result of years of innovative research and product development that enabled us to create the Seaboard RISE, a uniquely expressive, award-winning MIDI controller that enables 5 dimensions of touch; and Equator, its powerful native sound engine. With NOISE, we have shaped the surface of the Seaboard to maximize playability on an iPhone and remapped the new dimensions of sonic control offered by Equator. NOISE is built with JUCE, the leading cross-platform framework for audio apps.

KEY FEATURES
– Tweak your sounds with onscreen macro controls and XY Touchpad
– Vary the size of the onscreen keywave surface to suit your screen and preferences
– Octave shift buttons and an onscreen sustain pedal add depth to real-time performance
– Control five dimensions of touch – Strike, Press, Glide, Slide and Lift
– Purchase additional NOISE Packs in-app and build your collection of sounds
– Recreate the Seaboard RISE experience on the iPhone 6S and make the most of its new 3D Touch feature
– Audio Units are coming soon. You’ll be able to use NOISE as a synth in your favourite iOS DAW – stay tuned…

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
– NOISE for iPhone is designed for iPhone 5C and above.
– Please note that while NOISE works well as a sound engine on all iPhones, you will only be able to take full advantage of its keywave surface with an iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus.

Roli Noise

2015
12/14
Votan Telepathy iOS Synth Version 2 Audio Unit
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Votan Telepathy

Votan Telepathy v2.0 is a groundbreaking multi-purpose synthesis engine, harnessing cutting edge technologies with traditional sound sculpting techniques. The power beneath Votan Telepathy is its cloud and communication platform within which you can create sounds and instantly share between your devices (iPad/iPhone/Mac), or even with friends.

The Votan Telepathy Synthesis Engine is also available as an 32/64 bit Audio Unit plugin. The iOS app can then act as an ultra low latency touch controller for multiple instances of the synth in your favourite DAW (Logic, Ableton etc). You can create new sounds on your iPad/iPhone, that magically appear in the Audio Unit to be used in a professional DAW environment.

What’s New in Version 2.0

** We’ve given Votan Telepathy a full service and upgrade to v2.0 **

New Features:
– Hyper Oscillators
– Noise Oscillators
– Extra Filter Types
– Refined Modulation Matrix now with 8 slots, new destinations to all synth/fx parameters.
– New FX Types – FrequencyShifter, Reverb, Flange, Destroy, Buffer Glitch
– New Delay Types
– New Perform Assign
– iPhone Version

** Old presets from v1.5 do NOT load into new engine **

Votan Telepathy iOS Synth

*Oscillators:
4 x Free Range Oscillators
– Band-limited Virtual Analogue waveforms. Free-range means they can be unlocked from key frequencies, and then used intelligently as audio rate modulators for FM and Ring Modulation. You can also morph between the different wave-shapes (Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square).
– Hyper Oscillators with up to 7 x Detuned Saw/Square waves.
– 3 x Noise Oscillators (White, Pink and Purple).

*Filters:
4 x Multi-filters
– Virtual Analog(Moog Ladder, MS20, TB303 emulations)
– Digital IIR and Formant Phase filters
– 2/4 Pole with standard filter types
– Low Pass, High Pass, Band Reject, and Band Pass.
– Internal filter routing with Parallel, Series and Stereo, and Binaural routings

*LFOs:
4 x LFO’s
– Transitional and morphing wave shapes.
– Fade in envelope
– Note-on trigger

*Envelopes:
4 x Envelopes
– ADSR & Filter envelope
– 2 x assignable envelopes.
– Note on trigger.

*Modulation:
– 8 x Modulation Matrix Slots for extensive modulations.
– Assign almost every synth or FX parameter from within the matrix.
– Modulate Slot amount.

*FX:
– 4 x FX Slots
– Delay,
– Reverb,
– Distortion,
– Chorus,
– Flange,
– Frequency Shifter,
– Phaser,
– 4 Band EQ,
– Decimator,
– Glitch algorithms.

*Performance Control:
8 x controls with direct assignment of ALL parameters for in-depth performance control.
User assignable Keyboard with key selector(select the keys you need to play, not the rest)

*Binaural Beat Generator:
Votan Telepathy has been built with binaural synthesis in mind. You can assign each oscillator to play through Left or Right channels to create binaural beats with extended synthesis capabilities. The system can create all brain frequencies from 0.01hz up to megahertz. Get experimenting with the invisible frequencies of the mind.

*Votan Telepathy Audio Unit:
Votan Telepathy is also available an 32/64 bit AudioUnit and is a direct mirror of the iOS app and fully compatible with all presets. Your preset library is synced over all devices and apps.
Imagine the power of being able to create new soundscapes on your iDevice, then they magically appear in the DAW work session. Tweak sounds on the fly, then polish them into your productions.

*Votan Connect:
The iOS app of course can also act as a touch controller for the audio unit offering almost zero latency control of multiple instances of the audio unit plugin. Totally integrated synthesis and control like never seen before.

*Votan Cloud:
The Votan Cloud is a powerful integrated Preset Management System. Users can create soundscapes and store them in their own device or in the Votan Cloud. In the Votan Cloud patches can be instantly shared with other users. The VotanDSP team will be in constant creation of new sounds so they will be instantly available for all users of the system. You can chose to make your preset library public or private.

iPad 4+ recommended for iOS synthesis.
iPad 2+ for controlling the Audio Unit.

Votan Telepathy

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