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04/14
Raven Synth For iPhone and iPad
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Dual-oscillator drawable synth – A deep, drawable synth built for evolving textures and sculpted sound. Now available — launch price for a limited time.

RAVEN – Wavetable Morphing Synth

RAVEN is a deep, expressive wavetable-morphing synthesizer designed for evolving textures and sculpted sound on iOS.

Built for musicians, producers, and sound designers, Raven delivers drawable waveforms, real-time morphing, and a full effects chain in a clean, performance-ready interface — whether you’re crafting pads, designing sounds, or playing live.

Key Features:

  • Dual drawable oscillators with wavetable morphing
  • Utility oscillator (sub, ring mod, FM, noise, harmonics)
  • Classic ladder filter with 12/24dB slope
  • Dual ADSR envelopes (Filter + Amp)
  • LFO for pitch, filter, PWM, morph, and amplitude
  • 12-band parametric EQ
  • Delay, reverb, chorus, and distortion FX
  • 56 factory presets with QR code sharing
  • Touch-optimized performance controls
  • AUv3 instrument support
  • CoreMIDI & Bluetooth MIDI
  • Designed for iPhone and iPad

An iPad synth like Raven sits in a pretty unique sweet spot between desktop power and hands-on playability. The touchscreen changes how you interact with synthesis in a big way:

  • Drawable waveforms → way more intuitive with your finger than a mouse
  • Real-time morphing → you can literally “play” timbre by dragging
  • Performance controls → gestures = expression (kind of like an instrument, not just software)

It puts it closer to apps like Moog Model D, KORG Gadget, or Animoog Z—but Raven leans more into custom waveform design, which is more like desktop wavetable synths (think Serum/Vital style, but touch-first).

Where iPad synths shine:

  • Sketching ideas quickly without a full DAW
  • Sound design that feels tactile
  • Playing live with MIDI controllers or just the screen
  • AUv3 support → you can load it inside apps like AUM or GarageBand

Raven specifically looks like it’s aiming for that “Serum-style sound design but playable like an instrument” niche on iOS.

Get Raven Synth from the AppStore HERE

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