2019
10/15
K One Analogue Synth AU
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Analogue synth audio unit for iOS

K-One is a classic, warm analog synth AUv3 app for iOS made in Audiokit.

Features:

Over 75 bespoke presets, made in consultation with some of the top music producers in the UK.
30 parameters for complete creative control. All mappable when used as an Auv3 audio unit.
K-One is based around four oscillators – a pulse wave, morphing sine-sawtooth wave, square sub and a noise oscillator.
A smooth, Moog-style resonant low pass filter, which can be modulated with its own envelope as well as via LFO.
5 different effects, including overdrive, delay, reverb and two custom made choruses, which give a deep, richness to the sound.
A non-resonant highpass filter.
Two ADSR envelopes for modulating the amp and filter.
Capable of an uncapped amount of polyphonic voices, or switch to the fat mono mode for basses and leads.
Pitch bend control.
A 127 note on-screen keyboard.
Compatible with Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, AUv3 and external midi control.

Get K-One HERE

2019
10/02
miRack Modular Synth For iOS
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Modular synth for iPad

miRack is a Eurorack-style modular synthesizer. It aims to provide user experience and audio quality close to those of the real Eurorack hardware.

The app comes with a growing collection of open-source modules that are being created by third-party developers for and adapted for mobile devices by miRack team.

Supports Core MIDI input and background audio mode.

Newer devices are recommended for better performance. Modules may vary greatly in CPU usage, the size of the patch your device is able run will depend on the modules used.

What’s New
Version History
Oct 1, 2019 Version 1.03
MODULES
* Added HetrickCV module pack.
* Modules based on Fundamental plugin source code are now called Basics.

APP NEWS

* Added support for loading patch files that became archived during sharing.
* Tweaked pan and zoom behaviour to avoid unwanted accidental zooming when panning.

BUGFIXES

* Fixed stray lights appearing to the right of Impromptu Modular Foundry module.
* Fixed Impromptu Modular SemiModular Synth panel not appearing.
* Fixed Mental Buttons module causing crash when added.

Get more info about this miRack HERE

2019
08/07
AudioKit FM Player 2: DX + AU
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FM Player 2

Version 2 of the award-winning FM Player app, used by Herbie Hancock, and featured by Apple – is finally here after nearly 2 years of hard work!

The app has been completely rewritten and now supports modern features like AUv3 support, a 16-step sequencer, dual layers, and 100s of hand-crafted new presets. Loved by Grammy-winning producers, now you can have it!

For FM Player owners, this is FREE upgrade is available now.

Audiokit FM Player 2

AWESOME FEATURES:

• Faithful multi-sampled recordings of famous classic presets from original retro 80s FM Synthesizers

• AUv3 Plugin and Standalone support.

• Vintage Arp & 16-Step Sequencer

• 200+ presets and 150+ multi-sampled PCMs included!

• NEW Vintage Stereo Phaser Effect

• 1+ Gigabyte of sounds, compressed to under 300mb!

• Dual layers per voice. KeyboardSplits. Morph between sounds

• Full ADSR Envelopes for each Layer

• 3 LFOs. Fun Routings. LFOs can modify other LFOs.

• NEW FX: Vintage Chorus, Flanger, Amp Simulator, and more

• Beautiful Reverb, Auto Pan, Bit Crush, Stereo Fatten, and more!

• MIDI in (Play with a MIDI Keyboard)

• Analog Tape Style Ping-Pong Delay

• Mono glide & legato modes

• Dual Independent Filters per layer

• Tempo-sync controls & Ableton Link

• GREAT for playing Live with a Keyboard: MIDI Mod Wheel, Pitch Wheel, Program Change, Velocity sensitive sounds, and Sustain Pedal support already added

• All Knobs have MIDI Learn!

Get FM Player HERE

2019
07/05
Audiokit Digital D1 Now Audio Unit
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AudioKit D1 PCM Synthesizer

Epic 64-voice Virtual Analog / PCM iPad Synth. Inspired by the Digital Synths of the 80s and 90s. 100% of proceeds from this app go to support the AudioKit open-source project & AudioKit Synth One. FULLY LOADED w/ 500+ presets.

DIGITAL D1 is AWESOME:

• 64-voice Hybrid Digital Poly Synthesis.

• Full 1+ Gigabyte of original samples recorded from analog & fm synths over 30+ years old

• AUv3 Plugin & Stand-alone iPad Synth

• Space-saving Compression – The whole app is under 200mb!

• Dual layers per voice. Keyboard splits. Velocity Scaling.

• Vintage-style Arp/Step Sequencer that can be routed to specific layers.

• 3 LFOs. Fun Routings. LFOs can modify other LFOs.

• Dual Independent per-Layer filters

• Plus, per-voice Harmonic key-tracked Envelope filters.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

• FX: Glorious Reverb, Phaser, Digital Delay, Distortion, Flanger, Chorus, Crush, and more.

• Inter-app Audio & AudioBus 3

• Perfect with a MIDI Keyboard

• Ableton Link

• All kinds of awesome stuff

• The Sound. Oh, the sound. You won’t believe it.

REQUIREMENTS:

Works on iPad 4 and above.

Get D1 HERE

2019
07/05
Spectrum Free Synthesizer App
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Spectrum free synth for iOS

Spectrum is a collection of Audio Unit ports of popular eurorack synthesizer modules. To use Spectrum, load the Audio Units in your DAW or AU host of choice, like Audiobus, GarageBand or AUM. The app itself makes no sound.

Included are:

Spectrum – Multi-mode 8-voice polyphonic oscillator featuring 14 high quality oscillator algorithms
Modal – Modal synthesis. Bowed, Blowed, and Struck sounds through a 64-band resonator. Also included as an effect.
Resonator – 7 beautiful string generation algorithms. Also included as an effect
Granular – Granular sampler, looper, pitch shifter, reverb effect.

Each audiounit also features:

– modulation LFO
– modulation ADSR envelope
– XY touchpad (except on Modal)
– 2-source modulation matrix allowing for complex and evolving patches.
– MIDI CC control of parameters
– Loadable as an AudioUnit effect (except Spectrum)

Spectrum contains DSP code provided under the MIT open source license by Mutable Instruments.

Get Spectrum for free HERE

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