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One synth to rule them all?
So i am very new to synths in general and there are a lot to choose from on iOS
I have Auria pro where i really like the One and Twin 2 synths. I also have and use Gadget a lot and i have many of the cheaper synths like Laplace, Cassini, Magellan, Sunrizer etc.
I was thinking about grabbing IM1 but since it's relatively expensive as an iOS app, i thought i'd ask all you synth experts for advice first
Things i'd like in a synth
-Capable of taking several midi inputs at once. I'm not a huge fan of the workflow when using multiple synths at once if i can avoid it
-Plenty of great presets or easy to program
So i guess my question is if you could only have one iOS synth which one would it be?
Cheers
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I guess it is NS1 from your question. Then make it work for all fx apps.
It can be for your Auria Pro too with Fab there.
Thanks!:)
I love the Fab synths, i bought the presets for them as well but Twin 2 is a big resource hog so i figured it wouldn't hurt to add an external synth to the mix
NS1 is an audio unit right? Does Auria do audio units currently?
You do in AUM including Auria Pro to the AUM inputs and outputs for NS1.
Twin2 is ok, if you don't do Saturn with. M15 will eat your battery away compared with.
There is nothing more simple than NS1 with multiple midi channels. It is not fiddly compared to Fab One. In addition, the most important thing is NS1 can be morph real time on parameters. When you are in Modstep sequencer chained to AUM or just Modstep, your morph is absolutely beautiful from the real time adjustments to find beauty, that is something normally people ignoring it. Try it on Modstep sequencing morph.
If you add more qualities from Auria psp and fab plugins, you going to crazy too. If you add more to think Fugue Machine with 4 of NS1, you are crazy again.
You must be a happy man from my advice here! Cheers
I am always searching for some synths look and play at simple way. Because I have full amount of fx apps waiting for it to complexities. As you known, PSP and Fab so strong, simple playing of synth to them to make it better than canned one.
Thanks a lot for all your advice:)
I will go grab NS1 right away
@jn2002dk ,
Don't forget that 2 NS1 AUs can be mixed in 1 midi channel, it becomes a heavy multi layered preset. Such is a beauty for this mixing inside AUM, then they are not consuming the same amount of CPU. It won't be doubling the CPU, it can be something like 20 % CPU to 30 % when combined. That is also the beauty of AU format.
If you don't own Animoog then I'd recommend it.
It's not the only synth you 'need' - but it is fantastic.
Bebot
I'm a broken record, I realize, I realize, I realize, but if you're looking for a resource efficient multi-timbral synthesizer NanoStudio can not be beat. 8 channels require fewer resources than the stock reverb in Auria.
It'll 15 channels at once with effects and unless you have a lot of automation going on your CPU will not even notice its there. You will have to deal with bouncing all of those tracks though since it's not IAA friendly.
It's meant to be an all-in-one sorta app but there's nothing preventing you from using it as a basic multi-timbral synth/sampler, skipping the sequencer entirely.
Beyond that, depending on the sort of sounds you want, check out Thumbjam which will do 8 channels at once. Never tried it but I reckon those are all available as discreet IAA inputs into Auria. Thumbjam is also a very capable sampler with awesome interoperability—sample other synths into it and rejoice at your resource savings.
NS doesn't support AB sampling in iOS 9 due to an OS change; you can sample into Audioshare (etc) and copy and paste sounds into NS though.
skip, crackle....
skip, crackle....
skip, crackle.... Nanostudio!
Hehe,
Buy them all! Then there is no one synth rule them all according to the United Nations counsel meeting.
When you guys come out, I just laughing without reading. You will see this thread will have 100 synths to choose from.
Tamata could be the one without mentioning Gadget.
Next time, use Procreate to draw your waveforms with a brand new synth, including a 3D delay effect drawing.
Already own bebot and Nanostudio
Never really got in to Nanostudio because when i bought it i was looking for a more standard DAW
Perhaps it's time to revisit it
Auria, AUM, Thumbjam and Drumjam will get you a long way
What is the short way then... ?
Tamata sounds like jap Gozilla.
They know how to package a stuff by look.
Like Robert De Niro saying, 'Toyota is a Toyota', when they selling Lexus!
Lol.
If you do, you might wanna troll this thread first for free Eden presets. http://forums.blipinteractive.co.uk/node/2260
When you load an NSP from that thread or elsewhere, they all load into the 'Project' bank. As you go through them, save anything you like to a new preset within the A-G banks and it will be available to you in any NS project. That is, there's no way to 'import' a single preset into a NS project but all projects share the A-G banks.
Thanks! Much appreciated
@jn2002dk With the 2 in-app purchases, iM1 has 3300 presets. I don't know any app that has that many presets, even Gadget with all of its synths.
iM1 can be used as a tone module in Multi-Mode. 8 programs can run independently on different MIDI channels.
And as you have Gadget, you will have the Darwin Gadget, which can run on your phone too. However, you won't get all those presets because half of them are Combis, which are combinations of up to 8 programs.
The variety of sounds on iM1 is pretty incredible as it combines sampling with subtractive synthesis.
Very easy to program. Some synths take an "all on one page" approach, and some give you multiple pages. iM1 gives you essentially both. Separate pages plus an "easy" page.
+1 iM1, Thumbjam, Roland Sound Canvas.
Another interesting way to go would be Modstep. Which like nanostudio has onboard synthesizer and sampler, but also has 8 discreet IAA audio-out midi-in channels, making it a multitimbral "instrument" using just multiple instances of its onboard synth and sampler, or using hosted AU and IAA instruments for those channels. The onboard synth itself is very interesting and programmer friendly.
Cheers
I did buy iM1 and i love it. Are all the IAPs worth it?
I have Thumbjam though i never really thought of it as a synth but i guess if i use my own samples to create instruments i could have it running lots of connections at once. Great idea!
I'll look into Roland Sound Canvas. That's the first i've ever heard of it
I have Modstep but i've not really looked into the onboard synth. Mostly i've failed at using it as a midi controller lol. Time to revisit that one too
Cheers guys, love all the info
@jn2002dk The IAPs are totally worth it. Probably one of the best deals on the store for the amount of presets you get for $5. I would happily have paid a dollar or two for each card, as they used to cost $60 or so when I had my M1.
But if you want to do any programming, they are more than presets, as each card brings in more PCM data into iM1, that you can use to make new sounds. They increase the sonic possibilities.
I wrote more on iM1 and Darwin here:
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/14266/how-im1-is-different-from-darwin-in-gadget-and-why-the-update-is-good-news#latest
@jn2002dk said:
Have you tried DRC? It is easy to use, it has a great sound and has multiple midi device support, plus, you can try it for free for 7 days.
Oddly enough, the one app that keeps showing up in my tracks is the M3000. Turns out a fully loaded Mellotron is extremely versatile. Horns, voices, strings ...
Synthmaster is a great sounding all-purpose synth.
I still love SynthMaster. My most used ATM. And SoundFont Pro. Still love to revisit Seline Redux. too........
Bought all the cards and i'm blown away by the quality. This is one amazing app
First i've heard of it, looks interesting and i like that i'm able to demo it before buying. Cheers
Synth master only accepts one midi input at a time right?
@jn2002dk
I believe that is correct, if this means, when I have tried to use it in thumbjam, and I can only get it to be used as one of the instrument slots, instead of the 3 I want to use it in, then yes. Cuz, all this midi stuff still foncuses me.