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I had an email exchange with the developer a few months ago, and he indicated that he was planning on taking the M3000 out of mothballs, but I haven't heard anything since.
You know guys, I might have to change my answer here. I've owned Animoog, Grain Science, iPoly Six, and iMS-20 for a week now... and honestly... Alchemy isn't looking so great anymore. I mean it's still awesome and for ambient sounds it still might be top notch. Holy sheesh though, Grain Science is just amazing in the control over the sounds. It's kind of like Alchemy but with 1000% more customability. Totally blown away by what i can do. Animoog and the Korg apps are crazy good too. Between them I don't think I need anything else when it comes to synth lead and rhythm. With all that and the fact the all these apps already work with audiobus... Dam.. thinking my answer needed updating.
I agree with you, Ryan. I think Grain Science is pretty amazing in terms of flexibility. Animoog is a close second for me just because the interface was awesome and the sounds were pretty original to me. The ims-20 is intimidating at first but after a few weeks worth of youtube and web searches I could finally get some intentional sounds out of it. It's really powerful, but the complexity finally drove me away temporarily. I've dusted it off and started using it again now that it supports audiobus.
Try Tim Webb's www.discchord.com and check out his tutorials. There must be 10 on the iMS20 alone.
Thanks for that @Ian , I'll keep that in mind :-)
@Boone51 I hear you on that one. The iMS-20 is not very user friendly, which I think is nice, gives you a sense of longing to figure things out and accomplishment when you do. Once i found out that i could zoom in on the panels and pan around, things went a lot better for me. At first i couldn't understand how anyone could read the labels and i was totally lost. ha! For the most part i just read the manual for things i want to know, I've always found if i watch tutorial videos I end up copying what the tutor did over and over..
not technically a "synth" app but samplr is like my favorite music app in recent times. it's at least top 3 right now.
Samplr is amazing. Absolutely brilliant app. Addictive Synth is, erm, addictive. It has great arp functions. In fact, it is rather all about the arps. Randomise feature lets you achieve some awesome sounds with little effort too, but it does give you the tools for sound design as well. The WOPR is awesome and cheap and highly recommended if only for its excellent delay modules. I also love Animoog and Sunrizer, and Magellan gets used a bit. My iPad is loaded with synths and as soon as Cubasis gets Audiobus in February, I will be in pant-wetting heaven!
I had another play with I Am Sampler yesterday. Beautifully simple and a great minimal set of tweaks. I think it's made by the same guys that actually create the Korg apps.
@syrupcore yes DETUNE, ltd. I AM SYNTH and I AM SAMPLER are two very cool ideas. Not too many bells and whistles, but enough functionality to make them useful. They also have the iYM2151 and they also did the Korg MO1 on the Nintendo DS. I expect to see many more cool things coming form these guys
I am sampler rocks. now only if it had audiobus support!
Maybe since they just added audiobus to the korg apps... It also has one of the loveliest delays on iOS.
Not so much a synth, more of a sample player, but for sheer playability and melodic expressiveness, Geo Synth. My background is as a wind player and fretless bassist and with some sounds, it's the closest thing I've found to an acoustic instrument. Not holding my breath for Audiobus though.
@PaulB serious, the geo synth dev seems super unresponsive regarding any of their apps incorporating audiobus. sad really.
I think Rob Fielding made geo synth even though it has Jordans name on it. Not sure, they both follow me on twitter, I might be able to get some answers.. Pretty sure Rob has moved on though. I like cantor a lot. I don't know how it differs from geo synth.. From what i've seen they look very similar. Cantor being free, it wasn't much of a choice. Audiobus support would be nice for sure but yeah, I'm not counting on it either. I asked quite a few developers about audiobus and most don't give any clue to what they plan. I kinda gave up asking anyone and just wait and see. I could try if you guys want though.
I have Cantor and Geo Synth. They share a rudimentary synth engine and a control methodology, but Geo Synth can load and play SampleWiz samples, which sound as good as you want to make them. Rob regards Cantor as more of a MIDI controller, but frankly, it has a few problems in that area and even for that I find myself using Geo Synth. As for Jordan, he seems to be more of a 'blitz it and move on' app sponsor, so I'll be surprised if any of his established apps get an update.
I love AniMoog and Megellan for me they are the best also check out WOPR it a rather interesting synth.
@PaulB, have you tried WiviBand? A fairly forgotten wind instrument modeler app that used the mic for breath control.
Pretty cool. I used to love it.
On a side note, Samplr is the greatest thing since sliced beats.
I know it's blasphemy to say so, but organic and acoustic sounds have always been, as core ingredients, far more versatile and atmospheric than anything that starts life as an electronic tone (in my estimation). Ambient and drone-based music produced with strict synths never reach the dreamy heights of what's possible through the judicious use of electronically manipulated, acoustic (organic) core samples.
I'll put up the flame shield now.
@The_Unflattered haha no need for a flame shield, I'm actually in agreement since most of my production is sample based. and yes, samplr is a gift from the gods. soooooo good.
I did try WiviBand Free, as I liked the idea of breath control, but it was rather crippled by the fact that I have an iPod and the mic is at top right, which meant I was playing the keyboard left handed. Also, I didn't find the breath control very responsive and couldn't get a fast attack. Nice basic horn sounds though, if they added MIDI In I'd get the paid version.
Just discovered that WI Orchestra has all the instruments that WiViBand has and more, the breath control works quite well on the iPad and the keyboard is on the right when blowing down the mic hole. Add to that the keyboard is velocity sensitive, longer and very responsive, and the (modelled) sounds are to die for. It's very playable. MIDI In too. No Audiobus unfortunately, but I'll manage.
I sent Wallander a tweet, months ago, but who knows how often they check it. They're supposed to be the premier wind-instrument modeling software co.
Beware that in-app purchases are device specific. I paid for add on instruments for iPod but got no love on ipad.
Alchemy & Sunrizer : Both are just amazing.
IMS20 hasn't set the 'heather' on fire Judy yet, but that's probably my lack of playtime with it as I get everything from the A & S gang above.
@iwatt1 do you have iPolysix? I don't have the knowledge and ability to fully use the iMS-20 but find the iPolysix easier to make great sounds with half the tweaking. I love a lot of the major synths like Animoog, Magellan, Sunrizer, Addictive, and etc but iPolysix has to be number one just by a little. I've really started to play with Alchemy here lately and that's stellar also can't wait for the update
All the others are way in depth and of course you can get great sounds out of them but I find the iPolysix much easier without a ton of tweakin'. iMini would be up there too but that's a whole other discussion about its unfortunate limitations.
Skip the video JMSexton.
The comment from Arturia(about 6/7 down the page two weeks back)
I hope they get it right with the update
(Not tied to tabletop/include virtual midi/ and AB)
I truly hope so because it sounds amazing...while we're on the topic; I hope iMPC updates also because it sounds great too. Thanks @commonstookie
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√ Crazy Blue https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=458026979&mt=8
YouTube Mini Demo:
√ Red
√ Green
√ Blue
My current faves. Changes monthly to weekly:
WaveMapper
Magellan
TC-11
Nave
Thor
Animoog
WaveGenerator, Grain Science, Cassini, Sunrizer, the Korg synths, Addictive synth, IDensity/Pulsaret, and Samplr are all very cool but aren't on my current go-to list for one reason or another.
Changes a lot here too. Current favourite tho is Nave, since I'm making presets for it. And that in turn makes me do this weird thing.... music. Or atleast like little snippets of music lol.
But usual faves are Sunrizer (still by far the best VA synth on the AppStore, just light years ahead of anything else on there IMO). Animoog, Nave, Wavemapper covers the wavetable needs. Alchemy Mobile with all the different sampler/synthesis things going on under the hood is another one of those synths that really can spit out some fresh sounds constantly giving you inspiration, although limited in preset creation (which is totally understandable considering the price). iElectribe and Tweakybeat for synth drums. And Magellan is somewhere in there.
Thumbjam and Drumjam for sample based more acoustic instruments, percussions and drums.