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I'd like to take the opportunity to clarify the thread started by @Flo26 (and I thank him for grabbing my attention):
The app does work and is functional, with minor bugs as is normal with many apps that debut on the App Store (including Animoog and Garageband in 2010). It has been tested on the iPad 2, 3, and iPad mini with Retina display, with the assumption that the iPad mini with Retina Display approximates the x64 armv7 iPad 4/Air.
AnaddrSynth does not currently support Audiobus, nor MIDI. These features are next in line to be added, and this app's role will be as an input instrument, starting out. Currently, it works with good'ole fashioned analog from the iPad speaker / audio jack out (and it sounds cool enough to make some proggy 'scapes). Additionally, graphics will be updated. I am both the owner and developer of the app, so I have every intention of continuing to upgrade this app, and its soon-to-be ecosystem. Additionally, I'm a musician with a passion for music and eventually using this app with a Chapman Stick. i believe Audiobus will be a great part of this, as well. Oh, and did I mention? - the graphics are being improved upon. ; P
Here's a link to my website with links to the app:
http://anaddrsynth.wordpress.com
Stay tuned.
Best Regards,
Chris Anderson
Comments
Sounds quite similar to Epic Synth to me from the samples I've heard. I'm looking forward to what you bring to the app in the future. In its present state though (no midi or AB), I think it's slightly overpriced compared to Epic Synth.
Thanks for the feedback, Coloobar. Epic Synth seems like a product to aspire to, surely. I've not played it, but I've tinkered with lots of open source soft synths, etc. My own designs come straight from filter theory. I will be adding AB + MIDI very soon.
While im not a big synth guy, its nice to see a dev stand behind his app like this. Kudos to u sir. Im sure in the future i will buy but i need to use the synths i have now!
Heh, thanks a bunch, @nic_b_nice! You're a class-act. Yep, when my sister-in-law mentioned that my nephew loves the app, and I -myself- sit and idle time away with it, I know it is worth sticking up for. Frankly, the industry is saturated (pun intended), and I know this, which is why I want to expand on the app and try and differentiate it, even if I find out later that I did nothing new. On having stuff to use already: ditto for me, when it comes to all things electronic and synth.....
Correction: Apparently, the app does not crash on either the iPad 4 or iPad Air. I will double check on at least one of those devices, but the app is perfectly able to be used and enjoyed. The only problems would seem to be with the knobs/adjustment. In my use of the app, on both an iPad 2 and iPad mini with Retina Display, I found the parameters no more difficult to control than those on the Animoog app (a version from 2010-2011).
The issue with the knobs will be corrected in a quick update before I add Audiobus capability.
An update: I have posted a tutorial video showing a bit about how the upper left/right hand bulbs in the AnaddrSynth's modules enable the module + knobs/switches. If you have happened to purchase the app, it may be worth a look.
http://www.anaddrsynth.wordpress.com
That's a pretty cool website. It's nice that you let us vote on potential features and what it might look like, etc. I like the new appearance, but maybe a little darker so we don't totally lose the original look - just a thought. How soon do you think we might expect to see Audiobus compatibility? We're an anxious bunch here on the bus! I look forward to rocking out with your app on DAWs like Cubasis and Auria.
Thanks @NoiseHorse. I plan to offer lots more voting on the interface. You're right, I do need to carefully migrate a new look into the synth - great point. I'll offer up a new/more incremental idea soon. I've already tested with the full size knobs and changing parameters is x100 times easier! I may push out an update for the current knob look, but with easier adjustment, in the next 1-2 days.
I'm working on the Audiobus implementation. Everything's in place but I just need to fix a couple of glitches. Should not be long! MIDI might take a bit more time, though.
Tons more planned, so stay tuned!
I appreciate you being around here to bring us the news of your project. I'm going to be honest and say that I have seen many synths that seem pretty much the same as yours. Many of them sound like synths used to sound when I was a boy, but very few stand out from the crowd. I'd like to ask you how you will achieve differentiation to make your synth unique and get success?
I really want instruments that are easy to get great sounds out of, with touch controls that react to small movements of my fingers (like Animoog and Thumbjam). I'd like lots of presets, but also controls that give easy access to ADSR, filters and effects.
Your synth sounds fine, but it's just not unique enough for me.
@periurban - Thanks for the input - I appreciate it greatly. I know that the synth is an average one right now, believe me. I will even go on to say that I put only a small bit of effort into the filters, and I have not even increased the resolution on the Fourier series used to create the saw, triangle, and square waves, which influences the sounds. I do not know your age, but as far as having the synth sounding like something from the past, this was a goal and I reached that. I'd say my synth would have sounded unique before Moog released his first or second modular. : ) What's more, there are hardware and desktop synths out there with a gazillion more functions and oscillators, so the "competition" is steep....really steep. So, yeah, I agree 100% - thanks for the confirmation.
I think I have an idea that might work to differentiate this synth from others, maybe not all, but I can't reveal the plan until I release the additions. This is an edit, but I am not sure I actually know enough synth history and/or what is currently available, everywhere (hardware, desktop, mobile) to assume anything. I can only get things out there and learn a great deal, from musicians and synth enthusiasts like yourself, plus do a little research.
For now, I can only play with the filters/oscillators and improve the controls. The improved controls and Audiobus support, maybe improvements on the filters and oscillators, will be here soon.
Synth head over at Synthtopia mentioned that i had not posted specifications. If you go back to http://www.anaddrsynth.wordpress.com, you will find those specifications this morning.
Also, I am close to getting Audiobus functionality integrated. I just need to test it, now that the app recognizes the interface. Cool stuff!
Since someone mentioned Epic Synth: one thing that's missing from iOS right now is the Roland sound (as opposed to Roland looks). If you're looking for a challenge, VT2005EE, making something that sounds like a Juno 6/60 would be a good place to show off your filter chops.
@dokwok said:
Agree 100% - I am searching for an app that can replicate a Juno 6/60/106 myself. Epic Synth promises such a thing, but the lack of sound samples by the developer (and the samples I heard in the review tutorial by Doug) led me to believe that it falls well short of the goal.
@dokwok
There are just a ton of filter resources/archives out there. Thanks for pointing me toward the Roland products. I will see what I can find.
It seems to me like there are two broad approaches to software synth development, which are emulation and innovation. Perhaps there is also a third called WTF!
I tend towards the innovation and WTF approaches. One of my recent favourites was VirtualANS. I know technically it's an emulation, but come on! WTF?
I love it when I try a new synth and patch 1 blows me away, both with the depth of sound and the response to my input. If I can roll my finger on the pitching zone and hear the filter skewing itself around or something unexpected and magical happening then my interestometer starts wiggling and tracks start popping out of me.
On the other hand, when I spend even a very small sum of money and patch 1 is something I already have and the virtual keyboard operates like a real keyboard, then I'm already on my way to deleting that app.
The next level of engagement for me is when I try to tweak the sound. If I cannot find the ADSR and filter right away I begin to get frustrated. A synth with ten pages of proprietary virtual knobbage is all very well, but FFS I don't have all day! When I'm inspired I need access! NOW!
In the medium to long term stability, consistency and ease of use is really important. A couple of music apps I've had have been really bad that way, particularly Cubasis, which was extremely buggy for an update cycle or two. And IAA has just been awful for me. Something horrid happened to Alchemy too.
All in all I think there's plenty of scope to find a niche and work it. The killer app I'd love to see is iGrooveAgent. The drums on GarageBand came close, but never really sounded human enough. Even just four or five kits in a GrooveAgent wrapper would really float my boat.
(Not sure what my point was! I think I just like talking to a real life dev!)
There are different kind of developers out there. Most of the successful ones polish their baby until it is close to perfect (sunrizer/animoog/loopy/audiobus/ivcs3), then beta test it and then release it. You @VT2005EE chose a different approach which involves many people complaining and being eventually alienated and subconsciously (and not) developing resistance to the brand. I appreciate your presence here but you should take the constructive criticism here with humility. Nobody's trying to shoot you down only because you're an easy target. I think mostly people don't want to be taken for a ride. That's all.
p.s. maybe this experience is a good lesson for the future?
C'mon, cut the gie some slack, a devs gotta eat too.
@WMWM
Thanks for the kind words. Luckily, I don't plan on making a living on this, right? ; )
I have a full-time job in embedded Linux software development.
@supadom and @periurban
I appreciate the criticism and I am working on the polish and additional features now. All feedback and criticism is taken kindly and is welcome. MIDI and Audiobus are coming soon, and various improvement across the board will be made.
The innovation will come with time, but I cannot just openly say "Oh, I am going to do this and this and this.". As far as the pages of virtual knobs are concerned: I'd recommend that you go and take a look at what various musicians have used over the years. It's staggering to see the mountainous synths the legends used. That's what I was going for with this app, and that won't fit everyone. I can always write a simpler interface in, maybe, an iPhone app.
Again, thanks for the honest comments, everyone.
The fact that this developer is listening and making improvements speaks volumes here. Welcome to the lion's den! When you come out on the other side you'll see they can also be your most loyal supporters.
Cool man @VT205EE
@Christian I assure you as forums go this one is not a lions den.
Not in the mane, no...
@supadom said:
Unless you're talking Simba.
Yeah, Simba, definitely.
I've got a new interface cooking, along with Audiobus, although Version 1.2+ will have to take care of MIDI, etc. Version 1.1 will at least give users Audiobus, 100% improved knobs, and a better interface. It should ship sometime this coming week. See the link (below) - Chris
http://anaddrsynth.wordpress.com/
Version 1.1 just released today. The interface is greatly improved and slight improvements were made in the sound generation and control. Oh, yeah, and the app now includes Audiobus functionality. I've tested it with Garageband and some effects modules. It's fun.The app is on sale for $1.99 until at least June 13th.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/anaddrsynth/id874379804?ls=1&mt=8
Buying it just for the engagement here Mister Dev. Two bucks in the tip jar and keep at it
Maybe it's just my ears, but the Roland Juno sound could be made with Caustic's Subsynth using its great stereo chorus. But maybe it's just my ears.
@JohnnyGoodyear said:
+1
@VT2005EE if your MIDI is still awaiting attention, can I put in a plea for using Audeonics' MidiBus library? Tony switched to it for midiSequencer and we are all very happy with the results. And Nic is responsive to developer questions. Makes it a whole lot easier for the MIDI implementation to be complete, with separately selectable ports MIDI channels, and functioning Virtual MIDI ports. A full MIDI citizen. Stable clocking too. And thanks for being here and active!
@dwarman
Thanks very much for the input and you are most welcome on being active, etc. I very much enjoy speaking with users!
I have been looking into Virtual MIDI and have begun working it into my app; but if there are existing libraries, then I need to focus on looking at those, first. So, sure, that would be no problem at all and it will likely help my project/app. I will look into Midibus and see what I can find out and get started.
Thanks again!
@bixnood
I need to look into the Roland Juno, still....stereo chorus should not be hard to get to. With the next update, it is time to get back to making new sounds......