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What are the best cinematic synths on IPad?

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  • Rfsm
    Spacecraft
    Fluss
    Basicly all granular synths.

  • @FizzyLizzy27 said:
    I’d never heard of Aparillo until now. How is it these days? I like XinematiX a lot so I’d +1 that.

    Aparillo is fabulous. If you search YouTube for Gavinski Aparillo you'll see I did a few spoken videos on it, including a very deep dive

  • Zeeon! Anyone mentioned it yet?
    This is one of those threads where someone asks what’s the better synth for X or Y and then we reply with all the synths in existence, right?
    But seriously, zeeon is great for evolving pads and much more

  • any synth will work, there isnt a "best" add a decent reverb

  • @Syn said:
    any synth will work, there isnt a "best" add a decent reverb

    I agree with this.

  • @Syn said:
    any synth will work, there isnt a "best" add a decent reverb

    XenoVerb is good 👍

  • @Gavinski said:

    @FizzyLizzy27 said:
    I’d never heard of Aparillo until now. How is it these days? I like XinematiX a lot so I’d +1 that.

    Aparillo is fabulous. If you search YouTube for Gavinski Aparillo you'll see I did a few spoken videos on it, including a very deep dive

    Your vids on this synth are excellent !

  • Drambo wavetable synths are actually very impressive for me. Also, Buttersynth is cool, if added reverb.

  • @Antos3345 said:
    Drambo wavetable synths are actually very impressive for me. Also, Buttersynth is cool, if added reverb.

    And I don’t think there’s any other app that has the concept of WT transformations as drambo does. Of course I’m quite partial to drambo as it has a reserved spot in my heart, but really, is there any app that even comes close to that flexibility?

  • edited December 2025

    Overall… SynthScaper is excellent for this (after a bit of learning curve)

    Soundbox unlocked so that you can use your own samples, along with some of the available “cinematic” packs

    ( @Synthi has an excellent free Soundbox pack called drones and atmospheres that would be excellent for cinematic use as well )

    The soon to be released ExoSphere is cool for easy evolving background soundtrack

  • edited December 2025

    @Gavinski said:

    @Syn said:
    any synth will work, there isnt a "best" add a decent reverb

    I agree with this.

    I agree with the aggreeing but what about XinematiX? It’s right in the name.

  • @deadpoetlive said:

    @Kaptkraych said:
    I try and make my own cinematic vibes using instruments and effects….but I use soundbox or decent sampler if i go to an app for ‘cinematics’ ….?…
    I didnt realise it was such an old post

    Did you catch this free recent pack for Soundbox...

    No i didnt . Thanks for that. Some interesting free stuff in decent sampler too. I guess you know that. You know theres a zillion ways to do lush atmospheric ‘cinematics’ isnt there ; id could probably use paulstretch with a shimmer if i was going to throw a sample at an app to distort it into ambience… who knows there so many ways. The easiest isnt always the best it alludes to a preset mentality (which i often subscribe to anyway )…even neon samples down to granular

  • @MrStochastic said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Syn said:
    any synth will work, there isnt a "best" add a decent reverb

    I agree with this.

    I agree with the aggreeing but what about XinematiX? It’s right in the name.

    I never fell in love with Xinematix tbh. I think it was farcically overpriced at launch ($1000 for all those packs lol, gimme a break), many of the sounds didn't do it for me, the UI looked very cheap for such a supposedly premium instrument, and I'm generally not crazy about romplers, I'd really mostly rather stick with synths. Just my very personal preferences here, I know many people love romplers and find Xinematix very good value at $20, it's just not really something I personally can get excited about, even at that price.

  • @Gavinski said:

    @MrStochastic said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Syn said:
    any synth will work, there isnt a "best" add a decent reverb

    I agree with this.

    I agree with the aggreeing but what about XinematiX? It’s right in the name.

    I never fell in love with Xinematix tbh. I think it was farcically overpriced at launch ($1000 for all those packs lol, gimme a break), many of the sounds didn't do it for me, the UI looked very cheap for such a supposedly premium instrument, and I'm generally not crazy about romplers, I'd really mostly rather stick with synths. Just my very personal preferences here, I know many people love romplers and find Xinematix very good value at $20, it's just not really something I personally can get excited about, even at that price.

    Ouch! Yes You’re right about that bizarre introduction but at $20 it’s worth it I think. Another ‘shoot himself in the foot’ was how the sounds are scattered willy nilly making it hard to find what you’re looking for. Maybe they thought it was actually going to be used by Hollywood 🤪

  • Bram Bos' Mononoke could be a sweet ingredient for cinematic soundscapes!

  • @stown said:
    Bram Bos' Mononoke could be a sweet ingredient for cinematic soundscapes!

    Absolutely! Or any mpe synth, or any regular synth with some modulation, run through a few nice fx apps I guess it also depends what someone means by 'cinematic', as that's a very broad term. If it means orchestral scores, then iOS is probably not as good a choice as desktop. If it means more just 'atmospheric', then there are a million different great ways to do that on an iPad, for sure.

  • SampleScape from 4pockets are a new and fresh candidate for this genre.

  • @Gavinski said:

    @FizzyLizzy27 said:
    I’d never heard of Aparillo until now. How is it these days? I like XinematiX a lot so I’d +1 that.

    Aparillo is fabulous. If you search YouTube for Gavinski Aparillo you'll see I did a few spoken videos on it, including a very deep dive

    Ahh yes….Aparillo IS amazing . My wife and I have been quite happy with it, and that led to a quite humorous moment the other day while working on a song . Dana made a joke about using it as a bass synth and was quite horrified when I made a crude attempt at making a “normal” patch in Aparillo . It just seemed …wrong, like swatting a mosquito with a hatchet

  • @Gavinski said:

    @stown said:
    Bram Bos' Mononoke could be a sweet ingredient for cinematic soundscapes!

    Absolutely! Or any mpe synth, or any regular synth with some modulation, run through a few nice fx apps I guess it also depends what someone means by 'cinematic', as that's a very broad term. If it means orchestral scores, then iOS is probably not as good a choice as desktop. If it means more just 'atmospheric', then there are a million different great ways to do that on an iPad, for sure.

    Yes after going back and forth deciding which iOS synth to get I think I’m just going to pick up Zebra Legacy and Spitfire Symphony Orchestra: Discover to get started on desktop.

    Although Aparillo is quite tempting at the current sale price!

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