SIX AMAZING SYNTHS
AUDIOKIT SYNTH ONE $FREE AUV3 (COMING)/AB/AL/IAA | 300 PRESETS | HYBRID ANALOGUE/FM 6-VOICE | SEQUENCER
They say “completely free, fully functional, and ad-free – the ultimate free iPad music instrument app”… And we’re not going to argue. Synth One is an open source tool to develop but is actually one of the best synths out there. A unique tone, brilliantly flexible UI and of course it’s free! No brainer…
audiokitpro.com
SYNTHMASTER ONE $FREE AUV3 | 950 PRESETS | VARIOUS VOICE SETUPS | ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER
KV331 have ported the multi-award-winning Synthmaster – in its feature-packed entirety – to the iPad. Brimming with sonic potential, this is a fantastically creative tool for sound design on the move as well as a go-to for quick idea generation. One of the most fully-featured iPad synth experiences you can have.
kv331audio.com
BEEP STREET SUNRIZER $9.99 AUV3, MIDI, IAA, AUDIOBUS 2.0 | 380+ PRESETS | 6-20-VOICE | PHRASE SEQUENCER
This VA synth features ‘True SuperSaw sound emulation’ – the kind of fat trance lead sounds made ubiquitous by the Roland JP-8000 and used on many a dance and trance tune. Add in flexible effects, modulation and an arpeggiator, and this could well be seen as the Massive of mobile in years to come.
beepstreet.com
MIRACK $9.99 AUV3/AL/AB/IAA | 500+MODULES | VARIOUS VOICES | MANY SEQ AND OTHER MODULES
If you are interested in modular synths but hate the idea of all those boxes and leads, this could be your future: an entire modular system on your iPad. miRack has 500 modules and will even integrate with hardware Eurorack gear, although if you can do it all from an iPad, why would you want to?
mifki.com
ICEGEAR INSTRUMENTS LAPLACE $7.99 AUV3/ AB/AL/IAA | 24-VOICE | PHYSICAL MODELLING | ARPEGGIATOR
Laplace employs physical modelling to create sounds like strings, plucked instruments and metallic sounds although IceGear suggest, “it is designed not to reproduce real acoustic instruments but to create new synthesizer sounds in different new ways”. Basically, if you want something a little different this is it!
icegear.net
MOOG ANIMOOG $19.99 AUV3/AL | 100SOF PRESETS IN PACKS | VARIED POLYPHONY | ANISOTROPIC SYNTH ENGINE
Animoog is not a standard synth emulator but contains the best parts of the classic Moog sound behind new UI sensibilities. It allows you to create sounds with loads of movement and control them all in real time, all with that Moog quality as its sonic bedrock. It was free at one point but still comes highly recommended.
moogmusic.com