“A big step forward for mobile music” - CDM (Create Digital Music)
"Groundbreaking iOS synth app" - Cult of Mac
"Must-download for every iPad owner" - MacBreak
*** "2018 App of the Year, Runner up" – Stuff.tv ***
*** “Best iOS Music Apps of 2018” – Cult of Mac ***
*** “Best of 2018: iOS Apps for Musicians” – Ask.Audio ***
"AudioKit Synth One is a free feature-packed synth for your iPad, including 300+ presets created by professional sound designers behind M83, Tycho, and Rihanna" - Engadget
*** “Best Music Apps of 2018” – Music Radar ***
LEARN OUR INCREDIBLE STORY:
Audiokitpro.com/synth
*** Optimized for newer iPads & iPhones for best performance.
Note: Requires iPhone 6 or higher screen size. App will not work on older iPhone 5/SE/Touch devices
"A Stunning Endeavor... Sounds Amazing!"
- Francis Preve, Electronic Musician Magazine
“Amazing & Brilliant… Sounds fantastic!”
– The Sound Test Room
"A great example of human endeavor"
- Gaz Williams, Sonic State
"Sounds amazing... the start of something huge."
- Ask.Audio
AudioKit Synth One is the first completely free & open-source professional iOS Synthesizer app in history. No Ads. No IAP. It will always be free.
"Powerful... Awesome" - Synthtopia.com
"An amazing synth app for your iPad that’s as close to sorcery as it gets" - GarageBand Guide
"Must Have iOS Synthesizer" - Synth Anatomy
"Synth One is a robust piece of free software" - The Verge
"It WOWS you... immediately fun to start tweaking!" - discchord
"A damn fine synth" - Computer Music Magazine
"Open-source and seriously powerful" - Future Music Magazine
"A labour of love that everyone can enjoy" - Music Radar
"Extremely exciting passion project" - Music Tech Magazine
"Make your own imposing synthesizer sounds and teach yourself the basics of music production" - Lifehacker
Learn more:
audiokitpro.com/synth
Created by over 100+ volunteers around the world (including sound designers for M83, Rihanna, Kanye West, Neon Trees, Mike Posner, Tycho, and more), this app includes MIDI support (play it with a MIDI keyboard or controller), sequencer, vintage-inspired analog filters, expressive arpeggiators, warm analog delays, and, over 300+ presets to get you started!
Email us your music & bugs: hello@audiokitpro.com
SYNTH ONE FEATURES:
This synthesizer is completely free, fully functional, and ad-free. There are no IAP or anything to buy -- It’s the ultimate free iPad music instrument app!
• Hybrid Analog/FM Poly Synthesizer
• Over 300+ Presets crafted by famous sound designers
• Audiobus 3 & Inter-app Audio (IAA)
• Ableton Link
• Five Oscillators (2 DCO, FM, Sub, Noise)
• 2 LFOs with over a dozen routing possibilities
• Vintage-Style 16-Step Sequencer
• Classic poly arpeggiator
• MIDI in (Control with a MIDI Keyboard or AudioBus/IAA)
• Touchable ADSR Envelopes for Amp & Filter
• FM Oscillator w/ Mod
• Mono glide and legato
• Dedicated Sine/Square -12/24 Sub Osc
• 4-Pole Vintage Low-Pass Filter
• High-Pass/Band Pass Filters
• Beautiful Costello Reverb
• Multi-tap (ping-pong) delay
• TouchPads
• Preset & Bank Import/Export & More…
BONUS: Full Source code is now available!
AudiokitPro.com/Synth
Plus, it’s completely open-source. Use the code to learn how to build your own synth app or modify the app yourself!
OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/hwDNgCYowYs
"Amazing noises that will make your ears squee with glee" - Stuff Magazine
"Pick of the Week" - MacBreak
On the roadmap:
• MPE Support (Play w/ a Roli Seaboard)
• AUv3 Plug-in support
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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
🎨
This app hasHundreds of free synth presets by the community
🎚️
This app hasHighly customizable with extensive sound design options
🔊
This app hasExcellent sound quality and professional-grade features
💻
This app hasWorks seamlessly with MIDI controllers and DAWs
🔓
This app hasCompletely free and open-source
🌟
This app hasImpressive and inspirational for both beginners and professionals
🎹
This app hasIntuitive and user-friendly interface, easy to learn
🎮
This app hasFun and engaging to play and experiment with
🔄
This app hasAbility to save and export custom sounds as WAV files
🧠
This app hasHelps users learn about synthesis and sound design
Negative highlights
📱
This app hasOn smaller screens like iPhones, the controls can be difficult to manipulate precisely
🔗
This app hasSome issues with inter-app audio connectivity, especially with Audiobus 3
🕰️
This app hasLack of a dotted eighth-note delay time option in the delay effect
What's New in AudioKit Synth One Synthesizer
1.8.1
April 2, 2021
THANKS! FREE Learning Synthesis & Synth One manual in this update!
+ Full Free Synth Tutorial iBook by award-winning sound designer Francis Preve
+ Preset bank called "Synth Tutorials" are a companion to that book
+ We are all volunteer musicians & coders. Thanks for your help!
+ Download is in the "About" page. Or you can find it on the Books app and iTunes:
http://books.apple.com/us/book/id1544368523
Please note that we all are volunteers. We are all musician/developers who love making apps.
Together we can change the world.
We love hearing your music! Send it to us. For friendly conversation or to say hello, please email
hello@audiokitpro.com
The full & complete source code is available:
https://github.com/AudioKit/AudioKitSynthOne
Amazing virtual synth, it's free, and aside from one issue - it's perfect.
As far as virtual synths go, Audiokits Synth One is by far a shining example of what's now possible to achieve solely on the device in your pocket. Comparable to physical hardware synths and it's engine seemingly just as powerful. In all ways this is an amazing achievement and a versatile weapon in any musicians arsenal, albeit for me the fact that it's not available as an AU3 plugin makes it less convenient, as my workflow typically involves using a separate DAW app and loading my synths/instruments via AU3, and while I know Audiobus/IAA is available, it's just not something I prefer using. I assume the issue may boil down to iOS resources as I'm sure a synth of this magnitude requires a lot of memory to run and that possibly could cause crashes when loading into a DAW, but otherwise I hope to see it one day and kudos to the devs.