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Yes indeedy!
This is a non-keyboard players dream! Very well thought out and put together simple yet full of control over synths.... Thanks!UrbanImages
Yahoo! This is a great addition to iOS synths!
This was a huge surprise! And a welcome one. It's clean and straight forward interface and synth engine is a joy to use plus the poly pitch bend is yearning to be stretched and the effects are really useful and well thought out.Yes it is audio buss compatible and is a powerful midi controller that can control or be controlled.and for this price it gets two thumbs WAY up! Peace ChristoShow lessMuzikalaChristo
Tiny and mighty
Midi controller and has a built in synth. Don't try and do runs or span a keyboard on other iOS synths key. Use this instead.TooMuchTo
Genius! So much fun.
This app is such a refreshing take on making music. The expressiveness is bar none when compared to traditional synth apps with a piano keyboard. The interface is so simple, yet this app has lots of the nuts and bolts needed to plug into a modern iOS music production system. I like it a LOT. So much creative fun.Show lessbengarland
An elegantly assembled and extremely fun instrument
The best apps are those that embrace the nature interacting with a touch interface, and create something simple and elegantly functional, rather than trying to mix metaphors for the sake of delivering on what is perceived as warm cozy familiarity. Synthecaster gets this so right. The guitar influenced key layout mixed with a simply executed colorful grid, that takes cues from iOS 7's flat graphic quality, make for a fantastic way to navigate, play and manipulate notes. This app represents the first time I have found genuine enjoyment playing an instrument on a touch screen device, because it focuses solely on how somebody can quickly interact with a screen rather than confining the user's movements to a set of imitation piano keys or guitar strings. The app is further bolstered by it's range of options for creating and crafting synth textures, and I was blown away by app's built-in presets at launch.
The latest version provides some marked legibility improvements, that make the keys even nicer to navigate. The integration with recording apps is a very helpful addition.Show lesspahess
Just awesome.
Here we have a true iOS synth app. What I mean is that the developer did not try to mimic or emulate a hardware device. Instead he did what he should have done, which is that he made a well-designed iOS app that just so happens to be a synthesizer. It uses standard-issue iOS 7 interface elements for everything except the keys themselves, which are a fairly unique layout that works well.
But where this app really shines is that out of all my iPhone synth apps it's literally the only one that supports Apple's IAA protocol (in-app audio) meaning it's the only iOS synth app that I've found that can communicate with my Multitrack DAW app. I was able to use this to lay down some bass synth tracks under a recording I did. I found that this was extremely useful.
However on the down-side, it only seems to work in 16-bit, 44.1khz mode with Multitrack DAW. When I had the DAW app set to 24-bit, 88.2khz mode, it would not launch. In 24-bit, 44.1khz mode, everything sounded like it was going through a grain filter (nasty). It works fine in 16-bit, 44.1khz mode over IAA, and I don't know if this is a limitation of IAA, or Apple's synthesis APIs, or of the Synthecaster app itself. But it certainly limits its usefulness in these situations. I'm deducting one star from it for this, but I'd put it to five stars if this ever gets resolved (as its only a minor quibble).Show lessdarkgoob
Favorite Midi Controller App
Nice update! Great new stuff for iPad users. Nice update for iPhone, too. Synthecaster is my new favorite midi controller for virtual midi synths. Doesn't hurt that I am a guitar player.Mikes jello
Robust and easy to use
There's a ridiculous amount of customization and different synth presets on this thing. The interface is so easy to use a baby can literally play a song with it. I don't really know how to play music but I can spend over an hour at a time just jamming with this app.
Highly recommended!Agdrvi
Layers upon layers of sound exploration
Easy and intuitive to use, this app packs an enormous range of variables into a sleek, beautiful design. I really appreciate the options to toggle note names and highlight scales in every key. With MIDI functionality added, this app will take you from music theory studies to any party or jam sesh. GET IT NOW!Show lesssengw
Great App , even better with the update And now the iPad version makes it even more versatile
Great update to this app, now even better than ever .Michelezr
