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Quanta Granular Synth

Quanta Granular Synth

AUv3 and Standalone Granular

16 ratings
45 reviews
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Released
August 2, 2018
Updated
June 11, 2024

Developer

Audio Damage, Inc.
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This powerful six-voice granular synthesizer for iOS offers extensive sound design capabilities. Load various audio formats and sculpt complex textures with a deep grain engine, flexible oscillators, and advanced modulation options. It supports MPE for expressive control.

✓Multi-format sample loader
✓Advanced grain engine
✓Sidecar oscillator
✓Dual multi-mode filters
✓Flexible envelope generators
✓MPE support
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What users say about Quanta Granular Synth

Reviews of Quanta Granular Synth are mixed: the Music app is rated 4.5/5 from 16 App Store ratings. What users like most: great filter and modulation matrix, quick and intuitive interface. Top complaints: crashing all the time, still crashing (standalone). Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Great filter and modulation matrix
  • 👍Quick and intuitive interface
  • 👍Easy to make and share presets
  • 👍Capable of so much
  • 👍One of the best granular synths
  • 👍Great sound quality
  • 👍Awesome granular synth
  • 👍Well-designed and sophisticated
  • 👍Intuitive and very useful
  • 👍Super versatile, full-featured granular
  • 👍Incredible sounds
  • 👍Functional granular synth
  • 👍Lots of control and options
  • 👍Ability to create complex envelopes
  • 👍Well-designed presets
  • 👍Automating AU parameters adds flavor
  • 👍Unique synth
  • 👍Recommended developer
  • 👍Creative app
  • 👍Top quality, simple
  • 👍Easy to get going quickly
  • 👍Import of samples was easy
  • 👍Magnificent factory preset samples
  • 👍Excellent UI design
  • 👍Ridiculously awesome
  • 👍Endless possibilities
  • 👍Great synth (subtractive-granular style)
  • 👍Fun to get lost in samples
  • 👍Phenomenally unique granular synthesis

Negative things

  • 🐛Crashing all the time
  • 🐛Still crashing (standalone)
  • 🐛Annoying when trying to save presets
  • 🐛Won't allow saving modified bundled presets
  • 🐛Keeps crashing
  • 🐛Experiments keep crashing
  • 🐛Freezes when trying to load a sample
  • 🐛Loading samples is borked
  • 🐛Freezes when trying to load sound from files
  • 🐛Sample import broken
  • 🐛Becomes unresponsive when importing samples
  • 🐛Sample loading still broken
  • 🐛Crashes every time importing audio file
  • 🐛Crashes when pressing grain direction button
  • 🐛Always crashes and loses complex patch
  • 🐛Incomprehensible
  • 🐛No help function
  • 🐛Useless without manual/demos
  • 🐛No MIDI sync for speed/length
  • 🐛Corrupts projects when crashing
  • 🐛Unusable in current state
  • 🐛Factory presets distort
  • 🐛No response from developer on distortion
  • 🐛Factory presets sound like insects
  • 🐛On-screen keyboard covers controls
  • 🐛Driving me bonkers
  • 🐛No audio share
  • 🐛Misspelled name killing CPU
  • 🐛Glitches with MPE and Seaboard Block
  • 🐛Erratic behavior with most patches
  • 🐛Ignoring new keystrokes with MPE
  • 🐛Ignoring pitch bend with MPE
  • 🐛Pitch bend override makes pitch bend stop working
  • 🐛Controls are small and fiddly
  • 🐛On-screen keyboard could be larger
  • 🐛No MIDI Link
  • 🐛Can't find way to display keyboard as AU
  • 🐛No reply from support
  • 🐛No presets/samples included
  • 🐛Slow on iPad mini 2
  • 🐛Can't turn off MIDI inputs
  • 🐛MIDI inputs re-check themselves
  • 🐛Crashes with BLE MIDI
  • 🐛Lose all work due to crashes
  • 🐛Poor synth quality compared to others
  • 🐛Preset browser fiddly
  • 🐛No onboard effects
  • 🐛Too few presets
  • 🐛Awkward to navigate tabs in AU
  • 🐛No way to use factory samples in custom presets
  • 🐛No way to swap factory preset samples
  • 🐛Scrolling through presets loads instantly
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What's New in Quanta Granular Synth

1.2.6

June 11, 2024

> Hopefully fixed a bug where the standalone version would crash when the internal keyboard was latched. > Various updates and improvements; all SDKs modernized. Minimum version raised to iOS 12.

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tops

my goto granular… great filter and modulation matrix.. quick intuitive interface. easy to make and share your own presets.
DDONT8

Crashing all the time

contacted developer in OCt 2023 regarding fix but was told they will be looking into it. Still waiting, waste of money !! I would rate this minus 5 if i could - not worthy of a star
Bbjammaunji

Potentially great, but still crashing

I’d use this app a lot more if it didn’t keep crashing on me (standalone), particularly annoying when trying to save a preset I’ve spent time creating. Also when modifying a bundled preset, it won’t allow me to save it to the user folder.

Lots of potential here, but the crashing is really off-putting.
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FFamilychoice

Keeps crashing

Hope the devs update the app to keep it from crashing any experiments I do keeps crashing
Tthirdink

Favorite granular synth

It’s capable of so much . Thank you
Hhyperfocusmusic
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

32 issues

Crashing all the time

Bug

App keeps crashing (standalone)

Bug

Crashing when trying to save presets

Bug

Cannot save modified bundled presets

Bug

App keeps crashing

Bug

Experiments keep crashing

Bug

Freezes when trying to load a sample

Bug

Loading samples freezes the entire app

Bug

Freezes when trying to load sound from files

Bug

Sample import is broken

Bug

App becomes unresponsive when importing samples

Bug

Sample loading is still broken

Bug

Crashes every time when trying to import own audio file

Bug

Crashes when pressing the grain direction button

Bug

App always crashes and loses complex patch

Bug

Any attempt to import a file results in app crashing

Bug

Project corruption upon crashing

Bug

Factory presets distort

Bug

On-screen keyboard covers control knobs

Bug

App shuts down when trying to import samples

Bug

Misspelled name killing CPU

Bug

Glitches with MPE and Seaboard Block mode problems

Bug

App behaves erratically with most patches when MPE is on

Bug

App ignores new keystrokes with MPE

Bug

App ignores pitch bend with MPE

Bug

Pitch bend override makes pitch bend stop working

Bug

Cannot turn off MIDI inputs, they re-check themselves

Bug

Crashes with BLE MIDI

Bug

Loses all work due to crashes

Bug

Preset browser is fiddly

Bug

Awkward to navigate between tabs in AU version

Bug

Scrolling through presets list instantly loads preset

Bug
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Requested Features

27 requests

Fix sample import issues

Feature

Fix crashing bugs

Feature

Fix sample tuning controls

Feature

Add MIDI sync for speed/length

Feature

Add MIDI support

Feature

Improve stability

Feature

Add AudioShare for loading samples

Feature

Make it possible to upload samples from AudioShare

Feature

Fix MIDI input disabling

Feature

Add glissando option for keyboard

Feature

Allow processing of other audio as an effect

Feature

Make factory samples available in a menu

Feature

Allow loading from iOS Files dialog

Feature

Have Quanta present its own location in Files and download factory samples there

Feature

Improve preset browser usability

Feature

Add onboard effects

Feature

Increase number of presets

Feature

Improve navigation between tabs in AU version

Feature

Fix MPE and Seaboard Block glitches

Feature

Fix pitch bend override issues

Feature

Increase size of on-screen keyboard

Feature

Allow MIDI input to be set to a specific channel

Feature

Add Link support

Feature

Display Quanta keyboard when using as AU

Feature

Add a help function or manual

Feature

Improve UI for visual feedback on adjustments

Feature

Add a 'fuck all' button

Feature

FAQ

What is Quanta Granular Synth?

Quanta is a six-voice granular synthesizer available for iOS as both a standalone app and an AudioUnit V3 plugin. It allows users to load various audio file formats and manipulate them using a sophisticated grain engine, oscillators, filters, and extensive modulation capabilities.

What are the key features of Quanta Granular Synth?

Key features include a multi-format sample loader, a powerful grain engine capable of up to 100 simultaneous grains per voice, a sidecar oscillator, dual multi-mode filters, four flexible envelope generators, two flexible LFOs, and a comprehensive modulation matrix. It also supports MPE for expressive control.

How much does Quanta Granular Synth cost?

The application is a paid app. Specific pricing details can be found on the app store listing. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

What are the system requirements for Quanta Granular Synth?

Quanta requires iOS 11 or later and is designed for iPads. While it will run on any iPad capable of iOS 11, it is a feature-heavy, desktop-quality synthesizer and performs best on newer models like 2017/2018 iPads or iPad Pros. Users with lower-end machines may experience CPU issues and can mitigate them by adjusting display settings.

Can Quanta Granular Synth be used with MPE controllers?

Yes, Quanta fully supports MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression). This allows you to use MPE controllers like Linnstrument, Roli, Haken Continuum, or Soundplane to directly control per-note pressure, pitch bend, and modulation for highly expressive performances.