VAPolyFMWest vs Ohms Sample

VAPolyFMWest is a combination of FM and West Coast synthesis. It features 4 operator, 8 waveform, 8 algorithm FM synthesizer inspired by iconic rack mount FM synthesizer in 1980’s and wave folder and lowpass gate, which are key components of the west coast synthesis. VAPolyFMWest operates as a stand alone or as an AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Stand Alone supports Ableton Link, MIDI and audio file export. Built-in Effects include delay, chorus, flanger, reverb, eq and compressor. Project files can be saved in iCloud Drive, so that the project can be accessed from iPhone, iPad or Mac. Main Features - FM Synthesizer - 4 operators, 8 waveforms and 8 algorithms - Wave folder and lowpass gate - 3 channel analog style step sequencer. - Maximum 8 voice polyphony. it depends on performance of the device it is running. - Built-in effects and piano roll sequencer. - Audio Export. Linear PCM format (AIFF, WAV and CAF) and compressed format (AAC) - Support Audio Unit Extension (AUv3). - Support MIDI 2.0. - Support Ableton Link, Bluetooth MIDI, MIDI In / Out. - Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Support iCloud Drive to share project files between the platforms. - Support MIDI Foot Pedal (CC#11, CC#64) - MIDI CC Settings are saved. It will be recovered when the app launched in the next time. - UI Color can be selected from black, navy, gray, blown and red. - Font size for title of controls are adjustable. - Factory Preset 128 - Effects Preset 40 System Requirements - iOS 17.0 or later - Devices with Apple Silicon are recommended. A13 Fusion or above is highly recommended. - AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) requires host application which support AudioUnit Extension. - AudioUnit Extension is supported by Apple Logic and Apple Garage Band on iOS and macOS. For any other DAW, it depends on the application and some of them don’t support AudioUnit Extension. - Sound may be distorted if CPU of the device doesn't have enough power. If it happens reduce number of voices.

Ohms Sample turns any sound into a touch instrument and a generative loom. It is native on macOS and iPadOS, with all audio kept on your device. ONE PLAYABLE SURFACE * Orbit, Pulse steps, Mutation gestures, trigger pads, and a collapsible snapshot bank share one large instrument view; only Take opens a separate workspace. * Reweave sits beside transport and redraws the visible routes as it changes them. * Choose System, Light, or Dark appearance. PLAY AND EDIT * Slicer taps the waveform; Looper compresses a two-finger loop into grain; Tape scrubs speed and direction; Keyboard plays one slice chromatically. * Scroll and zoom the PCM-derived Sample Canvas from 1× to 8×. * Select a range, cut it or keep only it, reverse it, and apply pitch-preserving stretch from 50% to 200%. * Restore the untouched source at any time. * Detect and drag up to 16 transient-aware slices, with tune, volume, pan, attack, release, reverse, and loop per slice. WEAVE THE ORBIT * Draw weighted routes between the sample's circular slice arcs. * A seeded engine walks those weights while the live playhead makes every choice visible. * Run a 1–64 step Pulse lane, each step with its own openness. * Arm four weighted Mutation gestures per slice: stutter, reverse, speed, and scratch. * Morph across a 3×4 snapshot bank and punch in with four manual trigger pads. GRAIN AND EFFECTS * A preallocated native Swift engine renders up to 128 grain voices with position, size, density, pitch, jitter, reverse probability, and stereo spread. * Add resonant low-pass or high-pass filtering, feedback delay, and reverb. KEYBOARD AND MIDI * On Mac, A–P play the sixteen pads unless Sample Brain search is explicitly focused. * Generic MIDI controllers can use notes 36–51 or 60–75 for pads and 52–55 for triggers. * Learn CCs for grain, FX, and morph controls; receive and send MIDI clock; use virtual ports; and echo Orbit decisions as notes. LAUNCHPAD HARDWARE * Launchpad Mini MK3, X, and Pro MK3 get sixteen large 2×2 color blocks on Pads, plus focused Weave, Pulse, and Memory pages. * The on-screen mirror and hardware LEDs use the same direct visual language. CAPTURE SAFELY AND SEARCH LOCALLY * File and folder controls open system pickers. Sample Brain indexes any number of chosen folders for local search. * Microphone capture is armed only in Take. Finished audio stays staged beside the loaded sample until you choose Use Recording or Keep Current. * On macOS, Sample Anything can freeze the last 60 seconds of system audio from an in-memory buffer — audio only, never screen frames — with the same staged decision. EXPORT, SESSIONS, AND AUv3 * Export the edited audio as WAV, or save sample, slices, weave, mutations, snapshots, FX, and grain as a session. * The full generative engine and insert FX run sample-accurately in a macOS and iPadOS AUv3 instrument with 23 automatable parameters and host-saved state. Each instance keeps its own sample and can follow host tempo. * The AUv3 requests no microphone, file, screen-capture, or network access. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION * No account, analytics, telemetry, advertising, cloud, or network calls. * No subscription or in-app purchase. $29.99 once for macOS and iPadOS as a universal purchase. REQUIREMENTS * macOS 14 or later, or iPadOS 17 or later. Sample Anything is macOS-only; microphone recording works on both.