Best Dagger Synth Apps

4.8(44 ratings)

$4.99

This app offers a powerful analog modeling paraphonic synthesizer with a raw, big sound. It features advanced circuit modeling and an intuitive interface, providing extensive sound design possibilities for musicians.

AudioKit Synth One Synthesizer by AudioKit Pro

Feature-packed Pro Synthesizer

Strong Contender

4.9😊(27K ratings)

Free

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This is a free, open-source professional synthesizer app for iOS devices. It offers over 300 presets, MIDI support, a sequencer, and vintage-inspired filters. Learn music production basics and create your own sounds.

What We Love

😎 Easy to use
🔥 Clean patches
👍 Awesome synth
🎸 Works great with GarageBand
🤩 Absolutely stunning
💥 Incredible dynamic articulation
🎹 Powerful and intuitive
🎶 Vast set of features
🔊 Amazing quality
🤘 Spanking awesome
🤘 Love the concept
🎹 Immediate access to controls
🎨 Versatile sound creation
🎚️ Smooth and responsive
⭐ Packed with presets
🎧 Excellent sound quality
🎛️ Great interface and patches
🎛️ Powerful soft synth
🎛️ Stunning sounds
🎛️ Awesome all-around

Room to Improve

🤔 No AU support yet
🤔 Crashes with Audiobus 3
🤔 Poor palette of sounds
🤔 Mod wheel issues
🤔 Occasional crashes
🤔 High battery consumption
🤔 Keyboard issues on iPhone

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Glide, press, and sing

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King of FM 2: DX Synth/E Piano

0.0(0 ratings)

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#1 DX7 Sounds & Electric Piano

300+ unique synth instrument soundsDX7 and SY77 inspired presets20+ layers for expressive sounds

Experience classic 80s FM synthesizer and electric piano sounds with over 300 unique presets. This app offers professional-grade audio, extensive layering for expressiveness, and a full suite of effects. It functions as a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin for music production hosts.

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3 independent oscillators4 waveform types per oscillatorVolume, modulation, tone, and detune controls

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Create lush, evolving soundscapes with a powerful semi-modular synthesizer for mobile devices. Explore subtractive and FM synthesis, extensive modulation, and built-in effects. Share sounds with the desktop version and connect MIDI keyboards for a full hardware synth experience.

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$2.99

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Faithful digital re-creation of a cult-classic analog synthesizerVintage synth sounds with modern updatesIntuitive controls with 12 sliders and 9 switches

Explore unique soundscapes with two distinct synthesizers. This app offers a creative tool for generating experimental audio and musical textures.

Two unique synthesizersExperimental sound generationCreative audio tool

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JenDie - Analog Synth

$4.99

This app faithfully emulates a classic 1970s Italian monophonic analog synthesizer for iPhone and iPad. It offers authentic vintage sound with modern touch controls, allowing for expressive leads, basses, and evolving textures. Use it standalone or as an AUv3 plugin in compatible hosts.

Faithful Jen SX-1000 emulationAuthentic & Clean sound modesContinuous waveform morphing

This app is a touch synthesizer that allows continuous pitch control for expressive playing. It offers various sound-shaping tools and effects, along with on-device recording capabilities for sharing and backup.

Chromatic touch interfaceReal-time responsive playMultiple oscillator and FM instruments

This app emulates a classic monophonic analog synthesizer with advanced DSP technology. It features three variable wave oscillators, dual ladder filters, an LFO, and two modulation busses for versatile sound design. An intuitive interface and extensive preset library make it ideal for creating thick bass and rich lead sounds.

Three continuously variable wave oscillatorsDual ladder filters (Lowpass/Highpass)Multi-wave LFO

Faithful emulation of JEN SX1000Polyphonic modeSub-oscillator (-3 octaves)

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SX1000 - Analogue Synth

JEN SX1000 Emulation

$19.99

This app faithfully emulates a vintage analog synthesizer, offering musicians hands-on control. It expands upon the original with polyphonic mode, a sub-oscillator, and integrated effects.

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Preset management and transferFull control over synth engineSound shaping with envelopes and LFOs

This app provides advanced control for a specific analog synthesizer, allowing users to manage presets, shape sounds, and configure global and MIDI settings. It offers access to all synth engine elements and includes artist-created presets for inspiration.

Polyphonic Sketchpad Synth

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This app digitally recreates a classic polyphonic synthesizer, offering authentic sound design and songwriting inspiration. It features a 300-note sequencer, multiple oscillators per voice, and performance controls like a joystick and expression pedal inputs.

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Virtual analog synthesizerMultidimensional Polyphonic Expression (MPE)Expressive synth engine

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A theremin played in the air