iPad Music Software: Reader Tim Webb (discchord) offers his take on TC-11 Multi-Touch Synthesizer for the iPad:
TC-11 brings a lot of innovation to synthesis on the iPad with a mind-boggling assortment of controls. This review takes a look at just a fraction of the many possible ways to play with your patches.
According to the developer the next major update will include recording and AudioCopy, so I look forward to that!
TC-11 is an interesting software synth, combining a fully programmable synth engine with a really unique user interface.
Features:
- 64 built-in presets
- Unlimited user patches
- Fully controlled by multi-touch / device motion
- 21 modular synthesis objects
- 22 oscillator waveforms
- 3 controller modules: AHDSR, LFO, Sequencer
- Email custom patches to your friends
- Full display customization
TC-11 is $29.99 in the App Store.
Are there any reference grids that can be used so a player can see what notes they are about to play, or is it all just touchy feel as-you-go out of key stuff?
I don’t think there are grids, but you can define scales, so I don’t think you’d be going out of key…
Unlike a lot of X/Y controllers, this lets you define the specific frequency range you want. Just want bass? Not a problem, you can change it in the patch! I don’t think I conveyed just how crazy modular this is.
The grid itself reflects the style of control you have defined. So a linear scale will have the grid spaced evenly, a logarithmic with the higher end spaced closer than the bottom, and then there is also a reverse button on everything to flip the poles.