KV331 Audio has introduced SynthMaster Player for iPad – a preset ‘player’ version of their desktop SynthMaster software synth.
Although it is a preset based player, users can edit the following parameters:
- 8 parameters assigned by the sound designer
- 2 XY Pads assigned by the sound designer
- Effect bypass states and send amounts
- Layer bypass states and volumes
- Master volume, polyphony
Here’s the official video intro:
SynthMaster Player is a freemium app. The free app comes with 100 factory presets. When users complete registration by entering their names and email addresses they receive another 100 factory presets as a bonus.
Here’s the official video intro:
Users can upgrade to the Pro version of the app by purchasing the “Factory Presets” bank via In-App-Purchase (IAP). With the Pro Upgrade all of the 800 factory presets are loaded and also the following features are unlocked:
- Users can save the changes they have made to the presets.
- Users can purchase additional preset banks via In-App-Purchase (IAP). We currently have 28 additional preset banks that contain 1750 presets for various genres/styles.
- Existing SynthMaster users can download their previously purchased SynthMaster preset banks inside the app, so that they don’t have to purchase them again.
- Existing SynthMaster users can export their own presets in SynthMaster v2.7 and import them into SynthMaster Player for iPad using iTunes.
Here’s an audio demo of the factory presets:
SynthMaster Player for iPad is available in the App Store.
If you’ve used SynthMaster Player leave a comment and let us know what you think of it!
The app is free and the pro upgrade is 5 bucks so just do it. Just starting to play with it.
1. “Existing SynthMaster users can download their previously purchased SynthMaster preset banks inside the app”
This is confusing. Does it mean previously purchased for the desktop app.?
I read that this ‘player’ cannot perform all of the synthesis functions that the desktop version can.
2. “Existing SynthMaster users can export their own presets in SynthMaster v2.7”
The same as for 1. above!
3. “Users can upgrade to the Pro version of the app by purchasing the “Factory Presets”
Can I bypass the the “When users complete registration by entering their names and email addresses” step, and go straight to Pro upgrade?
1. If you own the desktop version and/or have purchased any of the available preset packs, you can download these packs for free inside the app. You have to register within the app to be able to purchase the Pro upgrade, and when you register you enter the serial for your desktop license (this way the app will know what packs you’ve already paid for on the desktop).
2. In the upcoming 2.7, you can export any preset you make on your computer, and import them into the iOS version.
3. Yea the factory IAP=Pro upgrade.
I guess you can enter gibberish in the reg process, but you better write it down, incase u need those registration details everytime you need to reinstall the app etc.
It basically works the same way Camels Alchemy did, before Apple oh so kindly “removed” it from the store..
Woo Hoo! Awesome news! I just hope presents made on Windows can be exported to iOS!