Developer Erik Sigth has released Shape Synth 4, an updated version of his polyphonic synth for the iPad.
Shape is a 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer that lets you draw the shape of the oscillator waveform.
The update adds Ableton Link support, enhanced synthesis capabilities and more.
Here’s what’s new in Shape Synth 4:
- Completely NEW user interface.
- Adding Ableton Link support.
- Adding a second oscillator.
- Adding oscillator mixing modes (add, sub, mul).
- Adding full ADSR for HFO and LFO.
- Adding direction setting for second half of waveform.
- Adding a third LFO mode, duty cycle.
- Adding tempo sync option.
- Adding ability to preset the tape loop length.
- Adding stereo channel to delay.
- Adding filter type setting (low, band and high pass).
- Adding option of more controls to accelerometer data.
- Adding tape sync option to sequencer.
- Adding euclidean rhythm to sequencer.
- Adding a few synth presets.
- Changing midi cc structure.
- Adding in app help.
Shape Synth is available for US $1.99 in the App Store.
Can’t believe this is all in one free update. Boggles the mind.
This actually a universal app. Started life on the iphone (3GS?) and never went away!
Hi, dev here, I made the first version on shape synth almost 5 years ago. At the time I had an iPod touch 2nd generation only and an old nokia phone, but yeah I think 3GS was the latest iPhone then. How time flies. 🙂
Cheers synthtopia also for the post, really appreciate it. 🙂
Very fun app. It doesn’t appear to support audio in the background however. Would be a nice future update.
It just doesn’t have a dedicated settings switch for it. If you insert it into Audiobus, it’ll run in the background just fine.