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.