NIKAYA - Wavetable & FM Polyphonic AUv3 Synth by Cem Olcay - Demo for the iPad

video upload by The Sound Test Room

"You can get Nikaya here on the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/nikaya-...

"Nikaya Synth is a compact, expressive wavetable synthesizer designed for musicians and sound designers looking for flexibility without complexity. It features an 8-voice polyphonic engine, with each voice containing two independent wavetable oscillators and a pair of FM operators. Each voice includes its own ADSR amplitude envelope, while modulation and filtering are handled globally for efficient performance and unified control.

Explore a variety of ways to generate and import wavetables:
Flexible Wavetable Creation
Convert images into wavetables using brightness data
Slice WAV files into multiple waveforms
Import folders of single-cycle waveforms
Browse a curated set of factory wavetables
Generate up to 128 waveforms from a single source
Sound Design Capabilities
Nikaya offers a focused feature set for building detailed, evolving sounds:
Two wavetable oscillators per voice with independent wave index control
Bidirectional FM synthesis using the current wavetable waveforms
Global ladder filter with a cycling envelope and morphable curve shapes
Two global LFOs with tempo sync and multiple waveforms
Clear visual feedback for envelope shaping
Workflow and Integration

Designed with usability and integration in mind:
AUv3 plugin support for host compatibility
iCloud sync for presets and wavetables
Full parameter automation in supported hosts
Community Sharing (iOS 13+)
Access user-created presets from the in-app browser
Like and download new sounds
Share your own presets with others

Nikaya Synth offers a practical approach to modern wavetable synthesis—lightweight, responsive, and easy to navigate, while remaining capable of detailed and expressive sound design."

Hainbach & Bram Bos Skulptur: Now Sends Midi CC!

video upload by Gavinski’s Tutorials

"Skulptur, the performance-focused filterbank plugin by Bram Bos and Hainbach (iPad, iPhone, Mac) just got an update allowing you to use it as a midi CC controller for other iOS apps, or for hardware or desktop software etc that are able to receive midi CC messages from your iPad. In this video I look at:

How to set this up
What you can do with it
One change I would like to see to make it more useful

This is a very nice update, great to have this added functionality. If you haven’t watched it yet, and are into apps that can be used as CC midi controllers, watch my video on the new sqsl Strips app for iPad linked below. Not AUv3, but has some very nice features that are not covered by what Skulptur can do, plus a lot more faders:"

So useful: Strips iPad Midi CC Controller by Michal Macura / sqsl / Seqsual: Not AUv3, but🔥#droneday

video upload by Gavinski’s Tutorials

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Elastic OSC & Melody & Imaginando GRFX Session / Elastic Synths Bundle Introduction

video upload by Oliver Greschke

"This video showcases how to use the new 'Elastic Synths Bundle' (Elastic OSC & Elastic Melody) together: Elastic Melody acts as a Midi sequencer for 3 instances of Elastic OSC. Each channel of E Melody sends out Notes to another instance of Elastic OSC.

The fabulous Imaginando GRFX adds some granular spacial effects on top of the synth voice then. GRFX Giveaway: Sign up for our newsletter at mominstruments.com to find out how you can win one of 5 promo codes for GRFX!"

ASM Hydrasynth & Arturia MiniFreak - Stellar Vector (live)

video upload by LFOstore

"In our big creative studio in lfo.store work is going on - we made a new jam space with several great instruments!

In this video chief of company - Nick Klimenko playing live jam called: 'Stellar Vector'
using:

Arturia Minifreak
Asm Hydrasynth
Waldorf Rocket (fx)
Behringer Pro Vs Mini + Mooer Ocean Machine (reverb)
Moog Animoog

All recorded in one take.
Thanks to Ilya Shpakin for video work.

Enjoy cosmic immersion & travel on stellar vectors!"

Silent demo: sqsl Tactile by Michal Macura (iPad Midi Controller) modulating Fundamental2 Synth

video upload by Gavinski’s Tutorials

"sqsl Tactile is a gorgeous-looking and satisfying-to-use multitouch midi controller for iPad that was designed to control VCV Rack but can also be used to control anything that accepts CC messages on Channels 1 and 2. Sqsl is the dev of other apps I’ve reviewed on this channel like sqsl Latch and sqsl Lottery. Note: normally I would post a short, silent video like this as a YouTube Short, but in this case I didn’t, as this app only uses landscape mode, not portrait mode, but Shorts must be in portrait mode. Fundamental 2, the synth I’m using it to control, also does not resize properly in portrait mode.

Here I’m using Tactile to control the gain levels of the oscillators in Fundamental2 synth loaded inside AUM on my iPad. If you look at the video, you can see these 8 sliders on the right side of the Fundamental2 UI moving—they’re being controlled by Tactile. I am sending midi from Tactile out on Channel 1, which means (see below for more info) that the distances between my fingers and the dots on the Tactile UI is the thing that is setting the depth of modulation. Although here I’m modulating gain, you could of course route Tactile to control all kinds of things like filter cutoff, and so on. Note that sqsl Tactile is not an AUv3 app, it’s standalone only, but that midi can, of course, be routed to other apps and hosts, like I am doing here. Be sure to read the Appstore description below to see the limitations of the app, users should also have a basic understanding of Midi CC to know how to set things up, but it is very simple to operate if you do."

Fugue Machine Rubato - Elastic OSC Jam - what a great combination!!

video upload by Oliver Greschke

"Fugue Machine Rubato is great!! And it teams up very good with Elastic OSC. Here is a quick jam, where I just stepped into some presets. Additional Effects come from Imaginando GRFX."

Grooverider 2 and Jim Pavloff | haQ attaQ Docutorial

video upload by Jakob Haq

"Jim Pavloff aka JimAudio has done it again! Groove Rider 2 is an amazing Groovebox music app for iOS and I absolutely love it. In this haQ attaQ Docutorial we're diving very deep into Groove Rider 2 and we also get to hear from Jim Pavloff himself in an exclusive interview!

Groove Rider 2 is a Groovebox music app for iOS, currently only available on iPad."

⏰ TIME STAMPS
0:00 JimAudio hits hard!
1:05 Jim: Hi!
2:52 GR2: Main Highlights
11:25 Jim: Feedback
13:35 GR2: Navigation
19:08 Jim: Path to GR2
20:32 GR2: Part highlights
26:29 Jim: Development background
28:16 GR2: Synth features
45:47 Jim: Why Groovebox apps?
49:37 GR2: Sampler & Drumrack features
1:01:21 Jim: Musical background
1:04:41 GR2: Clip, Seq & Song
1:16:33 Jim: a Liam Appears …
1:19:03 GR2: FX, FX Route & MOD
1:31:46 Critique & Final thoughts

Elastic OSC iOS App Release Video

video upload by Oliver Greschke

"Elastic OSC is a synthesizer app based on the DSP code of the Mutable Instruments Plaits hardware oscillator module, one of the most beloved (and cloned) oscillator module in the Eurorack modular scene!
While Plaits is monophonic, Elastic OSC can also be used in 8-voice polyphonic mode. This means you can use it either as a sophisticated, experimental monophonic sound source — like the original — or as a regular polyphonic keyboard with a wide variety of great sounds. Of course, you can also combine both approaches!

Elastic OSC is designed for playability and simplicity – similar to the Plaits hardware, which has 4 Main Knobs for all essential Synth Parameters. Elastic OSC is essentially a one-screen app with no menu diving. It features two XY pads for intuitive sound manipulation of the OSC engine and the effects. Despite the simplicity of the clean interface, the sound possibilities are vast. Under the surface you’ll find 24 different oscillator models and the ability to automate parameter changes, as it is possible in all Elastic apps.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elastic..."

Elastic OSC Jam with Red Sky Lullaby Presets

video upload by Oliver Greschke

"Elastic OSC will get released 5.5.25 !! 🥳
In this short noodle, I play with the presets created by Red Sky Lullaby. The Arturia MicroFreak is used only as a MIDI keyboard, all sounds and effects are generated by Elastic OSC itself.

Elastic OSC is a synthesizer app based on the DSP code of the Mutable Instruments Plaits hardware oscillator module, one of the most beloved (and cloned) oscillator module in the Eurorack modular scene! While Plaits is monophonic, Elastic OSC can also be used in 8-voice polyphonic mode. This means you can use it either as a sophisticated, experimental monophonic sound source — like the original — or as a regular polyphonic keyboard with a wide variety of great sounds. Of course, you can also combine both approaches!

Elastic OSC is designed for playability and simplicity – similar to the Plaits hardware, which has 4 Main Knobs for all essential Synth Parameters. Elastic OSC is essentially a one-screen app with no menu diving. It features two XY pads for intuitive sound manipulation of the OSC engine and the effects. Despite the simplicity of the clean interface, the sound possibilities are vast. Under the surface you’ll find 24 different oscillator models and the ability to automate parameter changes, as it is possible in all Elastic apps."

SugarByes Dialekt // Presets Demo // No Talking // PS: iPad & iPhone Versions Now Out!

video upload by Sugar Bytes

"Dialekt is SugarBytes’ 8-track groovebox app, which runs standalone and as a plugin on Desktop, iPhone and iPad.

The full 2-hour spoken walkthrough of the app is here: [3rd video here]

Waldorf Introduces Blofeld for iPad

No time to die ! video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

Blofeld iPad/plugin multi performance - creation

video upload by WaldorfMusicChannel

"A demonstration of the iPad version of our Blofeld plugin. We show how to create a multi patch performance. Find out more https://waldorfmusic.com/blofeld-ipad/

0:00 start
4:10 creating a multi patch"



"The Microwave defined hybrid synthesis at its best with its unique interpretation of wavetable synthesis combined with analogue filters. Now Waldorf Music brings this magical instrument back into the hands of musicians with the release of the Microwave 1 app for iPads. It can be used as a standalone app as well as in the iPadOS AUv3 plug-in format."

Let's noise! (apps demo)

video upload by Igor Vasiliev

"Some loops and apps on iPad for processing them and generating noise. Mixed on GarageBand.

LoopMangler - Multi-Effect Glitch Sequencer (Process loops)
GlitchScaper - Rhythm & Glitch machine (Rhythmic patterns at the beginning)
BeatCutter - Rhythm slicing & recombining (Voices from a radio broadcast recording)
NoiseSpace - Noise textures and backgrounds (Noise textures in the middle)
NoInputMixer - Feedback-based instrument (Feedback tones and backgrounds)
SpaceFields - Space Ambient Machine (Spatial voices at the end)"

Introducing Dialekt Groovebox App by Sugar Bytes

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SugarBytes Dialekt Groovebox // 2 Minute Overview // Desktop, iOS

video upload by Gavinski’s Tutorials

SugarBytes Dialekt Official Walkthrough Tutorial

video upload by Sugar Bytes

"Sugar Bytes Dialekt is a groovebox plugin for Desktop, iPad and iPhone designed for quick groove programming and capturing new musical ideas on the fly. Its 8 tracks offer a vast selection of synthesis methods, built-in effects, a song sequencer, and a powerful Song Randomizer. The core concept is that each step in the sequencer contains all the synth parameters, so that when you move a step, its entire sound moves with it.

With 27 distinctive sound engines, flexible sequencing tools, and genre-based groove generation, Dialekt lets you create unique and professional tracks in seconds. Perfect for sketching, jamming, or performing live.

Runs on macOS, Windows, iPad, iPhone (AU, AUv3, VST2, VST3, AAX, Standalone)

Dialekt website:

https://sugar-bytes.de/dialekt

Walkthrough by Gavinski

This video has timestamps to help you find what you’re looking for:

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Introducing RollBud - DJ Style Rolls and Trance Gate Effects - AUv3 FX for iOS

RollBud - Trance Gate & Roll FX video upload by Cem Olcay

"I’ve released my new app RollBud for DJ style rolls and trance gate effects.

- The XY-pad is customizable for both X-axis (beat lengths) and Y-axis (envelope or mix controls), and it’s also MIDI controllable.

- You can record your movements and play them back. They are saved in iCloud and also the recordings can be triggered with MIDI as well.

- The roll mode has a reversed roll mode playing the loops backwards, and the trance gate mode has a inverted envelope mode for fun.

- Envelope’s rise and fall ratio, curve (logarithmic to linear to exponential) and amount, as well as the dry/wet mix can be set on the UI.

More technical details on the effects:

- Roll mode: records the input signal and starts to loop the last beat from the recorded buffer. The loop length is selected on the xy-pad. Applies the envelope on the each loop. The live signal continues to run underneath and with the dry/wet mix you can balance the mix as you’d like.

- Trance gate: applies the envelope to the live input signal. The envelope duration is selected on the xy-pad. You can use the dry/wet mix to balance the intensity of the effect."

https://keybudapp.com/rollbud

https://apps.apple.com/usus/app/rollbud-trance-gate-roll-fx/id6743325110

A Kinetik Filterbank: Skulptur with Bram Bos

video upload by HAINBACH

"The best instruments I have made solved a problem for me, and my new filterbank Skulptur with Bram Bos is no different. It was designed for a very special performance with Ensemble Modern, and worked wonderfully there. Now, a much expanded final version is available on iOS and MacOS, this it what it can do."

Bram Bos x Hainbach Skulptur Walkthrough // Filterbank // Mac, iPad, iPhone, AUv3, Standalone

video upload by Gavinski’s Tutorials

"This is my walkthrough, demo and review of Skulptur, the new, very enjoyable performance-oriented filterbank app from Hainbach and Bram Bos. It works on Mac, iPad and iPhone, standalone and AUv3. Enjoy, and smash the like, comment and subscribe if you find the vid helpful. Cheers! Gav"

Why not use Smartphones instead of hardware / DIY synths? They're cheap and ubiquitous

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Whenever I post one of my '[low price] DIY synth' videos, there's a couple of people asking 'but why not use an old tablet instead? It's equally cheap and more flexible/powerful'. Here are my thoughts on that."

HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

Chordi: Super Cool Free iPad / iPhone Chord Generator, Similar to Orchid by Telepathic Instruments

video upload by Gavinski’s Tutorials

"Chordi by Krzysztof Sadowski is a free chorder / chord generator / chord voicing app for iPad and iPhone. This is a standalone app, not a plugin, but it can send and receive midi. It also has simple inbuilt sounds you can use, but I prefer to send the midi to apps with better sounds, so in this demo am using the Pianoteq Rhodes. Note - I mention in this video that this app does not seem sensitive to midi velocity in. I got a reply just now from the dev that it should be. I double checked and it does not seem to work, I will let you know if this issue gets fixed or clarified, cheers!"

The iOptigan: the infamous Optigal Organ of the 1970s in your iPad!

video upload by CatSynth TV

We present the iOptigan, a recreation of the infamous Optigan keyboard of the 1970s.

From https://ioptigan.com
'The Optigan, short for Optical Organ, was a chord organ from the early 70’s. It is remembered today for its unique system of sound reproduction using optical discs. These LP-sized film discs were optically encoded with 57 concentric tracks, which contained loops of musical combos playing chord patterns in different styles. Each disc contained a specific style of music (Bossa Nova, Big Band etc) which the user could control by pressing the chord buttons...
...Despite this novel technology, the scratchy sound of the Optigan left a lot to be desired. iOptigan truthfully recreates that lo-fi sound. For more information about the original Optigan, please visit https://optigan.com'

00:00 Introduction
00:24 History of the Optigan
01:46 Overview
04:02 Bossa Nova disc
05:49 Playing iOptigan from a MIDI keyboard
08:05 Tempo control
09:57 Bluegrass Banjo
11:37 Movin'
14:27 Playing discs upside down, and 'Gay 90s'
19:53 More Optigan discs
28:31 Conclusion

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Store: https://shop.catsynth.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/catsynth
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/catsynth"

PlantsSystem-Interaction

video upload by plantssystem

"'Interaction' is a work that opens up new musical possibilities through the resonance of the beautiful sound of the Prophet-5 and the innovative musicality of the atarist m. Please give this one-of-a-kind sound a try."

Valkure Guitar Organ for iOS and Apple Silicon Macs

video upload by YonacSoftware



"Available now [On the App Store]

Evoke a bewildering variety of polyphonic organ sounds directly from your guitar! Valkurë (pronounced VAL-KUR-EE) transforms your raw strings into a big, multi-timbral instrument in realtime, and without resorting to guitar-to-MIDI trickery. Preserve the crucial dynamics of your playing -such as vibrato, bends, and slides- while maintaining thorough control over the final sound. Complete with a full range of organ parameters, extensive options, built-in rotary speaker emulation, virtual tube amplifier, and analog inspired effects, Valkurë is a powerful addition to your guitar arsenal.

The unique organ module achieves guitar-to-organ transformation via proprietary signal processing algorithms, thereby retaining full polyphony. Valkurë offers three different organ models that vary from mellow to aggressive. The main tone generator features nine registers (drawbars) that allow you to dial in overtones in a five octave range — much like a tonewheel organ. In addition, two special “pedal” registers provide harmonically rich bass and sub bass tones that can work alone or in combination with the principal organ tones.

A built-in percussion generator inspired by “B” and “C” series organs is triggered by pick attack, and features switches for percussion length, level, as well as harmonic. Additional preferences allow you to modify these, as well as specify the sensitivity of the trigger detector. The Chorus/Vibrato unit is modeled after the famed scanner circuit, and features six modes.

The rotary speaker module offers three unique cabinets to choose from. Each cabinet features individually configurable virtual horn and drum drivers. The rotary unit provides many options, including micing angle, inertia, slow/fast speeds, additional room microphone, and more. The built-in amplifier is designed to complement the rotary speaker, and offers three different amp models that feature our newest tube emulation technology, as well as a full range of tonal controls.

The settings panel contains a wide variety of parameters for fine tuning the organ. These include variable attack to obtain an auto-generated volume “swell” effect, as well as thorough control over the organ’s timbre and dynamics via Taper, Resonance, Body, Air, and Leakage parameters. Dedicated variable Boost controls for organ and pedal modules help add fullness and sizzle to the basic tones. Valkurë is rounded out by the addition of analog-modeling effects, including tape delay, 3-band Baxandall style EQ, as well as built in compressor.

Besides working as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin, Valkurë is also compatible with Apple Silicon Macs. It comes packaged with many professional features, including convenient MIDI learn for over 75 parameters, a powerful preset management system, 128 factory presets, and more.

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