Epic Synth
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | $0.99 | Jean-Pierre Martineau | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Epic Synth’s straightforward and effective sound architecture stood the test of time. It’s simple enough for beginners to learn about synthesis yet powerful enough to satisfy experienced sound modellers. Epic Synth’s sound engine provides tons of room to create great sounds, from classic leads to juicy acid basses, from 8-bit-like effects to complex evolving sonic textures.
Features:
- 64-bit Universal app
- AudioBus® compatible
- CoreMIDI support
- Classic time-tested sound architecture
- 8 voices of polyphony via MIDI connection (5 when using touchscreen on iPhone)
- Arpeggiator with key hold
- Patch memory stores 6 banks of 8 programs
- Sound Patch sharing via email
- Memory bank backup via email
- Pitch bend
- Control sound parameters with MIDI CC
Epic Synth’s sound architecture is reminiscent of the legendary Juno line of analog synthesizers from the 1980s:
- Multi-mode oscillator with pulse width modulation, sub-oscillator, and noise generator
- ADSR envelope generator
- Low-pass and high-pass filters
- Dual-mode amplifier using envelope generator or key gate
- LFO with delay function
- Chorus effect
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Reviews
Decent
angelo grover
Made some cool sounds with it, easy to program, uncluttered. The default volume seems way too low. Now it resides in my folder titled "simple synths" getting friendly with Toro Mini, Olsynth, etc. good job JPM, now put your evident love of synths into something that can reside in my "ultrasynth" folder alongside Sunrizer, Curtis Granular, Crystal XT, iMS-20, and Nlog Hey, do you like Lime (HiNRG...Angel Eyes) by chance?
Very, very, basic synth
1gen
Took a chance and got this. This is a very basic synth. Seems to work ok. Only for beginners and those who like to tinker. Sounds are VERY basic and simple. Midi Mobilizer support and Core Midi support is very helpful and appreciated. Would like to see future updates and downloadable patches with more interesting sounds. This is a polyphonic synth.
Dead ringer for a certain classic Roland synth!
FromageTheDog
For anyone that's ever owned a JUNO-106, the interface and sound of this virtual synth will be immediately familiar. While it's been many years since I've heard one in person, this recreation sounds just like I remember. Also -- any fan of Aphex Twin's early ambient work will immediately recognize Bank A Program 1. Certain interface choices are a bit strange; the detente on the octave transpose slider not tracking the background grid in any way seems sloppy, and the sliders, while pleasing to look at, don't seem to offer as fine control as I would like. Looking forward to seeing where this project goes!
Tis synth is far from some of the others
Mic Gee$
1st of all the output volume is terrible its half the output of many of the apps in the store. No recording and copy paste... Those two make this a sad purchase for me until fixed
I can tell that it's SUPPOSED to sound something like a 106...
Murdock Scott
I owned a Juno 106 for many years and recorded a lot of music with it. Eventually I replaced it with a mks50 (not quite the same) which I still have. I think the developers still have a long way to go to recreate the richness of the original that they were clearly inspired by. I sincerely hope they get it sounding more "epic" because I would love to have an iOS based Juno emulation that I really liked.
nice interface, good sounds
Jay Fuji
I grabbed this app a few days ago on sale, and after having some drama with installs and crashing, I finally got it to work by deleting it from my iPhone, downloading it to my iTunes on my desktop, and reinstalling it from my desktop to the iPhone. the sounds of this app are fun and very usable, however somehow it doesn't have the essence of the juno line. the chorus is especially missing the gooey space that my old Juno had. all said and done, the controls are fun and easy to use, and the sounds are definitely inspiring so long as you don't expect them to save you the money on replacing a real vintage Juno. also, the lack of exporting options are kind of a drag. please at least add audio copy so we can get these sounds out into other apps for editing and sequencing.
Nice when it works
Alibaba17
I have had this app for a few days. I took a chance on the app after reading the previous reviews. They were right, the app quits upon launching. I found that if I shut down the iPad2, restart it, and go right into this app it opens and works fine. When it works the app is great! It has a lot of nice features and is fun to play with. But, I found if I have already been using other apps, then try to launch this one, it opens up for a second then quits. Does it all the time -unless you shut down and restart like I mentioned above. Hopefully they work this bug out because it is great when it works. Waiting anxiously for an update.
Useful, but needs a couple of features to be great
kalide
Useful for noodling - similar to a 101 and in fact better than the TAL baseline on desktops in my opinion. Feature requests: - glide or portamento - accented note with a filter boost and a decay time adjustment post trigger based on last note played like the famous 'other' analog synth out there - accent via keyboard velocity or key touch - cut and paste - HP filter resonance independent of other LPF - filter Adsr - after touch to VCF or key slide
Great!
Stinky Poo
It's a Roland Juno for iOS! Needs portamento and random on Arpeggiator and midi channel select! Great app!!
