Jam Synth

Jam Synth is a fully featured monophonic guitar synthesizer / multi FX for iOS. It tracks the pitch and amplitude of an incoming guitar signal and uses this information to control digital oscillators, adding a unique guitar infused edge to your synth leads. Unlike typical pitch to MIDI converters, Jam Synth forgoes MIDI altogether when producing sounds internally because it is impossible to shoehorn the expressive pitch and dynamics of a stringed instrument into the MIDI standard. Jam Synth can accurately track string bends and vibrato with the extreme accuracy of a strobe tuner (1/10 of 1 cent) to produce much more organic synth sounds than other guitar to MIDI converters, including its own MIDI output (though its MIDI output still creates quite a unique guitar / synth hybrid sound because of its pitch bend abilities). It also features some of the most esoteric and unique FX you can get for your guitar.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Music	Free	Derek Mesecar	iPhone, iPad, iPod

Features:
• 3 Phase Distortion Oscillators (4 on iPad) with 8 different wave shapes: Saw, Square, Pulse, Double Sine, Saw-Pulse, Resonant 1, Resonant 2, and Resonant 3

• Filter can be set to track picking dynamics

• Input section with Gate, Compressor, ADSR, and Input Filter

• FX section
- A fully featured LFO with 5 wave shapes and an invert switch for a wide range of pulsating effects
- Stereo Delay with a stereo width control for ping pong effects and a filter for emulating analog delay
- 3D Chorus, a classic "motionless" chorus that adds a stereo DIMENSION to the synth
- Intelligent Harmonizer: This creates musically correct harmonies based on the key you are playing in. The harmonies can be altered by choosing a specific interval and one of the seven musical modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian. It works on MIDI output using multi-channel pitch bending for synths that support such fancy things. It also works on your dry guitar output using high quality formant corrected pitch shift. It is the best.
- Rotary Vibe: This recreates the swirling psychedelic sounds of the 1960's by combining a thick 12-stage stereo phaser with a 3D rotary panning effect. Create anything from a slow stereo swirl to a futuristic synth organ with this.
- Rainbows: Adds analog modeled auto rainbows to your sound. Adds extra rainbows when used with the harmonizer.
- Time Stopper: Freezes time...

• LFO / Stereo Delay / Rotary Vibe can be synced to tap tempo or incoming MIDI clock sync / Inter App Audio sync

• Highly accurate pitch tracking and tuner, accurate to 1/10th of a cent

• MIDI OUT and guitar to MIDI conversion for controlling other MIDI synths with your guitar through Core MIDI accessories and Virtual MIDI

• string bends and vibrato are converted to MIDI pitch wheel data

• picking dynamics are converted to MIDI volume expression data

• compatible with guitar and audio interfaces made for iPhone and iPad

• detailed user manual

• Audiobus 2: the legend of curly's state saving

• Audiobus 2 filter slot. IMPORTANT: Jam Synth is designed to track the pure tone that comes from your guitar pickups. If you are going to send it a signal from another app you should use the input FILTER on the input page to filter out any extra harmonics or noise that may be present in an already-processed signal

• Fat Bass

• Super Chip Leads

• Beagle Time

• Pizza Party

Jam Synth is designed to be easy to use even for users who don't have a lot of experience programming or playing synthesizers. When in doubt, just press buttons and turn knobs while plucking a string until you find a sound you like!

You must AT LEAST have an iPad 3 / iPhone 5 for best performance due to the fanciness of the DSP

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Reviews

Wonderful!
Frankijet

Works great. Latency is best I've used so far and cool to bend notes on guitar. Thanks dev. God bless!!!!!!!

If you play Guitar, this is your Synth!
Glishba

Jam Synth turns out to be a fantastic app for Guitar playing (and probably other stuff too). It works just like it says it does and provides a new way to get cool new sounds out of your Guitar. If you're looking for something awesome and different for your Guitar, I highly recommend getting this one!

Very excited about this 3 stars just for making it
vurnt22

If it works as claimed, 5 stars coming right up.

Great app for guitar and synth fans
Sean Garland

This app is fantastic for guitarists who like using the sounds of iOS synths. Very low latency, picks up bends extraordinarily well. The in-app purchases are well worth the price as well.

Responsive to bends
polarpaul

The built in synth is nice and you can really dial in how sensitive the app is to your playing. Use the midi out to drive other synths. Put it in Audiobus to add effects. I don't get sticking notes. The harmonizer IAP is a welcome addition.

Undeniably useful and cool
HouseOfHomuth

Jam Synth is a very affordable guitar-to-MIDI converter that takes raw audio pitch detection (works through the microphone too) and turns it into MIDI information. While you can ship that out to another music app, the dev recommends using the internal synth to avoid latency. The synth sounds on board are pretty good! They get even better when you add a few of the effects and IAP's. I particularly liked the harmonizer along with a chiptune sound. Great app that allows you to take your guitar playing and apply it towards some unique sounds!

Great app
bburt85

This is a great app. The one thing it is missing is the ability to be an Audiobus effect, it would make it much easier to loop sounds and change effects to find new sounds.

Only useful guitar MIDI app in the AppStore
Fgyjgfdhccfv

This is the only one worth getting. Maybe it works better because it uses its own sounds, but I deleted the others. Suggested setup for maximum usage-iRig into your device and Fiio adapter(used to go straight from D/A converter-bypasses headphone amp which your guitar is plugged into anyways, so that's the only way to do this) into a stereo female to male cable, and then into a splitter to go into 2 line inputs of your interface(panned left and right to keep it in stereo). The Apple converters are very high quality, so the sound is outstanding and very professional. You'll find the adapter works with all your apps, the sound quality is stunning even considering you're using a phone or whatever.