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title: "Nave - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Nave - next generation Wavetable Synthesis  Nave is Waldorf’s first synthesizer App development – created by chief engineer and 
director Stefan Stenzel,  NLog mastermind Rolf Wöhrmann and Design Guru"
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# Nave — United States

![Nave App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/e0/ee/e8/e0eee890-ae3c-fb71-277d-718c8a16d7dc/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-GLES2_U002c0-512MB-sRGB-0-0-0-85-220-0-0-0-2.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Waldorf Music](https://apptail.io/developer/waldorf-music-kbtd)
**Category:** Music
**Rating:** 4.6/5 (78 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.waldorfmusic.nave
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.8 (released 2018-08-12)
**Original Release:** 2013-06-13
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id596036905)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/united-states)

## Nave Description
Nave - next generation Wavetable Synthesis

Nave is Waldorf’s first synthesizer App development – created by chief engineer and 
director Stefan Stenzel,  NLog mastermind Rolf Wöhrmann and Design Guru Axel Hartmann.

The Nave sound engine includes two novel Wavetable oscillators, leaving every previous attempt in wavetable synthesis far behind.  The spectrum of a sound can be transposed independently of its pitch. The waves are being rendered periodically to noisy. Especially sounds with an accent on formants can be reproduced easily, which made us integrate a speech synthesizer for the easy creation of wavetables.

The clearly structured UI invites both beginners and advanced users to experiment, and the large display of 
the iPad makes Wavetable creation and editing a blast. Besides Speech Synthesis, Wavetables can also be made by analysing audio files. Further stretching, rotating and shifting in spectral domain allows Wavetables to be further refined or distorted.

All factory Wavetables from Microwave, Wave and Blofeld are included, complemented by new ones that make extensive useof the enhanced possibilities.

In addition to the Wavetable Oscillators, Nave offers an oscillator module featuring the novel Überwave that can fatten your sound by up to eight detuned oscillators.

The filter offers the familiar outstanding Waldorf sound, featuring lowpass, bandpass and highpass with either 12dB or 24dB slope. 

The Drive section offers different characteristics, and it can be positioned in the signal path: before or after the filter, or as a summing overdrive before or after the equalizer - for those who prefer harsh screaming sounds over delicate Wavetable sweeps.

An extended modulation matrix and diverse real time control functionality is waiting for animating Nave sounds in any desired direction.

Besides the classic virtual chromatic keyboard, Nave can be played with the “Blades” that allow for dynamic triggering of polyphonic modulation by sliding the fingers in x or y direction.

The 4-track recorder can be used to build your own Nave songs or to simply sketch your music, inspired by the sounds of Nave.

Audio Demos: 
nave.waldorfmusic.de/sound

Nave Specifications per Voice:
· Two independent advanced Wavetable Oscillators
· Osc module with up to 8 oscillator Überosc with sawtooth, triangle, PWM, white or pink noise
· Two Ring Modulators
· Multimode Filter with LP,BP and HP, each either 12 dB or 24 dB 
· 3 Envelopes
· 2 LFO
· 10 Modulation Matrix Entries
· Drive with adjustable curve, depth and position

Effects:
· Modulation Effect with either Chorus, Flanger or Phaser 
· Modulation Delay
· High Quality Reverb
· Three band parametric Equalizer
· Compressor

Additional Features:
· Keyboard with adjustable size, scrolling and glissando modes
· Blades with musical scales and optional chord mode 
· Polyphonic X/Y finger modulation on keyboard and blades
· Modulation Wheel and Pitch Bender
· Up to 3 X/Y Control Pads
· Four Track Recorder with clip based editing
· Core MIDI in / out support
· MIDI device manager for external hardware and virtual connections
· Sync to MIDI Clock or WIST
· MIDI Learn
· Audiobus compatible
· Background Audio
· Arpeggiator
· Polyphonic Unisono
· Speech Synthesizer for Wavetables
· 3D Wavetable Editing
· Generation of Wavetables from external audio files 
· Audio Copy / Paste Support 
· Patch Management with unlimited user banks and categories
· Import / Export audio and sound patches from iTunes

## Nave Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/49/68/6d/49686df0-5f6d-1d08-966b-d5c5f4d5d507/mzl.nyyixmti.png/2048x1536.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/22/cb/70/22cb7098-5a50-c8df-2c45-292396bbd6bd/mzl.hkfsvuih.png/2048x1536.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/e6/a8/e2/e6a8e2e2-46fe-2f43-2620-f5a85be6744b/mzl.etxntvwa.png/2048x1536.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/f5/3b/c9/f53bc92e-8df6-a360-f9c6-b857e36270d1/mzl.bsidumfp.png/2048x1536.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/35/3f/9d/353f9d26-0d93-d9c2-fa6e-262684f30f4b/mzl.csniizpm.png/2048x1536.png)

## Nave Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 57 (73%)
- 4 stars: 13 (17%)
- 3 stars: 5 (6%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 stars: 3 (4%)

## Nave Reviews in United States

### ***** "A Nave refresh would be great"
Make no mistake this is a gem and always will be. 

I would love a Auv3 and potential refresh of this amazing synth. Wouldn’t even be mad if it ends up in a synth the size of the new Protein, hint hint.
-- diasporah, 2026-07-14

### ***** "Still rules"
This synthesizer helped to set the standard for the platform in the early days of music on mobile devices. Essentially unaltered but for compatibility updates, this app continues to delight me with its deep sound-design and looping capabilities. Users can get lost for hours editing wavetables and can zip through the process by transforming images into custom tables and then, either way, tune the results with ample higher-level tools. Even the on-screen keyboard distinguishes the app as being among the most predictable and responsive of its kind.

Waldorf did all this without years of examples on the platform to study. They just went all in and made a classic. If you do not know Nave, do yourself a favor and give it a close look.
-- mrdogheadSHoGoAT, 2025-10-09

### ***** "AUV3 please!!"
Great synth! We just need and update for auv3
-- dnybanegas, 2024-08-06

### ***** "Great Synth!!!"
Will there ever be a AUV3 version of your apps! They are too good to faze out in ios updates! Please!
-- Jerome Hunter, 2024-01-03

### ***-- "Fantastic synth…except not AU support!"
Nave is an excellent synth very deep and sounds fantastic. I’ve had the Waldorf blofeld and iridium and Nave has that core Waldorf sound amd feature set…however Nave is lacking AU support which is a crucial mistake. I used apps like Drambo to write and it cannot use Nave in anything I do on the iPad musically except for in stand alone mode which leaves me not using it that often other than messing around and writing random patches for no reason, I’ve yet to use Nave in any actual production due to the lack of AU support…what good is an iOS synth if I can’t use it as a plug in? When I’m working in my real studio I use my hardware synths so it makes Nave kind of useless. If Waldorf added AU support Nave would be easily one of the top must have synths in the iOS environment.
-- Matthew savant, 2023-07-27

### ***-- "Great sounding synth"
With the release of Logic Pro for iPad, please add AU3 support. Otherwise your synth will not be used as much as it should. Thanks
-- SocietyOfTheHolyMackerel, 2023-06-28

### ***-- "Awesome synth but it need audio unit support"
This is still one of my favorite synth apps on iOS.  However, my biggest gripe is that I can use it as an external synth in my favorite DAWs.  Please, please, please update this to include this feature; especially since Logic Pro is now available on iPad.
-- Krszytoff, 2023-06-07

### *---- "Eats up battery when off"
Try using this app and then close it and watch how fast your battery drains. Check your battery in settings.  Nave will be at the top of the list consuming 80-90% of your battery. This has been going on for years and Waldorf doesn’t care.  That’s why they get a 1 star from me.
-- acPittpro, 2022-06-23

### ***-- "Dated"
Should stay at the sale price and would love to at least see some updates and new patches.

Pros: Beautiful interface (standalone), fully featured as a standalone synth with recorder. Very precise and tunable sound.

Cons: Hasn’t been updated in years, No auv3, Most patches rely heavily on internal fx, eq, and compressor. Nice list of patch designers but the sounds are aging. Patch navigation system should have a way to favorite presets andvisualize all banks by category. No MPE.
-- AlternateTimeline, 2021-07-28

### *---- "Nice but presets don’t stick"
Really like the sounds but the presets don’t stick. They always reset back to 5th Chord by Richard Devine. Thus, unusable.
-- hawaiian808808, 2020-08-18

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## Nave Discovered Keywords
- nave

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## Nave Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/united-states)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/germany)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/france)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/canada)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/italy)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/switzerland)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/mexico)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/sweden)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/japan)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/brazil)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/argentina)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/chile)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/finland)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/singapore)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/nave-Mrgk/hungary)

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