SynthMaster Player for iOS received "2016 Editor's Choice Award" from Electronic Musician Magazine! SynthMaster desktop version is voted as "The Best VST/AU Synth Plugin" by MusicRadar readers and also received "Gear of the Year" award from MusicTech Magazine for "Best Software Instrument" category.
SynthMaster has received very positive reviews from acclaimed music technology magazines:
"SynthMaster: The most powerful softsynth you may not have heard of" Keyboard Magazine
"If ever there was a desert island synth, SynthMaster is it, covering all sonic bases with authority and a superb tone" Computer Music Magazine
"Many developers say that they've produced the one and only synth you'll ever need, but we've always felt that was a dubious claim. In SynthMaster’s case, though, it’s one that rings true" MusicRadar
INTRODUCTION
SynthMaster Player for iOS is the MOBILE PLAYER VERSION of the award winning SynthMaster software synthesizer.
It is targeted towards users who prefer to use presets rather than designing their own sounds during music production. Although it is a preset based player, users can edit the following preset parameters:
1) 8 easy parameters assigned by the sound designer
2) 2 XY Pads assigned by the sound designer
3) Effect bypass states and send amounts
4) Layer bypass states and volumes
5) Master volume, polyphony
The free app comes with 100 factory presets. When users complete registration by entering their names and email addresses they receive another 100 factory presets as a bonus!
After completing registration, users can upgrade to the Pro version of the app by purchasing the "Factory Presets" bank via In-App-Purchase (IAP). With the Pro Upgrade all of the 800 factory presets are loaded and also the following features are unlocked:
1. Users can save the changes they have made to the presets.
2. Users can purchase additional preset banks via In-App-Purchase (IAP). We currently have 28 additional preset banks that contain 1750 presets for various genres/styles.
3. Existing SynthMaster users can download their previously purchased SynthMaster preset banks inside the app, so that they don't have to purchase them again.
4. Existing SynthMaster users can export their own presets in SynthMaster v2.x and import them into SynthMaster Player for iPad using iTunes.
AUv3
SynthMaster Player for iOS supports AUv3, you can add multiple instrument instances to your tracks.
INTERAPP AUDIO
SynthMaster Player for iOS acts as an source/instrument in InterApp Audio. We demonstrate in our user manual how to connect it to InterApp enabled DAW apps.
AUDIOBUS
SynthMaster Player for iOS acts as a source/instrument in AudioBus, with state saving enabled. We demonstrate in our user manual how to connect it to AudioBus enabled DAW apps.
BUILT-IN KEYBOARD
The built-in 2 octave keyboard with pitch and modulation wheels lets users play notes without having to connect an external MIDI controller to their iPad. With its Scale functionality, it shows the users the notes on the scale, and with its Chord functionality the user can play a certain chord by pressing a single note.
MIDI SETTINGS
SynthMaster Player for iOS supports CoreMIDI and also virtual MIDI. It acts as a virtual MIDI destination for other DAW apps. Midi input device, midi input channel, and receive midi beat clock settings can be adjusted from the MIDI Settings window.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Operating System Supported: iOS 9
Minimum Hardware Supported: iPad4, iPhone 5 and above
Recommended Hardware: iPad Air and above, iPhone6 and above
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In-Apps
Sounds of the World
£4.99
Synth Giants Bundle
£12.99
SynthMaster 2.7 presets
£4.99
SynthMaster 2.8 Presets
£4.99
SynthMaster EDM Bundle 1
£12.99
Dawn Of Electronic Bundle
£12.99
Nori Ubukata Art Rock Basics
£4.99
BigTone Signature Sounds Vol1
£4.99
Factory Presets (PRO Upgrade)
£4.99
Historical Synth Giants Vol 1
£4.99
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SynthMaster Player FAQ
Is SynthMaster Player free?
Yes, SynthMaster Player is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.
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How much does SynthMaster Player cost?
SynthMaster Player has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is £7.39.
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User Rating
3.25 out of 5
20 ratings in United Kingdom
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SynthMaster Player Reviews
Poor Sounds
The iPad App is free for the base version which doesn’t let you save settings - how dated is that trick - and has a reported 200 presets. You can pay for the so-called pro version which allows you to save settings and have a lot more presets but having tried the first 200 I wouldn’t bother.
As this app is all about the presets you’d hope they were good if not great but they’re not, they’re below average and I’m being kind. There are plenty of apps that have far superior Sounds to this and many are free or have a free base version.
Why call something a french horn or a piano or a flute when they sound nothing like one? Call them something else because that is what they are - just synthetic sounds. Having said that even the synth sounds are uninspired.
Glad I only did this free option as this tells me enough to not pay for the developer’s other apps for iPad.
Brilliant app
Thanks for fixing the user favourites bug. This is a superb synth packed with beautiful and inspiring preset sounds. A real “go to” for me.
Great sounds - and plenty of them.
It’s too good to describe. The sounds are fantastic and there are tons of them, and they are very reasonably priced. Great for EDM/techno etc and a whole lot more. This is one of my best music making purchases - and I have bought a great deal down the years.
Fantastic
I don’t know what everyone is whining about. If you set up and use this synth properly like a pro you can make beautiful music. I use this synth in a lot of my releases and I love it. Big well done to the makers and thank you!
Will not open
I received a notification for this App today; clicked on it and the app froze. Tried reinstalling; but it still fails to load. Very disappointed. I’ve bought several packs which I use frequently. I’m using an IPad Pro; if that helps with the search for the fault.
Will be 5 stars if it works on iPad Pro
Still not working on iPad Pro - WHY?????
There was an update a week ago, so why wasn't that fixed? Unbelievable!
Worked great on my old iPad Air... but quits immediately now on iPad Pro 11in (goes to the background, and every time you click it disappears again... very frustrating, and renders it useless).
Fix that and I'll add lots of stars. (Maybe even fill out the whole screen on 11in, although all developers don't seem in too much hurry - shame).
no way
There is no way I'm going to update this because it will probably be like synth Master one as soon as you update it it doesn't work properly
Crashes in AUM
Having paid 10 quid for the IAP I’m not impressed. It’s crap as an AU plugin.
Terrible in AU mode
I was enjoying using SynthMaster Player, some great sounds.
But what a terrible plugin.
I use Cubasis 2.7. SynthMaster Player routinely crashes leaving the DAW without sound and loses all of its settings.
I seem to have made things a bit better by completely deleting the app, switching off the iPad and reinstalling afresh, so it would appear to have corrupted its install.
I want to like this app, but have big reservations in using it if it’s this fragile.
Incredibly good, get it now!
The free version is an absolute must have, so many excellent and inspiring sounds. Registration gets you another free 100 sounds too. If that’s not enough, there are many hundreds of extra presets available for purchase, which are very good value.
As an amateur musician with little musical knowledge, I found the automatic chord player exceptionally useful, and it has helped me understand major, minor, 7th, 5th and 9th chords.
This amazing synth deserves to be so much more popular, I urge you to give it a try!
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