OB-Xd AUv3 Synth

In Cubasis on my iPad 12.9 pro, when added to a track, there is no way of browsing the preset banks without turning off the keyboard, maximising the synth and then opening the banks/patches at the bottom of the screen. I have to repeat this for EVERY SINGLE TIME I want to change patch. It’s crazy!! Why isn’t the bank / patch browser listed per spec in the Cubasis list/browse menu on the left, and why is the patch/bank control centre fixed at the bottom of the screen behind the keyboard and doesn’t allow you to scroll to it - requiring you to maximise the synth instance EVERY time?? When I do manage to get to a patch, I guess it sounds ok - but I’m so frustrated that I’ve only loaded perhaps 2 patches. PLEASE fix asap

Sounds fantastic. It’s missing midi learn. The preset browser still needs work. It’s missing categories. Once those are added, 5 stars.

Great sounding synth, it would be great to have a midi implementation on iPadOS as I’d like to map it to my prophet 5.

For no apparent reason, this synth has grabbed me. I used my last GarageBand track, wiped half the instruments out in the end, replacing each one with an instance of AUv3 of this. A bit like the Moogs, this looks perhaps ordinary, but with only the standard Apple EQ adding some ‘air’ to the output, and the standard Apple compressor bumping the signal a bit, this turned out really nice. It’s much better than it may first appear, sitting dusty on the Appstore shelf, is all I can say. It comes to life when judiciously FXd and played. Agree with others, it’s a must for iOS/iPadOS synthesizer players and enthusiasts, electronic musicians, or as Edgar Froese once said ‘Why don’t you just say musicians?!’.

I love the sound, but why cant i scroll through the preset window? I can either have the top of the list or the bottom. How do i get to the ones in between? This is using iPad OS15.2

I’ve only had this for the last 8 months, so I think the app was already very stable when I bought it. That being said, the devs continue to support it and release upgrades and fixes, including loads of new patch banks and enhanced MIDI functionality. I love the sounds I can coax from this and would heartily recommend it.

Sound-wise it produces some very good results. A large amount of presets added since my original review(s) and in version 1.7 the ability to save presets and add presets was finally added. All great but the iPad version still lacks the MIDI Learn functionality that the desktop version has. So I can’t use my MIDI controller to alter its controllers as the cc number assign isn’t there. This would be the icing on the cake - hoping it will be added.

always bugs, suspend on ios 14

To my ears this synth has the most character of any iOS synth I’ve heard, even the big names. It really stands out. Apps like this are essential “in the box” where things can sound a bit samey. Wish we had more. Recent update from dev also great.

Brilliant synth. No problems v1.7 adds 1400 new presets. 🙏