The next generation of additive synthesis Additive synthesis is a sound synthesis technique that creates timbre by adding sine waves together. The timbre of musical instruments can be considered to consist of multiple harmonic or inharmonic partials or overtones. VirSyn already has a remarkable track record of products ( CUBE, POSEIDON ) trying to make this virtually unlimited synthesis method manageable for creative sound designers and musicians. AddStation is the next step forward giving you a tool to explore completely new sonic territory. The massive amount of sine waves in AddStation - thousands per voice - together with unique morph sequencing blocks blur the frontiers between analog and digital sonic realms. And all this integrated in all relevant iOS production environments especially the emerging AUv3 AudioUnit standard. Synthesis • Fractal additive synthesis • over 170 sound presets • Four parts with 8 Additive Sequence Blocks • Sound morphing • up to 512 partials per voice with independent AD envelopes • harmonic/inharmonic spectra • Ringmodulation • arbitrary filter function and noise spectra • four independent analog style Arpeggiators Effects • Chorus • Phaser • Flanger • Overdrive • Parametric EQ • Echo/Delay • Reverb Global • AUv3 for Host integration • Audiobus 3 compatible (Input slot) with state saving • Support for Ableton Link. • Inter-app audio compatible (Instrument/Generator) • CoreMIDI / Virtual MIDI • Audio recorder.
An awesome synth with unmatched sounds
But please see if you can bring it up to compatibility with Apple Silicon Macs for Logic Pro and GarageBand. Thank you!
United StatesOops… Harry Gohs apps!
I think I mentioned a competitor’s name by mistake in the first review. The sentiment was correct, the name was wrong! Let me recap: This was the most recent purchase of this dev’s products. I have purchased newer apps of his, and this just goes to show that I’ve enjoyed them! I’ve watched the reviews over and over, judiciously choosing which ones to buy. NONE of them have ever disappointed me! Without rambling further, I’ll just say that IMO, they are ALL great stuff!
United StatesCharged full price even during sale
Charged full price for all 3 apps and it says 60% off - what’s up ?
United StatesReally Interesting!
This is a great synthesizer; it continues the really innovative approach to additive synthesis taken by Virsyn; there are some fascinating possibilities. The one irritating feature is the wave sequencing section; it’s a very cool design, but it’s really hard to find just the right spot to make changes to the regions. But I’m getting used to it, slowly... The sequencer could also use some additions; it currently goes forward only; it would be nice to have a back & forth option, and maybe a random option. Quite a learning curve with this one, but that’s part of the fun, for me anyway.
United StatesAmazing Level of Innovation!
This app is so much fun to play with. Prepare to become addicted. I’d recommend browsing around the manual and maybe watching a YouTube vid - then just jump right in. First time I opened it, I was overwhelmed, I tried to just use the manual but that wasn’t any fun. Once you have the broad strokes, you’ll find yourself coming across happy accidents. Try everything! Well done to the dev, I tip my additive cap to a you good sir.
United StatesMy favorite app by VirSyn
This synth is legendary! Wavetable synthesis-ish like behavior taken to the fullest extent I’ve ever seen on AUV3! My only wish as of right now (still gotta keep exploring the app) is that hopefully the tables will be “drawable” by multiple fingers in the future. An app that does something similar (or actually 2, by the same dev) are PixelWave and spectrum gen. Both of these allow us to do something really similar but using multiple fingers - this would be very welcome in Addstation as it makes it possible to essentially create very complex waves on the fly by using one hand to draw these (with 4-5 fingers) while playing the keyboard with the other hand (either software keys or hardware). VirSyn! Please do consider implementing this, it would make this little jewel even more brilliant!
United StatesKawai K5000 killer
I no longer miss my K5000 and its control over partials. This beats it for sound and ease of editing. Thanks! A couple of requests and a bug: Would be nice to have a way to mute parts and adjust their volumes in the Block Edit window. And maybe a sequencer for the blocks? And a way to use the Sequence page without obstructing the time bar with our fingers? And numbers on the Block and Part tabs to remind us which element we’re editing, as well as a way to advance to a different block/part without going back repeatedly to the main window? Lastly, a bug report: Piano scale picker is blank on iPhone 6 iOS 12.4.8. Thanks for this awesome sound creator and interface! Love your apps!
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- "Save as" bug fixed - crash on specific Preset fixed.
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