Epic Synth app for iPhone and iPad

4.6 ( 8096 ratings )

Music Entertainment
Developer: JPMartineau

4.99 USD

Current version: 2.7.0, last update: 5 years ago
First release : 19 Jul 2011
App size: 45.54 Mb

Epic Synth is a polyphonic substractive synthesizer inspired by classic analog synths of the 1980s. Its beautiful and familiar interface helps you focus on what matters the most: creative musical exploration!

Epic Synth’s straightforward and effective sound architecture stood the test of time. It’s simple enough for beginners to learn about synthesis yet powerful enough to satisfy experienced sound modellers. Epic Synth’s sound engine provides tons of room to create great sounds, from classic leads to juicy acid basses, from 8-bit-like effects to complex evolving sonic textures.

Features:
- 64-bit Universal app
- AudioBus® compatible
- CoreMIDI support
- Classic time-tested sound architecture
- 8 voices of polyphony via MIDI connection (5 when using touchscreen on iPhone)
- Arpeggiator with key hold
- Patch memory stores 6 banks of 8 programs
- Sound Patch sharing via email
- Memory bank backup via email
- Pitch bend
- Control sound parameters with MIDI CC

Epic Synth’s sound architecture is reminiscent of the legendary Juno line of analog synthesizers from the 1980s:
- Multi-mode oscillator with pulse width modulation, sub-oscillator, and noise generator
- ADSR envelope generator
- Low-pass and high-pass filters
- Dual-mode amplifier using envelope generator or key gate
- LFO with delay function
- Chorus effect

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Pros and cons of Epic Synth app for iPhone and iPad

Epic Synth app good for

I love this emulation of the typical juno emulation. verry warm and authentic. thanks for this nice synth.

Well, i own an original Roland Juno and this is the best emulation i have ever used on the iphone! No limits - even midi works perfect!

Works/sounds more like an authentic polyphonic synth than any other app Ive tried.

Fun synth. Straightforward and easy to use. Very happy with my purchase.

This APP is such fun! My wish is that you please, please add a save a file feature and a way to record my funky patches. If you could do that then hands down Id give this APP a well deserved five star review! Highly recommended to all synth lovers and collectors like myself. Its only two pages to use so its very compact and easy to Navigate around. Cmon and give it a try and make some great noise with this great APP.

I keep coming back to it. Good for learning and a lot of fun.

Some bad moments

What you see is what you get. This is so very basic and limiting. I found it rather boring. And for the price, there are much better programs available. In fact, both Beatwave and Groove maker sequencers are FREE and both are soo much more fun than this. If you are very new to synths, Epic Synth might be an easy choice. I feel that it should only be worth .99! Anything more is a waste of money. Meh.

Made some cool sounds with it, easy to program, uncluttered. The default volume seems way too low. Now it resides in my folder titled "simple synths" getting friendly with Toro Mini, Olsynth, etc. good job JPM, now put your evident love of synths into something that can reside in my "ultrasynth" folder alongside Sunrizer, Curtis Granular, Crystal XT, iMS-20, and Nlog Hey, do you like Lime (HiNRG...Angel Eyes) by chance?

Took a chance and got this. This is a very basic synth. Seems to work ok. Only for beginners and those who like to tinker. Sounds are VERY basic and simple. Midi Mobilizer support and Core Midi support is very helpful and appreciated. Would like to see future updates and downloadable patches with more interesting sounds. This is a polyphonic synth.

For anyone thats ever owned a JUNO-106, the interface and sound of this virtual synth will be immediately familiar. While its been many years since Ive heard one in person, this recreation sounds just like I remember. Also -- any fan of Aphex Twins early ambient work will immediately recognize Bank A Program 1. Certain interface choices are a bit strange; the detente on the octave transpose slider not tracking the background grid in any way seems sloppy, and the sliders, while pleasing to look at, dont seem to offer as fine control as I would like. Looking forward to seeing where this project goes!

1st of all the output volume is terrible its half the output of many of the apps in the store. No recording and copy paste... Those two make this a sad purchase for me until fixed

I owned a Juno 106 for many years and recorded a lot of music with it. Eventually I replaced it with a mks50 (not quite the same) which I still have. I think the developers still have a long way to go to recreate the richness of the original that they were clearly inspired by. I sincerely hope they get it sounding more "epic" because I would love to have an iOS based Juno emulation that I really liked.

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