Phasemaker

Phasemaker

By Bram Bos

  • Category: Music
  • Release Date: 2016-10-20
  • Current Version: 1.3.9
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 16.48 MB
  • Developer: Bram Bos
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
Score: 4.4
4.4
From 30 Ratings
$3.99 On itunes

Description

>> Phasemaker requires iPad 4/Mini 2/iPhone 5S/iPod Touch 6 or higher << A full-blown 6-Operator FM Synth on iOS, building on the legacy of the classic synthesizers that defined the digital era of the 1980s. This is an Audio Unit instrument (AUv3), offering tight integration in many leading mobile DAWs, such as Auria, Garageband, Cubasis, Beatmaker 3 and AUM. Frequency Modulation brings rich timbres and dynamic evolving sounds full of personality which are impossible to create with analog modelling. The 6-Operator architecture allows for lively multi-layered sounds with lots of expression and playability. Phasemaker's characteristic FM sound will add classic digital character to your mobile sonic arsenal which no other analog synth can bring. - Universal: runs on iPad (Air recommended), iPhone and iPod Touch - Audio Unit v3 compatible - Audiobus 2.3 compatible - CoreMidi compatible standalone mode (with background audio) - Bluetooth MIDI compatible - Custom preset management; user presets available across AU hosts - Dozens of factory presets - 42 FM Algorithms (including all 32 DX7 layouts) - 12 Oscillators, including the 8 original TX81z waveforms - All 106 parameters can be automated using MIDI CC and AU Parameters - Vintage sounding chorus and reverb effects for classic ambiance - User manual available on www.ruismaker.com

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Reviews

  • Crashes on key press

    1
    By J .White
    Anytime I press a key, it crashes. Wish I could use it. Using iPad Air iOS 15.

  • Excellent AU integration

    5
    By Fgyjgfdhccfv
    This synth relies less on presets and more on design, which is really the way things were supposed to work. With such flexibility it’s more enjoyable creating your own patches. This may be the most tweakable, flexible synth I own.

  • Nerd alert!

    5
    By GrahamBablam
    This synth is so incredibly versatile. I love it. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND. And it’s pretty awesome to be able to tell my friends that I do frequency modulation synthesis.

  • GUI issues on latest update

    2
    By lordkimbo29
    New GUI is way too small on an iPhone SE. Text is too small to read. Now app is practically unusable.

  • Great app, great developer

    5
    By thynthethith3000
    Bram Bos should be commended for their early embrace of the Auv3 standard. I have most of their products and would give 5-star reviews of all of them if I had t*he time. It’s nice that they offer standalone modes for their apps, but they really come alive when used as Auv3 plugins. That’s especially true for Phasemaker. All parameters can be automated in Cubasis. Powerful!

  • Only 100 presets?

    2
    By acPittpro
    Look I’m not looking to create my own sounds. I have real hardware for that. I thought this would have at least 500 sounds but it has 100 average sounds.

  • A like the app

    4
    By morro1050
    But can you guys add a transpose and split function please that would be awesome Thanks

  • Active and Responsive Developer, Great Sounds, AUv3 what more could you want!

    5
    By Mark Thomas Walker
    I own every product from this developer. I am in support of developers embracing the AUv3 standard, especially when it sounds this good. Lots of consistency and simple, but powerful control options. Lots of constant updates with new features. Highly recommended.

  • Spot on (almost)

    4
    By GregV8
    This is exactly the FM synth I was looking for. Beautifully laid out, everything where you'd want it to be. 6 operators with all the buttons and the dials. The touch keyboard response is lightning fast (no lag whatsoever), which is important when playing. The killer feature for me is the AU capability. I was able to bring up Phasemaker inside Garageband as an external instrument, and control everything without having to leave Garageband. It's amazing how close GB has come to a desktop class DAW. It's good to have apps like Phasemaker keep this ecosystem going. Well done. UPDATE: had to knock off a star because the app keeps running a background process chewing up 30% of my battery at all times. There is no way to report this inside the app.

  • Another great one from Bram Bos!

    5
    By wareismike
    [Update] I'm happily back to dole out the 5th star - 'cause this great app is now universal! Not to mention that you can now easily transfer presets between devices using iMessage, email, airdrop, etc. :) Thanks Bram Bos, you are the best! I love this developer's apps. They are simple, to the point, and effective. They remind me of the Korg Volca line of mini hardware modules. Each does one thing, and does it well. Phasemaker is a really, really well thought out FM synthesizer. FM Synthesis is much more complicated than the subtractive synthesis most of of are used to. It's not easy to learn how to make good patches, but Phasemaker makes it enjoyable. I hate to give it less than 5 stars, but just have to hold back one star out of mild disappointment that there's no iPhone version. One of my favorite things is to noodle away on my phone with Ruismaker and Ruismaker FM. I really hope an iPhone version is in the works! [update 7/18/2017] Brambos does it again. He just released a patch to work around a bug in another developer's host app until they provide their own fix! That's beyond the call of duty!

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