Numerical Audio have consistently brought us high quality the FX iOS apps like Italizer, VC-1, RF-1, RP-1, and also a couple of excellent controller apps (ThereMIDI and MIDIBrute). Now they’ve brought us something new, something very innovative. VOLT is a virtual analog synthesizer designed to create classic synth sounds while emphasising expressive play. The apps comes with full support for multidimensional polyphonic expression (MPE), so VOLT is a great companion to any Seaboard player.
Here’s a quick overview of what’s in the app:
- Polyphonic Virtual Analog Synthesizer
- Expressive synth engine with MPE, poly-, channel aftertouch & 2D touch keyboard
- Built-in stereo effects
- 100+ fine tuned factory presets
- Supports ROLI Seaboard controllers out of the box
- Standalone operation with support for USB audio interfaces, wired, network & bluetooth MIDI
- Audio Unit v3 Extension
- Inter App Audio support
- Audiobus support
- Ableton Link
Synth Voice:
- Variable waveshape
- Variable pulse-width (on all waves)
- Detunable sub & noise source
- SEM style state-variable filter
- LFO per voice
- Dual ADSR
- Poly drive (per voice distortion)
- 8x Polyphony / Unison
- Detune / Slop
- Pan Spread
- Arpeggiator
Effects:
- 3x stereo effect units
- Vintage Chorus
- Digital Delay (syncable)
- Epic Reverb
Input/Expression:
- MPE MIDI hardware including but not limited to ROLI Seaboard Rise, Seaboard Block, Lightpad Block
- MPE MIDI software including but not limited to Geoshred, Geoshred Control
- Regular MIDI keyboards featuring channel or poly aftertouch, pitch- and mod wheels
- Onscreen 2D Touch Keyboard (supports slide and glide)
- Plain MIDI Input
Presets:
- Factory bank including 100+ expressive presets ready to play out of the box
- Preset Management with Templates & Categories
- Shared User Presets between Standalone and AUv3 versions
- Preset Export
Connectivity:
- Standalone
- AUv3 Instrument
- Inter-App Audio Instrument
- Audiobus Instrument
VOLT is on the app store and costs $8.99: