Volt synth is a pretty impressive synth app, and unique in that it features MPE (multidimensional polyphonic expression) support and works with the Roli Seaboard out of the box. In this latest update update Volt goes universal too.
Here’s all that’s new:
- VOLT is now Universal and supports all iPhones starting with the iPhone SE
- Keyboard: next to classic/piano and the mpe/seaboard style layout a a third, string based layout is now available
- Keyboard: added support for scales (string layout only)
- Keyboard: redesigned keys
- Keyboard: now supports velocity (mapped to y axis of a key)
- Keyboard: now supports pressure (on iPhones capable of 3D touch)
- Keyboard: now supports performance mode with larger keys (iPhone only)
- Keyboard: added revamped settings including seaboard style sensitivity sliders for glide, slide, pressure and velocity
- Keyboard: added support for multiple rows
- Keyboard: performance mode with larger keys is not available on iPad as well
- Keyboard: improved playability
- Keyboard: fixed an issue with the MPE keyboard where slide and glide were sent on wrong channels resulting in unexpected MPE behaviour
- Keyboard: fixed key labeling which was offset by one octave
- Keyboard: changed the way bending/glide is handled
- Keyboard: added touch overlays for increased playablility
- LINK: fixed an issue where manual BPM input would be ignored while LINK was active
- ARP: fixed sequencer mode (when latched, you can new enter as many notes as you like, repeats are possible as well)
- ARP: fixed an issue where disabling the arpeggiator would not clear it’s notes
- MIDI: Fixed poly aftertouch
- MIDI: added support for multiple inputs
- MIDI: when playing in unison mode, note priority now defaults to last-note
- MIDI: fixed an issue where MPE would not work properly in combination with note priority in mono/unison patches
- MIDI: added support for multiple input devices and channel
- DSP: Fixed an issue where LFO triangle output would be scaled up in tempo synced mode leading to unexpected behaviour in some cases
- DSP: App no longer crashes if the audio engine fails to start but displays an error message instead.
- DSP: fixed an issue where changing patches could cause audio glitches
- DSP: fixed an issue where FM patches could crash the app in some cases
- DSP: Improved aliasing in FM patches
- DSP: Improved CPU usage
- DSP: Optimized memory footprint
- Presets: Fixed Preset Export
- Presets: Preset Export is now also available in AU mode
- UI: Fixed an issue where some knobs would behave oddly when near their min or max values
- UI: controls such as knobs and sliders now become less sensitive when moving further away from a control while dragging
- UI: controls such as knobs and sliders now use the upper right display for real time readouts
- UI: tweaked 10.5 and 12.9 inch layout
- UI: Keyboard and synth controls now remain accessible while favourites selector is visible
- UI: Standalone version now hides the iOS status-bar and displays it’s own battery indicator instead
Volt synth is now on sale until the 16th of May and is down to $9.99. After the 16th it’ll go up to $19.99