SynthMaster One

I’ve purchased some preset packs in-app, and now the app crashes whenever I use the load random feature. Basically unusable for me since I rely on that feature in apps I use for my sound design work. And yes, clicking through the list manually is an option, but if there’s a load random feature, it should work. Really frustrating because I’ve tried to get a refund on these in-app purchases and was denied. I’ve had issues with in-app purchases in Synthmaster 2 as well, and had to use a refund there while I was troubleshooting (and their customer service wasn’t too helpful either unfortunately). Which means I’ve basically hit my refund cap just trying to deal with in-app purchases all from this developer. I really like Synthmaster One and 2. These apps are easily some of the best synths on this platform. But I can’t really recommend getting any in app purchases through them until they fix these issues. I’ll update my review and rating if these get fixed.

This synth has a fair number of built-in wavetables. However, I bought this synth thinking it would allow me to use a custom wavetable. And while it does have an option to import wavetables... This doesn't mean it'll import that wav file you recorded of another synth, and let you use that as a wavetable. That's what I figured. I figured wrong. Instead, it just closes the import window and says nothing, and nothing happens. I tried again and again. Long story short, you have to give it a very specific audio file, and they aren't really feasible to make by hand. You would need help from software that is specifically designed to create wavetables. Such software does not exist for iPhone, as of the time I'm writing this review. Literally doesn't exist. Some apps exist for iPad, but none for iphone. And since I'm on iphone exclusively, I'm just plain out of luck. There's legit no way for me to create a wavetable that synthmaster one would be willing to import. In trying to recreate a very specific sound from an organ at church. I haven't been able to recreate it with "synth one" by audiokit, so I came here looking for more powerful synth options. But without custom wavetables, this synth isn't a single smidgen better than the open source synth. If you are in iphone, and looking for a synth that more powerful than synth one, this honestly isn't it. Unless you get lucky and one of the built in wavetables is the exact sound you happen to need.

Finally got around to getting this monster of a synth. I love the GUI. It's logical and intuitive, without sacrificing power and versatility. The sound is fantastic. It seems to be scanning mod sources at a very high rate. The oscillators and filters sound terrific. It includes a very capable Mod Matrix, and a powerful arpeggiator. The effects are nice sounding, too. It's rare to see so many strengths in an iOS synth. It seems nothing as been sacrificed. What a beast!! It is a treat to see tuning maps implemented both at a global level and preset level. Only a few to choose from, I'm hoping to load more scala maps (if possible).