WoodSynth

WoodSynth


Synthesizer


$15.99
3.5for iPhone, iPad and more
8.3
22 Ratings
Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio
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169.8 MB
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Oct 19, 2023
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About WoodSynth

WoodSynth is a synthesizer with 4 independent layers. Each layer is in fact a synthesizer on its own.
Each layer has 3 VCO’s plus a samples or wavetable based source, coming from a file or from recording the audio track.
Up to 16 voices can be set per layer.
Layers can be used in parallel, assigned to a region of the keyboard or used in a sequential mode where the first note(s) on are played by layer 1 and the next note(s) by layer 2 and so on.
This last mode allows to have a different sound per note played (and independent from a keyboard region).
WoodSynth has a polyphonic pitch-bending touch bar which also displays notes received from a keyboard.
Each layer has its own filter and envelope with ADSR per voice, a pitch shifting envelope per VCO, a delay, a basic reverb, a modulator LFO per VCO, 2 general LFO’s and a 16 steps sequencer.
Key tracking can be applied on the ADSR attack and release, on the filter cutoff and on the VCO modulation.


The app can be used stand-alone (device audio input and output) or as a plugin in a DAW.


- IOS plugin type : AUv3 and stand-alone app.

- Has 4 independent synthesizers, each with up to 16 voices.

- Supports MPE and Midi V2.
- Has a polyphonic touch bar with polyphonic pitch bending.

- Velocity, channel pressure, (polyphonic) aftertouch, CC74 can be used to modulate several synth parameters.

- VCO’s have the usual waveforms (sine, saw, square, triangle, pulse and noise) and can be modulated in various ways (FM, AM, Pulse Width, Slew rate)

- Samples can be recorded from the audio input/track or loaded from file (sample files should be in the WoodSynth iCloud folder)

- Wavetables can be loaded from file or converted from loaded or recorded samples.

- Each voice has a 4-pole Moog Lowpass filter with resonance and ADSR envelope.

- An offset can be set in the Filter cutoff for the R channel to create a stereo effect.

- Each voice has a pitch shifting ADSR envelope which can be independently enabled for each VCO.

- Has Key tracking for VCO pan, Filter cutoff, ADSR Envelope Attack and Release.

- Each layer has a delay unit (which can be separately panned) and a basic reverb.

- Each layer has a 16 steps sequencer which can run on multiple voices (poly mode).

- Each layer can set the midi channel and range of receiving midi notes (which allows for up to 4 split keyboard regions).

- Layers can be set in sequential mode : first note(s) played on layer1, next note(s) on layer2, etc.
- Layers have an additional high-pass filter saturation and crush control.

- Synth audio and delay can be panned independently.

- The 2 general LFO’s can have their source from the samples or wavetables (or track input).

- Supports Ableton Link to sync tempo and start-stop.

- Has 4 User Control rotaries which can be freely assigned.

- The User Controls can be controlled by a midi CC which can be set or learned.

- Presets can be stored in iCloud Drive (makes them available on all your devices).
- Supports CV out and Sequencer Midi out.
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.5

Last updated on Oct 19, 2023
Old Versions
Added Midi V2 support :

- Uses the 16 bits velocity in received v2 note-on/off messages.
- Uses the 32 bits values in received v2 CC, Aftertouch, Pressure and Pitch messages.
- Uses the received new v2 “Per note pitch” messages (v1 MPE equivalent).
- Uses the received new v2 RPN (Registered Per Note) 74 messages (MPE equivalent).
- Uses the new v2 note-on attribute type 3 (Pitch 7.9).
- Sends v2 messages (16 bits velocity, 32 bits control values) when Sequencer midi out or Touch bar midi out is on.
- Responds to Midi V2 CI Discovery and Profile Inquiry messages.
- Added Midi v2 button in Advanced to enable v2 or revert to midi v1.
- Added Midi v2 group dropdown (All, 1..16).


Other new features :

- Added (back) “Remove Preset” in presets menu.
- Selected preset now shows checkmarks on all sub folders.
- Added Undo & Redo (press Alt for Redo button in Classic view).
- Added Compare A/B button (toggles between original preset and modified preset).
- Added Octave Up/Down buttons to touch bar.
- Midi out does not send any longer to its own (WoodSynth) destination.
- Sequencer midi out now also sends :

velocity in note-on messages with value set to the step volume.

CC74 message with value of sequencer step param2.

Mod wheel message with value of sequencer step param3.

Pitch wheel message (Osc1 detune, Sequencer sub semitones, …).

correct note values when using Variations, also with Var Glide on.
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Version History
3.5
Oct 19, 2023
Added Midi V2 support :

- Uses the 16 bits velocity in received v2 note-on/off messages.
- Uses the 32 bits values in received v2 CC, Aftertouch, Pressure and Pitch messages.
- Uses the received new v2 “Per note pitch” messages (v1 MPE equivalent).
- Uses the received new v2 RPN (Registered Per Note) 74 messages (MPE equivalent).
- Uses the new v2 note-on attribute type 3 (Pitch 7.9).
- Sends v2 messages (16 bits velocity, 32 bits control values) when Sequencer midi out or Touch bar midi out is on.
- Responds to Midi V2 CI Discovery and Profile Inquiry messages.
- Added Midi v2 button in Advanced to enable v2 or revert to midi v1.
- Added Midi v2 group dropdown (All, 1..16).


Other new features :

- Added (back) “Remove Preset” in presets menu.
- Selected preset now shows checkmarks on all sub folders.
- Added Undo & Redo (press Alt for Redo button in Classic view).
- Added Compare A/B button (toggles between original preset and modified preset).
- Added Octave Up/Down buttons to touch bar.
- Midi out does not send any longer to its own (WoodSynth) destination.
- Sequencer midi out now also sends :

velocity in note-on messages with value set to the step volume.

CC74 message with value of sequencer step param2.

Mod wheel message with value of sequencer step param3.

Pitch wheel message (Osc1 detune, Sequencer sub semitones, …).

correct note values when using Variations, also with Var Glide on.
3.3.6
Jul 6, 2023
Fixed loading (via Browse) of sample and preset files outside the WoodSynth folder on iOS.
3.3.5
Jul 4, 2023
Fixed potential crash when loading sample files and doing sample rate conversion.
Fixed potential crash or hanging when loading presets in AUv3.
3.3
Jun 25, 2023
- Added Sequencer Absolute (ground note) Mode, allows to play melodies without modifying the sequence.
- Added new Sequencer Start/Stop modes : Metronome Start/Stop and DAW Transport Start/Stop.
- Added Samples / WT Fade and Smooth to ML (midi learn).
- Fixed selection in Playlist on iOS.
- Fixed restore of MPE mode after loading.
3.2.1
May 9, 2023
fixed Ableton Link on iOS 14
3.2
Apr 29, 2023
- Added more CV out sources : 
Aux Env, Chan Pressure, Velocity, Mod Wheel, Expression Pedal, CC 74,
Sequencer Par2, Par3, Step Up, Step Down.
- Added Fade control to Sample loop used at start and end of each loop.
- Added Smoothing control to Wavetable source used when moving/modulating the wave number
- Added Anti-Aliasing filter to Samples and Wavetable sources.
- Small UI update in expanded view : removed source panel buttons as all sources have their own panel (which is always visible).
- Added “Load from Presets” to CV panel.

- Fixed bug in multi-point ADSR Release : releasing the last note did re-trigger the release of the other voices.
- Fixed bug in Samples auto gain : was not used on all voices.
- Fixed bug in Wavetables : “Inter Slice” was not working.
- Fixed bug in Random Slice Start in Wavetables.
- Fixed crash bug when resizing window and Wavetable was shown.
- Fixed sizing bug of Source Panel in Classic view.
3.1.7
Apr 13, 2023
- Added slower step times (1/2 bar, 1 bar , … 4 bars) to Sequencer
- CV out now allows to set the output channel (useful when nr out channels > 8)
- Fixed bug in multi-point ADSR Release : releasing the last note did re-trigger the release of the other voices
- Fixed multi-bus out in AUM
- Fixed overload (sometimes no sound) for very low frequency (C1 … ) phase modulation.
- CV out on iOS can now be sent via extra busses (AUM, …)

3.1.4
Mar 24, 2023
- Fixed severe no-audio problem when Phase Modulation (FM) was switched on and oscillator waveform was switched to noise or pulses.
3.1.3
Mar 20, 2023
fixed potential crash at startup
3.1.2
Mar 18, 2023
- Fixed CC74 not working bug when WoodSynth is in MPE mode and PC/CC chan (Adv) was not set to “all”.
- Added some more default CC’s (useful for WoodTroller).
- Added Wavetable Interpolation factors 64 and 128.
3.1
Mar 7, 2023
- Added 115 presets + 39 samples (made by Rosario Gennaro).
- Touch bar pitch shift now follows the notes (used to be the relative horizontal position).
- Wavetable number now displayed in sequencer panel when parameter is set to “Slice Start”.

- Fixed playing of first muted sequencer note after note-on.
- Glide now also works when layer nr voices is set to 1.
- Fixed DAW setting of BPM when loading presets.
- Fixed some parameters not being reset when doing “Reset to Default”
- Loading a preset now stops a running sequencer.
- Fixed User Controls All button state (was not showing the correct state after loading a preset).
- Fixed Legato when number of Voices is set to 1.
- Fixed note priority “layer” when using the Touchbar.
3.0.11
Feb 10, 2023
- Fixed preset restore of Glide Time param (was rounded to integer)
- Fixed preset restore of selected Variation in the sequencer when mode is set to Select.
- Pressure and CC74 frequency modulation, filter U/D , filter Q, Mod Depth (for PulseWidth and Slewrate) are now all MPE compliant ( -> only the note with the same midi chan as the pressure or CC74 midi command is affected).
- Disabled the combination of pressure and CC74 to both control the frequency mod (used to be multiplication -> when one of them was zero, result was zero).
- Aftertouch Sensitivity (Adv Settings) now also applied to CC74.
- Fixed midi handling bug when NOT receiving from DAW (stand-alone , …) for the Osmose keyboard.
- Fixed note gliding in sequencer when mode is set to Global.
3.0.7
Feb 5, 2023
- Fixed Unison note take over.
- Fixed bug in Sequencer for Unison when random notes or random skip was used.
- Increased spread of Unison both in pitch and panning.
- Added more LFO bar fractions (8, 12, 16 , 32 bars)
3.0.5
Jan 30, 2023
- fixed some false preset changed indications
- fixed metronome running in AUv3 instrument
- fixed first step sometimes not played after note-on in sequencer
3.0
Jan 22, 2023
New Sequencer functionality :
- Step “On” or “Skip” probability.
- Random note can now be set per step (was previously on/off for all steps).
- Random note probability per step.
- Random note range can be set per step.
- Ratcheting (repetition of same note in the step) per step.
- 9 ratcheting patterns provided (triplet, 4-sixteenths, 2-eights, etc).
- Different duration per step. (regular step time multiplied or divided by 2,3 or 4).
- Ratcheting probability per step.
- 4 sequence Variations (which can have different values for all step params).
- Variations can be selected manually, randomly or from a Playlist.
- Playlist allows to create 64 steps sequence or can be used for verse, chorus, etc.
- Variation glide for note values and volume : gradual transition between 2 Variations.
- Sub semitone allows for “strange” note values in a Variation glide or for random notes.
- Variation glide between notes can be limited to the selected scale.
- Variation glide and Sub Semitone can be set on/off per step.
- Added Envelope ADSR parameters per step.
- Added more scales to the random note Limit Scales. (Ionian, Minor Harmonic, Acoustic, Lydian, Dorian, Phrygian)

New Sequencer UI :
- New large panel with all 16 steps in 1 row.
- Added per step Mute/Skip button.
- New large Volume fader per step.
- Added on/off/skip Led and playing Led for each step.
- Volume curve can be drawn.
- Added “All Steps” button. (modifying a step parameter is set in all steps).

Smaller improvements and fixes :

- Touch bar lowest center note is now C1 (was C2)
- Floating panels (Sequencer, CV, 3D, Advanced) can be moved around
- Midi Out channel for Sequencer and Touch bar are now global and not part of a preset any longer.
- Delay now has its own Mod LFO (freeing up the general LFO’s).
- Stereo Out delay now only applied on delay and reverb (to avoid destroying center bass notes).
- Resizing the window does not toggle between the classic-expanded view any longer.
- Smaller iPads can now also toggle to the expanded view (overview …).
- Fixed a problem in the Copy Factory Presets (was sometimes duplicating presets).
- Fixed delay and reverb in 3D output.

New Presets (all in the new factory subfolder “sequences”) :

- Creeping
- Electroad
- Lymbo's Echoes
- Mozartificial
- Mystic Candles
- Ratch 22
- The First Day In The Universe
2.7.1
Nov 21, 2022
- fixed a freeze bug in the Preset Browse button in the expanded UI view (iPad11 and iPad12)
2.7
Nov 13, 2022
Added CV (Control Voltage) Out support for modular or hardware synths :

- Up to 8 channels of the audio interface can output a CV.
- The current note (or sequencer note) being played.
- The current note with pitch (pitch wheel, pitch mod, glide, FM mod).
- The current ADSR.
- LFO 1 & 2 (LFO sources can be set to a wavetable yielding non-trivial waveforms !).
- The BPM clock.

The minimum and maximum CV value notes can be set manually or measured to calibrate the note CV values.

AC coupled audio interfaces are supported by outputting a square wave in stead of a DC value.
2.6.1
Sep 18, 2022
- Fixed the Filter Sustain Level (when Filter per Voice is on)
- Re-enabled Ableton Link
2.6
Aug 21, 2022
Added Wavetable (playback) support :

- Wavetable files can be loaded or any sample file or sample recording can be converted to a Wavetable.
- 
Wavetable start position (wave number) can be set and changed/modulated by LFO1, LFO2, note velocity or pressure, note position (key tracking), Expression pedal or Mod Wheel, Aux Envelope, Sequencer, or set to a random number for each new note.

- A new Wavetable display shows an overview (4 waves) and the current wave within the overview.

- The Wavetable can also be used as source for the 2 general LFO’s.

Improved Preset Selection with (system) File selection panel :

- Although this “Browse” panel was already present as item in the Preset dropdown, it now has its own button which makes it always and easily accessible (which was sometimes hard when a preset was selected at the bottom of a long list).

- The (system) File selection panel also allows to rename, delete, copy, move, duplicate and tag a preset file.
The “Add” and “Save” preset also have their own button now (same reason).
- The spacing in the classic Preset dropdown is reduced to display more presets (less scrolling ...).

Added presets : “Riding the Waves” , “Up and Down”, “Caribbean Waves”.
2.5.2
Jul 17, 2022
- Fixed Oscilloscope display in the classic UI view.
- Enabled the new expanded UI view for iPad 11".
2.5.1
Jul 16, 2022
- Fixed UI scaling bug when used as AUv3 (in AUM, etc)
2.5
Jul 14, 2022
- Added new expanded UI view, showing all controls in one window. (large iPads (12.9") only)
- Added “gated” filter ADSR (useful for percussive, plucky sounds, preset Mysterious plucking).
- Added ring modulation between layers (new sounds with different sample files per layer)
- Added Filter Up/Down to LFO1 destination (preset Nervous chase)
- Added Amp Env Sustain level to LFO1 and LFO2 destination (preset Nervous chase)
- Added LFO1 Amplitude Modulation and Filt Up/D to Aux Env destinations
- Fixed : LFO1 Amplitude Mod is now also working for Osc2, Osc3 and the Samples.



Added presets :

- Mysterious plucking (using the gated filter, random sequence, slice start mod)
- Nervous chase (gated filter, filter up/down mod, amp env sustain mod)
- Intergalactic bells (ring mod between layer1 and layer 2)
- Intergalactic rings (ring mod between layer1 and layer 2)
- Simple drum (simple , drum)
- Distorted Clarinet
- 8AM Sequence
- A Cloud Between The Waves
- You Shall Not Pass
2.4.8
Jul 6, 2022
- Fixed a midi input note-on timing issue.
2.4.6
Jun 17, 2022
Bug fixed : changing parameters (not by a preset) of delay, reverb and HP were not applied to the R channel
2.4
Jun 9, 2022
- Added Notch Filter type.
- Added Slice Start modulation to LFO1 and LFO2 (see preset “Dancing on Slice”).
- Added Slice Start to Sequencer PAR2 (see preset “Slicequencer”).
- OSC3 phase modulation now done by the samples (was by OSC1)
- Added velocity to Slice Start.
- Added velocity to Filter Attack time (velocity 100% -> Attack Time = 0)
- Bpm DAW button now default on.

- Fix : touch bar now also working when midi channel set > 0 in layer.
- Fixed velocity and pressure in Filter Up/Down when Filter/Voice is switched off.


Added presets :

- After The Tornado (bass, used live by The Radar Station)
- Dancing on Slice (bass, demo of LFO1 slice start modulation)
- I Moan (bass, used live by The Radar Station)
- POY (Pictures Of You, bass, used live by The Radar Station)
- Slicequencer (bass, demo of Sequencer PAR2 modulating slice start)
- Warm Brass (lead, uses keyboard velocity)
- 4 Seasons, 1 Note (pad, the 4 layer sounds are played by the same note)
- Cinematic Pad (pad, very slow attack, PM modulation)


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Requires iOS 11.4 or later.
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Requires iPadOS 11.4 or later.
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