What's New

• Fixes an issue that caused process to get hung when launched as an AudioUnit inside GarageBand on iOS 12.1
• Allows audio output via bluetooth (e.g., bluetooth speakers, etc)
• Various other updates & improvements

App Description

Harness the enormous power of 8 polyphonic synths: meet KASPAR Supersynthesizer! Featuring our cutting edge Multi-Engine Automorphing SuperSynthesis technology, KASPAR is a gigantic machine. A total of 24 oscillators, 8 filters, 8 arps; extensive morphing, automorphing, and layering abilities; a powerful modulation system; poly aftertouch; 2 FX Busses filled with fully stereo Yonac effects — just a few of the amazing features of this behemoth synth!

KASPAR comes with tons of pro features. In addition to extensive MIDI capabilities, Inter-App Audio, and Audiobus, it also works as an Audio Unit plug in. Just fire it up in GarageBand or your favorite DAW for even more KASPAR goodness!

Top Notch Sound Generation

• 8 fully-featured polyphonic synth engines, each with,
— 3 oscillators (24 systemwide total!)
— Over 20 unique waveforms per oscillator
— Special 6-stage ‘dADSHR’ envelopes
— 14 types of filters to choose from
— Dedicated filter envelope
— Arpeggiator with multiple modes
— Chordmaker - easily program & play chords by touching a single key
— Powerful modulation features (see below)

Extensive Modulation

• Each synth has a dedicated mod assign matrix with 6 slots
• 20 mod targets to choose from, including pitch, timbre, filters and more
• Each target can be modulated by a continuous signal, as well as a control signal
• 2 LFOs per synth
• Modulation envelope
• Poly aftertouch
• Velocity, Mod Wheel & Key Tracking

Morphing

• 4 morph groups with onscreen control pad
• Automorphing: simply draw a figure on the pad and KASPAR automatically tracks it
• Modulate the morph using the x- and y-controls
• 6 automorph trigger modes
• 4 automorph looping modes
• Adjustable, beat-syncable pathread & modulation speeds

Layering

• Combine the 8 KASPAR synth engines in infinite ways
• Each synth comes with dedicated volume and panning, as well as FX1 & FX2 send controls
• Conveniently map the synths to regions of the keyboard: great for ‘splitting’ or ‘layering’ multiple synth patches
• Each engine has its own transpose & drift controls, as well as adjustable pitch bending, velocity, and aftertouch ranges

Professional FX

• Two independent FX busses
• Each bus contains 8 state-of-the-art stereo FX specially designed for KASPAR
• Simply drag-and-drop to change FX signal flow
• FX include:
— Analog-modeling compressor
— 6 band parametric EQ with 9 filter options per band
— Stereo chorus with 10 parameters
— Stereo phaser
— Stereo flanger
— Amplifier with 4 virtual circuit types and 4 cabinet types
— Stereo delay with BPM syncing
— Algorithmic reverb with 14 parameters

Professional Features

• Standalone app features Inter-App Audio, Audiobus, and Ableton Link
• Comes packaged with FREE Audio Unit plugin, with native processing at any standard sample rate
• Crystal clear, super high quality audio generation
• Virtual ribbon control with polyphonic aftertouch, as well as classic keyboard
• Virtual KB velocity with adjustable sensitivity
• Extensive MIDI Learn options
• MIDI Maps manager with MIDI CC profile saving
• Over 300 high quality presets, including an exclusive bank by New Wave Presets
• Powerful preset management system: save, share & edit presets

System Requirements

• Recommended for iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad Mini 2, or newer

iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • July 20, 2017 Initial release
  • June 14, 2019 New version 1.1
  • June 14, 2019 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • June 14, 2019 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • June 15, 2019 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • June 15, 2019 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • June 15, 2019 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • June 16, 2019 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • December 24, 2019 Price decrease: $19.99 -> $9.99
  • January 07, 2020 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • October 05, 2020 Price decrease: $19.99 -> $0.99
  • October 07, 2020 Price increase: $0.99 -> $19.99
  • September 23, 2021 Price decrease: $19.99 -> $0.99
  • September 25, 2021 Price increase: $0.99 -> $19.99
  • April 20, 2022 Price decrease: $19.99 -> $0.99
  • April 23, 2022 Price increase: $0.99 -> $19.99
  • June 25, 2022 Price decrease: $19.99 -> $0.99
  • June 26, 2022 Price increase: $0.99 -> $19.99