VOLT - An Expressive Polysynth For iPad

Features include 8 virtual analog synth voices and multidimensional polyphonic expression   29-Mar-18

Numerical Audio has announced the release of VOLT, which they describe as a polyphonic synthesizer with special focus on expression. This is the story in their own words...

Designed to deliver classic synth sounds from the late 70s and early 80s, VOLT at it's heart is comprised of up to 8 virtual analog synth voices each including one continuously variable wave oscillator, detunable sub, noise source, SEM style filter, advanced LFO, distortion & 2 ADSR envelopes followed by a total of 3 master effect units.

Being centered around expression, VOLT was built with multidimensional polyphonic expression (MPE) in mind and supports all ROLI products as well as other MPE compatible devices out of the box. Great care has been taken to craft a deliberately simple user interface taking design cues from real hardware to create a enjoyable and easy to use experience while providing just the right amount of control to enable a wide variety of timbres and sounds without overwhelming the player. With a factory bank of more than 100 expressive presets grouped in categories ranging from soaring Leads over swelling Pads to rhythmic Sequences, VOLT is a joy to play.    

What's more, VOLT supports the Audio Unit V3 standard making it possible to load multiple instances into any DAW that supports AUv3. In addition, Audiobus 3, Interapp-Audio, USB Audio/MIDI, Bluetooth MIDI and Ableton Link are all supported as well making VOLT a perfect fit for almost any setup.  

Overview:

• 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

Requirements:

• iOS9+
• iPad 4th generation or newer

Pricing and Availability:
VOLT for iPad is available on the Apple AppStore starting March 29th at a discounted price of $8.99 (intro offer, ends April 3rd) and regularly sells for $14.99.

More information:

• Numerical Audio Volt