iPadLoops’ Jason Donnelly offers his take on the new iSynth software synthesizer for the iPad.

iSynth is a virtual monophonic analog-synthesizer for the iPad, designed and optimized for live performances. (MIDI support is missing in action).

Donnelly notes:

It’s pretty much your basic monophonic dual oscillator synth for the iPad. I did not like how the knobs behaved. They were difficult to control. I also did not like the fact that this synth can not be flipped horizontally.

iSynth is $1.99 in the App Store.

Features:

Dual Oscillator:

• Generating square, triangle, saw tooth and reverse saw tooth waves.
• Octave selector
• Lag processor
• Cross-Fader
• Oscillator fine-tuning
• Oscillator synchronization

LFO Filter:

• Supporting square, triangle, saw tooth and reverse saw tooth waves.
• Filter, vibrato and tremolo modulation

ADSR Volume Envelope Generator:

• Control attack, decay, sustain and release

ADSR Filter Envelope Generator:

• Control attack, decay, sustain and release

Low Pass Filter:

• Frequency cutoff from 10 kHz

Arpeggio Modulr:

• Up to five notes
• Select between up, down, up/down and random playing

Keyboard:

• Switch between 4 octaves

Patches:

• Shiped with default patches
• Save unlimited user defined patches
• Share your patches with others via iTunes filesharing

AirPlay:

• Stream directly from iSynth to any AirPlay compatible device