WoodSynth

WoodSynth is a synthesizer with 4 independent layers:

• Each layer is in fact a synthesizer on its own.
• Each layer has 3 VCOs plus a samples 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 LFOs 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.
• MacOS plugin type: AU, AAX, VST and stand-alone app.
• Has 4 independent synthesizers, each with up to 16 voices.
• Supports MPE.
• Has a polyphonic touch bar with polyphonic pitch bending.
• Velocity, channel pressure, (polyphonic) aftertouch, CC74 can be used to modulate several synth parameters.
• VCOs 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).
• 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..
• 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)..
• Has surround and 3D panning (Mac version only).
• The 3D panning can be modulated by several sources like pressure or key tracking, which allows for expressive live panning by the musician using his keyboard.