Free Music Software: Audiokit developer Matthew Fetcher has introduced King Of FM, a free software synth for iOS and Mac that’s based on sounds of classic ’80s FM synths, including the Yamaha DX7, DX7II, TX81z, and SY77.
Features:
Based on Multi-sampled recordings of classic presets from original 80s FM synthesizers
Standalone iPhone/iPad app & iOS AUv3 Plugin
Use with a MIDI Keyboard or iOS DAW
Over 200+ Presets and over 10,000+ individual samples
FX: Phaser, Chorus, Reverb, Ping-pong delay, Crush, Stereo Fatten, and more
Over 2+ gigabytes of sounds compressed to under 400 mb
udio recording: record your sounds then export wav files
Use as an iOS Plug-in in hosts like GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Beatmaker 3, and more
Run on your silicon Mac (Standalone version)
Includes full lifetime license for both iPhone, iPad, and Silicon Mac
“We are all volunteers, we do not get paid anything to make this app,” notes Fetcher. “We would be humbled if you checked it out. 100% of any proceeds from other apps go to support the AudioKit open-source project.”
A software reboot of “the industry-defining five-voice polyphonic synth from 1980”
Swedish developer, Softube had emulations of Roland’s SH-101 (Model 82) and Juno-106 (Model 84) and the Minimoog (Model 72), and now they come back with the Model 80.
As with the other plugins, the number on the end of the name indicates the year that the instrument being emulated was released: in this case we’re talking 1980 and the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5.
Softube does not actually namecheck the P5 in its press release, but Model 80’s design makes it pretty clear that this is where the inspiration came from. We are assured that every detail of the synth has been carefully modelled, and all the original presets are also incuded.
The Voice Mod section is also present and correct; the addition of the Invert Voice Mod button gives you some extra modulation envelopes. Other enhancements include Voice Pan Spread, quantise filter cutoff, and velocity and aftertouch modulation.
Model 80 runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats. You can also use five of its modules separately in Softube’s Modular synth. The regular price will be €159, but you can currently purchase Model 80 for the introductory price of $99/€99 through June 2, and there’s also a demo version.
