AudioKit Synth One J6 ‘Amazing, Awesome & Free’


AudioKit Pro has released AudioKit Synth One J6, a professional-quality iOS synthesizer that they built as a labor of love.

Here’s what they have to say about it:

“We built Synth One J6 for people who are often left out. Many students and aspiring artists have mobile devices through schools or other programs, but those devices cannot install paid apps. We wanted to change that. With Synth One J6, anyone can explore, learn, and create music right away.

The interface is intuitive and welcoming. Each function has a dedicated slider or knob, making it simple for beginners and deep enough for pros. You’ll find arpeggiators, sequencers, lush reverbs, tape delays, warm choruses, and over 400 inspiring presets created by talented sound designers worldwide.

Built by volunteers who deeply value music education and accessibility, this app ensures everyone, from classrooms to community programs, can start creating music instantly.”


Features:

  • Completely free – nothing to buy
  • 400+ Presets
  • Control it with a MIDI Keyboard, MIDI Learn to map your controls to the app
  • FX: Glorious Reverb based on Sean Costello’s code (Valhalla plugins Plug-ins), Analog Tape Delay, Chorus, Crush, and more.
  • 3 LFOs, over 60+ possible destinations, almost everything can be modulated. LFOs can even modify other LFOs
  • Dual Assignable Touch Pads, manipulate FX in real time
  • Classic Arpeggiator & Vintage Style Step Sequencer
  • ADSR for Amp & Filter Envelopes
  • Works as a Plug-in Instrument in GarageBand and Logic for iPad

AudioKit Synth One J6 is available now as a free download.

They say it’s ‘Amazing, awesome & free’. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments!

Berlin School Jam Features Four Moog Synths, Recorded Live In One Take


Reader Karol Pokojowczyk (Caught In Joy) shared this live Berlin School style synth jam, Shelter in Sound, featuring four Moog synthesizers: the Moog One, Micromoog, Matriarch and Messenger.

Karol Pokojowczyk takes an old-school approach, recording his performances live to reel-to-reel, using a variety of hardware synths.

What Pokojowczyk has to say about Shelter in Sound:

“If the world feels loud lately, this is your shelter.

Shelter in Sound is my most intimate work to date – a live performance on four analog Moog synthesizers, captured directly to reel-to-reel tape spinning just behind me.

It’s a space to drift, to breathe, to feel.

A quiet voyage through sound – intergalactic, yes, but always safe.”

Shelter in Sound is available on Bandcamp. You can preview it below:

Liquid Sky & Erica Synths Dada Noise FX Cube Modular Multi Effect System


The Liquid Sky Dada Noise FX Cube is a portable Eurorack FX system, created in collaboration with Erica Synths.

It features two recordable CV joysticks that can be used to automate the parameters of your choice with expressive gestures.

The multi-effects rack features 12 modules:

  • Erica Synths Pico Input
  • Erica Synths Black BBD
  • Erica Synths Black K Phaser
  • Erica Synths Pico RND
  • Erica Synths Quad VCA 2
  • Erica Synths Output (latest version)
  • Erica Synths Black Stereo Reverb
  • Erica Synths Black Stereo Delay
  • 2x Erica Synths Joystick 2
  • 2x Liquid Sky d-vices passive multiples

All modules are pre-installed in the Liquid Sky DJ Modular Flightcase, complete with a custom-built Liquid Sky power bus and external PSU.

The Dada Noise FX Cube is available made-to-order, priced at $3,371.