Synth

A graphical multi-effect wave synthesizer

Synth - Multi-Effect Wave Synthesizer for Android

"Synth" is a graphical multi-touch sound synthesizer that allows users to create and manipulate sound with various effects, a multi-track recorder, and customizable settings. This innovative app features live sound wave visualization, multiple musical scales, and a broad range of waveforms to explore. With support for MIDI input and recording capabilities, users can easily craft experimental music. Designed for both beginners and seasoned sound artists, "Synth" offers an engaging way to generate unique sound experiences on Android devices.
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App stats

Users: 60,296
1
Version: 1.5.1 beta (Last updated: 2016-10-11)
Creation date: 2015-02-20
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Microphone: record audio
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • prevent device from sleeping

Ranking

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Synth Extension (v0.2.4)
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App summary

Synth is a modern multi-touch sound synthesizer with several effects, settings, a multi-track recorder/loop player and a wonderful graphical wave representation. Made for simple and straightaway generation of different kinds of sound and music, especially experimental.

FEATURES:
• multi-touch sound generation pad*
• live graph of the played sound wave + musical scale grid
• 5 different musical scales plus continuous (like a theremin)
• 6 combinable waveforms (sine, triangle, sawtooth, square, noise, string)
• full-featured waveform editor with custom presets and quick links to simple waveforms
• support for USB MIDI input devices (experimental)
• multi-track recorder/loop player (rec, play, pause, stop, reset, loop on/off)
• 3 recorder/loop player sources (generated sound, microphone, file)
• system default multi-band equalizer with presets**
• modular tab interface
• export and save recorded sound to a WAV file
• many more settings

EFFECTS:
• soft envelope effect
• tremolo effect
• vibrato effect
• flanger effect
• chorus effect
• delay effect
• overdrive effect


Permissions:
• read/write storage to save recordings
• internet connection for advertisements and in-app billing
• microphone to record sound from microphone


*maximum touches number may be limited on some devices
**may not be available on some devices

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Good for making music samples
  • Fun to experiment with different sounds
  • Polyphonic capabilities
  • Good overall sound quality
Cons
  • Doesn't remember user settings
  • Latency issues make it hard to use in time with a metronome
  • Limited options for FM synthesis and wave modulation
  • Cannot save recordings
  • Pitch transition in theremin mode is not smooth
Most mentioned
  • User-friendly
  • Good sound quality
  • Wish for better saving options
  • Latency issues
  • Limited modulation options
User reviews
I really like it I made it instrument sounds by just putting like lots of notes of these notes of like a kind of a a sawtooth weighs and then we put it all of them together and I put in 3 notes together and it made in one whole Harmony I was so excited that I would actually can make starts of songs like this and it's so crazy actually good to find start of song Like This you know one of them in tiktok you know that song helicopter helicopter that's the sound and I actually added lots of sawtoot
by David Wycliff, 2022-04-17

Perfectly simple app
by Probreyene, 2022-03-18

There is only one option for FM synthesis and it's a guitar. There's also no sliders for wave modulation. I could make an "Aah" voice sound from triangles on any other synth, but not this one. Other than that, this app was good. It doesn't crash and it does its job.
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