Corey Lofthus has updated and price dropped Gradient Synth, now available as a FREE download (previously $4.99) with various optional in-app purchases available.
What’s new in version 1.6.1:
Gradient Svnth is now free to download making it easier for everyone to explore sound and create.
If you’ve supported Gradient Synth before, vour purchase is honored with Lifetime Ownership – and you’ll see a special option to upgrade to Supporter Edition.
- New unlock options:
- Lifetime Ownership unlocks AUv3, MIDI saving presets, and more preset generations. Supporter Edition includes lifetime ownership plus unlimited use of the Preset Generator.
- If you’ve supported Gradient Synth before your purchase is honored with Lifetime Ownership, and you’ll see a special option ta upgrade to Supporter Edition.
- Lifetime Ownership unlocks AUv3, MIDI saving presets, and more preset generations. Supporter Edition includes lifetime ownership plus unlimited use of the Preset Generator.
- Improvements:
- Over 50% CPU performance
improvement. - 15+ new stock presets added.
- Improved AUv3 stabilitv and compatibility, including more reliable loading on older devices and hosts
- Presets and state restore more reliably when reopening the plugin, with safer fallback defaults when host state is unavailable.
- Improved compact AU layout for smaller host windows, including better presets UI and visualizer behavior.
- Smoother MIDI responsiveness in AU and overall stability.
- Hardened purchase and entitlement flow with clearer pending, retry, and restore handling.
- Ready for Apple Intelligence when available.
- Over 50% CPU performance
Discover music creation with Gradient Synth! Create vibrant sounds effortlessly. Ideal for all ages—just tap the gradient and make music today!
Gradient Synth is a gateway to music and sound design.
Gradient Synth is your new favorite synthesizer app for music and sound design. Create music in a fun, unique way and experience sound like never before. Suitable for all ages, our app has been tested by great-grandparents making soothing sounds for their great-grandchildren and by children teaching their parents new features as they play together. You can even play more than one note at a time!
Unleash a variety of sounds, from calm and soothing to exciting and weird. Change the colors to change the tone. Let your creativity flow with Gradient Synth.
Features include:
- Simply tap or press the gradient to start making sound
- Text display: learn the instrument as you play; get feedback on changes and input precise parameters
- Customizable display for personalized setup
- Simple mode: perfect for kids!
- Favorite preset mode: quickly switch between presets
- Visualizer: choose from different modes for an engaging visual experience
- 30 presets to get you started
- Editor for deep customization
- Overtone fader and ADSR envelope control
- Note Editor: change the scale of the gradient
- Polyphony: play up to 4 notes at a time, with a monophonic toggle option
- Drag to re-pitch with toggle option
- Note guide overlay for easy navigation
- Tone animator for dynamic sounds
- Color picker to customize your experience
- User preset: save and name your work
- MIDI compatibility: control with a keyboard or sequencer
- MIDI compatibility: control with a keyboard or sequencer
- Bluetooth MIDI device selector
- Filter MIDI channel input
- AUv3 supprt
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