Dinesh Yadav has updated Etherpad, available as a FREE download.
What’s new in version 1.9.1:
- Meet Orelia -struck gold, still singing. Our new handpan voice, where every tap rings on its own.
- Custom Scale – build scales that are yours alone
- Note Attack – Legato, Classic, or Pure: choose how every note begins
Etherpad is an expressive touch-based music synthesis instrument for iPhone, iPad and your Mac Sweep your fingers across the screen to create evolving soundscapes, ambient drones, and generative textures. (AUv3 Support)
Powered by the legendary Csound audio engine, Etherpad turns your device into a portable synthesizer that responds to every touch with rich. organic sound. No music theory required – just touch. listen, and explore.
Etherpad is perfect for :
- Ambient and drone musicians
- Sound designers and experimental composers
- Meditation and relaxation
- Children exploring sound and music
- Live performers and improvisers
- Anyone curious about generative music
Features include:
- Multi-touch synthesis – Each finger controls pitch and timbre independently
- Multiple sound presets – Switch between evolving sounds and textures pad
- Visual feedback – ripples, trails, intensity rings, and column glow respond to every touch
- 9 evolving sounds – from lush pads to Glass Choir, FM Bell. PWM Pad, and Morphwave
- Scales & keys – explore major, minor, pentatonic, blues, whole-tone, Bohlen-Pierce, overtone series, and more
- MIDI 2.0 – per-note expression and full MID support for connected controllers (experimental mode)
- Jam Sessions – Load your favourite tracks to jam and play along with your creative flow
- AUv3 plug-in – play Etherpad inside Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM, and other hosts. with recordable automation
- Low-latency audio – Built on Csound, the industry- standard audio engine
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