Daryl Wise has updated Pocket Gospel Sound Pack, available for $19.99 with optional in-app.purchases. The update is FREE to existing users.
What’s new in version 1.0.1:
- ALL NEW: LOOP IMPORT IAP
- NEW – PGSP Loop Import: bring in your own loops and click tracks from the Files app and play them on the grid, right alongside the built-in click tracks
- Imported loops are set up once and stay put – no repeat setup prompts.
- Imported loops now appear inside the AUv3 plug-in too, automatically.
- Loop Player now plays inside the AUv3 plug-in, with full transport: PLAY/STOP FADE, DIM, tempo nudge and TAP TEMPO
- Loop tempo changes keep the original pitch and punch.
- Loop length snaps to the exact musical bar so loops stay locked to the beat,
- PGSP 90’s VERB:
- No more latency penalty: Reverb now works without forcing a larger audio buffer so your selected low-latency setting stays intact.
- MIDI:
- Fixed on-screen keyboard transmitting or MIDI channel 16 instead of channel 1.
- Improved note and sustain recovery after interruptions.
- Fixed stuck notes when repeating keys with sustain held
- Fixed multi-controller conflicts on Mono/Legato sounds.
- Improved sustain pedal polarity handling,
- Program Change now only changes patches when enabled in Settings.
- Keyboard:
- On-screen keys now visually release correctly while sustain is held
- Improved iPhone mixer, keyboard, dialog and Save Preset layouts.
- AUv3 Plug-In:
- Fixed Live MIDI, voice, CPU, memory output, and reverb meters
- Faster, more responsive controls and reverb browsing.
- Added MIDI Learn with host-session saved mappings.
- Fixed the missing per-element Disable Sustain.
- User presets now correctly sync between the app and AUv3 through iCloud,
- Improved plug-in loading messages ano prevented PGSP from loading itself.
- Diaqnostics & Fixes:
- Buffer display now reports the actual active buffer.
- Improved MIDI Health and MIDI Check behavior.
- Fixed notification permission handling
- Various stability improvements.
- AUv3 PLUG-IN
- Fixed plug-in scaling: the panel now stays readable at any host window size. A smaller window shows more of the panel as you resize instead of shrinking everything
- Knob response in the pluq-in issubstantially smoother.
- Removed the fade on buttons. tabs and panels – controls now respond instantly, like the app.
- Element copy and paste now matches the app exactly.
- Fixed factory presets loading with effects switched off (Auto-Pan and Bitcrush),
- Performance View available in the plug-in on iPad.
- Loop Player and Loop Import purchases are handled in the app; the plug-in explains where instead of interrupting your session
- PRESETS & iCLOUD
- Deleting a preset now stays deleted across your devices
- The iPad Preset Manager now shows your own presets only.
- Fixed the missing Disable Sustain setting on Tine Pad W/Lead
For working church musicians and worship keyboardists, the Sunday morning gear setup can easily become a logistical challenge. Transporting heavy synthesizers, rack modules, or tethering a bulky laptop setup to a MIDI controller is a familiar hassle.
Pocket Gospel Sound Pack (PGSP) is a dedicated iOS app for iPhone and iPad designed to put full, production-ready gospel keyboard rigs right into your pocket. Built by a church musician specifically for the dynamic flow of live worship services, PGSP bridges the gap between ultra-portable mobile gear and professional stage performance.
Unlike generic sound apps or bloated mobile synth platforms, PGSP focuses directly on the sounds, routing flexibility, and reliability required during a worship service.
At the heart of PGSP is a flexible 4-Element engine. Rather than restricting you to a single preset, the engine allows you to layer, split, or combine four independent sound elements across your keyboard:
- Per-Element Controls: Custom volume mixing, key range mapping (for splits and layers), dedicated MIDI channels, and individual FX processing per element.
- 128-Voice Intelligent Polyphony: Play lush 10-finger chords with sustained pads and layered strings without voice dropping or audio cutoff.
PGSP comes packed with sound signatures tailored to modern and traditional gospel contexts:
- Expressive Pianos & EPs: Acoustic grands, dynamic tine/reed electric pianos, and bright digital stacks.
- Worship Pads & Strings: Lush, moving textures designed to fill space during prayer, transitions, and altar calls.
- Virtual Analog Synth & Leads: Features custom synthetic leads, including a recreation of classic portamento sine leads and punchy synth brass.
In live worship, latency kills the feel. PGSP features an internal audio processing path running at approximately 2.7 ms ultra-low latency.
- Zero Service Distractions: No forced account sign-ins, no separate in-app registration, and no mandatory internet connection required while playing.
- Seamless Preset Switching: Sound transitions remain smooth and interruption-free while changing presets on the fly.
PGSP operates both as a standalone application and as an AUv3 Instrument inside iOS hosts like AUM, Logic Pro for iPad, or Cubasis.
Even better, PGSP includes its own built-in AUv3 Loader. You can load your favorite 3rd-party iOS AUv3 instruments directly into any of PGSP’s four element slots—allowing you to combine Wise Sound’s native gospel tones with external iOS synths in one unified live workspace.
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