Thursday 5 October 2017

LayR - massive synth for iOS, touches new sonic territories with the last update!

LayR by Living Memory Software.

New features added with this last update (info directly from the appstore).Version 1.0.7

  • 200+ new INSTRUMENT presets from Brice.
  • A brand new Wave Folding distortion effect inserted between the 2 filters.
  • ( Wave Folder is only active when Filter 2 has input from Filter 1 )
  • A new performance bank with a few Wave Folder demo presets.
  • New MIDI activity indicators added to Instrument views.
  • (The arrows on the MIDI transpose control now flash when MIDI is received.)
  • New Voice Activity indicators added to all Mixer Strips.
  • (Blue lights indicate voices are active for the Instrument or Layer.)
  • Added Mod and Pitch Bend controls to the keyboard.
  • Added a “dark mode” for the keyboard:
  • (The dark option can be set in the key edit view.)
  • Added an “Initialise” button in the Load Preset views.
  • (Resets instrument or performance to default settings.)
  • Added an “Add Layer” button to Layer Strips in Performance view.
  • Tapping on the host button in IAA transport now switches directly to the host app.
  • In some IAA hosts LayR will now appear in it’s own “Living Memory” category.
  • Added copy & paste filter1 to filter2 and vice-versa in the layer clipboards.
  • (To access clipboard on iPad, long-press on the editor background).
  • Instrument & Layer: Increased transpose limit from 36 to 72.
  • Renamed LayR’s main mix output to “LayR Main Stereo”.
  • Fixed: Instrument MIDI bank number incorrectly reset after loading an instrument.
  • Fixed: Tapping on the keyboard MIDI channel to enter channel number.

 

App Store Link:  LayR - Multi Timbral Synthesizer

Description

LayR is a massively polyphonic, multi-timbral synthesizer for iPad and iPhone, optimized for modern 64 bit devices delivering up to 256 voices of rich, multi-layered and textured sounds.

LayR's primary sounds are called Performances: a Performance is a set of Instruments where each instrument is a set of Layers and each Layer is a complete synthesizer. A performance can consist of over 100 instruments each with it’s own MIDI channel and crossfading keyboard span. Voices are assigned to each layer in each instrument until the audio engine runs out of available voices. This means that with normal playing technique it is possible to create extremely complex texture on each note or even to have a single insane monophonic instrument equivalent to 100 synths all playing at once!


Every Layer has a dual oscillator which can morph with modulation between two shapes and phase states, two rich and warm state variable filters and a mixer to blend the oscillator with filters in any serial/parallel combination. For modulation (Frequency, Amplitude and Phase) there are two aux oscillators ranging from DC to audio frequency switchable to optionally follow keyboard pitch and restart phase when a note is started. 2 loopable ADSR envelopes ranging from fractions of a millisecond to 100 seconds, a volume level ADSR and a random level generator with a smoothing filter. With stereo delay, reverb and EQ on the output section LayR excels at not only emulating normal analog synth sounds but also at creating ambient textures with extremely long evolution cycles. 


Focused at keyboard players looking for a mobile synth that can be reliably used live on stage it is equally at home in the studio. LayR is provided with an extensive selection of usable instrument and performance presets which can be loaded using MIDI bank select and program change messages in the same manner as hardware synths. There is also an 8 channel arpeggiator with a 16 step event sequencer for creating exciting polyrhythmic patterns. Full IAA and Audiobus compatibility means LayR can be used with hosts and other music apps on iOS.


FEATURES
- Optimised 32 bit Audio Engine.
- Up to 128 Voices ( 256 on iPad Pro ).
- Multi-Timbral with 8 individual stereo instrument outputs + full mix output.
- Multi Channel Arpeggiator with 16 step event sequencer.
- Stereo Delay, Reverb and EQ on output section.
- Ranged MIDI control for all parameters.
- AudioBus and Inter-App Audio compatible.
- Performance and Program preset import & export via iTunes.
- Performance and Program preset sharing via iCloud Drive.
- Built-in Help

 

LayR is tested as thoroughly as possible and we hope there are no bugs left! If you do find one, rather than writing a negative review because of it, please report it to us either on our forum or by contacting support from our website. We hate bugs too and we're always ready to stamp them out quickly!
www.livingmemorysoftware.com

No comments: