Published by Audio Damage, Inc. on 2022-11-20
What is Quanta Granular Synth? Quanta is a granular synthesizer app for iOS11+ available in both standalone and AudioUnit V3 formats. It is compatible with the full version of Quanta for macOS and Windows. The app can load various sample formats and has a grain engine that allows up to 100 simultaneous grains per voice. It also has a sidecar oscillator, noise source, dual multi-mode filters, flexible envelope generator, flexible low-frequency oscillator, sample and hold, modulation matrix, tuning tables, MPE, per-instance settings, factory presets, and cross-platform preset format. The app's GUI is fully resizable and resolution-agnostic.
1. Quanta utilizes a per-instance customization method: set MPE mode, aftertouch smoothing, pitch bend range override, tuning table, and global tuning offset for each instance in your AUv3 host.
2. Up to 100 simultaneous grains per voice, of up to 1 second long, with control over grain rate, pitch, direction, shape, length, panning, source position, and level.
3. Continuously variable wave shape, with pulse width modulation, and independent control over pitch (separate from grain engine.) Can be injected directly into grain engine.
4. Quanta utilizes an XML-based preset manager, and stores the sample within the preset for easy asset management.
5. Quanta for iPad is fully compatible with the full version of Quanta for macOS and Windows; visit audiodamage.com for a PDF manual, audio samples, and video demonstrations.
6. Quanta will work on any iPad that can run iOS 11, but keep in mind that it is a feature-heavy desktop quality synthesizer, and would prefer a 2017/2018 iPad, or an iPad Pro.
7. Work between multiple systems without troubles, make a preset on your desktop machine and paste it to the iOS version with Handoff or vice-versa, easily share your creations with your friends, or make a preset bundle to sell, no asset management required.
8. Quanta comes with a substantial collection of factory content, including Designer Presets from Marcus Fisher, Joseph Fraioli, Chris Carter, and Richard Devine.
9. The pair of FLFOs utilize four controls (phase, shape, skew, and warp) to access a virtually limitless palette of waveforms, and feature host tempo sync and retrigger.
10. The four FEGs are arbitrary function generators, with up to 99 steps, curve and step level control, arbitrary loop points, and host tempo sync.
11. Quanta can load AIFF, WAV, Broadcast WAV, FLAC, MP3, and Ogg in any sample rate, bit depth, and channel configuration.
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- Multi-format sample loader
- Grain engine with up to 100 simultaneous grains per voice
- Sidecar oscillator with continuously variable wave shape and independent control over pitch
- Noise source with tonal characteristics control
- Dual multi-mode filters in serial or parallel modes
- Flexible envelope generator (FEG) x 4 with arbitrary function generators and host tempo sync
- Flexible low-frequency oscillator (FLFO) x 2 with virtually limitless palette of waveforms and host tempo sync
- Sample and hold mod source that can sample noise or any other mod sources
- Modulation matrix with quick-access bi-polar modulation matrix
- Tuning tables and global tuning offset with open-source and easy-to-use TUN file format
- MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) support
- Per-instance settings customization method
- Factory presets from various designers
- Cross-platform preset format with XML-based preset manager
- Fully resizable retina GUI that is resolution-agnostic
- Provides a lot of control and options for getting the most out of your samples
- Ability to import samples from the Files app within Quanta is great
- Unique feature of creating complex envelopes to shape your sounds
- Comes with lots of well-designed presets
- Can set the number of voices to minimize the DSP needed to create your music
- Automating the exposed AU parameters adds more flavor to the mix
- Unique and fun to play with
- Slow on older devices like iPad mini 2
- May have issues when running multiple iOS music apps simultaneously
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