Crystal Synth 2.1.8

Crystal is a comprehensive semi-modular synthesizer renowned for its capacity to generate rich, evolving soundscapes. Traditionally popular as a desktop application, it has now been adapted for iPad and iPhone platforms, offering musicians versatile access to its suite of features.

For additional information and demonstrations of Crystal's capabilities, please visit: http://www.greenoak.com

Features

• Users can explore a wide variety of preset sounds and utilize the 2-octave keypad to trigger notes, enabling the production of evolving, rhythmic, or melodic textures.
• The breed feature allows users to quickly generate new sounds with a single press of a button.
• On the iPad, the synthesizer offers extensive editing tools, providing a highly customizable sound design experience—note that these editing features are exclusive to the iPad platform.
• Crystal integrates both subtractive and FM synthesis methods, expanding its sonic palette.
• The synthesizer provides over 90 modulation parameters, multi-stage envelope editors with graphical interfaces, and precise tempo synchronization for envelopes, LFOs, and delay times.
• Built-in effects include chorus, flanging, comb filtering, and echo, alongside a band splitter for frequency-specific effects processing.
• The inclusion of wave sequencing and granular synthesis further enhances its capabilities, making the application suitable for a broad range of musical styles and experimental sound design.

Available Versions

1. Crystal: The standard version offers sound browsing, note playing, and sound creation utilizing its powerful semi-modular synthesis engine.
2. Crystal XT: Available from the Green Oak Software app store, this version extends functionality with MIDI keyboard input, sound sharing with desktop counterparts and other apps, as well as background audio support for seamless MIDI controller integration.

Additional Notes

It is important to note that while Crystal operates on both iPad and iPhone devices, certain editing screens—including detailed parameter controls—are not accessible when using an iPhone due to screen size limitations. Nevertheless, users on the iPhone can still browse sounds, trigger notes via the keypad, and generate new sounds through the Breed and Design features.