TECHNEWS IN ASSOCIATION WITH DUB TECHNO BE GOOD TO ME


TAKE a dub style track, some soundscapes and a feedback delay and you’ve got Jonny from Point Blank’s latest production masterpiece.


APP REVIEW


APP NAME : SAS-4AS DEVELOPER : YOICHI IMAZEKI FORMAT : PRICE :


IF ever there was a decent standalone synth app, this little powerhouse packs a punch for its price vs. features specifications. Let’s point out here that this is just a synth, nothing else – no recording, sequencing, sampling capabilities, it exists to create sound with simulated synthesis. This results in a streamlined price and a focus on what makes a synth work so well on this type of device. Plugged into an audio input via your DAW you can have a new instrument for a very favourable price. There are 32 programmable presets with the expected editable parameter settings for oscillation, filters, envelope


IPHONE/IPAD/ITOUCH £1.19


and delay. Only 4 voice polyphony is possible, although this doesn’t really present much of an issue – we’re not looking to use complex chordal patterns, it’s more about the actual sounds. A recent addition to the standard functions is the auto-arpeggiator so you can create your own shifting arpeggio patterns on-the-fly. Developers of premium mobile music apps should take note of useful tools like this for inclusion in their own products.


VERDICT 8/10


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