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Mazetools Soniface Lite

4.47 • 7 Ratings

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SONIFACE LITE The app gives you the basis to try out Grid Synth, Sampler & Rhythm. The Guide explains the basic functions to create soundscapes & melodies. Soniface Lite is without ads or subscription. Every purchase of the full version makes it possible to provide the free Lite app for everybody. SONIFACE LITE VS. PRO VS. LAB While in the Lite version you can modify only one Maze, in the Pro version you can add as many new Mazes as you want. The Lab version for desktop provides up to 3 visual outputs and surround sound arrangement and recording. THE GRID The main synthesizer in Soniface is related to a Grid. Spread across the screen, each line is related to a tone. Grid types differ in the number of tones. Use multitouch to activate the Grid-Synth or tap on the little Maze point which opens the Maze Interface. Additionally the Grid visualizes certain instruments and effects. A MAZE The single point on the screen activates the Grid-Synth and controls the sound and shape of the Grid. The Maze position defines the played tones. Additionally a Maze Interface includes a Sampler and a Rhythm module. For both the Maze position on the screen controls the spatialization. THE GRID-SYNTH: SOUND & SHAPE A simple one-finger tap on the Maze point gives access to the Grid-Synth Sound Interface. The controllers work in relation to the arc and radius. Each can be automated in several ways. The Grid-Synth is related to the Shape interface for the synthesis, Physics for sound & Tunes for sequencing. COLOR & CHORDS The Color interface defines the pitch of the Grid-Synth, the Bass Synth, the Sampler in Melodic Mode and the Granular Harmonizer at once. The ring around the 24 keynotes is a note sequencer. The currently selected notes can be placed as steps into the ring and played in a sequence. SAMPLER: EDITOR, LIBRARY & SEQUENCER The Sampler provides a library of field recordings and instruments, which can be looped by In&Out points and sliced with the Sequencer. By activating the GridSound function a Sample becomes the base wave of the Grid-Synth. SAMPLER: GRANULAR SYNTH Extending the Sampler module the Granular module lets you generate and model new sounds out of samples. Therefore it’s sliced into small audio grains to organically stretch the sound to its endlessness. Involving the Color settings you can harmonize the grains with the Grid-Synth. RHYTHM: SEQUENCING & MODULATION The Rhythm Interface is for drum loops and bass lines. The Drums mode shows three rings for BassDrum, Snare and HiHat. Different quantization options allow to set various rhythms. The sound modulation offers controllers to create a hybrid sound of drum sample and synth. RHYTHM: BASS-MODE, SOUND FX & ENVELOPES By turning on the BassMode button the sequencer switches and bass notes can be placed. The Bass envelopes provide the change of volume, filter and pitch. The effects section provides high- and lowpass, echo, chorus & distortion. HYPERFACE CONTROLLER: GRID-SYNTH, SAMPLER & RHYTHM Play instruments live, loop-record it and change parameters performative by multitouch. The Hyperface can be used for sequencing drum steps, dynamic envelopes, filters curves & audio effects at different sequence speeds. BLUETOOTH & ABLETON LINK Soniface supports playback via Bluetooth devices. Ableton Link can be used for synchronization with other music apps. ABOUT MAZETOOLS Developed by Stephan Kloss since 2011, the apps combine music and technology in artistic practice. Following a musical approach that focuses the process of making sound, many enthusiasts pushed the project with feedback. We look forward to the future and more Mazetools! ECTOPLASTIC LAB Stephan Kloss and Jakob Gruhl met in 1999 as HipHop and electronic music enthusiasts. Since 2013 they have been doing independent research on music, art & technology. The Mazetools development is closely connected to music music projects & sound design, generative art, VR development as well as giving workshops.
What’s New
Hyperface Performance Controller - play & modulate the Grid-Synth, Rhythm, Sampler and Granular Synth live by multitouch Bass/Synth mode for Rhythm Sequencer - create pushing bass lines and futuristic synth tunes Grid-Synth Mode, improved sound generation and UI Additional audio settings for Latency/DSP-Buffersize - set lower for performance or higher for preventing clicking on older devices or with higher workload Extended multitouch effect gestures for Grid-Synth, Sampler & Rhythms LFO Filter effect for Rhythm & Sampler interface Color Sequencer for chord and note sequences User Guide, FAQ and in-app documentation Exchange folder in Files, Ableton Link & Bluetooth IMPROVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS Save and load Play and Mute function Grid-Synth Highpass Filter Tunes Interface with switchable ring count Added Time-Shift function for Rhythm Sequencer Added Sidechain function to Automation Interface Added Quantized steps function for Sampler and Rhythm Improved Envelope functionality Added pitch step buttons for Sampler & Rhythm Improved Sampler library and new samples Note: Currently NO Mic Recording on iOS 12 devices with 1GB RAM
Version 3.033
Version History

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Ratings and Reviews

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4.47
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7 Ratings
  • dysamoria, 20.06.2021
    Impenetrable; crashed while trying to comprehend it
    I had this thing running for maybe five minutes before it just crashed on me. Deleted. iOS 12.x, iPad Pro (12.9” 1st gen)
  • Bear Nipples, 16.06.2020
    AMAZING
    I’m dumb struck.
  • Irvim.94, 04.05.2020
    useless
    I’ve ipad 2017 and it crash only, stop and close automatically
  • TheMayor206, 19.04.2020
    Perfect mix of randomness and control.
    Open this app at your own risk! High probability that you’ll come too an hour later drooling and confused. I will for sure buy the full version bundled with their new app someday, but realistically-I’m not mentally prepared quite yet. Having access to a single maze is a recipe for having way too much damned fun, so I can’t imagine what playing a passel of them would do...Im leaning toward them effortlessly scorching the entirety of my personal relationships, while rendering me unable to communicate in multi-syllabic words for a period of several months after finally attempting to put it down. In all seriousness: while it’s not the kind of app that you’re likely to pull up on a track in Auria, because it’s going to be the best tool for the particular task you’re looking to accomplish, it IS the kind of app that makes you realize how much fun you can have when experiencing the perfect marriage between an iPad and synthesis. This is why I left my hardware samplers and synths behind 10 years ago and never looked back. Best freebie ever! Show more
  • SiXDream Productions, 04.04.2020
    Ordinary? Superordinary? Mazetools!? More like, “Amaze”!
    Incredible app that’s incredibly fun and instantly mesmerizing! The Ambient, Pad-Like, Deep Drone, Morphing, Transforming Musical Sound design capabilities are very vast and vastly very! Admittedly, I just dove in with out really having a full grasp on what it was I was adjusting/tweaking/moving/sliding/drawing...doing. Lol...but... I was diggin the sound and moving soundscapes! Once I took a closer look at all the available options... I slowly began to see.. it is, of course, full of familiar parameters.. and once you make sense of the various options within the colored circles and sub circles.. it is then that you discover, this isn’t simply a mindless sound generating, mood enhancing, environment creating synth/FX tool..But that it is actually a friggin fully functional time machine! I’ve successfully put it to the test, it can & will consume large amounts of time instantaneously! I can’t say I have a complete understanding of it... yet.. lol.. the mystery is intriguing though and imo an enjoyable learning journey. I could easily see it being a bit intimidating at first. Yet, how much so is likely dependent on your knowledge of synthesizers, sequencers, arpeggios etc. But it is well worth a deep dive down the rabbit hole! The work flow will soon enough be decoded. When that “OH ish! I get what’s going on here!” moment strikes, the possibilities really start firing up those creative inclinations.. A great tool to have in your arsenal for sure and/or a fun musical way to pass a few minutes or 3 hours.. wait.. what year is this? 2018 right? I know, I know Hahaha and ha even. Great app!! Thanks for your creation! Show more
  • Matreve, 17.12.2019
    Wow! Truly fascinating!
    This a hidden gem. Can’t believe it has only 2 reviews. I’d lie if I said I figured this app out, part of me doesn’t want to actually. This app can’t described with words. Show more
  • Bleikr, 05.08.2018
    Bleikr Sound Studio Approved
    Studio will be purchasing the full version after our monthly finance meeting. Could you make this (or paid version) AUv3?

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  • Category
  • Age Rating
    4+
  • Price
    Free
  • Size
    291.88 MB
  • Provider
    Ectoplastic
Languages
English
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