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This software fm synth got left behind. It’s not even compatible with regular dx7 patches. The included patches are so primitive and thoughtless as it is this is a huge disappointment. I expected better to be honest. Show more

Anytime I press a key, it crashes. Wish I could use it. Using iPad Air iOS 15.

This synth relies less on presets and more on design, which is really the way things were supposed to work. With such flexibility it’s more enjoyable creating your own patches. This may be the most tweakable, flexible synth I own. Show more

This synth is so incredibly versatile. I love it. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND. And it’s pretty awesome to be able to tell my friends that I do frequency modulation synthesis.

New GUI is way too small on an iPhone SE. Text is too small to read. Now app is practically unusable.

Bram Bos should be commended for their early embrace of the Auv3 standard. I have most of their products and would give 5-star reviews of all of them if I had t*he time. It’s nice that they offer standalone modes for their apps, but they really come alive when used as Auv3 plugins. That’s especially true for Phasemaker. All parameters can be automated in Cubasis. Powerful! Show more

Look I’m not looking to create my own sounds. I have real hardware for that. I thought this would have at least 500 sounds but it has 100 average sounds.

But can you guys add a transpose and split function please that would be awesome Thanks

I own every product from this developer. I am in support of developers embracing the AUv3 standard, especially when it sounds this good. Lots of consistency and simple, but powerful control options. Lots of constant updates with new features. Highly recommended. Show more

This is exactly the FM synth I was looking for. Beautifully laid out, everything where you'd want it to be. 6 operators with all the buttons and the dials. The touch keyboard response is lightning fast (no lag whatsoever), which is important when playing. The killer feature for me is the AU capability. I was able to bring up Phasemaker inside Garageband as an external instrument, and control everything without having to leave Garageband. It's amazing how close GB has come to a desktop class DAW. It's good to have apps like Phasemaker keep this ecosystem going. Well done. UPDATE: had to knock off a star because the app keeps running a background process chewing up 30% of my battery at all times. There is no way to report this inside the app. Show more

[Update] I'm happily back to dole out the 5th star - 'cause this great app is now universal! Not to mention that you can now easily transfer presets between devices using iMessage, email, airdrop, etc. :) Thanks Bram Bos, you are the best! I love this developer's apps. They are simple, to the point, and effective. They remind me of the Korg Volca line of mini hardware modules. Each does one thing, and does it well. Phasemaker is a really, really well thought out FM synthesizer. FM Synthesis is much more complicated than the subtractive synthesis most of of are used to. It's not easy to learn how to make good patches, but Phasemaker makes it enjoyable. I hate to give it less than 5 stars, but just have to hold back one star out of mild disappointment that there's no iPhone version. One of my favorite things is to noodle away on my phone with Ruismaker and Ruismaker FM. I really hope an iPhone version is in the works! [update 7/18/2017] Brambos does it again. He just released a patch to work around a bug in another developer's host app until they provide their own fix! That's beyond the call of duty! Show more

Synth sounds great and has deep midi, but jams up easily with a lot of midi traffic. I hook it up to an arpeggiator and quickly the polyphony goes up to 25+ and it starts spewing loud digital distortion that wont turn off when I press the panic button. Most synths impose their own limits on polyphony, I don't know why this one doesn't. (Edit: phasemaker does limit itself at 32 voices, but should provide control to lower this limit for old devices) I know I could make sure my notes don't have too much release and limit the notes I send, but I don't want to be live tweaking fm params and have this screw up. I really wanted to use this in my live rig but I can't trust it so it will go unused. Show more

So cheap and sounds great. Very intuitive programming interface for FM synthesis, which up until now has been too daunting for me. Now that I have some time with this it is all making sense. I'll be buying whatever this developer puts out. Show more

Audio Units is making life easier for iOS music producers as the line between mobile music production DAW's and pro desktop DAW's is thinning. I like using Audibus & IAA, but the ease of using AU with it's multiple instances is just so cool. And when a synth sounds this good to boot, that's tall cotton brother. Show more

This is a good sounding versitile app that is AU compliant, easy to use, visually uncluttered and is the type of synth that has many uses for sound design, track creation and can be molded to fit any style. Show more

Just give a few of the presets a listen and the quality of the beautiful sounds is immediately obvious. An excellent implementation of an FM synth with elegant and easy to understand controls and excellent documentation. A new favorite iOS synth of mine along with the exceptional Moog Model 15 and Animoog. Show more

I'm running it on a 9.7" iPad Pro and it works perfectly standalone and as an AU in GarageBand. The sound is really good and programming is about as easy as it's going to get for an FM synth. The UI works well when embedded in a host as an AU. Everything is pretty easy to get to and is usability is very good. Nicely done! Show more

Another great app from this dev. Keep them coming!

Wasted $10 on this buggy crap. Hangs every other minute on some chord and nothing I do gets it to stop except shutting the app off entirely.

First observation is that the plain keyboard takes up half the screen on my iPad unnecessarily, that could be better used for a larger control area and controls. Wasting space for the 'All Active' indicator. On top of that, they've wasted space all around the control section that should be used to spread out and enlarge the controls. Keys could be 1/3 shorter since their length doesn't modulate the note or anything. Needs a key or note hold/ latch feature. Key width should be adjustable. Even though it can make some some unusual sounds, they have no real presence. So far there is nothing here that really excites me like there is with Poison 202, ROTOR, and several others do. Show more