AlchemDie - Alchemical Synth
An alchemical synthesizer
$4.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Spill the tonic into time, let it decay through the filter. An alchemical synthesizer with generative drones and lush lo-fi textures. Now on iPad and iPhone.
AlchemDie is an alchemical synthesizer — spill the tonic into time, let it decay through the filter.
Inspired by the patch-and-pray spirit of experimental sound boxes, AlchemDie turns a single tonic oscillator into evolving drones, brittle lo-fi echoes and unpredictable textures. It is built to be played by touch and by chance: nudge a knob, trigger a gesture, and let the patch surprise you.
— SOUND ENGINE —
• TONIC oscillator with coarse, fine, interference and modulation depth
• TIME delay with lo-fi BBD/PT2399 character and companding
• DECAY, ABSORB and BLEND to sculpt the feedback path
• FILTER with vactrol-style slew for organic, rubbery sweeps
• ACTIVATION and AGITATION (LFO) for self-playing, generative movement
• Stereo widening and output level
— GESTURE PADS —
Six one-touch gestures to instantly reshape the sound:
CRUMBLE · SURGE · FREEZE · VOID · FLUTTER · BURN
Tap to throw the patch into a new state — perfect for live performance and happy accidents.
— MADE FOR iOS —
• Standalone app and AUv3 plug-in
• Runs inside GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Drambo and any AUv3 host
• Pinch-to-zoom interface, optimised for iPad and iPhone in landscape
• 25 factory presets to get started, plus your own savable patches
• MIDI input: play the tonic pitch from your host or controller
Whether you are scoring, sound-designing, or just chasing strange and beautiful noise, AlchemDie rewards curiosity. Less a synth to program, more an instrument to explore.
What's New in 1.2.0
• MIDI pitch bend (±2 semitones) for expressive, playable pitch.
• 60 factory presets in two banks — Instrument and FX — with "Init" loaded by default.
• Presets now appear as programs in your host's menu (e.g. AUM), always in sync.
• Click-free preset switching and a smoother Time knob — no more pitch stepping.
• Lower CPU and battery use.
• Small UI fixes and refinements.
The developer, Diego Capoccitti, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Diego Capoccitti
- Size
- 17.3 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Diego Capoccitti
