With SpaceCraft (MIDI, MPE, AUv3, IAA) you can transform any sound into a playable musical instrument via Granular Synthesis. You can create textures, soundscapes and arpeggiated rhythms from sounds such as your voice, ambient noise or the high quality built-in audio samples.
Tap the 'Input' button (top left) to record audio via your device's microphone or load a file from your device (access* to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Audioshare*** etc.). Experiment with turning everyday sounds into unusual instruments.
Save your creations and corresponding samples via presets. Also, tap the 'rec' button (top right) to record your performance (maximum 20 minutes). This is used in standalone only as the AUv3 host can be used to record the output.
Supports AUv3 and IAA (recommended to use in the effects slot to allow live input audio recording).
* NOT COMPATIBLE with GarageBand as AUv3 (but can be loaded as Inter App Audio (IAA) or via an effects insert in the GarageBand sampler, with no MIDI capability)
** iOS11 and above provides equivalent folder access to the built-in iOS 'Files' app. Note that iOS10 and below has limited access to folders (no Audioshare folder access for iOS10 and below)
*** Access to Audioshare files is done via the iOS files app
The dev is cool, open to feedback and committed to getting all of the potential out of this already amazing app.
Developer Response
Thanks for the review :)
Quite impressed so far, nice work on this one.
Wzrdry
I’ve been using MacPod on my Mac for many years for my granular needs and haven’t found any apps that I liked as much until I downloaded yours. I’ve had an easy time loading in my own sounds using Dropbox. Thanks for making it work on my iPhone and iPad for one price.Very good value at this price. I think that most people who are into granular synthesis are going to like this.
Value and adventure
The Quare Fellow
I have this and iDensity, use this one way more but both are great gran synths. Price is crazy good and interface is fun. Clear, brief instructions.
Crossed the line
Perry Pelican
This latest update crossed the app into stardom. A lot of developers do the minimum to sell an app and instead of making it better they create a new app so they can make more moolah.This guy did the right thing and wants his app to be the best it can be. Thanks a lot Mark. Great app. It is now part of my short list of greatness. Ok who cares about my short list? I do, so show some trust and assume I have good taste. If you do, you will have more fun because my main goal in life is to have fun and try to arrange for others to have fun too. I can’t do much more than be honest about what I think is great. Have fun.
Changes in this version:
- Eliminated error 701 in AUM (note that this was a false error, SC is working fine and the error could be removed by tapping anywhere on the the screen)
- Updated the App Store description regarding compatibility with GarageBand
Changes in previous version:
- Infinite mode: continuous and uninterrupted granularisation of incoming audio in real-time. Grains are processed on the left of the crosshairs to allow practically zero-latency granularisation of incoming audio
- New LFO types: saw, inverted saw, triangle, square, random & smooth random
- Stereo phase: creates stereo effect by delaying left and right channels with respect to each other. Essentially converts mono input to stereo output (and can make stereo samples slightly more stereo)
- Course and fine tuning: allows full control of the pitch of the synthesis to compensate for any pitch discrepancy in the source sample
- Grain attack: allows grains to have slower attack response
- Reverb damping and reverb size controls
- Improved sound quality of DSP
- removed transparent filter as it was causing audio dropouts in some cases (transparent filter will be reintroduced once I can figure out how to fix it)
New Global Settings options:
- Option of Hann grain amplitude envelope (in global settings) giving smoother sound, especially when using higher frequency grains
- Option of Hermite interpolation in DSP algorithms resulting in better quality of lower-pitched grains
- Option of higher quality filter: smoother sounding filter when changing crosshairs
- Option to normalise audio input: automatically sets input audio recorded to maximum peak volume
- Option of transparent vs legacy filter: the transparent filter is a new feature (default) which removes the effect of the filter completely when the crosshairs is at the center. The previous (legacy) filter (slightly duller sounding when crosshairs are in centre) is included in case you want existing projects to sound completely unchanged
- Option to set MPE pitch bend range: select the appropriate setting depending on MPE hardware used (I.e. Seaboard, Linnstrument etc.)
- Optional MPE y-axis scaling multiplier: scales MPE y-axis to cover different range of the sample
- Option to disable channel pressure: disables channel pressure input when using MPE (can be useful for certain types of MIDI hardware)
Version 1.2.2
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Information
Seller
Mark Watt
Size
108.2 MB
Category
Music
Compatibility
Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 9.3 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 9.3 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.