VOSC Visual Particle Synth 4+
Duncan Holby
Designed for iPad
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- £4.99
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Description
VOSC is best understood as a visual analogue of a traditional sound synthesizer. The medium of synthesis, rather than sound waves, is a vast quantity of on screen particles. By manipulating the size, shape, and frequency of the oscillators, an endless variety of moving patterns and textures can be created.
A primary mechanism at work in VOSC is the phenomenon of visual harmony as explored by the computer graphics pioneer and visual artist John Whitney in the mid 20th century. The oscillators of VOSC operate in accordance with Whitney's principle of differential motion, giving rise to harmonic resonances as their frequencies move across whole ratios.
What’s New
Version 2.0.0
Version 2.0 is a complete app rewrite using a new graphics engine, enabling greater performance and functionality.
New features include:
- New additive and multiplicative blend modes
- New oscillator waveform
- Variable particle size and shape
- Granular color and resolution controls
- Patch thumbnail image previews
- 40 new factory patches
Please note that due to the extent of changes in this major release, patches saved using Version 1 are not compatible with Version 2 and will not be available after updating.
Ratings and Reviews
Music for the eyes
I know my way around my Moogs and semi-modular synth gear, so it was intriguing to find this, and a real surprise to find how well it works! Like sound, interesting things can happen when you have multiple oscillators producing waves which modulate each other.
And like analog synths, this app uses science to produce art: I have wandered through bubbling lightscapes which, with a slight change in a parameter or two morph into impossible wireframe models, or blazing psychedelic plasma.
There is huge potential to follow synth architecture: choosing which oscillator modulates which would be interesting. So would the ability to limit frequencies to a harmonious intervals - like all sliders on the touch screen, it is hard not to have the value jump when your finger leaves the screen.
If the developers were feeling really brave, having the oscillators and modulators respond to MIDI would be glorious, as the visuals could then be linked to music apps, hardware synths, and you’d have a professional visualisation tool.
Video capture would have also made this a 5 star app.
very interesting app
Great app to explore a form of particle cymatics.. would be interesting if the oscillators created a sound! Create some fantastic outcomes. Particle size may have been a fun variant and other modulation parameters...although to just jump in is good. Video capture may be nice... great little app though!
Interesting app but needs work to make it great
This app is interesting with top notch graphics, but not having video capture reduces it’s usefulness greatly , now if the dev could add a way for the app to respond to audio or midi , it would make this a must buy for anyone looking to make synthetic images for video
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Information
- Provider
- Duncan Holby
- Size
- 113.5 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 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.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2013-2023 Duncan Holby
- Price
- £4.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.