Need a quality virtual synth for the iPad?  Look no further.  Yonac has you covered.  Introducing Magellan, which boasts six oscillators, dual filters, a step sequencer, arpeggiators, and more.

This comprehensive synth is capable of producing some great sounds.  Effects include: Reverb, Stereo Delay, Phaser, Flanger, Distortion, Chorus, Bitcrusher, and an Expander.  Extensive MIDI and exporting capabilities make Magellan extremely accessible.

Playing complex chord progressions on the iPad is not always the easiest task.  In many cases it’s nearly impossible.  However, the on-board Chord Maker allows you to create chord progressions that can then be triggered with one finger.  You can your save progression presets so they can be accessed at a later date as well.

If you’re looking for a new synth to add to your arsenal, then Magellan is definitely worth looking into.

NLog Synth Pro is a virtual synthesizer for your iPad.  Its most noted for its quality sound bank and flexibility.  With 224 presets, core MIDI support, virtual MIDI, and WIST compatibility, this app is a strong contender for Korg’s IMS-20.  Four oscillators with twenty waveforms give you extensive sound editing and design capabilities.  Add that to a long list of effects like frequency modulation, ring modulation, filters, LFO’s, envelopes, chorus, flanger, distortion, reverb, EQ, and you have a powerful virtual synthesizer at your finger tips.

Full MIDI control allows you to implement pitch bend, velocity control, mod wheel, a sustain pedal and more.  Export sound patches and recordings via iTunes.  WIST compatibility allows you to synchronize with popular Korg apps and NLog Synth Pro has AKAI support as well (SynthStation25).

This virtual synth is a great app with a lot to offer.  The $15 price tag might seem a bit steep, but if you’re looking to make professional use of your iPad, NLog Synth Pro is an app you’ll want to own.

VirSyn Addictive Synth is a wavetable synthesizer with extensive sound shaping capabilities.  Its six oscillator engine can be tweaked and morphed through LFO’s, envelopes, and filters to create some impressive sounds – anything from squelching leads to atmospherics.

To get the most out of this app you will need to hook up a MIDI keyboard via the iPad Camera Connection Kit.  The on-screen keyboard responds to touch well, but is small, so a MIDI keyboard makes a big difference.  If the sound design aspect of Addictive Synth seems a bit intimidating it also comes with 128 sound presets and 32 arpeggio presets to get you going.  All of these presets sounds are tweak-able as well.

The arpeggiator works great and is easy to manipulate.  Achieving good results is easy with the 32 step sequencer and its stock presets.   It’s also nice that you can save and share your presets with other people.

This is a solid app for the iPad.  It makes use of vital functions like audio pasteboard for exchange with other apps, allows you to export loops as audio or MIDI files, and preset sharing is done thru iTunes.  If you’re an electronic producer looking for a music app that delivers a nice sound then you can’t go wrong with Addictive Synth.  At $9.99 it’s well worth considering.