WaveMapper

The WaveMapper is now available for $19.99 for iPad owners. The application is designed for use in English language. It weighs in at only 32.9 MB to download. The new WaveMapper app version 1.0.0 has been updated on 2014-11-25. For ensuring consistency with the device you should take into account the following app compatibility information: Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later.
Bottom Line: For more information about WaveMapper check developer Wolfgang Palm`s website : http://wolfgangpalm.com/?page_id=774

This is a must have app for anyone who likes wavetable and granular synthesis While it doesn t have true granular synthesis the way you can modulate samples and even convert them to wavetables is extremely cool The converted wavetables can be used in Wavegenerator and Phonem Although there are flaws in this app the fact that this app so so useful and mind blowing for sound synthesis and music production is the reason it desrves five stars Wavegenerator definitely has a more logcal interface and it definitely allows wavetables to be made from scratch However Wavemappper has independent oscillators and the samples alow it to sound more organic and majestic than Wavegenerator I can make a baby s laugh sound like a distorted evil laugh and I can make a toy piano sample sound more eerie and cold                     Great for wavetable and granular fans alike Korg Fan

Musical flexible at most of all AU                     AUv3 Love it realdawei

Get it                     One of the best 1010110010

This synth is excellent and still relevant thanks to important updates like this one                     Breaking THE Rules ZenLizard

Everything that the PPG folks have done on the iPad is nothing short of historic A person like Bob Moog is the creator and inventor of the first wave synths as important as the mini Moog Wolfgang of tools for electronic music that rival MANY hardware synths today and are definitely much more fun to get amazing results I am simply in awe of PPG so when people tease me with so called digital hardware super synths I laugh Cause so far not one has come close to those apps period thanks Wolfgang and company by the way could a hold function with an easy to see dedicated switch be added along the top of the interface instead other than that these are perfect instruments peace Christo                     Still the best digital synth engines in the world Aka monkey dope

This app is incredible Super easy to use interface coupled with intense thick sound If you are looking for a synth engine this thing is immense and simple at the same time Don t pass this one up                     PPG Wave at its finest djAlpad

This would be the synthesizer of my dreams if only I could figure out how to use it The functionality is amazing but the UI is very poorly designed and the user manual doesn t help For example I created a new voice by editing one of the factory presets extensively but when I tried to save it as a new voice the app told me that the bank was full and I had to create a new bank The UI doesn t explain the mental model of the bank manager and the manual only documents the options After wrestling with it for hours I still have no idea how to manage banks and store custom voices Also there s no feedback when changing keyboard octaves or selecting between keyboard edit and play mode If the developers had only used a good UI designer or done some usability testing this would be the best sound design and synthesizer app in the store         Amazingly frustrating vriley

If you are familiar with PPG synthesizers Waldorf Synthesizers then you already know who Wolfgang Palm is what wave synthesis is capable of doing This product is brilliant It is very Intuitive a pleasure to work with The method of interaction is stimulating even for an old veteran synthesist like me I have every intention of using it in my studio this is a must buy for musical explores                     Genius Ipad Application 2 DEUCES

Why there aren t more reviews for this amazing sounding creation from the legendary Wolfgang Palm is beyond me Get it get into it don t be lazy and it will reward you in immeasurable ways Sounds like nothing else but the PPG DNA is there for sure                     Genius Jellycarisbetter

I don t understand why the dev limited every presets bank in 100 presets There is no reason to do that With random button it is very easy to produce lots of presets I always start with an existing preset and tap random until something interesting comes up Very soon a bank could be full and I have to built a new one and copy some presets into the new bank as starters Since Wavemapper only allows to copy one preset one time so if I want to copy 50presets into the new bank I have to copy 50 times and delete 50 times It is really ridiculous What could happen if a bank allows 500 presets I don t think there is any technical difficulty                 Worst presets management E=ME2

So easy to use sounds great Unusual sounds are easy to make drag n drop inferface is great Lots of fun but this is not a toy Fully capable of sounds that will sit nice in a mix                     Great Sound No Effort Laura Z 13

I am using WaveMapper to create soundworlds which it is really incredible at doing These soundworlds are infinitely and deeply noisy though You wouldn t think that WaveMapper would be good for this end of things but it truly is I am continually amazed at what it will allow me to do I never feel limited Only excited You ll see what I mean                     Deep useful invaluable McMugwump

This is the end all Been using it a few days and each use my preset list grows with new and useful sounds It is so easy to become a sound designer and lots of fun too Ez 5 stars plus If you like the entire spectrum of synth sounds and effects this is a must have fits in any musical environment Thanks                     Wow Jaxziel

While far too many synthesizer designers wallow in past glories and comfortably familiar designs Wolfgang Palm continues to look to the future with new ideas approaches and sounds Yes WaveMapper has a famous pedigree and like PPG s previous iOS instrument WaveGenerator it bears some sonic resemblence to PPG s groundbreaking Wave table synthesizers of the 1980s However those instruments were as unusual in their day as WaveMapper is today and for many of the same reasons not least being because they break with the common trend toward analogue subtractive synthesis with its handful of simple waveforms In much the same way so too did Palm s Plex which as my old friend x bruce has noted in his review also informs the design of this new and exciting instrument Plex was largely and unfairly ignored upon release perhaps because it was ahead of its time arriving in an industry clamoring for the Holy Grail of analogue emulation Thankfully today s electronic musicians are interested in new sounds as well as old and WaveMapper can provide exactly that and with little effort or knowledge required of the user That isn t to say that the instrument isn t capable of deep programmability it is Yet even the greenest of neophytes can drag icons around the Mapping screen and achieve interesting results And while it s true that WaveMapper employes many standard subtractive functions like a resonant filter its oscillators are rooted firmly in the digital realm drawing upon an entirely new method of creating and manipulating wavetables Better still you can bring your own samples in and subject them to WaveMapper s many wonders All of the usual parameters you d expect are here too ring modulation LFOs and a whopping thirteen envelope generators plus delay effects and a nifty arpeggiator and MIDI I O too Audiobus is supported as is a full ten minutes of recording time and AudioCopy so you ll be able to move your work around your iPad s other apps Wolfgang Palm may not be as well known as Moog or Buchla but he deserves to be held in equal regard His PPG Waves were astonishing instruments and are beloved by many even today They defined the modern era of sound synthesis even if many people never knew it wavetable synthesis is everywhere though often in a diluted form When it remains true to Palm s original intent it can be very powerful indeed think Microwave Blofeld even Access Virus if you must but when it is taken even further as it has been in WaveMapper it can produce breathtaking results I for one am thrilled to see Mr Palm back in the game and supporting this relatively new platform Hundreds of synths have passed through my hands but few have continued to inspire me like my Wave 2 2 Waveterm combo Doubtlessly WaveMapper will become equally indispensible It s almost ridiculous that you can get this much sonic power for twenty bucks Assuming there s any sense left in the world WaveMapper might just represent the sound of the future                     A Modern Masterpiece Scot Solida

I have just about every synth app This one blows them all away I mean the feature set is ridiculous but OTOH if you just want to play with presets or don t know anything about synthesis it s still the greatest It sounds PHENOMENAL With headphones or speakers plugged in it is astonishing It is also hands down the greatest value of the iOS synths too Some features worth mentioning even though you may have read about them in the description You can load your own samples and use them as waveforms Built in recorder Most synths don t have this or charge extra This is doubly important because you can record yourself playing a patch and then USE THAT RECORDING AS A ROOT A root program is a source in ppg parlance like sawtooth triangle square noise etc Comprehensive midi implementation The best I have used Provides for midi in AND out Most others don t or charge extra Very useful arpeggiator which is more like a sequencer really Envelopes up tha wazoo Much like crystal in this respect Ring modulation very nice filter multiple noise sources with different color distortion or drive Echo and Delay Really really well done and not cheesy or gimmicky like some others These are the worth running other synths through Very nice way of organizing browsing presets Visual and deep COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED HELP SYSTEM not web based so you can use it offline Best keyboard implementation Animoog is prettier but wavemapper is better and offers more control Zero knobs Why would you put knobs on a touchscreen synth Much more useful sliders with gross and fine control I could go on Watching Wolfgang s intro videos pushed me over the edge to purchase an ipad and I can say this app delivered The only criticism I have is the way the modulation routing and envelopes are all on different tabs I think I d prefer an NI absynth type organization where you have one page for all the different envelopes A separate tab for a modulation matrix would also be a bit more intuitive You need this                     Best iOS synth First true 21st century synth G e r e m y

Wolfgang Palm invented wave table synthesis and he s still making waves today with his second iOS synth WaveGenerator was closer to a port of his prior concepts but WaveMapper really takes advantage of the iPad s touch interface to provide an awesome experience Drag around icons representing the 3 oscillators filter amp noise and each takes on the character of the sound source it s covering string instruments voices traditional synt oscillators Great thing about this app is that for someone experienced wave table or subtractive synthesis it provides a ton of depth but it s simultaneously a great instrument for my kids who are just learning the fun of sound design                     Genius John in MA

This is a masterpiece of an app It s sound is rich and complex I put it on par with my other favorite apps Animoog and Alchemy I am glad to see that Poly Presure is recognized and sent I hope to see more soft synths and midi sequencers support it in the future There are a couple of inexpensive poly pressure keyboards CMI X Key and KMI Qu Nexus coming out on the market soon and should work very well with synths that support poly pressure I believe my money was well spent                     Very Nice BobGately

I bought the same developer s first app WaveGenerator WG right away I was impressed by the flexibility but disappointed by the actual sound compared with some of the subtractive synths in the app store e g Sunrizer Animoog Magellan WG seemed harsh and artificial WaveMapper WM is a very different experience it can sound chemically but it can sound organic too I don t know how to account for the difference since some of my favorite WM patches use WG wavetables and the new app can import all of the first app s sounds I haven t given up on WG but to my ear WM is more immediately musical If you are choosing between the two apps try WaveMapper first If you like that WaveGenerator is a logical progression                     More immediately musical than WaveGenerator David Wilson-Okamura

Just when I started thinking there couldn t possibly think there couldn t be another synth out to get on iOS along comes this one I have been looking it over for the past month or so and finally bought it and in the past always bought high rated synths and also have Wavegenerator So I was pretty sure this one would be great other than its high reviews but I am glad I got it It seems like it will bring very great sounds to mine Loving it                     I frisking love this synth NikDrown

It is so cool that one of the great innovators of synthesizers is still at it This is a brilliant and well though out synthesizer that brings a new approach to creating unique new sounds It is easy and fun or mind boggling fun You choose how deep you want to get with this thing Much thanks mr Palm                     Innovation TadbitOmusiC

Top notch synth app Believe it                     5 star analoghaze

Another winning idea from the mind of Wolfgang Palm About a decade ago Steinberg put out a synthesizer designed by Palm called PLEX Which featured icons of waveforms or at least small wavelets that you placed over conceptual ideas This way you were able to use the beginning middle and ending parts of a waveform within the sound of an instrument Now with wave mapper you are able to extend the idea to many parts of the sound in this case things such as tanning volume LFO and a large host of other synthesis techniques and sounds versus wavelets such as used in PLEX Another substantial difference is that instead of having these precast to three sample phases you are able to work with so much more not only of the wavelets but the aforementioned complex mappings of what makes a synthesis structure They aren t kidding when they mentioned that you need no prior symphysis programming experience but your inner geek will be delighted if you are a true synthesist It helps to understand what the wavelets sound like Prior to trying and readily understanding what you are doing in a patch The good news is you are able to easily listen to what they sound like individually in WaveMappers Root Instrument Mapper which is essentially a part of the app that allows you to edit existing or your own what I ve been calling wavelets which are added to an attractive grid and populated with squares called Synthetic Program which define the essence of how the program works Think of it like this The instrument mapper contains the actual wavelengths and are placed upon the synthetic program which describe what the synth does In this way you are able to use many small parts of a waveform and populate that waveform all over a place which describes what to do at a specific time and space It sounds so much harder than it actually is the best way to get your feet wealth is to simply play with the little icons that represent wavelets as I call them and the little board that contains their descriptors What you get are fantastic moving sounds that can go anywhere from pads and fx to beefy basses and emblematic leads I especially like WaveMaker because It allows you to sound like you meaning if you have your own kind of sound you will have no problem being able to replicate it or go far beyond it This is the type of idea within the synthesis community that programmers will love because it enables them to be able to express themselves just the way that analog synths used to back in the 60s and early 70s But really it s more It s in the digital domain and for some that must seem like a terrible thing but it isn t The sounds themselves are very warm when meant to be or as cold as you want them to be That s the choice that you get and that s why WaveMaker isn t just excellent but transcends the boundaries of talent in concept and raises it to brilliance I m not one for hyperbole but with WaveMaker s approach to synthesis it inspires me It gets me thinking about how sound works how to reach boundaries and how to surpass them One of my professors once said regarding traditional methods of orchestration that some composers thought in terms of tonality for discussions sake let s say that means timbre whilst others thought in form again for this discussion sake let s say that would be someone like Bach and his impeccable precision in construction of music form Get even more composers such as Mahler or more contemporary artists such as Barber had a wonderful capability defining momentous segments in already masterfully written music that added gesture or in this discussion s cases we might equate gesture to a synthesizer synthesist s ability to create a sound and or way of playing or even producing moments in time that quite literally take the flow of a song and create that indescribable feel but not in the sense of a person s emotions but rather an intangible something not easily described sensation something like the hook in a commercial song yet far more subtle Or to borrow from a U S Supreme Court Justice asked how to define the what pornography was to which he replied I know it when I see it to which I paraphrase I don t hear the difference in WaveMaker and other synths until I can t identify a sound and then think oh it might be WaveMaker And not many synths chose that road to travel because it is harder to create something that can do what most synths do and go beyond that by making simple and obvious choices to create musical sounds yet heard And that brings us back to WaveMaker The digital synthesizer that sounds like all synthesizers whenever you want them to be The flavor you have never tasted yet seems instantly familiar So much of this synthesizer seems to have the character of oxymoron yet is direct as a straight line if you want it to be Why does WaveMaker appear to be an oxymoron To use another non musical reference while describing WaveMaker s character Using putty to sculpt organic sound It sounds like it would be unintuitive to work with yet the interface is clean and simple to operate In print it might sound very complex to use but in reality workflow is quite simple yet unique visually as it is aurally The price is not inexpensive but it is definitely worth its cost                     Stunning concept stunning execution x_bruce

The title says it all I know it will be fixed though                 Everything but copy paste and audiobus Mic Gee$

Wavemapper is the best sounding most efficient most inspiring synth created to date for the IPad Something tells me that we are going to hear patches from this synth on a lot of recordings for years to come Every moment with this app is a surprising transcendental mediation in sound synthesis                     Hands down the best rhanline

Part of me wants to hide how cool this is so everyone won t use this I ve only spent 5 hours with this and my mind is blown Seriously I m going Pro today My own samples with this engine and interface I can t wait                     Horrible NOT Nicknamepissesmeoff

That s about all I have to say at the moment OMG                     OMG MahkoMan

I honestly must say this is by far so much easier to handle quickly get the sound you want hats off This is a top notch synth with a very big high quality sound hats off                     Thanks Just Thanks Coolwatercorey

This is unbelievably awesome It will take some time to unravel the mysteries of this synth and I wouldn t have it any other way                     Amazing MrNezumi

And happy I did the sounds are beefy I am not acquainted with the schematics of it quite yet but I am inspired by the ease at which new sounds can be generated I can t wait to plug the iPad in my iodock and route this app s outs through my Event 20 20p s Totally Stoked indeed Thanks again Mr Palm                 Got it without hesitation angelo grover