This is a video preview of the upcoming Naughty Panther DroneStation - a software synth for the iPhone.

It's a 2-oscillator subtractive synthesizer - but it takes an interesting approach to performance.

 NP's Chris Randall explains:

On the left is the four "keys." You can set the note each key will play. The X axis of the keys is volume, and the Y axis (after the initial hit) is pitch. So when you first touch the key, the pitch is selected by the note number, but dragging it up or down will change the pitch accordingly, as you can clearly see in the video.

As you can also make out in the video, the abstract shape in the center gets larger or smaller based upon the volume. The color changes from blueish (at an LFO depth of 0) to sea green (at an LFO depth of Full.) The shapes move based upon the speed of the LFO. In this way, not only do you have a fairly slick display, but you have good visual reference as to where you're at with the settings, should you need it.

Pricing and Availability

DroneStation will retail for $1.99; no date is known yet on when it will be available because it still needs to go through Apple's approval process.

James Lewin
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