Arturia launches the iSEM synth on iPad

Published on 10/10/2013 by Banshee in Avalon, last updated on 10/10/2013

iPad users can now download the iSEM app by Arturia, which is a reproduction of the Oberheim SEM synthesizer.

iSEM reproduces the architecture of the 1974 original synth and can generate a large variety of sounds, including the bass sounds that made SEM famous. Arturia also added its touch with the inclusion of additional features such as a new LFO, an arpeggiator, portamento and more.

The app ships with a more than 500 sound library and if you also own the Arturia SEM V plug-in, you can import and export sounds between the app and the desktop virtual synth.

Main features:

2 oscillators, each with sawtooth waveform and PWM with variable width pulse
LFO with sine wave
12dB/octave multimode filter with low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and notch
2 ADS envelope generators
New LFO
Noise
Sub oscillator
Arpeggiator
Portamento
8 voice polyphonic playability with programmer module that allows each voice to have different settings
HOLD and CHORD modes
Virtual Analog chorus and delay
Full user MIDI mapping of panel controls
Supports WIST sync to other iOS devices
Supports AudioBus and Apple’s Inter-App Audio connectivity (requires iOS7)

The iSEM app is available at the AppStore for $9.99, it requires the iOS 5 and later installed on the iPad 2 and above. You’ll find more info and a video tutorial at www.arturia.com.