Magellan Spec List

SYSTEM

• Dual independent Virtual-Analog simultaneously operational sound synthesis engines
• Analog-Modelling Subtractive/FM Hybrid synthesis
• 32-Bit Floating Point Digital Signal Processing
• 44100 Hz, 32-bit Better-Than-CD quality audio output
• Inter-App Audio & Audiobus support

AUDIO SYNTHESIS (each feature is per synth engine)

• 3 Virtual-Analog Oscillators with selectable waveforms
• Oscillator unison stage with adjustable detune and width, giving up to 12 simultaneous wave generators for super-saw type effects
• Oscillator phase reset and sync
• Realtime PWM Modulation for oscillators 1 & 2
• Depth and Drift settings for oscillators 1 & 2 for additional shaping of waveforms
• FM synthesis module with dedicated blend, ADSR envelope with selectable curve, and adjustable contour
• Oscillator 1->2 ring modulation
• Noise generator with adjustable tone
• VCA ADSR envelope with selectable curve
• Dedicated voice unison stage with settable stereo spread and detune
• Polyphonic, Monophonic, Poly or Mono Legato operation modes
• Adjustable glide
• Synth coupling to allow running both synths by a single control interface
• 20-voice combined key polyphony (8-voice combined for iPad 1)

FILTERS (each feature is per synth engine)

• Two filter banks per synth engine, configurable in series or parallel with signal blending
• Dedicated ADSR envelope for each bank with selectable envelope curve and adjustable contour
• 11 unique filter types available for each bank:
• "Magellan" -24dB Resonant Low Pass
• "Victor" -24dB Resonant Low, High or Band Pass
• "Voyvoda" -12dB Low, High or Band Pass
• Formant, Comb, All-Pass and Notch filters
• True bypass for each filter bank

MODULATION / LFOs (each feature is per synth engine)

• Dual independent LFOs
• 9 waveforms per LFO, including random hard and random soft
• Four freely assignable destinations per LFO
• LFO BPM sync, with 16 note values
• Dedicated amplitude setting for each LFO destination
• 3 phase reset modes
• Adjustable phase and delay
• Frequency tracking

SEQUENCER

• Analog inspired 16/32 step polyphonic sequencer
• 8 track polyphonic output per pattern in 16-step, 4 track poly out in 32-step "link" mode
• Track-wise selection of the target synth engine
• Settable pitch, velocity, gate, or octave per step
• Settable step division for each pattern
• 6 sequence direction algorithms for each pattern
• Pattern bank
• Timelock
• Swing
• Timeline for creating song-length sequences out of patterns
• Import/Export or bounce song files containing sequences or compositions

ARPEGGIATOR

• Dedicated arpeggiator in each synth engine
• 10 arp algorithms
• Settable note value and gate
• Dedicated swing
• 6 octaving modes, as well as settable note and octave repeats
• Trigger or Program/Perform modes

MIDI

• CoreMIDI enabled
• Inter-App Audio MIDI support
• Virtual MIDI enabled, with both vMIDI In and vMIDI Out ports available
• Audio Backgrounding
• Control Magellan using external MIDI controllers or Virtual MIDI apps
• Synth-wise MIDI In channel select
• Synth-wise MIDI Out with settable channel or omni
• MIDI keyboard splitting with selectable split in channel, left/right note out range, learn & invert
• MIDI Out from keyboards, touchpads, arpeggiators, chordmakers or sequencer
• MIDI Learn with over 380 control destinations
• Sustain Pedal support
• Default MIDI CC map, developed from General MIDI Level 2
• Save MIDI CC configurations to file for later use
• Share Magellan MIDI CC maps
• Sync with external MIDI clocks to control the sequencer or arp modules
• WIST integration

EFFECTS

• Comprehensive FX rack with:
• Reverb
• Stereo Delay with BPM sync
• Phaser
• Chorus
• Flanger
• 6-Band parametric EQ with 10 unique filters available for each band
• Virtual-Tube audio compressor
• Waveshaper / Distortion
• Bitcrusher
• Sonic Expander
• Master FX Mix
• Configurable FX Signal Flow

CHORDMAKER

• Dedicated Chordmaker module for each synth
• Create and save chord progressions; play a chord by pressing a single key
• Chord programming matrix
• Factory chord progressions and chord definitions included

PRESETS

• Over 300 factory presets ranging from basses to pads to arpeggios
• Two banks of presets designed by Sunsine Audio
• INIT function, to create presets from scratch
• Export or Import presets and banks via email or iTunes File Sharing
• Create and save unlimited banks and presets
• Preset SPAWN ("Smart Preset Aggregation with Windowed raNdomization"): our proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms allow you to automatically create new presets at the touch of a button

RECORDING, FILES, and SHARING

• Built-in tape deck for recording app audio
• Metronome with optional recording count-in
• Export audio files via email, WiFi, SoundCloud, Audio Copy or Sonoma
• Import audio files via WiFi, Audio Paste or Sonoma

PERFORMANCE & CONTROLS

• Dual Onscreen Keyboards with individual pitch and modulation wheels
• Dual Touch Pad controllers with settable key and scale and individual voice parameterization
• Matrixpad modulation interface with configurable x/y destinations, synth out select, and optional snapback
• Realtime oscilloscope displaying the output signal (iPad 2 and newer)
• Tap tempo
• Built-in CPU usage meter
• On-screen touch velocity sensing with adjustable sensitivity
• Adjustable knob response for making precise adjustments to knob-controlled parameters
• Synth-wise settable A4 reference frequency, semitones and cents
• Synth-wise settable maximum polyphony
• Synth-wise volume and pan
• Synth-wise adjustable pitch wheel bend radius
• Rotary or fader-like operation for knobs
• MIDI controller velocity recognition
• Settable onscreen keyboard key size, and Touch Pad step size
• Note hold
• System panic button

System Requirements

• iPad or iPad Mini
• iOS 5.1 or newer