With its introduction nearly a decade ago, Magellan pushed the boundaries of iOS technology and quickly became one of the platform's most popular synths. Magellan Synthesizer 2 is a new alchemy of pristine sounds, innovative features, and devotion to user friendliness — all while preserving the wicked soul of the original. Cutting-edge synthesis technology, punchier tones, warmer filters, greater modulation options, AUv3, MPE, and brand-new presets: just a few of Magellan's features for a whole new era.
Magellan's beating heart is its three realtime virtual-analog oscillators: with their pulse width and blend parameters, the first two connect to a unique Timbre module to derive many additional waveforms. A special Oscillator Unison stage activates additional "secret" oscillators to supply up to 24 oscillators per voice — perfect for supersaws, or true chorus/flange effects obtained right at the synthesis stage. A fully configurable Maximizer module helps create even bigger stereophonic sounds by activating up to 120 simultaneous oscillators per voice.
A powerful yet intuitive FM module helps shape Magellan's unique hybrid design. With its very own ADSR and variable contour generator (with 3 different envelope shapes), it works as an additional sound source and transforms Magellan 2 into a very capable frequency modulation synthesizer. Combined with other oscillators and modulation features, it generates strong multi-layered textures impossible via subtractive synthesis alone.
Two independent filter banks, 11 different filters, series/parallel selection with variable balance. Completely updated filters incorporate nonlinearities and analog-derived quirks that impart them hefty servings of aural "sugar." The addition of "FAT" controls helps give added gravitas and harmonic content. Dedicated ADSRs (with extra long maxes) feature specially tuned A/B/C contour generators for totally different playing characteristics.
Twin LFOs, modulation envelope, as well as direct control: the backbone of a powerful and versatile modulation system that can take 16 simultaneous targets, each with its own variable amount. Each LFO/Envelope target can be assigned a secondary control (including mappable MIDI, poly aftertouch, CC74 and more) to dynamically vary or even “piggyback” its modulating signal. The inbuilt XY-pad can hit any pair of 140 parameters for realtime control, while the “EZ Velocity” module helps quickly dial in the right touch for amplitude, filters & FM.
Second generation Yonac SPAWN unlocks the power of A.I. to help create countless original presets. Completely reimagining the groundbreaking SPAWN algorithms in the original Magellan, the new SPAWN2 gives you unprecedented control over generating presets. Powered with an Expert mode, three different algorithms, and configurable machine autonomy down to module level, you can produce anything from subtle variations on a theme to wild new sounds with unrivaled “hit rate” — all at the touch of a button.
The new Magellan's ultra-efficient engine and flexible user interface are specially designed so that you can run many Magellans simultaneously in your favorite AUv3 DAW or Mixer. Along with massively featured MIDI I/O (complete with MIDI learn/recall, program changes, et al.), Magellan 2 is also MPE compatible with full polyphonic pitch control. Aftertouch and even CC74 are assignable through the mod matrices — and the new onscreen MagTOUCH MPE controller provides voice-wise expression not only within Magellan, but to other MPE apps/devices and inside compatible DAWs as well.
Lock it in with Magellan's analog-inspired 32 step, 4 track polyphonic step sequencer. Step-wise velocity & gate, key entry, a variety of stepping algorithms, and the swing parameter are just some of the perks. A 16-pattern bank with time-lock feature makes live sequencing different phrases a breeze. But you can also let the machine do that, thanks to a handy timeline editor that lets you add, remove, or reorder patterns. All of this can be saved to file and easily shared.
An important part of Magellan's essence is its powerful yet easy-to-use arpeggiator. A musical as well as rhythmic tool, it offers both live and trigger modes (with a foolproof program buffer). Versatility is ensured through settable step duration, gate, octaving modes, note & octave repeats, swing, as well as 11 stepping algorithms. To make things a little more interesting, Magellan features a unique ChordMaker module: a programmable matrix lets you map each note to a chord with up to four components, so playing a single note will actually sound a full chord.
10 updated, fully-stereo FX benefit from our other field of expertise: audio processing. The units include the Mk III VC-93 compressor specially tuned for synthesizers, a 6-band filter/EQ with 9 different types of filters available in each band, overdrive/distortion, bitcrusher, deeply configurable phaser, flanger, chorus, dual-tap delay, as well as parametric reverb. You can also change the order of the signal flow.
64-bit internal DSP with up to 96kHz native processing; 360+ newly designed factory presets, with a bank specially produced by Sunsine Audio; Ableton Link, a Magellan-to-Magellan 2 patch translator, and YPAT3 preset management with iOS Files support and app audio recorder — these are only a few more of Magellan Synthesizer 2's features.
| Signal Generation |
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| Realtime virtual-analog hybrid subtractive/FM synthesis |
| Innovative synthesis features include Timbre, multiple Unison Stages, complex Modulation routing |
| 3 realtime oscillators + FM module |
| Settable/modable pulsewidth on oscs 1 & 2 |
| Settable/modable blend for "shark" waveform on oscs 1 & 2 |
| Key track/fixed modes on osc 3 |
| Unique Timbre module with Depth & Drift on oscs 1 & 2 |
| Oscillator Unison operator with Detune & Width for supersaw & natural chorus/flange effects |
| Ring modulation |
| Maximizer with up to 5 voices, Depth & Drift for big stereo sounds |
| FM module with settable amount & mix |
| FM "Classic" mode |
| Dedicated FM envelope with contour generator and three custom-tuned envelope shapes |
| Polyphonic or Monophonic operation |
| Legato mode |
| Settable glide with 3 different algorithms |
| Noise generator with fine-tunable tonality |
| Master Pan & Volume |
| "VCA" Envelope with 3 different envelope shapes |
| Filters |
| Two independent filter banks |
| Series or parallel filter operation with settable balance |
| 11 different filter types including low, high and band passes, comb, notch, formant, and more |
| FAT control for varying the "roundness" and harmonic content |
| Frequency, resonance and contour parameters |
| Dedicated ADSR with contour generator in each bank |
| 3 unique envelope shapes |
| Modulation |
| Dual independent LFOs |
| 9 LFO waveforms |
| Tempo syncing |
| Key tracking |
| Settable phase & delay |
| 4 trigger modes |
| Modulation ADSR envelope |
| Direct modulation matrix |
| Each modulating entity has own matrix that can serve four simultaneous targets |
| 16 total simultaneous targets, each with own settable amount |
| Modulation control input for altering or piggybacking the main entity |
| Control (and direct) inputs can include mappable MIDI, mod wheel, key tracking, poly or channel aftertouch, MPE and more |
| EZ-Velocity module for instantly dialing in velocity control for amplitude, filters and FM |
| XY-Pad with a parameter pool of over 140 |
| 4 MIDI-learnable modulation controllers (MOD Ctrls 1 thru 4) available in the matrices |
| Arpeggiator |
| Live mode to step through keyboard state |
| Trigger modes to play configurable note buffer |
| 11 stepping algorithms |
| Note value |
| Gate |
| Swing |
| Note repeats |
| Octaving modes |
| Octave repeats |
| ChordMaker |
| Configurable matrix maps each note to a chord |
| Can change key |
| Factory preset chords & matrices |
| ChordMaker state saved to preset |
| Lock option for preserving ChordMaker state between preset changes |
| Can be driven by arp or sequencer |
| Sequencer |
| 32 step, 4 track polyphonic step sequencer |
| 16 pattern bank cache |
| Pattern sequencer ("Timeline") with add/remove & drag-reorder + loop |
| 6 stepping algorithms |
| Swing |
| Note value |
| Stepwise velocity, gate, and skip |
| Key entry programming mode |
| Timelock for precise live sequencing |
| Pattern copy/paste/clear |
| Save & share sequencer files |
| FX |
| Built-in FX rack with 10 fully stereo effects |
| Configurable signal flow |
| Master FX Send Amount |
| Compressor with threshold, ratio, knee, attack, release and makeup gain, as well as I/O and reduction metering |
| 6-band parametric EQ/filter with 9 different filter types for each band, including shelving, peaking, and "pass" filters |
| Overdrive/distortion with gain & bypassable tone control |
| Bitcrusher |
| Phaser with BPM sync, rate, depth, tone, feedback, width & stereo spread |
| Flanger with BPM sync, rate, depth, regeneration, flange color and stereo spread |
| Chorus with BPM sync, rate, depth and width |
| Stereo Enhancer |
| Dual-tap delay with BPM Sync; channelwise time, feedback, mix pan; channel link |
| Reverb with predelay, room size, time, damping, stereo spread, wet/dry mix, and freeze |
| SPAWN2 |
| Artificial Intelligence based automatic preset generation |
| Create infinitely many new, usable presets at the touch of a button |
| A.I. also generates variations on a selected preset |
| Expert mode lets you specify Variation & Autonomy for each major synth module |
| 3 unique A.I. preset generation algorithms |
| Auto arp programming in any listed scale or at random |
| AUv3, MIDI, MPE & MagTOUCH |
| AUv3 Instrument Plugin: use many instances in your favorite AUv3 host |
| Flexible UI specially designed for AUv3 use |
| MIDI I/O |
| MIDI Polyphonic and Channel Aftertouch |
| MIDI Learn |
| MIDI Map Save/Share |
| Over 360 MIDI-learnable parameters |
| Continuous parameters have configurable MIDI range |
| MIDI program changes |
| MIDI keyboard mapping |
| MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) I/O |
| Configurable MPE voice pitch range |
| MPE Aftertouch assignable via modulation matrices |
| MPE CC74 assignable via modulation matrices |
| MagTOUCH MPE / MIDI controller |
| Vertical axis outputs MPE or MIDI polyphonic aftertouch |
| Horizontal axis for polyphonic pitch control (in MPE mode) |
| MagTOUCH can output MIDI or MPE to other apps/devices, and DAWs (must be MPE compatible when MagTOUCH is used in MPE mode) |
| MagTOUCH: Configurable musical scale and key |
| MagTOUCH: Adjustable poly pitch control snap |
| Virtual velocity |
| Classic keyboard with poly aftertouch |
| External MIDI clock receive (standalone version: AUv3 version receives from host) |
| Presets |
| 360+ factory presets |
| A bank custom produced by Sunsine Audio |
| YPAT3 preset management with iOS Files support |
| Save, organize & share presets |
| Magellan-to-Magellan 2 automatic patch translator |
| Other |
| Universal app & AUv3 plugin: works on iPad and iPhone |
| Native processing at any standard sample rate up to 96kHz |
| 64-bit internal resolution for top notch numeric precision |
| iOS Files support |
| Ableton Link (standalone) |
| Standalone app: Tapedeck for recording, playing, and looping audio |
| Ability to share recordings; ability to import audio files into Tapedeck |
| Audio copy/paste |
| Metronome (standalone) |
| Tap tempo (standalone) |
| Settable A4 |
| Settable pitch wheel range |
| Background audio (standalone) |
| Settable buffer size (standalone) |
