Description

Bristol version of the famous ARP-2600 "BlueMeanie" semi-modular synthesizer with 3 Oscillator, filter, 2Envelopes, noise, ring-mod, electro-switch, signal processing, FXand fully re-routable using patch cables.

It works on all my handsets however the load may be pushing thelimits. A tablet version of this with modified high res graphicswill follow. You have been warned: this is a little over-the-topfor a phone but seriously good fun.

Integrated sequencing is included for major filter tweaking,output can be recorded to SDcard and to Ringtones, etc.

The app supports X/Y accelerometer for pitch and mod, multitouchand zooming interface facilities. The interface has optionsanalogue style filters and rich oscillators however these willconsume extra CPU cycles. The interface has a floating pianokeyboard under the zoom setting.

Interface zooming can be done either with the trackball(Nexus/HTC have them) or enable multitouch via the menu then tapthe screen with two fingers at the same time - this will zoom theinterface in/out. There is also a floating 'zoom' button in thecorner since gestures are awkward with active interfaces.

Patches are saved on the SD card along with factory sounds,there is an export and import option to exchange patches.

The emulator will, per default, attempt to run with a set ofoptions that will give reasonable quality and the lowest possiblelatency/lag. The quality of the audio can be tuned with the menuoptions however the lowest possible latency for pretty much allAndroid devices is currently 42ms, on my HTC Desire it is 70ms. Ifyou understand what this means then the value might seem quite highbut the app is still a lot of fun.

Tested on HTC Desire/2.2, LG Optimus 2x/2.2, SE Xperia Arc/2.3,Emulator hires. The Arp2600 is one of a family of emulators fromthe same author.

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