By Ruben Lone
Now that Audiobus has announced its newest update, allowing inter-app presets to be saved and recalled, soft and hardware instrument maker Arturia has adopted the new technology for its iSEM mobile synth. Made specifically for iPad, iSEM is an impressive digital reconstruction of Oberheim’s 1974 SEM synthesizer.
Praise for the device’s accurate replication comes from even the most discerning synth players, including Depeche Mode’s Alan Wilder, who is an owner of the original Oberheim instrument.
“Being the owner of the original hardware synth, I can confirm that this virtual app stands up, providing a combination of complete familiarity combined with total stability, versatility, and the welcome addition of plenty of presets, plus extra pages and functions.”
iSEM is one of the first synth apps to support all of the new Audiobus 2 functions. The recalled presets can be shared via email and social networks, making even the tiniest tweaks replicable by other musicians and synth enthusiasts alike.
Download the updated iSEM synth app and the Audiobus 2 app at the iTunes App Store.