A12 SYNC BRASSSYNC
The 80s
brass synth,
on your iPad.
Flare is a 6-voice, two-oscillator polysynth for iPhone and iPad with sync and cross-mod, a resonant filter and chorus, and one control for every parameter. Play it on its own or as an AUv3 plugin.
iPhone · iPad · AUv3 · Mac hosts
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Made for the long night.
THE FILMCOMING SOON
Features
Two oscillators. One control per parameter.
Every parameter has its own slider or switch, laid out like the programmer that sat beside the original. Nothing hides behind a menu.
Sound engine
Two DCOs with saw, pulse, square and noise, sync and cross-mod, a mixer with its own envelope, a high-pass and a resonant 24 dB low-pass, and chorus.
- 6 voices
- 2 DCO
- Sync
Performance
Poly, unison and solo key modes, velocity dynamics, aftertouch to vibrato, brilliance or volume, bend and mod wheels, and portamento.
- Poly
- Unison
- Solo
Sounds
32 built-in presets: brass sections, sync leads, cold pads, basses and bells. Import .syx tone banks, mark favourites, rename and export.
- 32 presets
- .syx import
Connect
MIDI on any channel. Receives SysEx tone dumps, sends parameter changes, and works over USB, Bluetooth or network MIDI.
- MIDI
- SysEx
- USB
- Network
Play it your way
Small keys, big keys, or no keys at all.
Pick the on-screen keyboard that suits your hands, or hide it and play from a MIDI keyboard. Velocity, aftertouch, bend and mod wheels come along either way.
Standard
Most of the panel, compact keys.
Medium
A balance of sliders and keys.
Large keys
Room to play chords by touch.
Hidden
Full panel; play from your MIDI keyboard.
Three looks
Three panels. One sound.
Switch the skin any time from the setup menu. The engine and your tones stay exactly the same.
80sDefault
Graphite panel, blue-green display, coloured caps.
Classic
A dark panel with an amber display.
Era
A silver-topped panel with a green display.
Sounds
32 presets built in. Your old banks welcome.
Flare ships with brass sections, sync leads, cold pads, strings, basses and bells. Got tone banks from the original? Import the .syx file and audition every tone with a tap.
FACTORY · PRESET CATEGORIES
- Brass
- Sync leads
- Pads
- Strings
- Bells
- Basses
Import .syx tone banks
Favourite, rename and export your own banks.
AUv3 · MIDI · SysEx
Works with your setup.
Use Flare as a standalone app, or load it as an AUv3 plugin with a compact window in your favourite host, on iPhone, iPad or Mac.
- Standalone app and AUv3 plugin on iPhone and iPad
- Runs in Mac AUv3 hosts too
- MIDI on any channel, from any keyboard
- SysEx tone dumps in, parameter changes out
- Velocity and aftertouch from your keyboard
- Network and USB MIDI
Specs
The full spec sheet.
- Voices
- 6 · poly, unison, solo
- Oscillators
- 2 DCOs: saw, pulse, square, noise
- LFO
- Sine, square, random · delay and rate
- Filter
- High-pass, resonant 24 dB low-pass, 4 env modes
- Envelopes
- 2 × ADSR with key follow
- Effects
- Chorus
- Play modes
- Poly, unison, solo
- Cross-mod
- Sync, x-mod or both
- Expression
- Velocity, aftertouch, bend and mod wheels, portamento
- Keyboard
- On-screen S, M, L or hidden
- Sounds
- 32 presets · .syx import · favourites, rename, export
- MIDI
- Any channel · SysEx in · parameters out · USB, Bluetooth, network
- Formats
- Standalone iPhone and iPad app · AUv3 on iPhone, iPad and Mac hosts
- Looks
- 80s (default), Classic, Era
- Voices
- 6 · poly, unison, solo
- Oscillators
- 2 DCOs: saw, pulse, square, noise
- LFO
- Sine, square, random · delay and rate
- Filter
- High-pass, resonant 24 dB low-pass, 4 env modes
- Envelopes
- 2 × ADSR with key follow
- Effects
- Chorus
- Looks
- 80s (default), Classic, Era
- Play modes
- Poly, unison, solo
- Cross-mod
- Sync, x-mod or both
- Expression
- Velocity, aftertouch, bend and mod wheels, portamento
- Keyboard
- On-screen S, M, L or hidden
- Sounds
- 32 presets · .syx import · favourites, rename, export
- MIDI
- Any channel · SysEx in · parameters out · USB, Bluetooth, network
- Formats
- Standalone iPhone and iPad app · AUv3 on iPhone, iPad and Mac hosts
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Something else on your mind? Check support or write to us at [email protected].
Which devices does Flare run on?
Flare runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 or later, as a standalone app and as an AUv3 plugin. One purchase covers both. The AUv3 also loads in Mac hosts that support AUv3 instruments.
Can I use it as a plugin in my music app?
Yes. Flare is an AUv3 instrument, so it loads in GarageBand, AUM and other AUv3 hosts on iPhone, iPad and Mac. In a small plugin window it switches to a compact panel; make the window bigger to see the full panel.
How do I import .syx tone banks?
Open Presets, tap Import .syx and pick a file. Flare reads classic 80s SysEx tone banks; audition any tone with a tap, then favourite, rename or export it.
Does it work with my MIDI keyboard?
Yes. Connect a class-compliant keyboard over USB, Bluetooth MIDI or network MIDI. Flare responds to velocity, aftertouch, pitch bend and the mod wheel, and you can hide the on-screen keys to give the panel the whole screen.
When is it out, and what will it cost?
Flare is coming to the App Store soon. Leave your email above and we'll tell you on launch day, with the price. It will be one purchase for iPhone and iPad, with the AUv3 plugin included and no in-app purchases or subscriptions.
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