Vorta - Feedback Drone Synth

Vorta is a feedback drone synthesizer for iPad.

At its heart is a resonating string fed by a whisper of noise. Nothing happens until you turn up the feedback: then the loop wakes up, the string starts to sing and the sound grows into drones, swells and evolving textures – from deep, slow-moving pads to screaming, cinematic horrorscapes.

HOW IT WORKS
• A Karplus-Strong string sits inside a feedback loop with saturation, filters, reverb and a "body" delay
• FEEDBACK sets how much energy goes back into the loop – the big knob is the instrument
• FREQUENCY tunes the string, BODY changes the length of the resonator
• LOWPASS and HIGHPASS shape which overtones can survive in the loop
• The reverb lives inside the loop, so it changes the timbre, not just the space
• A tape-style echo with repeats that can saturate on purpose, plus a 1/2 switch for instant Doppler warps

PLAY IT YOUR WAY
• Standalone app and AUv3 instrument plugin
• Works in AUv3 hosts such as GarageBand, Logic Pro for iPad and many others
• MIDI notes transpose the string; the drone keeps ringing after you release the key
• Every parameter can be automated by the host
• Landscape and portrait

PRIVACY
Vorta collects no data at all. No accounts, no tracking, no internet connection.

Vorta's sound engine is based on open source code released under the MIT licence. Full credits are inside the app (tap "i").