VOSC Visual Particle Synth 4+
Duncan Holby
Designed for iPad
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- $4.99
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Description
VOSC is best understood as a visual analogue of a traditional sound synthesizer. The medium of synthesis, rather than sound waves, is a vast quantity of on screen particles. By manipulating the size, shape, and frequency of the oscillators, an endless variety of moving patterns and textures can be created.
A primary mechanism at work in VOSC is the phenomenon of visual harmony as explored by the computer graphics pioneer and visual artist John Whitney in the mid 20th century. The oscillators of VOSC operate in accordance with Whitney's principle of differential motion, giving rise to harmonic resonances as their frequencies move across whole ratios.
What’s New
Version 2.0.0
Version 2.0 is a complete app rewrite using a new graphics engine, enabling greater performance and functionality.
New features include:
- New additive and multiplicative blend modes
- New oscillator waveform
- Variable particle size and shape
- Granular color and resolution controls
- Patch thumbnail image previews
- 40 new factory patches
Please note that due to the extent of changes in this major release, patches saved using Version 1 are not compatible with Version 2 and will not be available after updating.
Ratings and Reviews
Lots of potential
Similar to Uzu and Gravilocity without the realtime multitouch performance capability. But I love how this one uses oscillators, frequency, etc. seems more "musical" in a way. Would love to see multitouch implemented so that you could perform with this. I love some of the intricate and emotive designs you can get. Website says that a laptop version is in the works but that was back in 2013.
still losing hours of my life to this app
Of all the particle generating apps I have on my iPad, this one is one that stays when others have to be taken off to open disk space. Even though you can only use two colors at a time and there is not much in the way of direct touch interaction with the fields once set up, I consistently lost many hours over the last three years to tweaking the oscillator parameters that determine everything about this app.
The combinations are practically infinite, and it is surprising how quickly one parameter change will make a sinuous figure coalesce out of absolute noise! And each oscillator can be modulated, so you can set it up and then stare at the screen for hours.
Better than weed. Very very nerdy weed.
The new update is gorgeous.
Completely surprised by the new update. Not a completely new experience but it feels so much richer now. The visuals are cleaner and easier to see with customizable particle colors and background colors. Thank you so much for changing how the presets worked xD. Now we can see previews of the presets and clearly select ‘Read’ or ‘Write’. The interface flows better now and feels even easier to dive in and create mesmerizing visuals. Thanks again for this awesome update.
App Privacy
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Information
- Seller
- Duncan Holby
- Size
- 113.5 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2013-2023 Duncan Holby
- Price
- $4.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.