Getting Started

First Things First

The first time you open AudioKit Synth One, it loads a sound Preset, and you can start playing right away by using the onscreen piano keyboard or a connected device such as a bluetooth piano controller.

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At the very top of Synth One is the Navigation Bar, which offers a few buttons and controls. From left to right the items in the nav bar are:

• AudioKit Synth One — More than just a pretty logotype? Maybe…
• Web — This button launches AudioKitPro.com in your browser.
• ⚂⚃ (Preset Randomizer) — Tap this to randomize the sound Preset. Fun!
• Preset Navigator — Use the ◀︎ ▶︎ arrows to navigate though Presets, or tap the Preset name to choose from the list (Tap again to close).
• Save Tap this button to save any changes you've made to the current Preset.
• Apps Check out our other FREE app! No ads were harmed in the making of this promo.
• Panic — Don't Panic. This button turns off all notes, MIDI and otherwise.
• About — Get more information about AudioKit Synth One. Watch a Video. Leave a Review. See the Code. Leave a Bug Report! Find the Dev Controls/Easter Egg (Tap on AudioKit Synth One at the top).

AudioKit Synth One offers multiple panel views in order to fully customize sound Presets. Every Preset has dozens of parameters which can be adjusted. There are so many settings for each Preset that they simply wouldn't all fit on a single screen. For now, we'll just get started with playing around with various Preset sounds. Later on, we will dive deeper into the deep recesses of every knob, dial, slider and even the secret sauce that makes Synth One so very unique.

The second thing you may want to do is explore the various Synth One sounds, called Presets. Each Preset is organized into Banks which are collections of multiple sounds by our Sound Designers, Producers, and also categorized by characteristics such as: Arp/Seq, Poly, Pad, Lead, Bass, Pluck, etc.

Exploring Sounds, Navigating Presets

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Preset Navigator: At the top center of the screen is the current Preset name, for example: 0: Synthwave 1974. The Preset name is surrounded by ◀︎ left and right ▶︎ arrows. You can tap the arrows to navigate through Presets quickly, or you can tap on the Preset name to open up the Preset Navigation list. To close this list, tap the selected Preset name at the top of the screen (not in the list).

When the Preset Navigation list view is open, you can use your finger to scroll up and down through the list of Presets and tap on a name to load it. You can also Favorite, Edit, Duplicate, or Share each individual Preset (We'll talk about deleting presets later).

To the left of the Preset list is the Bank/Category list — navigate this list and use it to filter Presets by Bank name, Category, or just tap All to show every Preset available to Synth One. The + button here allows you to create your own custom Banks for organizing Presets however you like.

To the right of the Bank/Category and Preset lists is the Preset Detail section, showing Category and Preset Functions. Additional information about the Preset is also shown here, such as performance notes, or who created the Preset.

As a reminder, just tap the Preset name at the top center of the screen to close the Preset List view.

The last thing you might want to know when getting started is how to adjust the volume of Synth One. You can do this with the hardware volume controls of your iPad, or you can tap the Master Volume dial in the main panel, just under the Preset name. Move your finger up to make things louder, and slide down to bring it all down again.

That's it for getting started. Have fun, and if you really like AudioKit Synth One, please spread the love!