Start with finished sounds
Bass, Pad, Lead, Keys, Pluck, Arp, and FX presets are ready from the first launch, so VA-1 feels useful before you touch a single knob.
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VA-1 Synth
Play, sequence, record, and export from one focused virtual-analog instrument for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Version 1.2.0 (Build 5) is available now with stereo WAV capture and MIDI output.
500Factory presets
WAVRecord + export
$24.99One purchase
0Subscriptions
Sound demos
Hear VA-1 in motion
Five short demos captured from VA-1 show the range: melodic leads, warm keys, pulsing patterns, and wide atmospheric patches.
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Why it feels immediate
A synth that gets out of the way
VA-1 is designed around the parts of synthesis that keep ideas moving: a familiar signal path, useful presets, performance-ready MIDI, a fast sequencer, and built-in WAV capture that turns a patch into something you can immediately save or share.
Shape it like a real synth
Two oscillators with independent noise controls, a multi-mode filter, envelopes, an LFO, and effects give the app a familiar subtractive workflow.
Build patterns fast
The step sequencer supports live record and key-mode transpose, making it easy to turn a patch into a playable idea.
Record and export WAV files
Capture VA-1's stereo synth output while you play, or render a sequencer loop with the current preset, tempo, and effects. Preview, save, share, or delete the result.
Route MIDI your way
Choose MIDI inputs and outputs, play external instruments from VA-1's keyboard or sequencer, use MIDI Thru, and map hardware controls with MIDI Learn.
Connect an audio interface
Use a class-compliant USB audio interface and see the active route inside VA-1, with improved recovery when hardware is connected or changed.
Buy it once
No subscription, no ads, no account, and no tracking. VA-1 is built to be a focused instrument, not a service you have to manage.
Made for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
One App Store purchase gives you a portable synth that can move from couch sketches to desktop sessions.
Video demo
Quick start manual
From preset to patch
- Choose a preset category and start with a sound that already has a musical identity.
- Use the oscillators, filter, envelopes, LFO, and effects to shape the patch into your own tone.
- Record or program a sequence, then transpose it from the keyboard to explore new harmonic ideas.
- Capture a performance or export the sequencer loop, then preview, save, or share the stereo WAV.
- Open MIDI routing to choose external inputs and outputs, or connect a class-compliant USB audio interface.
Full user manual
Open the complete VA-1 PDF manual for detailed controls, recording, WAV export, MIDI routing, presets, AUv3, and troubleshooting.
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Release notes
VA-1 1.2.0
Record VA-1's stereo output, export sequencer loops as WAV files, route MIDI to external instruments, and work more reliably with USB audio, AUv3 hosts, dense patches, and changing audio routes.
Current release
VA-1 1.2.0 (build 5) is available now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Stereo WAV capture
- Sequencer-loop WAV export
- MIDI input and output routing
- USB audio interface status
One purchase - three devices
$24.99 USD
VA-1 is live now on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No subscription, no ads, no account, and no tracking. RequiresiOS 26+, iPadOS 26+, macOS 14+.
Best value: the $24.99 bundle adds TEMPO-1 at no extra cost.
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