🏷️ About: iVCS3 Official EMS VCS3 emulator The VCS3 was created in 1969 by Peter Zinovieff's EMS company. The electronics were largely designed by David Cockerell and the machine's distinctive visual appearance was the work of electronic composer Tristram Cary.
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After several updates it has become impossible to select any presets. All purchases are now inaccessible!!!
Just blank pages when navigating to a set pf presets.
Same problem iOS 16 & 17.
First, I love the sound of this synth! It is nostalgic while remaining useful. That said, I have some issues using it as an AUv3 plugin in Cubasis 2. No presets show up and there are no controls beyond a scant few. All I am left with is a never ending tone that can be selected by Cubasis’ keyboard. I hope there is a fix for this or one is in the works. As of now, I cannot use it as an AUv3 which was what I purchased it for. If this gets fixed, instant 5 star synth.
The thing I love most about this synth is that it takes me back in time, when most “electronic” music was made with a tape recorder and a razor blade for editing. The VCS3 arose about the same time as the original minimoog and the ARP2600. All were out of reach for financial reasons at that time. Now I have two out of three to experiment with sounds as I see fit. The this app has been the best source for the arcane sounds I like the most.
It’s going on 2 years of use and this is still my favorite synth app.
My favorite iOS synth just got even better - thanks Ape for migrating this to full AUv3! Awesome!!
The closest you’ll get to a real one for way cheaper .
It’s been a go to since day one!! Thank you so much!
I like it .the interface is cool . it has a uniqueness from other apps .
Please make available on all Apple Silicon.
Would LOVE to use this on a desktop or laptop!
ApeSoft is keeps giving back to this already get Synth App.
Thank You.
This is still one of the best ios music apps. I just had to write a review to give props to Apesoft for adding AUv3 support and pinch zoom in v3. Thank you!
I can't believe nobody else has reviewed iVCS3 yet. It easily makes the top five best synth apps for iOS. I have most of them. This is easily as interesting as anything moog is putting out if not more so. There is a lot of variety and programmability and its well worth the price in my opinion. I have not yet encountered any bugs but will report if I do.
Having grown up and Arps and Moogs this machine is in a class by itself. The add on mods and other modern enhancements takes it to a whole new level. The JEC PF sounds are a blast.
iVCS3 is a showcase of technical sound wizardry. There is so much going on with this synth it can be a bit overwhelming to program at first, but well worth the effort to learn. Welcome to the machine.
Being a lifelong pink floyd and Richard Wright fanatic,this is the closest most will come to obtaining an instrument that Richard used. The sound is amazing and it works great. Took years to write this review lol but well deserved!
Title says it all. Makes wanna mill some nice spruce sides to affix to my iPad. This really,to me, makes any and every reason to own iPads. Really sounds monstrous through some choice plug ins via AUM then into a good P A. Thanks for the killer app and let’s get going on the CS-80 emulator!
Holy wow. This is a gorgeous emulator of a weird and wonderful synthesizer. I discovered this while browsing through the Trunk Records online catalogue, and now it’s my favorite app by a lot. Made with love by and for music nerds.
Truly is my favorite iOS synth, with the exception that the UI is super confusing. I know its a faithful recreation of the synth its modeled after, but I’d still like to see a few “modern” improvements to the UI/UX. Overall tho a 5 star synth for what the amazing sounds it can make.
Highly recommend!
I love iVCS3 not only does it have all the components of the VCS; it’s beautifully laid out. There are not many synths that allow external inputs and user supplied samples including the ability to record them directly, as nd sequencer. I wish it were also available as a native mac app. I’d buy it in a heartbeat!
So much fun and it sounds sooooo good.
iVCS3 is very safe to use.
JustUseApp Safety Score for iVCS3 is 49/100.
This assessment is based on our NLP analysis of 205 user reviews.
Combined with the app store average rating of 4.9/5.
iVCS3 looks authentic and legitimate.
Our NLP models processed user feedback to estimate legitimacy. JustUseApp Legitimacy Score for iVCS3 is 49/100 .
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**Pricing data is based on average subscription prices reported by Justuseapp.com users..
| Pricing Plans | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|
| Red Sky Lullaby - 180 Presets | $0.00 |
| RUMBLE | $0.00 |
| Singe Difficile by RUST(i)K | $0.00 |
| JEC 2018 Iconic PinkFloyd | $0.00 |
| OLD GRIT - COLLECTION | $0.00 |
| Essential EMS Modifications | $6.99 |
| JEC EMS-50 | $0.00 |
| LALA - Sonic Pleasures | $3.99 |
| JEC Mega Bank | $4.99 |
| SINAPSYA - Under The Dust | $2.99 |
The VCS3 has three oscillators (in reality, the first 2 oscillators are normal oscillators and the 3rd an LFO or Low Frequency Oscillator), a noise generator, two input amplifiers, a ring modulator, a 18dB/octave (pre-1974) or 24dB/octave (after 1974) voltage controlled low pass filter (VCF), a trapezoid envelope generator, joy-stick controller, voltage controlled spring reverb unit and 2 stereo output amplifiers.
The VCS3 was quite popular among progressive rock bands and was used on recordings by The Alan Parsons Project, Jean Michel Jarre, Hawkwind, Brian Eno (with Roxy Music), King Crimson, The Who, Gong, and Pink Floyd, among many others.
Well-known examples of its use are on The Who track "Won't Get Fooled Again" (as an external sound processor, in this case with Pete Townshend running the signal of a Lowrey Organ through the VCS3's filter and low frequency oscillators) on Who's Next.
Although the VCS3 is often used for generating sound effects due to lack of built-in keyboard, there were external keyboard controllers for melodic play.
Unlike most modular synthesizer systems which use cables to link components together, the VCS3 uses a distinctive patch board matrix into which pins are inserted in order to connect its components together.
