Cakewalk Z3TA+ iOS synth released for iPad

By Ben Rogerson
( Computer Music )
published

Popular plugin instrument makes the jump to mobile

Z3TA+ iOS certainly looks similar to the desktop version, but can it match its sound?
Z3TA+ iOS certainly looks similar to the desktop version, but can it match its sound?

It's been available on desktop platforms for more than a decade, and now Cakewalk's Z3TA+ synth has been released for the iPad

Originally announced at the 2014 Winter NAMM Show, Z3TA+ iOS borrows from Z3TA+ 2, delivering the same sound but sporting an iOS-specific interface that's optimised for touch control.

Z3TA+ features Synth, Modulation Matrix/Arpeggiator and Effects pages and comes with more than 500 presets. There's support for Inter App Audio, AudioBus and MIDI control.

Z3TA+ costs £13.99/$19.99 and is available now from the Apple App Store (opens in new tab). You can find out more on the Cakewalk website.

Cakewalk Z3TA+ iOS features

  • Over 500 on-board, expertly crafted presets
  • Support for Inter-App Audio, Background Audio, and AudioBus
  • Classic waveshaping Z3TA+2 synth engine with 6 Oscillators, 6 LFOs, Filters, and more
  • Modulation Matrix includes 16 Sources, Curves, Controls, and Destinations
  • Advanced modular effects—Distortion, Modulation, Compression, Delay, Reverb and Limiter
  • External MIDI control and user-friendly onboard Keyboard
  • Performance section with Tap Tempo and assignable XY Pad, Mod Wheels, and User Controlled In-Key Pitch Bend
  • Designed for iPad 2 or above, iPad Air, and iPad Mini
Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.