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Alchemy, the ultimate sample-manipulation synthesizer, is the most powerful instrument in Logic Pro. It comes with an enormous library of over 3000 sounds and a keyword browser to quickly zero in on what you’re looking for. Powerful Performance Controls invite. And that synth is no basic pack-in – it’s one of the deepest software instruments on the market. It’s also no stranger. As expected following Cupertino’s acquisition, Alchemy, a deep “sample manipulation” synth, has made its way into Apple’s product line. It’s now everywhere on the Mac desktop.

Alchemy on GarageBand for Mac?

It was the number one synth app on iOS for years, before being converted into one of the very best features in GarageBand for iOS and Logic Pro X, so why oh why do GarageBand for Mac users not have full access to Alchemy?

While a disappointing shortcoming of Apple’s desktop DAW, you can still squeeze a surprising amount of sweet synth-y goodness from what Alchemy features we DO have.

In the video tutorial below I show you how to make the most of Garageband for Mac’s stripped down version of Alchemy.

Apple has quietly revealed a forthcoming update to its GarageBand music production app that will add a number of new synths with shape-shifting controls, additions that seem to be influenced by Camel Audio's popular Alchemy synth software, which Apple acquired earlier this year.

The new synths — demos of which can be seen on Apple's GarageBand page — Â include sweeping arp, droplets, bright punchy synth, pumping synth waves, and epic hook synth. In all, Apple says the update will give GarageBand '100 EDM‑ and Hip Hop‑inspired synth sounds.'

Notably, each synth can be controlled by a new smart control that Apple calls the transform pad. That control is nearly identical to the remix pad found in Alchemy Mobile, an app which Apple acquired with Camel Audio in February.

This suggests that Apple has worked quickly to integrate Alchemy into GarageBand, an unusually fast integration for Apple. Generally, the fruits of an acquisition are not seen in the company's products for a year or more.

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Apple also teased some additional updates that are slated to arrive on June 30, the same day Apple Music launches in the U.S. MacWorld contributor Kirk McElhearn believes this could bring the ability to upload content directly to Apple Music's new Connect feature, while the GarageBand website suggests that the changes will be related to the existing Piano Roll Editor.

Alchemy Synth For Mac

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