title: Where to start on iOS audio synth?
body: <p>I know this is a very broad topic, but I've been floundering around with demos and my own tests and am not sure if I'm attacking the problem correctly.  So any leads on where I should start would be appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>The goal is to have the app generate some synthesized sounds, per the user's settings.  (This isn't the only app function, I'm not recreating Korg here, but synth is part of it.)  The user would set the typical synth settings like wave, reverb, etc. then would pick when the note would play, probably with a pitch and velocity modifier.</p>
  
  <p>I've played around a bit with audio unit and RemoteIO, but only barely understand what I'm doing.  Before I go TOO far down that rabbit hole, I'd like to know if I'm even in the right ballpark.  I know audio synth is going to be low level, but I'm hoping that maybe there are some higher level libraries out there that I can use.</p>
  
  <p>If you have any pointers on where to start, and which iOS technology I should be reading about more, please let me know.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: let me better summarize the questions.</p>
  
  <p>Are there any synth libraries already built for iOS?  (commercial or Open Source - I haven't found any with numerous searches, but maybe I'm missing it.)</p>
  
  <p>Are there any higher level APIs that can help generate buffers easier?</p>
  
  <p>Assuming that I can already generate buffers, is there a better / easier way to submit those buffers to the iOS audio device than the RemoteIO Audio Unit?</p>