Animoog Z brings the iOS synth symbol to modernization

Ten years ago Moog was released Animoog – a strange departure of a company that is well known for its former school and analogues. The company has already existed in the app world and Filttron, which mimicked the advanced Moog ladder filters. Koma Animoog it was another beast entirely. It was a complete tool for the software used wavetable synthesis, which is often associated with the cool and complex digital noise that is in many ways contrary to what Moog represented. But, the program has been very successful. And on its tenth anniversary it finally finds its way to the next in Animoog Z.

The core, which Moog calls the Anisotropic Synth Engine, is very similar. Of the many waveforms you choose up to eight at a time. They range from analog wave models to digital sound. What makes it different is the ‘orbit’ modules and the ‘path’ that make up the timbre. The way it works is hard to explain, but you actually say you are playing a game of gravity, and rotating that path. You control the speed and distance of the track, as well as the speed of the track and which determines how the sound of each pen changes, in an unobtrusive way.

The main change here from the original program is that Animoog Z adds a third component along the way. As a result, instead of just moving along the X and Y, the notes can also move along the Z. This gives the new app a deeper touch and shows the potential for change. These differences may be inconspicuous at times, but some changes in Animoog Z take on the added flexibility to create wild and complex sounds. (Just watch the Down Round and the Ball Lights.)

There is also a new sequence section with looper, delay, filter, arpeggiator and “active” section. Thick was also in the original program and just offers a variety of ways to enhance your voice, from adding detune, driving and breaking down the effects. Although a few of these are original residues, the combination of these here makes the sound fluid and circular.

The whole app has received a great face lift that not only makes it more modern, but also makes it easier to navigate. Even the UI can feel a bit stressed iPhone, still years lighter than the first. Unfortunately I have not been able to try it on an iPad or Mac, so I can’t talk about how the interface grows better when it has a pause. But, its design is clean, clear and consistent.

The LFO, mod and envelope components are easier to access and more powerful than their counterparts in the original program. In Animoog Z there is a whole tab provided for envelopes, with a clearly marked envelope, and you will find it in the same place where you can find FX tabs, orbit, filter, path and LFO. There is no need to go hunting. Initially some of these items were scattered among downloads. There are also many options for changing routing in this new program.

Finally, Moog added MPE support to the program, and also offers its own limited format through visual effects. If you enlarge the keyboard, you can lower your fingers up and down to add a unique twist to anything. You can also fold each note individually by moving your fingers. One of the best ways to enhance the look of your play is by lowering the keyboard layout and lifting the slope that only adds to your imperfect and visually pleasing fingers that enhances the hidden output and twists while playing. With the right settings these can mimic anything from blurred analog animation to dead Walkman tape equipment.

Animoog Z is available as a free download, but in a much smaller format. You can play the setup and adjust the rest of the levels, but if you want the opportunity to reach all of them you have to pay $ 10. One good change here is the low cost regardless of the platform. Currently the iPhone Animoog version is $ 10, but it is $ 20 for the iPad. Animoog Z is $ 10 regardless of where you use it.

Animoog is starting to look and feel his age. The reason for the next one would not have been a better time. And Animoog Z is the right successor to the app.