ANIMOOG V2: EXPANDED, UPGRADED, INTEGRATED

Published on Dec 21, 2012 by MoogMusicInc

"This major update to the TEC-Award Nominated iOS synthesizer is a free update for existing Animoog users and includes many user requested features and product enhancements, such as: accelerometer integration which gives Animoog owners the ability to tilt their iPad in any direction as an interactive 3D modulation source; note hold and scale lock, and tools for advanced users like, Load/Save MIDI CC maps, Audiocopy/Audiopaste integration and support for the new Audiobus platform.

Also, as a holiday gift, Animoog V2 features a powerful 4 Track Recorder, which gives Animoog users the ability to record audio from within Animoog or import audio tracks directly from their iTunes library. Users can then split, loop, copy, paste, and share individual clips, or mix down entire songs and upload them directly to SoundCloud, all from within the Animoog's universe.

This 4 Track Recorder will be free to existing users until Dec. 31, 2012 at which time it will revert to it's regular price of $4.99 in the Animoog Store.

Furthermore, between Dec 20th and Dec 31st Animoog for iPad will be available at the promotional price of $14.99 (reg. price $29.99), Animoog for iPhone will be available at the promotional price of $4.99 (reg. price $9.99), and Moog's first iOS app, Filtatron will be available at the promotional price of $4.99 (reg. price $7.99).

Learn more about Animoog here:

http://www.moogmusic.com/animoog

Download Animoog directly from itunes:"

Animoog - Moog Music Inc.

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And the press release:

"ASHEVILLE, NC – December 21, 2012 – Moog Music today announced the release of Animoog V2 for Apple’s iPad. This major update to the TEC-Award Nominated iOS synthesizer is a free update for existing Animoog users and includes many user requested features and product enhancements, such as: accelerometer integration which gives Animoog owners the ability to tilt their iPad in any direction as an interactive 3D modulation source; note hold and scale lock, and tools for advanced users like, Load/Save MIDI CC maps, Audiocopy/Audiopaste integration and support for the new Audiobus platform.

Also, as a holiday gift, Animoog V2 features a powerful 4 Track Recorder, which gives Animoog users the ability to record audio from within Animoog or import audio tracks directly from their iTunes library. Users can then split, loop, copy, paste, and share individual clips, or mix down entire songs and upload them directly to SoundCloud, all from within the Animoog’s universe.

This 4 Track Recorder will be free to existing users until Dec. 31, 2012 at which time it will revert to it’s regular price of $4.99 in the Animoog Store.

Furthermore, between Dec 20th and Dec 31st Animoog for iPad will be available at the promotional price of $14.99 (reg. price $29.99), Animoog for iPhone will be available at the promotional price of $4.99 (reg. price $9.99), and Moog’s first iOS app, Filtatron will be available at the promotional price of $4.99 (reg. price $7.99).

Prices:
Animoog V2- $29.99 (Free update for current owners)
4 Track Recorder – Free until Dec. 31, 2012 (reg. price $4.99)"

Moog Animoog for iPad Now Available

Animoog - Moog Music Inc. - iTunes
Update: Videos below. Moog also posted some pics on flickr here. If you have an iPad, this is definitely worth picking up. What you are looking at is the X/Y pad display of the Path and Orbit Modules. If you are familiar with Vector synthesis, think of this as a place you can draw paths for the note being held to travel and morph sound. You can set the path to loop, go back and forth or just go through once, and you can set the speed and distance relative to the path. It's pretty impressive. If you picked up the app, select PATH on the right of the X/Y pad where the Filter is, click Edit, draw a path, set the Rate to 3 or 2, hold a note and watch. while holding a note, move your finger from the bottom of the "key" to the top. You'll notice the light indicating the note will drift from the path when you slide up. You can also grab and move the path in the X/Y screen. See the videos below for more.

Original post:
Animoog - Moog Music Inc. Currently $.99 for 30 days. Regular price will be $29.99. Two tweets captured for the archives from @moogmusicinc - 8:34 PM PST and the original tweet at 8:29 PM PST. [This post went up at 8:33 PM PST]

Description from iTunes:
"Animoog, powered by Moog’s new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), is the first professional polyphonic synthesizer designed exclusively for the iPad. ASE allows you to move dynamically through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create a constantly evolving and expressive soundscape.

Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling you to quickly sculpt incredibly fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve as you play them.

Visually captivating and sonically immersive, Animoog brings iPad based music production to the next level. Whether you are new to synthesis or a professional, Animoog’s unique user interface gives you the power to easily create a visually vibrant and sonically rich universe. It is the ultimate tool for total creative expression!

Animoog’s diverse library of timbres is derived from analog waveforms captured from classic Moog oscillators, both vintage and modern, and run through a boutique’s worth of high-end outboard and analog signal processors. These include modular synth panels, Moogerfooger pedals and more.

Animoog is the newest innovation in creative tools from Moog Music, the legendary electronic musical instrument company founded by Bob Moog in Asheville, NC.

We want as many people as possible to experience Animoog. We have decided to make Animoog available for thirty days at the introductory price of $.99. Regular price $29.99.

Key Features:

• Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE) - An exciting new Moog technology that allows the user to move dynamically through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create an expressive and constantly evolving soundscape.

• Timbre page – Assemble unique sounds in the X/Y space from timbres of a wide variety of vintage and modern Moog synthesizers and pedals. Note: this is NOT simple sample playback.

• Polyphonic Modulation - Simply slide your fingers to control multiple modulation parameters in Animoog right from the keys.

• Polyphonic Pitch Shifting - Easily manipulate the exact pitch of each note in a chord by rotating or sliding your fingers.

• Delay Module - A classic analog style ping pong delay.

• Thick Module - From bit crushing to unison voice detuning and drive, this module adds depth, edge and character to Animoog’s already massive sound palette.

• Moog Filter - The classic four-pole Moog ladder filter with High Pass, Low Pass and Band Pass modes.

• Record Module - Record your performance and overdub new layers, or play along live. Transfer recordings between Animoog and any other apps which support AudioCopy/AudioPaste

• Path Module - Direct ASE through Animoog’s X/Y space to create new expressive and shifting sounds that will blow your mind!

• Orbit Module - Control the rate of orbit in the X/Y space around the path you created for subtle to insane voice manipulation.

• Flexible Modulation Matrix - Amp, Filter and Mod Envelopes, LFO with infinitely variable wave shapes and sync, and four super flexible and assignable modulation slots.

• MIDI in/out - Use your Little Phatty or any other MIDI controller to control Animoog."

Animoog - Moog Music Inc.
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Introducing Animoog

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on Oct 16, 2011




99¢ Polyphony from Moog Music on Vimeo.

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And the 1st user vids:

Animoog - Test Drive 1 - Improvising on the patches

Uploaded by JackHertzVidz on Oct 16, 2011

"Moog have released their Animoog synth app. This thing is pretty damn cool. Here's a test drive of the App with random patches being played."

Animoog for iPad demo

Uploaded by aboutdafunk on Oct 16, 2011

"This video was uploaded from an Android phone."

ANIMOOG

Uploaded by jacobclemente on Oct 16, 2011

"its the best ipad synth app =)"

Moog Animoog on the iPad 2

Uploaded by ldtregent on Oct 17, 2011

"I just loaded the Moog Animoog on my iPad. It is truly cool and somewhat... weird! I love it!"

Update:

Prototype Moog demo

YouTube Uploaded by charger959 on Mar 11, 2010

"Eaton-Moog Multi-Touch Sensitive Keyboard (MTS) being demonstrated by John Eaton. (hope i got all that right!)"

via Michelle Moog-Koussa of The Bob Moog Foundation in this post on Professor William Hoskins and His Mystery Moog: "One thing I can tell you for sure is that Dad began working with John Eaton in 1970 on the Multi-Touch Sensitive keyboard [left via]. The main component of the MTS was the touch-sensitive keyboard, of course. It's not out of the realm of possibility that Dad would have used his work with John to push boundaries on another project."

And via Waves of Inspiration: The Legacy of Moog Exibition Updates
"In the 1980s, composer and musician John Eaton spent over 10 years developing a new synthesizer with Bob Moog, known as the Eaton-Moog Multi-Touch Sensitive Keyboard (MTS). This rare instrument will be on exhibit for the first time on the west coast beginning in January. Discover the birth of these ground-breaking synths with Deutsch & Eaton."

On a side note, a review on Animoog is up on Wired.

Update via Bob Berries in the comments: "This short tutorial might help to explain how the XY pad works."

Update via Vgermuse in the comments: " Hmmm...the keyboard sure looks a lot like Don Buchla's 216 Touch Controlled Voltage Source from the late 60's and early 70's" The Buchla of course was freely assignable to whatever you wanted it to control.

MOOG MUSIC ANNOUNCES FREE HALLOWEEN SOUND SET FOR ANIMOOG

"ASHEVILLE, NC – October 28, 2011-- Moog Music today announced that it has paired up with sound design and synthesist wizards Drew Neumann and Kevin Lamb to concoct a brew of unsettling and bone-chilling sounds that are now available as a free download for Animoog, the incredibly popular, professional polyphonic synthesizer designed for Apple’s iPad.

Moog instruments have been iconic in popular music for more than 40 years, but they’ve also been responsible for creating the sounds of fear, suspense and terror in popular cinema. From Hollywood blockbusters to horror films, and even The Simpsons’ Halloween specials, Moog synthesizers have added a spooky element to thousands of soundtracks.

In the “spirit” of Moog’s scary side, and due to the phenomenal success of Animoog as one of the top-10 paid iPad apps on the iTunes store, Moog Music is offering a Halloween sound set to users for free on it’s website (http://www.moogmusic.com/content/animoog) through Friday, November 4.

“It’s always thrilling to hear the new sounds that artists and sound designers create when we have developed a new instrument,” said Cyril Lance, chief engineer at Moog Music. “In this case, Animoog inspired Drew and Kevin to create an entire library of spooky sounds for Halloween which we are extremely excited to share with you.”

The add-on to Animoog includes presets that span the range from sci-fi to horror, and, in some cases, look like their names. Users can watch for the Zombie Hand, run from the Cyclops, escape the Evil Portal, and avoid the Scythe of the Grim Reaper!

The heart of Animoog is Moog’s Anisotropic Synthesis Engine (ASE), a technology that has been in development at Moog for nearly six years. Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling any user to quickly sculpt incredibly fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve as they play them. Whether users are new to synthesizers or are professional musicians, Animoog’s unique user interface gives them the ultimate tool for total creative expression.

Animoog is currently available on the iTunes app store for the iPad and iPad 2 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animoog/id471638724?ls=1&mt=8) for a limited time price of only $.99 (returning to the regular price of $29.99 November 18).

Animoog Halloween Sound Set Installation Instructions:

Download the Halloween Sound Set at [insert link here] and un-zipthe file.
Connect your iPad (with Animoog installed) to your computer.
Launch iTunes and select the iPad in the devices list.
Select the “Apps” tab for the iPad.
Scroll down to “Animoog File Sharing,” and click “Add.”
Select all the files in the Animoog Halloween folder you just un-zipped.
Launch Animoog and select “Import Presets” from the settings tab.


Links:

• Animoog on the iTunes App Store
· Halloween Sound Set Download: http://moogmusic.com/content/animoog
· Animoog product page: http://www.moogmusic.com/animoog
· Moog Music website: http://www.moogmusic.com/
· Moog Music on Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/MoogMusicInc/
· Moog Music on Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/MoogMusicInc/"

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Animoog Adds MIDI Mapping & More with New V1.1.0

ANIMOOG v1.1.0: MIDI CONTROL

YouTube Published on Aug 10, 2012 by MoogMusicInc
Animoog is now a full featured MIDI CC controller.
Update: Video above added. Don't miss Amos on the power of modular synthesis at Moogfest here.


"What's New in Version 1.1.0

IF THE UPDATE CRASHES, delete and re-download the app to fix.

• Preset Categories
• MIDI CC Mapping
• Recording time is doubled
• MIDI OUT available as an in-app purchase
• ACOUSTIC and METALLIC expansion packs added to Animoog Store

fixed bug which caused Animoog 1.0.4 to crash on older iOS versions."


iTunes:
Animoog - Moog Music Inc.
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Some additional info via the Press release:

"New Expansion Packs available in the Animoog Store.
Turn Animoog into an expressive MIDI controller with The MIDI Expansion Pack. Add 56 new Timbres and 61 new Presets with The Acoustic and The Metallic Timbre Expansion Packs. All are available as in app purchases in the Animoog Store.

Free upgrade for Animoog owners in the App Store.
The latest version of Animoog is here with exciting updates:
•Animoog's recording time has been doubled.
•Most of Animoog’s features can be mapped and controlled by any MIDI device. Just tap and turn!
•Animoog Presets are now organized neatly into categories.

New MIDI Expansion Pack
Buy it now as an in app purchase in The Animoog Store.

Use Animoog’s expressive keybed, XY pad and knobs to control external synthesizers, virtual instruments or any MIDI controlled device.

2 New Timbre Expansion Packs
Get them both as in app purchases in The Animoog Store.

•Acoustic Expansion Pack: This pack warps familiar extracts of voices, bells, piano, bass, flutes, and effects into Animoog's Anisotropic Synthesis Engine.
32 Timbres/30 presets.

•Metallic Expansion Pack: This pack features ringy, glassy, and hard-edged soundscapes which are extracted from Ethnic instruments, bells, and synthesizers.
26 Timbres/31 presets."

Animoog for iPhone Now Available

"** HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS **
Must have arm7 processor (iPhone 4, 4s; iPod Touch 4th gen) minimum to run Animoog for iPhone.

LIMITED TIME INTRODUCTORY PRICING $.99 regular pricing $9.99.

Animoog is Moog Music's first professional synthesizer for iOS devices, and was the first music app in history to hit number one in the App Store on the day of release. Additionally, in the 2011 App Store Rewind, Apple named Animoog one of the best apps of the year.

Powered by Moog's new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), Animoog allows you to move dynamically through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create a constantly evolving and expressive soundscape.

Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling you to sculpt incredibly fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve as you play them.

Visually captivating and sonically immersive, Animoog brings iPad based music production to the next level. Whether you are new to synthesis or a professional, Animoog’s unique user interface gives you the power to easily create a visually vibrant and sonically rich universe. It is the ultimate tool for total creative expression!

Animoog’s diverse library of timbres is derived from analog waveforms captured from classic Moog oscillators, both vintage and modern, and run through a boutique’s worth of high-end outboard and analog signal processors. These include modular synth panels, Moogerfooger pedals and more.

Animoog is the newest innovation in creative tools from Moog Music, the legendary electronic musical instrument company founded by Bob Moog in Asheville, NC.

Key Features:

• Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE) - An exciting new Moog technology that allows the user to move dynamically through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create an expressive and constantly evolving soundscape.

• Timbre page – Assemble unique sounds in the X/Y space from timbres of a wide variety of vintage and modern Moog synthesizers and pedals. Note: this is NOT simple sample playback.

• Polyphonic Modulation - Simply slide your fingers to control multiple modulation parameters in Animoog right from the keys.

• Polyphonic Pitch Shifting - Easily manipulate the exact pitch of each note in a chord by rotating or sliding your fingers.

• Delay Module - A classic analog style ping pong delay.

• Thick Module - From bit crushing to unison voice detuning and drive, this module adds depth, edge and character to Animoog’s already massive sound palette.

• Moog Filter - The classic four-pole Moog ladder filter with High Pass, Low Pass and Band Pass modes.

• Record Module - Record your performance and overdub new layers, or play along live. Transfer recordings between Animoog and any other apps which support the general pasteboard.

• Path Module - Direct ASE through Animoog’s X/Y space to create new expressive and shifting sounds that will blow your mind!

• Orbit Module - Control the rate of orbit in the X/Y space around the path you created for subtle to insane voice manipulation.

• Flexible Modulation Matrix - Amp, Filter and Mod Envelopes, LFO with infinitely variable wave shapes and sync, and four super flexible and assignable modulation slots.

• MIDI in - Use your Little Phatty or any other MIDI controller to control Animoog."


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The Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart Plays Animoog

Published on Dec 26, 2012 by MoogMusicInc

"The Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, who visited the Moog Factory on April 19, 2012 to test the development of the Grateful Dead Expansion Pack exclaimed, "Holy transmogrifica-tion, Batman... Amazing!" after hearing the Grateful Dead's 44-year-old recordings trans-formed into sound design tools for artists.

The Grateful Dead Expansion Pack comes on the heels of Moog's release of Animoog V2 on December 21, 2012. Animoog V2 is free for existing Animoog users. It includes many user requested features and product enhancements, such as: accelerometer integration which gives Animoog owners the ability to tilt their iPad in any direction as an interactive 3D modulation source; note hold and scale lock, and tools for advanced users like, Load/Save MIDI CC maps, Audiocopy/Audiopaste integration and support for the new Audiobus platform. Also, as a holiday gift, Animoog V2 features a powerful 4 Track Recorder, which gives Animoog users the ability to record audio from within Animoog or import audio tracks directly from their iTunes library. Users can then split, loop, copy, paste, and share individual clips, or mix down entire songs and upload them directly to SoundCloud, all from within the Animoog's universe. This 4 Track Re-corder will be free to existing users until Dec. 31, 2012 at which time it will revert to it's regular price of $4.99 in the Animoog Store."

Learn more about Animoog here:

http://www.moogmusic.com/animoog

Download Animoog directly from itunes: [Animoog - Moog Music Inc.]

Learn more about Moog and our full line of analog synthesizers here;

http://www.moogmusic.com"

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Moog Introduces Animoog Z for iOS & macOS

Animoog Z | Suzanne Ciani | Currents video upload by

"Electronic music pioneer and modular synthesis icon Suzanne Ciani invites you inside her seaside home studio for a dynamic improvised composition that demonstrates the unique sonic character of Animoog Z integrated with her Buchla modular system.

In the hands of one of Animoog’s earliest adopters, “Currents” presents a captivating representation of the evolved app’s striking new visual and auditory features, incorporating imported and enhanced presets from the original Animoog. An “unexpectedly powerfully expressive tool” for live performance, according to Ciani, Animoog has been a staple of the five-time Grammy award-nominated composer’s musical repertoire for years.

Download Animoog Z for free: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/animoog...

More about Suzanne Ciani: https://www.sevwave.com"

And the press release:

Released in 2011, the original Animoog changed the face of iOS music production with its innovative approach to dimensional sound design and uniquely interactive touch surface interface. A full decade later, we have completely redesigned the instrument with more powerful functionality and creative workflows for the next generation of producers and sound designers.

Animoog Z is an inspiring 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer that invites users to explore new concepts of multidimensional sound and performance. The instrument is powered by an innovative Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), which utilizes an orbit system to expand the concepts of wavetable and vector synthesis. This unique synthesis concept allows for dynamic navigation through the app’s X, Y, and Z axes for evolving and layered sound.

Free for all iOS and macOS users to download and immediately explore, Animoog Z also offers an upgrade option that unlocks the full sonic potential of the synthesizer.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/animoog-z/id1586841361

See here for aditional Animoog Z posts.

Moog Animoog iPad / iOS Sound Design Tutorial Pt 1: How to Get Started

YouTube Uploaded by DubSpot on Jan 31, 2012

"In part one of a three part tutorial on Moog's Animoog iPad app, Dubspot Instructor Matt Celletti shows you how to get to the initial state, so you can begin to understand how this powerful synth works.

Leave it up to Moog to produce the finest synthesizer app on iOS. The legendary company best known for their iconic hardware has also created the finest example of what an iOS app should be: visually interesting, great sounding, and a ton of fun. I find myself being inspired by this unique take on synthesis every time I sit down with it, thanks to the intuitive controls and fascinating X/Y pad. We have so many choices available in the form of hardware and software synths these days, and yet, I find myself often starting out with Animoog to get the creative juices flowing.

One thing I have noticed about this app is that it may be quite complex for new users to fully understand. Given the low introductory price of this app, I'm sure a lot of would-be synthesists began playing with it only to get frustrated by the synth's architecture. In Part 1 of this three part tutorial, I explain how to break the instrument down to it's most basic form. This is commonly referred to as initializing. When we start to look at the synth from the absolute initial state, it is much easier to comprehend. The following tutorials are an explanation of Animoog's parameters and how to create usable sounds by learning the fundamentals of this wonderful instrument. - Matt Celletti

Related Dubspot Courses Starting Online & in New York City:

MASCHINE Program starts in NYC January 30th and Online the week of January 22nd. More info: http://bit.ly/tOZWeC"



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Moog Animoog iPad / iOS Sound Design Video Tutorial Pt 2: Advanced Modulation + Routing Advanced Modulation + Routing

YouTube Uploaded by DubSpot on Feb 22, 2012

"More info - http://bit.ly/xKwZEj
In part two of a three-part tutorial on Moog's Animoog iPad app, Dubspot Instructor Matt Cellitti shows you how to creatively use Animoog's modulation parameters to achieve complex sounds.

Now that we have looked at how to break down Animoog into a basic initial state, I would like to examine the instrument's creative options to make more complex sounds. Animoog has a clearly labeled and easy to use modulation area, allowing us to add several modulation parameters to the sound at the same time. We are able to use traditional modulation sources like mod envelopes, filter envelopes, and low frequency oscillators, but there are some hidden gems in here as well. For instance, take control of the Touch Keys to manipulate sounds in ways a traditional keyboard is incapable of. By using the the modulation control of "poly-pressure" to manipulate a destination of filter frequency, the areas of the touch key will activate modulation of the filter's cutoff frequency. So you can create filter sweeps just by moving your fingers up and down a single touch key. Furthermore, as if the path and origin controls of the X/Y pad weren't enough, you can use mod controls to effect these parameters even further. It never ceases to amaze me how much flexible control this app has. - Matt Celetti"

Using Moog Animoog w/ Ableton Live - iPad / iOS Sound Design Tutorial Pt 3

Uploaded by DubSpot on Apr 2, 2012

"More info - http://bit.ly/HPrHQ6
In the third and final installment of our video tutorial series on Moog's Animoog iPad app, Dubspot Instructor Matt Cellitti offers sound design and production tips and tricks and shows you how to use Animoog in a Digital Audio Workstation.

The final installment of the Animoog tutorials will hopefully give you a few more tricks on how to create some really cool sounds in this great app. Once you have created an interesting sound with a unique path, I will show you how to "stretch" the orbit across your path to create thick sounds, triggering multiple timbres at once for radically transforming sounds. Moving the path around the X/Y axis will allow you to essentially create several different presets inside of one saved sound. I might start with a slow pad if I begin in the top left corner, yet morph to a sharp lead sound by pulling the path down to the bottom of the Y axis.

Lastly, it is important to realize that the signal coming out of the iPad/iPhone headphone jack comes in at a lower volume level than we would like. Simply use some effects inside of a DAW or other host program to boost the signal and create more interesting effect chains for Animoog. Set up an effect chain just once and save it for instant recall when you need it again. Works great in both Live and Maschine. - Matt Cellitti"



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Animoog Vector and Wave Sequencing Synthesis

YouTube Uploaded by matrixsynth on Oct 24, 2011
Hit play and read the following, then play it again and watch.
Update Oct 25 1:19 AM PST: made quite a few updates to the following description:

In my original post on Animoog, I touched on the PATH and ORBIT modules and how they reminded me of Vector synthesis on the SCI Prophet VS, Yamaha SY22 and TG33, and later the KORG Wavestation line of synths. The technology started with the Prophet VS and when Sequential went under, the technology went to Yamaha and finally KORG where Dave Smith actually consulted on the Wavestation (see here for some history). The Prophet VS and Yamaha synths were exclusively vector synths while the Wavestation added wave sequencing. The Animoog kind of falls somewhere in between. I thought I'd post this video to demonstrate just a little bit of the Animoog covering wave sequencing and vector like synthesis.

A quick primer: Vector synthesis typically consists of morphing between various oscillators or sound sources. Wave sequencing consists of sequencing through various oscillator wafeforms within an individual oscillator. In the Prophet VS and Yamaha SY22/TG33 you have four oscillators, each of which can be set to a different waveform ranging from your standard analog shapes to more complex digital shapes (note the DSI Evolver and Tempest come with the Prophet VS waveforms, but they are limited to two oscillators for these shapes and two for analog only). With a vector synth you can typically use a joystick to morph between the oscillators, so you have one oscillator in each of the four extremes of the joystick range. You can also set modulation sources and draw paths to morph between the oscillators but you can't see them like on Animoog. With wave sequencing on the KORG Wavestation line of synths each of the four oscillators can sequence between waveforms in addition to morphing between oscillators. Side note: Wavetable synthesis is similar, but instead of morphing between oscillators you sweep through a table of waveshapes for a given oscillator. It's a bit different, but both forms of synthesis can give you animated evolving sounds as they morph through shapes not usually possible with standard analog synthesis. The Animoog to my surprise can not only cover this but it does so rather elegantly. After setting your paths you can then move and adjust them in real time as you watch visual cues that let you actually see what is going on.

As for the video, first of all take a quick look at the animated gifs on this page (previously posted here). You'll note the X/Y pad is broken up with horizontal bars for sound source (oscillator waveforms - you get eight on the Animoog) and vertical bars for sound modulation and processing. Note the path through the eight sound sources is linear and a bit like wave sequencing, however you only effectively have two oscillators to morph through, while on the Prophet VS and other vector synths you have four. However, with the added axis for modulation you can get similar results with Animoog - more so than most other synths. In the video you will see a shape covering the XY pad. This is the path through the XY pad a sound will take once you trigger it. Up and down movement travels through the waveforms and left and right travels through modulation. You can actually see the sound traverse the pad. The "keys" are set to follow the path in line when pressed at the bottom. If I slide up a key, the note drifts from the path. That little moving light is the note (you'll notice additional notes get assigned a different color so you can easily identify each note visually). You can see this happening at the beginning of the video. I trigger the note and once it traverses the full patch, I then move up the key and you can see the sound orbiting the last point. The ORBIT module lets you adjust exactly how it orbits the path, but that is not covered in this video. What you'll also notice is each note works independently of each other so you can adjust the orbits of each note with how much you move up the key touch-plate for each. Think polyphonic aftertouch, something sorely missing in most hardware synths and keyboard controllers. In the video you will also see me adjust the speed the note travels through the path, as well as whether it's one shot (as in the beginning of the video), back and forth (reverse), or looped. In the end you will see the notes take a pentagram shape as I change the path, crank up the rate, and slide up the notes being held to move the orbit out a bit. Diabolical stuff. Note this is a very simple patch. You can obviously get pretty creative mixing different waveforms with different modulations settings, paths, and orbits.

And of course, Moog's description via the original post on Animoog:
"• Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE) - An exciting new Moog technology that allows the user to move dynamically through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create an expressive and constantly evolving soundscape.

• Timbre page – Assemble unique sounds in the X/Y space from timbres of a wide variety of vintage and modern Moog synthesizers and pedals. Note: this is NOT simple sample playback.

• Polyphonic Modulation - Simply slide your fingers to control multiple modulation parameters in Animoog right from the keys."

Animoog - Moog Music Inc. - iTunes
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Moog Receives Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards for Minitaur and Animoog During TEC Foundation Ceremony at 2013 NAMM

You saw the nomination here, and the Minitaur award here. The following is the official press release:

"ANAHEIM, CA – January 28, 2012 - Moog Music has announced that it has won two Outstanding Technical Achievement awards from the TEC (Technical Excellence & Creativity) Foundation in recognition of its Minitaur analog bass synthesizer and Animoog polyphonic software synth, both launched in 2012. Mike Adams, CEO/President; Cyril Lance, Chief Engineer, Amos Gaynes, Product Development Specialist and Trent Thompson, Product Marketing Manager of Moog Music were all on hand to accept the award during a special recognition ceremony held at the 2013 NAMM in Anaheim, CA on Friday evening.

"The TEC Foundation Award recognizes the music industry's most outstanding products. We are honored to bring home two TEC Awards this year,” commented Mike Adams. “Our development of the Minitaur and the Animoog was a tremendous team effort led by our engineers and the direct result of carefully listening by our marketing department to the needs of our customers who use these tools each day."

Minitaur: Analog Bass Synthesizer
The Moog Minitaur, which won the "Musical Instrument Technology" category, is a powerful, compact analog bass synthesizer that features a classic one knob per function design. It is the first instrument in Moog's Taurus family that does not have foot pedals. At only 8.5" x 5.25" and less than 3lbs, the Minitaur puts legendary analog Moog bass into a package designed to fit seamlessly into today's performance and production environments.

Animoog: Expressive, Captivating and Sonically Immersive
Animoog, which captured a TEC Award in the new "Audio Apps for Smartphones & Tablets" category, is powered by Moog’s new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE) and is the first professional polyphonic synthesizer designed for the IOS. Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling a user to quickly sculpt fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve. Visually captivating and sonically immersive, Animoog brings IOS music production to the next level.

For more information about Minitaur or Animoog, visit http://www.moogmusic.com.
For more information about the TEC Foundation, visit http://www.tecfoundation.com.

Photo caption:
Moog Music’s Minitaur and Animoog.

About Moog Music:
Moog Music synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments are designed and lovingly handcrafted in the Moog factory in downtown Asheville, N.C. Moog Music and its customers carry on the legacy of Dr. Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer and Founder of Moog Music Inc."

Unlock Another Dimension with Animoog Galaxy for Apple Vision Pro

It looks like Moog is the first to produce an app specifically for Apple's new Vision Pro headset.

Details via Moog Music

"The creative minds at "Moog have been a part of many firsts in the space where art and technology intersect. From the brand’s beginnings in popularizing the very notion of electronic music to its innovation in developing platform-specific products like the first professional synthesizer designed for iPad, Moog Music brings another revolutionary instrument to musicians and technophiles with its latest release: Animoog Galaxy. Animoog Galaxy is an exciting new music production app designed exclusively for Vision Pro, Apple’s highly anticipated entry into the world of spatial computing. Powered by Moog’s Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), this multi-sensory creative tool introduces users to an immersive experience unlike any other.

Animoog Galaxy embodies the immediate and intuitive experience of playing a Moog instrument and applies it to spatial computing, enabling the user to quickly sculpt incredibly fluid sounds that live, breathe, and evolve in all dimensions.

Sound Design Meets Spatial Computing

Animoog Galaxy exists to redefine how we create and consume music. Combining state-of-the-art technology with a user-friendly interface, this innovative Moog instrument empowers users to discover new synthesis concepts and traverse sonic landscapes unknown.


Key Features:

Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE): Animoog Galaxy utilizes an exciting Moog technology that allows you to spatially move through the X, Y, and Z axes of unique timbres to create an expressive and constantly evolving soundscape.

Immersive Experience: Constantly evolving sounds and visuals help create a peaceful mood and environment all around you. Fully immerse yourself in Animoog Galaxy's universe with a futuristic user interface that takes cues from popular sci-fi imagery.

Designed for Apple Vision Pro: Visuals, graphics, gestures, interactions and sounds were created specifically for Apple Vision Pro, embracing and amplifying its unique capabilities.

Modulation and Pitch Shifting: Control Animoog Galaxy's advanced gestural keyboard with configurable scales, pitch correction, and glide. Simply look, pinch, and drag to control multiple per-voice parameters.

For more details, visit the link below!"

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/animoog-galaxy/id6471704891

This Is Not The End (original instrumental with Animoog 2 and Eigenharp)

Published on Dec 20, 2012 by Geert Bevin

"A first composition with Animoog 2 and my Eigenharp Alpha. I'm using a single sound patch in Animoog that totally changes based on how I touch the keys on the Eigenharp. The sound ranges from something akin to a polyphonic theremin to percussive glass sparkles as well as everything in between. This patch was based on one of Animoog's Acoustic Expansion Pack patches.

Animoog 2 has improved its MIDI handling tremendously and together with an iConnectMIDI interface, I'm able to send the Eigenharp expression data to Animoog at full rate without any decimation. Creating and playing music with Animoog is now a very emotional experience. Currently this only reacts to polyphonic aftertouch, but I'm hopeful that Moog might ultimately add full support for Voice-Per-Channel MIDI, maybe even at 14-bit resolution.

Animoog sounds amazing to me and is amongst the top software synths I've played."

The Eigenharp reminded me of a Christmas tree so I'm giving this one the holidays label.

iTunes:
Animoog - Moog Music Inc.
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33 Animoog Patch Presets

33 Animoog Patch Presets - Download Link in Description
Published on Nov 15, 2012 by lewissa

"33 Animoog Custom Patches
(Everything in this video was created by me)

Download link for presets:
http://airplaneshadow.com/air/portfolio/33-animoog-patches

How to install:

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Introducing the BASE Pack for Animoog

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on Mar 29, 2012

"The BASE Pack is born from a quest Moog engineers embarked on with help from researchers at The University of North Carolina at Asheville to discover the most primordial sounds known to man. The result is the Biomimetically Augmented Synthesis Expansion Pack (BASE Pack) for the Animoog synthesizer. The BASE Pack is a collection of timbres and presets that radically extends the sonic capabilities of Animoog from the purely electronic realm of its Moog ancestry into a richly organic world of biological sound.

In addition to the over 40 new Timbre files, Moog recruited top sound designers to craft 25 powerful new presets which demonstrate the range of BASE sounds that Animoog can now emit. Some of the Presets included are Extravasation, Eructations, Bad Beans, Bathtub Bubbles, and Oops Sorry Excuse Me. Some of the Timbres included are Sploot2, WetGas1, Dribbly, WetSquish2 and Excuse Me.

Animoog is available for the iPad, iPhone 4, and iPod Touch in the iTunes Store. Animoog version 1.0.2 includes the new "Animoog Store" where users can purchase new Timbres and presets from within the app itself. The BASE Pack is only the first in a series of wide-ranging, boundary-pushing sonic updates to come.

For more information on the BASE Pack go to:
http://www.moogmusic.com/products/apps/base-pack-animoog"


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5 Minutes with Animoog and Ableton Live

YouTube Uploaded by elnoumon on Nov 18, 2011

"A while ago, when I first professed my love for Animoog, I promised to show you how I planned to use it with Ableton. Well, it took me a couple of weeks, but I?ve done it! Here is a video of the workflow that I?ve cobbled together between Ableton and Animoog.

A few notes on how I set this up.

I used the Launchpad to quickly arm and launch new clips that I am recording the Animoog into. When I use a setup like this, where I am using one instrument (be it a synthesizer or an iPad app) to record into mulitple tracks, I like to map the bottom row of the Launchpad to the record-arm buttons of individual tracks. Remember that the default mapping of the Launchpad can be overridden with conventional MIDI mappings. This way, you can keep the whole affair on one page.

Make sure that your record arming is set to ?Exclusive? in the Preferences. This will make it so that only one track can be armed at once. This way, with one button, you can decide which track the instrument is going to.

So, without further ado, here is my improvisation with the Animoog. All sounds except for the drum break are from the iPad app.

A few notes:

I couldn?t get a convincing bass sound out of the app. I think it?s because there is such an emphasis on sounds that evolve over time and I don?t really like that much sonic complexity in my bass sounds.

If you are going to be switching between Presets (as I?ve done here) during improv, I would name them something like _boomtown, with the underscore, or append a number. That will make sure that they are all sequential on the list.

I sure would like to see the ability to make the keys longer, or mess with the scale of the panes in general. I REALLY like the keyboard on this app (the ability to customize is key, har har), but it would be cool if there was more space.

Have any of you worked animoog into your Ableton life yet?"

Animoog - Moog Music Inc.
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Animoog for iPhone and iPod Touch On Sale

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on Dec 22, 2011

"Moog Music has announced the release of Animoog for the Apple iPhone 4 and 4s. Previously only available for the iPad 1 and 2, Animoog for iPhone is now available in the iTunes App Store at an introductory price of only $.99. After Animoog for iPhone's promotional pricing period ends, the price will rise to $9.99.

Animoog was the first professional synthesizer designed for Apple's iPad, and was the first music app in history to reach the number one spot of paid apps on the iTunes App Store on its first day of release. Additionally, Apple named Animoog one of the best iPad music apps of the year in it's 2011 App Store Rewind (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?id=480278091), and Macworld named Animoog one of its three top iOS music apps http://www.macworld.com/article/164295/2011/12/app_gems_top_music_apps.html"


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Animoog Updates for iPad & iPhone

iPad: Animoog - Moog Music Inc.

What's New in Version 2.2.5
• Mapped controls now respond to MIDI when Animoog is in the background
• Fixed MIDI input and output port selection sometimes tacitly picking another one
• External pitch bend now behaves linearly across the pitch bend range
• Pitch bend strip is more usable by reducing the sensitivity in the middle
• Stability improvements of the 4-track recorder
• The recording length of the basic recorder has been doubled
• Invalid timbre files are marked and don't cause crashes anymore
• New installations now by default map CC64 to the Hold switch
• Version number is now shown at the bottom of configuration screen
• Improvement of in-app store layout
• Overall stability improvements"



iPhone: Animoog for iPhone - Moog Music Inc.

What's New in Version 1.1.8
• Fixed bug on iPhone Touch 5 where Animoog showed only a black screen without any interaction nor sound
• Fixed bug where MIDI Expansion Pack was accidentally disabled, even after purchasing it would not activate
• Stability improvements in situations where the audio engine is reset by iOS itself

And in Version 1.1.7:
• Stable support for iOS 8
• Stable support for 64-bit devices
• Revised timbres panel with categories (touch-hold timbre in category for preview)
• Added ‘hold’ switch to keyboard for iPhone 5 and later
• New installations now by default map CC64 to the Hold switch for iPhone 5 and later
• Audiobus input slot compatibility fixes
• Pitch bend range can now be selected in MIDI settings

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Moog Animoog overview using the Eigenharp Pico

YouTube Uploaded by gbevin on Oct 17, 2011

"Moog released Animoog today as their first synthesizer on the iPad and I absolutely love it!

This video gives a brief overview of the Animoog's features and also shows how expressive it is when played with an Eigenharp Pico over MIDI using poly-pressure.

The Eigenharp and Animoog seems like a match made in heaven since the Eigenharp is able to send three independent detailed per-note performance data streams and the Animoog is able to react to this on a per-note level. Also, the visualization of the sound on the Animoog is marvelous, it gives a great representation of what your sound is doing.

The iPad is hooked up to my MacBook Pro using USB MIDI from the Alesis iODock, the Eigenharp Pico is also hooked up to the laptop and sends MIDI from the EigenD application to the 'dock' MIDI port. This uses a small MIDI-only Eigenharp Pico setup that loads very quickly and provides 16 MIDI playing keys with poly-pressure and three independent data streams for each key (pressure, left/right, up/down), as well as two 3D controller keys that are somewhat similar to little joysticks and are sending each three independent streams of MIDI CC data also."

Animoog - Moog Music Inc. - iTunes
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Moog Minitaur and Animoog Receive Technical Achievement Nominations for 28th Annual TEC Awards

"Moog Captures Nominations in 'Musical Instrument Technology' and 'Audio Apps for Smartphones & Tablets' Categories

ANAHEIM, Calif. – October 9, 2012 - Moog Music announced that it has been nominated for the 28th Annual TEC Awards in two separate categories: 'Musical Instrument Technology (Hardware)' and a new category, "Audio Apps for Smartphones & Tablets." The TEC Awards is the pro audio industry's most prestigious awards show honoring outstanding achievement in product innovation and sound production. The 28th Annual TEC Awards will be presented during the 2013 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA.

Nominations are based on product entries made by a select panel of industry professionals in numerous audio categories. Products must be released and in commercial use during the period of September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012, to be eligible for nomination.

Mike Adams, CEO/President of Moog Music, commented: 'It is a privilege for us to be considered for two TEC Awards this year, especially in the new Smartphone and Tablet Apps category. We are very proud of the work our team has done on both the Minitaur and Animoog and are grateful for this recognition.'

Minitaur: Analog Bass Synthesizer
The Moog Minitaur, which captured a nomination in 'Musical Instrument Technolgy' is a powerful, compact analog bass synthesizer that features a classic one knob per function design. It is the first instrument in Moog's Taurus family that does not have foot pedals. At only 8.5" x 5.25" and less than 3lbs, the Minitaur puts legendary analog Moog bass into a package designed to fit seamlessly into today's performance and production environments.

Animoog: Expressive, Captivating and Sonically Immersive
Animoog, which has been nominated in the new 'Audio Apps for Smartphones & Tablets' category, is powered by Moog’s new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE) and is the first professional polyphonic synthesizer designed for the IOS. Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling a user to quickly sculpt fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve. Visually captivating and sonically immersive, Animoog brings IOS music production to the next level.


For more information about Minitaur or Animoog, visit http://www.moogmusic.com.

For more information about the TEC Foundation, visit http://www.tecfoundation.com."

iTunes:
Moog Music Inc.
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Shine on You Crazy Diamond iPad Covers with iSEM, Sunrizer & Animoog

Shine on you crazy diamond on iPad with iSEM and Garageband

Published on Nov 6, 2013 Sergio Paganini·4 videos

iTunes: Arturia iSEM - Arturia | Sunrizer synth - BeepStreet | Animoog - Moog Music Inc.

"Oops ! I did it again......i was trying some sounds with the new iSEM by Arturia ,and i've modified a strings preset to fit the Shine on you crazy diamond initial pad. The iSEM does a good organic sound stacking octaves of the Gm chord ,so I've added a brass sound for the solo modifying the Oxygen preset .  For the recording I've used the new GarageBand app and the brand new Inter-app sound feature . As in the previous version the execution is very bad (I'm not a keyboardist) and so i had to edit the video to fit the sound, I apologize for this. The video is only to show the ability of the iPad to make interesting sounds. Feel free to ask me the iSEM patches using the serpa59@gmail.com email. Thanks for watching . This music belongs to Pink Floyd . My best gratitude to Rick Wright for his soulful play with Pink Floyd."

Shine on you crazy diamond intro with ipad

Uploaded on Oct 21, 2011 Sergio Paganini·4 videos

"Intro from Shine on you crazy diamond with the pad , Sunrizer for the pad sound and Animoog for the lead sound. Execution is bad , it's only for hearing the sounds of the software synths . L'esecuzione è molto scarsa, ma è solo per far sentire i suoni ottenibili da questi 2 synth ."

Shine on you crazy diamond (Pink Floyd) final solo cover on iPad

Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012 Sergio Paganini·4 videos

"This is a video of me playing the final solo from Shine on you Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd from the album Wish You Were Here . I've used Sunrizer and Animoog on my iPad , both the patches are programmed by me (the solo patch too is new) . I've used my Novation Xio 25 for keyboard controller , using Network MIDI via my iMac to control both Animoog and Sunrizer . This works fine with no latency at all . I've used my little JVC Picsio video recorder to take the video in artificial light, so the images is'nt that good. The sound was recorded in GarageBand , and i've added a drum part ,partly using a loop and filling in some MIDI drums . As i am not a piano player , the execution is bad , not at the level of Rick Wright who wrote this amazing sad tune . Pink Floyd (before The Wall) was one of best group in the rock scene , and one of my favoured . If someone is interested having the 2 patches for Animoog and Sunrizer , please email me at serpa59@gmail.com . Thanks to everybody will view this video ."