Good news, the first Animoog update since last October. Happy to see Moog is keeping our beloved app up to date :-)
What’s new according to the release notes:
Integrated Audiobus 3 with full support for MIDI routing
Improvements to pressure modulation behavior when playing over MIDI
Updated AudioCopy SDK to v3.4
Improvements to mod and pitch wheel rendering
Fixed media import for clips in the 4-track on iOS 10
Improved background audio compatibility with other apps
Animoog for iPhone gains one more feature:
Animoog for iPhone keyboard now sends polypressure when the MIDI Expansion Pack is purchased
The update has certainly been triggered by today’s release of Audiobus 3, which Animoog’s new version supports. Audiobus has been an essential app for mobile musicians needing to send audio signal from one app to the other. Audiobus 3 now supports inter-app MIDI routing as well. Here’s the video that presents Audiobus 3 capabilities, and yes, this overview showcases Animoog!
Thanks Moog for the Animoog updates and let’s hope there’s more for Animoog to come from Moog developers! Enjoy the new version — Alex / Satri
For those amongst us playing Animoog on their iPhones and iPod Touch, we have great news! The first update since last February, here’s a welcomed major update to Animoog for iPhone which includes several features we already have in its larger brother Animoog for iPad. The latter got minor improvements and is now at version 2.4.4.
If you’re an Animoog fan, chances are you’re a Model 15 enthusiast as well. If that’s the case, you’ll be happy to hear that Model 15 version 1.1.0 has been released, the first update since June and its first major update since the launch of Model 15 last May.
The Animoog for iPhone 1.3.0 release notes:
Animoog now requires iOS 8.2 or later
Support for ‘path-width’ as modulation source for presets created with Apple Pencil on iPad Pro
Support for accelerometer modulation controls as ‘accel-x’, ‘accel-y’, and ‘accel-z’
Support for Bluetooth LE MIDI devices
Support for MPE input with note-per-channel MIDI controllers
Added collapsible Inter-App Audio transport bar
Consolidated ‘poly-pressure’ and ‘chan-pressure’ into one ‘pressure’ modulation source
The vertical position of the keys on initial touch is now used as the ‘velocity’ modulation source
Tapping left or right of the scale slider will now transpose octaves up or down
Timbres panel improvements for easier sound design
Single-tapping on a left panel timbre now highlights it, while double-tapping scrolls to its location in the Timbres list
The Timbres list on the right panel no longer collapses when switching presets
Values of CC mapped controls are now sent out at preset change
Incoming MIDI CC 120 now turns off all active sound
Incoming MIDI RPN 0 now sets the active pitch bend range
Application settings are now saved immediately when changes occur
The keyboard now allows more space between keys
Fixes to timbre list where auto-scroll would overshoot at times
Fixes to built-in scale definitions
Fixed crashes when Animoog goes to the background
Fixed crackling sound when using hold from a MIDI controller
Fixed sound cutting out when switching between certain audio devices while Animoog is running
The Animoog 2.4.4 release notes:
Improvements to sample rate / buffer size behavior
Improvements to scale slider
The Model 15 1.1.0 release notes:
The SETTINGS -> SHARE panel now allows you to create and share a music video from audio in the Recorder module
Saved patches, arpeggios and CC maps are now automatically stored on your iCloud drive. They can be retrieved through SETTINGS -> SHARE -> iCLOUD DOCUMENTS from any device that uses the same iCloud account
Keys can now be released when HOLD is active by tapping any currently pressed key
Recordings now use much less memory
Recordings can now be up to 5 minutes in length
Recordings are now persisted across application restarts and the undo buffer
Added crossfading to the Recorder Module to prevent clicks at the beginning and end of a recording
Added a configuration option to prevent controllers from being changed when presets are loaded
Added a progress indicator for tutorial presets
Tutorial presets now continue highlighting areas during wiring
Added support for highlighting individual ports, knobs and switches in the tutorial presets
Updated factory tutorial presets to reflect new highlighting capabilities
Factory tutorial presets can no longer be accidentally replaced
Values of CC mapped controls are now sent out on preset change
Added support for incoming MIDI RPN 0 to temporarily set the pitch bend range
Added support for “shake to undo”, which also works during tutorial presets
Added “rate on app store” and “contact us for help” buttons on the SETTINGS -> ABOUT panel
Support for iOS 10
Improvements to inter-app audio connectivity
Improved core audio engine
Improved Ableton Link support
Improved stability on iPad Air 1
Improved fluidity of GUI rendering on older devices
Improved precision of the Apple Pencil as a controller
Improvements to the built-in manual
Updated AudioCopy to v3.3
Fixed stability problems when using incoming messages on MIDI channel 16
More Animoog news to be published probably within a week. Stay tuned :-) Enjoy the apps updates! — Alex / Satri
Animoog players rejoice, a new version has come :-) And the official list of new features is long, there’s possibly something for you in there. Amongst the highlights, you find Bluetooth LE MIDI devices support, support for MPE input with note-per-channel MIDI (see this previous post on Expressive MIDI and Animoog) and Apple Pencil support for the lucky ones amongst us who have an iPad Pro.
Here’s the official changelog:
Animoog now requires iOS 8.2 or later
Fully optimized graphics, keyboard layout and interaction for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro
Support for Apple Pencil pressure on the keyboard
Support for Apple Pencil angle as a ‘pencil-angle’ modulation control on the keyboard
Support for Apple Pencil angle as a ‘path-width’ modulation source along the path
Support for Bluetooth LE MIDI devices
Support for MPE input with note-per-channel MIDI controllers
Added collapsible Inter-App Audio transport bar
Consolidated ‘poly-pressure’ and ‘chan-pressure’ into one ‘pressure’ modulation source
The vertical position of the keys on initial touch is now used as the ‘velocity’ modulation source
Left and right tapping next to the scale slider will now transpose octaves down and up
Timbres panel improvements to make sound design easier
Single-tapping a timbre on the left panel now highlights it, while double-tapping scrolls to its location in the Timbres list
The Timbres list on the right panel is no longer collapsed when switching presets
Values of CC mapped controls are now sent out at preset changes
Incoming MIDI CC 120 now turns off all active sound
Incoming MIDI RPN 0 now sets the active pitch bend range
Minor user experience improvements when working with modal dialogs
Settings are now saved immediately when changes occur
Fixes to timbre list where auto-scroll would overshoot at times
Fixes to some built-in scale definitions
If you’re on a non-retina iPad, please wait before updating. We learned there’s a startup crash on non-retina iPads and the fix is coming. From a publicly accessible comment on the iPad Musician Facebook group: “We’ve implemented and tested the fix, submitted it to Apple for review and requested this to be expedited. While waiting for that to go through, we continue testing on all other devices. Sorry for this!” Update: less than 24 hours after 2.4.0, Animoog 2.4.1 came to us to fix this issue.
The previous version, Animoog 2.3.5, came out on March 11th. While Animoog for iPhone has not been updated since February 4th, this iPad update might be a sign for an upcoming Animoog for iPhone update as well?
Here’s a bonus for Animoog Love readers, most of you know I’m fond of Animoog solos, even considering myself an Animoog soloist — I’m always genuinely interested in how others are playing Animoog and I’m happy that Animoog player ‘Brother El’ contacted me to share the following video of his own Animoog performance earlier this month. Hey, there’s even other players that made full albums out of Animoog, such as Luigi Bairo.
I have quite a few unfinished posts to share with you Animoog enthusiasts, while I somehow find the time to complete and publish them, enjoy the new version of Animoog! :-) Cheers — Alex / Satri
Dear Animoog players, here’s about the latest Animoog updates.
But first I apologize to have not posted about it right after the updates, as an Animoog beta tester, my version doesn’t update when the actual Animoog gets updated. I have configured a tool to ensure I don’t miss the upcoming updates. While I’ve been publishing here all Animoog updates so far, what do you think if I only publish blog entries only when updates bring significant changes to the way we interact with the app? If you think I should post about minor Animoog updates as well, please let me know in the comments below.
Personally, I’m excited by minor updates. Of course, I’m eager for new features, but minor updates perfectly demonstrate that the app is being taken care of and that developper love is being sent towards it. Here’s the changes for the last two versions we haven’t mentioned here.
Animoog 2.2.5. March 11th:
Stability improvements
Updated AudioCopy library
Updated AudioShare SDK
Animoog for iPhone 1.2.4, February 4th:
Program change messages now work on all MIDI channels
Animoog now reacts to sample rate changes from IAA hosts or Audiobus
Stability improvements for when background audio is turned off
I haven’t found the log of what’s changed for Animoog 2.2.4 and Animoog for iPhone 1.2.3. If you know where to find it, please let me know in a comment. Since Moog appears to follow the semantic versioning principles, I suspect those versions essentially contain minor modifications such as bug fixes and updates to the latest third-party libraries (e.g. Audiobus, AudioShare).
I hope to share news of the upcoming free presets from sound designers ‘Subconscience‘ and ‘Sound of Izrael‘ within the coming weeks. They’re excellent presets! More soon :-) — Alex / Satri
The good news about the latest Animoog releases, version 2.3.3 and version 1.2.3 for iPhone, is that they are the result of feedback from members of the community of Animoog players: Moog Music is listening and they’re serious about improving Animoog. I’m happy Moog takes Animoog seriously since I’m seriously counting on Animoog to have fun playing freetronica tracks! ;-)
These fixes are directly related to the following issues and requests mentioned by Animoog players on the official Moog Music forums: here and here as examples.
What’s new with this version:
Fixed regression where the delay rate knob position wasn’t properly being interpolated anymore
Added support for MIDI program change, mapped to the presets in the currently active category in the order they’re displayed
Improvements to Audiobus integration stability
Fixed occasional glitches at the end of making a recording
I updated the Animoog Wikipedia page accordingly. Stay tuned, more exciting Animoog news in the coming weeks, cheers! — Alex / Satri
Happy 2016! It begins well with updates to our dear Animoog. Animoog version 2.3.2 and Animoog for iPhone version 1.2.2 have been released.
Here’s the official changelog that applies to both new versions:
Fix for Animoog not properly working with Cubasis through Audiobus
Fix for mod wheel and pitch wheel not working properly when visible on screen and played from external MIDI
Fix for poly-legato MIDI, now using the proper MIDI CC 84 message and correctly sending and receiving the MIDI data
Better support for varying sample rates
Updated Audiobus to 2.3.1
Updated AudioCopy to 3.1-final
Unrelated, while I just updated the list of Animoog presets to version 1.3, one of you contacted me to share even more free Animoog presets! I’ll test them in the coming days and update the table accordingly as soon possible. Cheers — Alex / Satri
Excellent news, a few hours ago were released Animoog 2.3.0 and Animoog for iPhone 1.2.0. Major improvements include increased iOS 9 compatibility as well as the latest Audiobus SDK.
The official release notes for the iPad version:
Support for Audiobus state saving
Support for configurable sample rates and buffers sizes, up to 96kHz/1024
Support for iOS 9
Better background audio behavior
Support for latest Audiobus version
Auto-scroll for timbre slots will now be canceled when there’s a touch on the right table with categories
Animoog for iPhone 1.2.0 also brings support for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.
Meanwhile, I continued to receive Animoog Fan Art contributions after the initial call. Here’s two new examples, one from Jon Rawlinson aka PantsofDeath, and the second one from Bobby Simmons. Thanks guys! Yes, I’ll publish all the contributions I got in a new home for such content. And I’ll continue collecting the result of your inspirations!
I consider running Animoog.org as being amongst my most tangible contributions to the Animoog community, but I also help improve the app itself by acting as a beta tester. I’m grateful to Moog which sent me a Moog beta tester T-shirt – I got it in the mail today! Thanks Moog :-) — Alex / Satri
These Animoog news cover versions 2.2.6 and 2.2.8 and Animoog for iPhone 1.1.10, both supporting the new Audiobus Remote app.
Animoog version 2.2.8 has been released yesterday and here’s the official release notes:
Added support for AudioBus Remote with triggers for Recorder, Preset Navigation, Scale Lock, Hold and Orbit Time Change
Added support for mixing down to AudioCopy and AudioShare in the 4-track recorder
Stability improvements
As an happy Animoog beta tester, I can confirm there’s useful fixes in the ‘stability improvements’ category. The big addition here is Audiobus Remote support. Audiobus itself is a popular app to route audio from one app to other apps, making it easy to add filters and effects, adding tracks from other apps, and more, all this in real-time. As an example, you can run drums from the Sector app and play Animoog live while recording both in a third app. With version 2.2.8 released yesterday, Animoog can now be controlled on another iOS device with Audiobus Remote. Moog developer Geert Bevin shared the following screenshot of Animoog and Filtatron in Audiobus Remote.
Animoog version 2.2.6 was released on June 29th, 2015, while I was on holidays and away from computers (but with my dear Animoog alongside), and its official release notes are:
Stability improvements for a very rare crash at launch
Stability improvements in situations where the audio engine is reset by iOS itself
Improvements to restore purchase functionality
That’s correct, Animoog version 2.2.7 never made it to the public.
Updates to Animoog for iPhone were also released, with version 1.1.7 released on June 15, then v1.1.8 on June 17, followed by v1.1.9 on June 27. And now, lucky us, we’re at version 1.1.10 released on July 30.
Moog developers taking care of Animoog since last Spring continue to be closer than ever to its users and the iOS musicians community, and that’s great news for the future of Animoog!
We told you it was coming and now the wait is over! And don’t let you mislead by the it’s name, version 2.2.4 is a major Animoog update considering it brings lots of significant fixes, including stable support for iOS 8. Version 2.2.3 came out in October 2014, over 6 months ago. And now that Moog is putting more love to Animoog development, I expect we’ll have good news from Moog more frequently.
So here’s the official changelog:
Stable support for iOS 8
Stable support for 64-bit devices
Revised timbres panel with categories (touch-hold timbre in category for preview)
Fixes for timbres showing up with domain name prefixes
Audiobus input slot compatibility fixes
Virtual Animoog MIDI ports are now always available even if no port is explicitly selected
Improved IAA instrument compatibility (IAA transport panel will be done for a future release)
Use with any buffer size from 128 to 4096 (256 being the intended size for all supported devices)
Fixes for restore purchase functionality
Improved in-app store layout and interaction
iTunes File Sharing access to timbres, presets and projects
Removed import/export preset from setup panel since iTunes File Sharing should cover all needs
Added timbre category list under ‘random preset’ to enable/disable categories to randomize timbres from
4-track recorder fixes for loading clips, pasting clips and AudioPaste
4-track project fixes for save/load/delete/share
4-track now remains unlocked when not connected to network
Pitch bend range is now always saved with presets and correctly loads from presets when this option is active
Pitch and mod strips now light up with incoming MIDI
Hold button now more clearly shows when it’s active
Manual MIDI CC input now ensures only numbers can be entered
Keyboard scale selection now doesn’t misbehave after selecting the whole tone scale
Preset panel is laid out more consistently
Resuming after interruptions from Siri now reactivates audio
Proper handling of large amounts of MIDI expression data, coming from alternative controllers
Updated built-in manual
Enjoy! And if you find bugs, Moog, more than ever before, provide feedbacks to its users in order to fix those, so let them know about the remaining bugs! — Alex / Satri
