VS – Visual Synthesizer 4+
Audio / MIDI reactive visuals
Imaginando Lda
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- $11.99
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
VS provides a creative way to generate beautiful graphical representations of your music projects. Driven by both audio and MIDI data, VS is the visual equivalent of a traditional synthesizer.
VS takes the concept of music visualisation to a whole new level of customisation and expression, putting you in control and giving you the power to perform however you want.
VS is powered by graphical materials that you can interact with and layer on top of each other to create complex evolving visuals.
As well as a standalone app, VS includes an AUv3 plugin version, so you can run it directly inside your favourite iOS DAW programs like AUM and Audiobus etc.
As the name suggests, VS Visual Synthesizer can be played live like an audio synthesizer; use your MIDI keyboard to make each layer come alive with the concept of ‘polyphonic visual voices’.
We partnered with new media artist ‘Perplex On’ to bring you a factory preset bank full of amazing interactive visuals, you can start using right away, to create dazzling animations and make your music move in a whole new medium.
For detailed operation information and requirements please visit www.imaginando.pt/products/vs-visual-synthesizer
Features
- 8 Polyphonic visual layers
- 4 voices per layer
- 32 built-in material effects
- Exclusive factory presents by Perplex On
- 1 background layer with solid color/image/video (no modulations)
- 4 LFO’s
- 2 EG’s
- 4 Dual-mode Audio Modulators (peak and band)
- Built-in video recorder
What’s New
Version 1.6.0
Important note:
- Your existing presets will be migrated to a new format after launching for the first time
- Please restore purchases after installation to download preset packs again as this is required to work
- If you are using audio modulators and the presets are not working as expected please take into account that the audio modulator has suffered significant improvements and its parameters might need to be adjusted.
Full changelog:
- Adds support to images in all layers
- Adds support to videos in all layers
- Adds new material browser
- Adds single preset import/export
- Adds buttons to cycle through materials without the need to open browser
- Adds MIDI mapping to preset change buttons
- Adds MIDI mapping to audio panel play/stop buttons
- Adds manual MIDI assignment (double press parameters with MIDI learn enabled)
- Adds LFOs syncing to host playback
- Adds phase parameter in LFO
- Adds record arm to sync record to host playback (press and hold record to toggle)
- Adds “No files" label when main folder doesn’t have valid files
- Adds shader materials search box
- Adds portrait mode (toggled under settings)
- Adds back button on factory files browser
- Adds material clear cache option in settings
- Adds scroll wheel handling to adjust parameters
- Adds AIFF support
- Improves visibility of disabled layers
- Improves spectrum mode of audio modulator
- Improves ADSR (adds decay and sustain parameters)
- Fixes freezing when browsing a folder with a lot of videos
- Fixes files not being shown in some circumstances
- Fixes Ableton Link
- Fixes video recordings only having mono audio output
- Fixes MIDI clip playing position when changing position of audio clip
- Fixes background layer render when changing resolution
- Fixes audio output with bluetooth headset
- Fixes copying/pasting HEX color with keyboard
- Adds iOS photos and files providers to layers
- Fixes background layer media from photos provider
- Fixes iOS media loaded from Photos not persisting when save/loading presets
- Fixes purchases not being shown in user account on Imaginando dashboard
Ratings and Reviews
Wow! Finally the video app I’ve always wanted!
This app is flat out amazing! None the less so because to my surprise it manages to run smoothly on my old iPad Air 2. I didn’t think it would. I’m sure I won’t be able to get too crazy with too many layers, but so far it does everything I need and more ... even while running as an AUv3 effect alongside other apps generating music. I’m floored!
I always wanted something to easily produce video that reacts to audio being fed into it. But VS goes even further by reacting to midi input as well. There are four LFOs that can add undulations and all kinds of movement free running or in sync with musical tempo.
I’m just completely amazed at this app. Thank you so much imaginando!
Developer Response ,
And we thank you for your incredible feedback and review! :)
Does What It Says
If your making music to share believe me when I say nobody is waiting in line to watch you fiddle around with touch screen knobs and such. Get this and take your performance videos to another level. VS paired with many inexpensive midi controllers such as the MiniLab3 is a live visual showcase waiting to happen. Do the tutorials so you don’t get frustrated like I did, I gave these guys a hard time about some things early on because I didn’t put the effort into learning it right away.. after a bit Imaginando has proven to be good at what they do and this app is spot on the market, worth the asking price, especially if you have had a hand in shaders.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for this lovely review. Our best wishes to your creative endeavours. Best!
Delivers another dimension to music
Not really interested in making videos so I was hoping it could be for use in a live setting using the iPad. To do that ios DAWs would have to be configured for video. Not aware of any but I did have success using screen mirroring to various TV displays using AUM and Camelot Pro. For live use I would think HDMI would be the way to link to external display. Stand alone should save audio file with the patch. Right now the audio file, if you loaded one, stays no matter what patch you bring up. Still gave it 5 stars as it has evolved since release and has so much potential.
Developer Response ,
Michael, thanks for your positive review. VS already responds to PC commands. Adding start/stop support to PC is questionable. Adding the audio/midi files to a patch is something we are already working on. You should really get in touch with us via our website chat. Facebook comments are not good to establish a realtime communication. Best regards
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Information
- Seller
- Imaginando Lda
- Size
- 823.1 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Imaginando
- Price
- $11.99
- In-App Purchases
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- Retina Refill Preset Pack $8.99
- Textural Memories Preset Pack $8.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.