iMini Synthesizer

C’mon, Arturia! Bring ALL of your fine apps into compliance! Don’t neglect your iOS users!!!!

I’ve had iMini for years and used to use and love it. But I’ve drifted away from it. I’ve actually owned a Model D since the late 70’s, but was always happy to have this (once great) app as a convenient and portable substitute for my iPads. I fired it up today and I must admit that I’m very disappointed. According to the App Store, Arturia hasn’t updated it in 3 years. And it certainly shows!! No AUv3, Tap Tempo crashes the app, outdated connectivity options that are now greyed out rather than removed, no Bluetooth connectivity, blah, blah, blah. I love and use Arturia hardware and software. Use their products all the time. But revisiting this particular app was a huge disappointment. They should update it or just drop it from the store. It’s obvious that they have forgotten it even exists. This is not to badmouth Arturia as a company. They are great. But this app should be avoided. Buy Moog’s very own version. It sounds and works great, and they stay on top of it. In fact, it was updated just 2 days ago. It’s based on their classic baby, and they treat it as such. 👍

AUv3. It’s time.

I love everything about this program but please migrate this to AUv’3 technology please

Once upon a time this was one of my favorite iOS synth, sadly, the ball has been dropped by not making this an Audio Unit a year ago. Frankly, it’s no point to even bother making it one now since Mood released the model D, and to be honest, I literally forgot this existed. At this point, Auria needs to just release something else and make sure it’s an Audio Unit, because if it isn’t, it will be a no sale. While this still sounds good, I would not suggest it to anyone. Audio Unit is the present/future of iOS and anyone who can’t grasp that should not develop for the iOS music platform.

Sounds great, but operates at 100% in the background and drains your battery.

For the cost, this is a great MiniMoog emulator. The presets in the app are good, and there’s a lot of plasticity of sound. However, there are some big flaws - the Audiobus support really isn’t what it should be, the app is very rarely updated, and most importantly, the “Tap to set BPM” function is completely broken - on all platforms and versions of iOS, tapping this button instantly crashes the app every time. (Trust me, I tried this on a lot of iPads.) I used to have a review here that said I loved this app except for this one fatal flaw, but honestly - at this point, this app doesn’t impress me all that much. There are now a number of MiniMoog emulators on the market - most of all, Moog’s own Model D app, which looks and feels like iMini, except with a LOT more functionality and better sound. (And the BPM controls don’t crash the app!) My advice: skip the iMini and spend a few extra bucks on Model D instead. It’s worth it.

Hey guys wassup, listen this is a great app and I’ve been using it for the last cpl of years as iaa adding bass lines, pads, leads and more to my production. It’s always served my Moog needs for an iOS app, buuuut now Moog themselves has come out with the Model D their own version of THEIR synthesizer, with Auv3 compatibility. I’m a loyal customer Retronyms/Arturia, as Impc2 is my number 1 Beat making app, along with iProphet my number 1 for analog pads n Chords.. IMini is a great a beautiful sounding app.. it needs to be updated tho along with iprophet take your apps into the future

This was a waste of 10 bucks for me. It’s not the app, it’s me. Although I dabble with the piano, and have played an acoustic guitar for 40 years, this app feels like it’s beyond me and I’d need to learn way more than I want to in order to get the most out of it. Wish there was a free version, so I could have figured this out before spending the money. The only reason I’m writing this review is to let others who are like me know that using this will require previous experience or a commitment to learning.

Seriously, love the mini Moog but this needs AU support like the SEM. Keep up the good work.