I have played around with enough Digital synths now to know that what i’m hearing come out of this little box of loopy boops activates the brain juice pumps quite effectively. Don’t expect to actually learn how to patch a synth though, you will however will become quite adept at flipping between the excellent pre made patches in all 8 of your saved midi profiles designed to funnel as many different sounds into your skull in the shortest time possible.You’ll have a Moog One by the end of the month so beware.

And now I have one!It may be a little intimidating to new users at first, but there are tutorials for you to follow that show you what each module does. You can get some absolutely wild sounds out of this. You can keep it simple and make a nice clean bass, or dig in there and make a complex sequence. One thing I absolutely LOVE about this, is the fact you can load it up as an effect and use that legendary Low Pass Filter on any synth you have! There’s also a dial in EQ section which I find myself using a lot during sound design, because for some reason nobody else gets it this right. If you’re serious about music, you should get this app. It’s worth it.

The Moog Model 15 is an incredible musical instrument in every respect. The sound, performance ability, DAW connectivity, in-built tutorial, app support and fun factor, it ticks all the boxes. After picking my jaw up off the floor after having been blown away by the excellent presets that come with it, I was very keen to see how I could integrate the app into my workflow.*Initially I had been hesitant to embrace iOS in my workflow for a multitude of reasons. I run both hardware and software in a DAW (Ableton) which even at the best of times can be problematic. Throw in an iOS device or two into the equation and more often than not you end up with a recipe for troubleshooting rather than music making! The main obstacle for full integration of iOS has been connectivity (syncing audio and midi) into a DAW host. Apple’s introduction of IDAM in iOS11 however is a game changer and marks the turning point for all iOS music apps. Check it out if you haven’t already. Just like setting up any external synth, I had the Model 15 up and running in Ableton in no time playing back sequences from my current project. Everything on the Model 15 is midi mappable, program changes make it easy to recall my sounds from within Ableton and the ability to share sounds is so useful! I often program sounds on my phone while out of the studio or on the road. I can then quickly share it directly to the iPad I have permanently set up in the studio when I am back. This is such a useful feature.I often find myself wanting to learn more when I play with great sounding instruments and this is definitely the case with the Model 15. Despite having studied electronic music at university and now into my 20th year as a professional musician, patching cables is not really my thing and thus I never wandered down the modular path. The apps in-built tutorial is easy to follow and has encouraged me to dive in a learn more about the process of modular synthesis (without all the physical mess of cables) to further my sound tweaking knowledge.Moog have made the Model 15 a very musician friendly and useable musical instrument for both the beginner and professional. I am an inspired music maker using it, and I can’t ask much more than that. Money very well spent.

An amazing app. Incredible value. A little frustrating not being able to see the whole screen at one time, but the power of this synth and the flexibility. Its game changing (my first mod synth - very excited).