iOptigan 4+
The Optigan for iOS
Stefan Stenzel
Designed for iPad
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- $7.99
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
The Optigan for iOS, made by Pea Hicks and Stefan Stenzel.
This is the Optigan for iOS.
The Optigan, short for Optical Organ, was a chord organ from the early 1970’s. It is remembered today for its unique system of sound reproduction using optical discs. These LP-sized film discs were optically encoded with 57 concentric tracks, which contained loops of musical combos playing chord patterns in different styles. Each disc contained a specific style of music (Bossa Nova, Big Band etc) which the user could control by pressing the chord buttons. Changing the discs was as simple as putting a new record on your turntable. Think of it as the 1971 version of GarageBand.
Despite this novel technology, the scratchy sound of the Optigan left a lot to be desired.
The iOptigan we present here truthfully recreates that lo-fi sound.
25 of the original 40 discs are included, the remaining 15 can be purchased individually or all together in the Complete Pak.
Specifications and Features:
• Disc loading rigth-side-up or upside-down
• Spring Reverb (virtual)
• Optical Metronome
• Audio Demo for each Disc
• MIDI in/out
• MIDI chord detection
• MIDI File Import
• Sequencer with Record and Playback
• Sharing for songs as Audio and MIDI File
• iTunes File Sharing
• Inter-App Audio
• Smart background audio
• Help overlay
• Headphone optimised stereo (optional)
• Radio Mode for Chord Buttons or Keyboard
• Comfortable speed control in semitones or BPM
What’s New
Version 1.0
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Ratings and Reviews
Sometimes the unexpected is cool!
I bought this app out of curiosity and it turns out I find it really cool. Sure it’s cheesy as hell and it sounds old (with crackles and all other noises associated with vinyls) but that’s what makes it charm. You imagine what all of these sounds from yesteryears could bring to your music today and then the possibilities are infinite. Buy it!
iOptigan is perfect
I've been using this since day one and love everything about it! I especially like the variable tempo. Before this app came along, I was using an Optigan emulator made by another company. While it was good, this is way better. Fans of the band Sparklehorse will find some instantly recognizable sounds here. Please don't ever stop supporting this app!
App Privacy
The developer, Stefan Stenzel, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.
No Details Provided
The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.
Information
- Seller
- Stefan Stenzel
- Size
- 187.3 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Pea Hicks & Stefan Stenzel
- Price
- $7.99
- In-App Purchases
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- Complete Disc Pak $7.99
- Movin' $0.99
- Vox Humana $0.99
- Singing Rhythm $0.99
- Romantic Strings $0.99
- Country Sunshine $0.99
- Cathedral Organ $0.99
- Rollin’ Easy $0.99
- Polynesian Village $0.99
- Big Top Marching Band $0.99