iOptigan Reviews

So the app is the best. Seriously. Fun, creative, my type of weird. But for the life of me no matter how many pairs of headphones I have tested I can only get audio through the left headphone in this app??

Love it!

lostproductivity

Got for free but bought sound packs. Very fun and so much better than many (if not any) sound/music generators out there. Very funky 70s feel and it’s really addable right from the get-go to your (short) projects. Unique, enjoyable, great fun. Leyland Kirby could have a field day butchering this music.

Where’s my disc pak purchase?

csgraves

I love this so much, but I cannot see how to load the extra content I just bought. Help?

Touch issues & audio clipping

dysamoria

Update: There’s also audio level clipping, and since there’s no level control in the app, there’s nothing for the user to do about it. It gets worse when slowing the playback, using multiple keys (of course, because then it’s multiple samples), and adding reverb on the scaled notes. The scaled note keyboard playing bug I reported below seems not to happen on the iPad Pro 12.9”. One more star removed, now that I’ve found the audio level problem. Sigh. Original review: I just started playing with this app and quickly found that the bottom row of controls doesn’t respond correctly. The buttons & keys will animate with touches near the bottom of the screen but the sounds aren't triggered unless the finger is moved up farther, which might be too far to trigger the controls (note: I’m using an iPhone 6s, rotated such that the lightning port is to the right, with iOS 12.x). That’s pretty weird. Does that mean the developer has separate touch zones for audio triggers and for control animations? This results in a music app that’s not very playable. Luckily it was free when I “bought” it; this kind of usability flaw in an app I’ve actually spent money on would result in a much worse rating.

very good except a few things

shaark_f1nn

the touch is a little off for the bottom row of buttons, and i cannot get any sound to come through the left of my headphones. kind of problematic since i wanted to use the samples to make music,,

Question

Buck Flowens

I spent years looking for Optigan sounds to throw into a rompler, etc. Nothing ever worked that great. iOptigan has everything all in one place once you buy all the discs. My only issue is trying to figure out how to export a wav. Is this not available?

Just like digging in the crates!

KALIMIDI

Perfect for trap beats!

Really cool but doesn’t fit modern screen sizes.

You done a pretty good job

This app is great, but it doesn’t fill the entire screen for more recent devices. If you could update the app with larger screen compatibility that would be amazing.

Great App.

RC#987

Brings me back to the day when I had my Optigan. My only criticism for this app is, I wish it had a way of limiting the loudness of the pops and scratches (equalizer?) they seem louder than I recall on my original optigan and not all of my discs were pristine. Otherwise, this is still an outstanding app! Thanks!