Not Mugician – Geo Synthesizer Review

Yes, it has a similar interface, and a more "advanced" synth engine, but... My fingers are accustomed to the spacing in Mugician. Yes adjustable here, but I'd love to be able to get the exact spacing as before instead of having to adjust it all the time. Next, the interface colors are nothing like Mugician. I have found that my eyes are tuned to the color and grid layout of Mugician. When I play this thing, my brain keeps telling my fingers that I'm going to miss the note, and I play fast at times (on the original, was not a real problem), so the difficulty gets exacerbated. Unfortunately, it is like learning all over again. Very disconcerting. And probably nearest and dearest to my heart was the synth engine of Mugician. I can't seem to create the same sounds on here, and it is very disappointing. Imagine playing a guitar, getting to know the instrument well, the sounds it makes, and then one day you strum it and all you hear is a canned violin sound. Or some weird noise. The emotional connection to the instrument has been trashed, all in the name of "progress." So, while I still have Mugician on my iPads, iOS 9 has introduced a nasty bug that sometimes makes the audio drop out. I went to the App Store to see if there was an update, but to my surprise, it was removed. I got a replacement app that was named something else, but installs as Mugician. All it does is crash. So I got this with high hopes, since one of the authors is the author of Mugician. Sad day. :( I guess like everything else, as time goes on, I'll just have to get used to change, even if it's just for the sake of change.
Review by Swe1001 on Geo Synthesizer.