Virtual ANS App Reviews

Is the dev familiar with iris by izotope? A magic wand select tool for erase would be a very useful tool...this thing is very close to something really great.

Fascinating and incredible sound making tool! This is a perfect application for the iPad device, and the interface and the noises you can coax from this are inspiring!

Its like entering the mind of Leonardo or Salvador Dali and learning a new kind of logic and musical inspirations...abstract landscapes,a d sounds from another dimension emerge and morph into stellar compositions that allow you to feel as you were working hand in hand with the genius who developed this incredible musical experience.

And still just scratching the surface of what it can do

This is an amazingly useful and intuitively controlled recreation of the ANS synthesizer. Im very happy and thankful of the creator of this, as access to this synthesizer would be next-to-impossible for me. If youre interested in synthesis, and especially experimental and esoteric synthesis; buy this app. Or download the PC version.

Amazing app. Perfect for sound design. Intuitive interface.

This app is awesome for sound design and manipulation! Im using it for my production! Totally cool! Highly recommend!

Take some time with this, if you want some cool sounds. This is not middle of the road GB fan boy sounds.

I think the other reviewers may have some experience with the original. It is entirely unclear how to import a photo to use, or even to draw. I have worked with the app for a very long time.

Virtual ANS is one of the deepest synthesizers to come to iOS in my opinion. This synth can create atmospheric sounds worthy of a sci-fi/horror major box office movie or action video game release. It is that good. Visiting the website to view the video tutorials is a must as this synth is very complex to the uninitiated. Once understood you will be amazed at the broad soundscape available. For example, you can manipulate recorded audio like a painter, transform pictures into sound or reverse selected portions or the entire soundscape. The sonic manipulation power is immense similar to the original! Kudos to the developer for bringing a college university quality modular synth system to the IPhone!

Also enjoyed just being thrown in and to figure it out as you go along, its enchanting and superb

Doesnt like 44.1 but otherwise a really awesome app.

Virtual ANS no longer is compatible with Audiobus on iOS 8.0.2. I dropped my rating from 5 stars to 2.

Im old enough to Know what I always believed.... Its definitely Good vs Evil - Dark against the Light -out there & here & in the honor ov Logical Positivism - Alexander is Defiantly/Defiantly -One ov thee Lights!

Great app; amazing sounds and interesting interface. If you like the home computer version, this is a handy mobile tool that lends itself naturally to the touch screen interface.

Definitely interesting. Lots of possibilities. If you like the unusual buy this. Color outside the lines :-P

This app is fairly feature poor on the iPhone. I havent tried it elsewhere but even a simple task as trying to import an image is not simple at all. The app should have a way to access your photo library. Also, theres no way to draw straight lines with just the iPhone. So all your sounds come out like a AM radio trying to find a station. Thats cool but that pretty much it. Bottom line-- this wasnt really designed for the iPhone and it should be made more clear before $5.99 is dropped.

i loved metasynth and in fact thats why i still have a g3 pismo.. this synth is based on the same original ans synth .. many options and plenty of parameters to play and tweak.. i am so grateful for this app it brings this type of synthesis into the future .. thank you another amazing job...only missing option is non wifi import of jpeg. this ap is essential for ambient and experimental sounds and music.

This app is a great implementation of the historical ANS synth, but it is also a fun way to play in the frequency domain.. something that can be quite difficult to reason about. It also has its own unique "spectral" sound. Love it.

For those into exploring the nether regions of audio spectra, this is an amazing piece of software that sounds and behaves like little else. Its based on the ANS synthesizer which very few musicians had access to access to. And now, its in my pocket… Incredible. This would give Ligeti and Coil a big smile. Great work!!