Moog’s new app gives you a $10,000 synth for $30

The Verge:

Moog’s Model 15 modular synthesizer, first released in 1973, can cost upward of $10,000. But Moog understands that not every synthesizer fan has a casual 10K laying around, so yesterday the company released an iOS app version of the classic instrument. It’s available for iPads, iPod touches, and iPhones that are running iOS version 9.3.1 or later.

What’s really cool about the app is how hands-on it is. Although the buttons are virtual, users actively participate in creating their music. They can drag cables around the board, play on the collapsable digital keyboard, and turn knobs. It’s a hefty app with a lot of simultaneous motion and sound, so Moog says it took advantage of Apple’s Metal API for smooth transitions.

Watch the video. Fantastic to have that distinct Moog sound. Looks like it is Midi-savvy, so you can set up the sound you like, then control it from a full size MIDI Controller. Nice.