# VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 — Audio & MIDI Reactive Visuals

> Audio and MIDI reactive visual synthesizer for music creators and performers. (iPhone/iPad app by Imaginando Lda.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vs-visual-synthesizer-2/id6749264228 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Imaginando Lda](https://appshunter.io/developer/895445015)
- Category: Music, Photo & Video
- Price: $49.99 with in-app purchases (on sale, was $54.00)
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 907 MB
- Released: 2026-02-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-03
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vs-visual-synthesizer-2/id6749264228/reviews.md

## What is VS?

Turn your music into stunning real-time visuals.

VS 2 is the ultimate visual synthesizer for creators, musicians, VJs, and performers, combining audio and MIDI reactivity with a powerful, playable visual engine.

Prepare live sets, create music videos, or delve into creative exploration with the numerous visual engines and extensive factory content. VS 2 transforms sound into immersive graphics with unmatched control and flexibility.

Features:

Synced to Your Music - Create visuals that react to audio and MIDI in real time. Every beat, note, and rhythm shapes the visuals you see.

Deep Visual Synthesis - Blend shaders, text, images, video, visualizers and live input to compose unique and expressive graphics.

Playable Like an Instrument - Trigger visuals live with polyphonic visual voices and perform visuals with the same feel as playing music.

Refined Interface - VS 2’s redesigned, performance-focused UI makes complex visuals intuitive and fast to control.

Modulation Matrix - Use audio modulators, envelopes, and LFOs along with a built-in matrix to shape visuals in deeply expressive ways.

Built-In Visualizers - Waveform, spectrum, and oscilloscope views let you visualize your sound and create custom, social media-ready visualizers.

Customizable - Import or code your own shaders and media to create truly personal visual styles.

Playlist Manager - Organize and sequence visual sets for shows and creative sessions.

Output & Capture - Send output to external displays and record HD visuals with audio directly inside VS.

Expanding Ecosystem - Packed with rich factory content and a growing collection of expansion packs to explore.

From live performances to studio workflows, VS 2 makes powerful visual synthesis accessible, no steep learning curve, just expressive tools that follow your music. Built on user feedback with workflow improvements and creative flexibility at every turn.

Bring your music to life with visuals.

## Key features

- Audio and MIDI reactive visuals
- Playable visual synthesis engine
- Customizable shaders and media
- Real-time performance interface
- Built-in sound visualizers
- Playlist and output management

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $49.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyber Spells Preset Pack | $17.99 | one-time |
| Retina Refill Preset Pack | $17.99 | one-time |
| Retro Riot Preset Pack | $17.99 | one-time |
| Textural Memories Preset Pack | $17.99 | one-time |
| Glitch & Doom | $17.99 | one-time |
| Shattered Illusions Preset Pack | $17.99 | one-time |
| Offset Preset Pack | $17.99 | one-time |
| Dimensional Preset Pack | $17.99 | one-time |
| Battles Preset Pack | $17.99 | one-time |
| Granular Preset Pack | $19.99 | one-time |
| Noir Cuts Preset Packs | $10.90 | one-time |
| Raw Reflections Preset Pack | $10.90 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vs-visual-synthesizer-2/id6749264228/reviews.md

### 2/5 — VS on iPad

*2026-08-02*

Recording resolution options on iOS are poor. Even on high setting it’s only 720p. Save your money and don’t bother with iOS version.

### 3/5 — Not stable

*2026-07-30*

Sadly the app crashes a lot when trying to import audio or video files. Wish it was more stable

### 3/5 — If you haven’t created a VS account, CREATE ONE :) Doesn’t support .M4A files

*2026-06-25*

Everything below is still true, but just found today it doesn’t support .m4a files that are exported by default from Logic Pro. Hate knowing that I’ll have to remember that every time I use it. :( I normally don’t create accounts for apps that don’t require them so when I got VS2, I thought it would use iCloud to sync purchases like other apps do. So, if you also found yourself in the position of wondering if you’ll need to repurchase your packs, you don’t. Just create an account, log into it in VS1, then load VS 2, log into the account THERE and after logging in you should have them available to download. Added bonus, it works on Apple Vision Pro, so waking through the demo with two virtual screens was better than trying to do it on my one iPad screen (and the YouTube walkthrough is REALLY bad. If you’re the type to try to create exactly what the demo tells you to do, good luck as they don’t call out several steps as they make them. It’s so bad, I kinda want to create a version with me doing the voiceover just to help out those purchasers!)

### 4/5 — If you haven’t created a VS account, CREATE ONE :)

*2026-03-21*

I normally don’t create accounts for apps that don’t require them so when I got VS2, I thought it would use iCloud to sync purchases like other apps do. So, if you also found yourself in the position of wondering if you’ll need to repurchase your packs, you don’t. Just create an account, log into it in VS1, then load VS 2, log into the account THERE and after logging in you should have them available to download. Added bonus, it works on Apple Vision Pro, so waking through the demo with two virtual screens was better than trying to do it on my one iPad screen (and the YouTube walkthrough is REALLY bad. If you’re the type to try to create exactly what the demo tells you to do, good luck as they don’t call out several steps as they make them. It’s so bad, I kinda want to create a version with me doing the voiceover just to help out those purchasers!)

### 5/5 — Yes, you can use your VS1 refills

*2026-02-21*

Great developers, they responded quickly when I wrote them about transferring my refill packs from VS1 to VS2. You have to sign in on both apps, and reload them on VS2. Worked beautifully. Very nice upgrade, I’m having a blast.

**Developer response:** Thanks so much for the kind words! We’re really glad our team could help and that the transfer worked smoothly for you. Enjoy VS2 — it means a lot to hear you’re having a blast with the upgrade! 🎉

## Frequently asked questions about VS

### What can VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 do?

VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 transforms your music into real-time, reactive visuals. It allows you to create music videos, prepare live sets, and explore creative visual synthesis by blending shaders, text, images, and video.

### How does VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 react to music?

It synchronizes visuals to your music in real-time, reacting to audio and MIDI input. Every beat, note, and rhythm shapes the graphics you see, making your performances more immersive.

### Can I use my own media or code with VS - Visual Synthesizer 2?

Yes, VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 is highly customizable. You can import or code your own shaders and media to create unique visual styles that are truly personal.

### Is VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 easy to use for live performances?

Yes, it is designed to be playable like an instrument, with polyphonic visual voices and a refined, performance-focused interface. This makes complex visuals intuitive and fast to control during live sets.

### What devices does VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 support?

VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 is currently supported on iPad devices.

### How often is VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 updated?

The latest version is 2.1.1, and it was last updated on March 18, 2026. Updates focus on workflow improvements and creative flexibility based on user feedback.

### What is the price of VS - Visual Synthesizer 2?

VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 is available for a one-time purchase of $49.99.

### Does VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 have ads?

No, VS - Visual Synthesizer 2 does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.5 — 2026-07-31

- Added previous and next arrows to a layer's texture, so you can page through the images of its folder without opening the media browser.
- Added MIDI mapping for hue, saturation and brightness in the layer colour panel.
- Fixed layer textures being lost when exporting and re-importing banks and patches.
- Fixed high CPU usage when NDI output was enabled, caused by the outgoing audio stream being re-clocked unnecessarily.
- Fixed an app hang when clearing or changing a video layer's source.
- Fixed a crash when triggering layers over MIDI caused by an out-of-range voice being selected.
- Fixed reverting a patch saved before 2.1.0 restoring the wrong colours on its video, image and output layers.
- Fixed the strikethrough button in the text properties not appearing selected once enabled.
- Fixed recordings using a sample rate the audio engine had rejected, when the requested rate was not supported by the device.

### 2.2.4 — 2026-06-18

Fixed an app freeze caused by the offscreen renderer queuing frame updates faster than the main thread could process them.
Fixed playback of planar YUV video files, such as H.264 4:2:2, which previously failed to render.
Fixed a crash in the oscilloscope display at high audio sample rates or before its frame rate was initialised.
Fixed global MIDI mappings being changed when selecting a patch.
Fixed imported custom banks conflicting with built-in expansion banks.
Fixed a crash when stopping NDI output while audio was still being sent.
Fixed a crash when adding a patch with no assigned bank to the Playlist.
General bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.2.3 — 2026-06-12

- Added support for the Novation Launch Control XL (3rd generation) as a MIDI controller.
- Added Start, Stop, and Rewind transport controls for video layers in the video properties panel, all MIDI-mappable.
- Added an option to automatically start the Playlist when the audio Player starts playing.
- Fixed layer reset not restoring blend mode, colour, and alpha to their factory defaults.
- Fixed an app hang when the render output resolution changed while a frame readback was in progress (e.g., during recording or NDI output).
- Fixed crashes caused by video layer property accessors being called with stale or out-of-range layer indices.
- Fixed a crash during NDI output when streaming was stopped while a frame was still being sent.
- Fixed crashes when help tooltips were triggered after their hosting panel had been closed.
- Fixed startup crash caused by FFT and waveform displays rendering before audio was fully initialised.
- Fixed a crash when editing a layer's MIDI trigger note list while MIDI notes were being received simultaneously.

### 2.2.2 — 2026-05-20

- Fixed UI freeze on iOS when opening dropdown menus (e.g. modulation source and properties panels).
- Fixed loading of bundled media assets
- Fixed crashes on launch when the saved app state, default patch, or asset providers were missing or invalid.

### 2.2.1 — 2026-05-12

- General bug fixes and improvements

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All apps by Imaginando Lda: https://appshunter.io/developer/895445015

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