Spatial Orchestra vs Mini Orchestra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spatial Orchestra
Experience a full orchestra in augmented reality, allowing you to walk through the musicians and visualize the music. Explore four different songs with three unique viewing modes, bringing immersive recordings to life anywhere.
- Augmented reality orchestra experience
- Walk through musicians
- Visualize music in 3D
- Four songs included
- Three viewing modes
- iOS 12 required
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Have you ever wanted to walk through the orchestra yourself? Well now you can, thanks to the power of augmented reality in iOS 12. "Spatial Orchestra" brings the raw, immersive recordings of the Cinema-Sonic orchestra to life anywhere you are--including in your own living room! Download the free app and launch for quick and easy instructions (don't forget to use your camera!), and then get physically moving to walk through the orchestra! You can enjoy four different songs all played by the orchestra, and take advantage of three different views to visually see the music. "Spatial Orchestra" is the collaboration of Cinema-Sonic, the award-winning team of composers and musicians, and TCW, developers of augmented reality music applications. To take advantage of Cinema-Sonic's composing, mixing, and orchestra services, or to learn more about the group, visit cinema-sonic.com. For more information on the app or TCW's spatial audio work, please visit tcwav.com. *iOS12 is required. App runs better on newer devices--above an iPhone 6S and newer iPads are strongly recommended. If your iOS device can't run the app, please contact us or try the desktop versions available on tcwav.com.
Mini Orchestra
Create symphonic orchestral sounds with a high-quality sample-playback synthesizer. Easily control dynamics and expression with adjustable parameters for nine distinct instrument sections. Offers a built-in reverb and programmer for creating custom sounds.
- 9 orchestral instrument sections
- Adjustable velocity, aftertouch, and expression sensitivity
- Programmable velocity zones
- Mute groups for section control
- 256 voices of polyphony
- Built-in stereo reverb effect
- Unlimited program creation
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GSi Mini Orchestra is a sample-playback synthesizer based on a selection of high quality stereo samples with long loops, that helps reproducing the sound of a symphonic orchestra easily and quickly. It offers 9 sections including: bass brasses (tubas, trombones), cellos and contrabass, french horns, woodwinds (flutes, oboe, fagotto), treble brasses (trumpets and trombones), treble strings (violins, violas), choirs, glockenspiel and percussions (timpani and cymbals). Each section can be programmed independently to have a given response to velocity, expression pedal, aftertouch, and velocity zone. The "aftertouch lag" parameter lets you adjust the response to the aftertouch messages in order to obtain smooth dynamic transitions. Main features - Includes 9 sections, each with adjustable volume, pan, attack, release - Individual sections can be adjusted to velocity, aftertouch and expression sensitivity - Each section can be limited to a programmable velocity range - Three mute groups allow muting and unmuting sections at the push of a button - 256 voices of Polyphony - Built-in Stereo Reverb effect - Built-in programmer with unlimited Programs - Embedded user's' manual - Available as Stand-alone App and audio AUv3 plugin - Very low CPU and RAM usage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mini Orchestra at 100% against Spatial Orchestra's 0%. Mini Orchestra also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). Spatial Orchestra's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Spatial Orchestra is free to download; Mini Orchestra costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mini Orchestra holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Spatial Orchestra's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mini Orchestra's.
| Parameter | Spatial Orchestra | Mini Orchestra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (14 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #191 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 487 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TCW | Genuine Soundware |
Customer experience
Spatial Orchestra
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In-app purchases
Spatial Orchestra
No in-app purchases
Mini Orchestra
No in-app purchases
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