Comparison

MidiMotion vs ANALOGy8

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MidiMotion

Features
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Bring motion to your music. MIDIMotion transforms your natural gestures into expressive MIDI control, letting you shape sound with movement like never before. Designed for musicians, producers, and performers, it works seamlessly with your wireless MIDIMotion sensor module to give any instrument — from wind controller to synthesizer — a new dimension of expression. Whether you’re tilting, lifting, or turning your instrument, MIDIMotion instantly translates every motion into customizable MIDI CC data, so you can control filters, effects, pitch, and more — completely hands-free.

About

ANALOGy8

This virtual analog synthesizer offers 8-voice polyphony with three variable shape oscillators per voice. It features dual independent filters, four modulation sources per voice, and a comprehensive effects section. Create evolving and unique soundscapes with extensive sound design capabilities.

Highlights
  • 8-voice polyphonic virtual analog synthesizer
  • 3 variable shape oscillators per voice with wave folding
  • Dual independent variable mode filters per voice
  • 4 independent modulation sources per voice (LFO/ASR)
  • Analog-flavoured delay, phaser, reverb, and compressor effects
  • 100 factory presets and a preset generation feature
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ANALOGy8 Virtual Analog Synth (AUv3) ANALOGy8 (“analog-ee eight”) is an AUv3 virtual instrument plugin that can run standalone, or in any AUv3 compatible host such as Logic Pro, GarageBand or AUM. Please note that the standalone version does not include a built-in keyboard - you need to connect a suitable MIDI device to play the synth. Overview ANALOGy8 is an 8 voice polyphonic, or mono virtual analog synthesizer. Each voice has 3 variable shape oscillators with wave folding, plus a noise source. There are independent amplitude envelopes and velocity-sensitivity for all 3 oscillators and the noise source. This is slightly unusual, and can be used very creatively when designing sounds. ANALOGy8 also includes independent pitch bend ranges for all 3 oscillators, and bends can be quantised according to a musical scale so your pitch bends will always be in tune. The filter stage comprises two independent variable mode filters per voice, with two and four pole variations of lowpass, bandpass and highpass ladder filters, with drive / saturation. Filter cutoff can also be modulated with velocity. Each filter has its own ADSR envelope. Each oscillator and noise source can be routed to different filters independently, or bypass the filter stage completely. This is another slight departure from typical synth designs. There are four independent modulation sources per voice. Each source comprises a variable shape LFO with its own ASR envelope. LFOs can be sync’d to host tempo or set to drift in an “analog-ee” way. LFOs can also be switched off allowing the modulation source to be used as a simple ASR envelope. Modulation sources can be assigned to 22 voice parameters - 1 mod source per parameter. For example, mod source 3 could be assigned to the pitch of oscillator 2 and the cutoff of filter 1, and so on. As modulation occurs independently for each voice (i.e individual played notes), the modulation capabilities of ANALOGy8 make it an interesting choice for anyone who likes evolving, or even slightly unpredictable sounds and textures. The effects section includes an analog-flavoured delay with host tempo sync option, “random reverse” and “octave grains” effect, a lush stereo phaser, a variable size reverb and a compressor / limiter stage with optional clipper. ANALOGy8 comes with 135 factory presets and has a "generate" feature that can be used to create new user presets. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

Screenshots

MidiMotion4 screens
ANALOGy84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MidiMotion at Free against ANALOGy8's $7.99. ANALOGy8's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MidiMotion is free to download; ANALOGy8 costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MidiMotion versus ANALOGy8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidiMotionANALOGy8
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating—5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPapritech ltdRob Jackson

In-app purchases

None

MidiMotion

No in-app purchases

None

ANALOGy8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MidiMotion free?
MidiMotion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ANALOGy8 free?
ANALOGy8 costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MidiMotion or ANALOGy8 have ads?
Neither MidiMotion nor ANALOGy8 shows ads.

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