iMini

History, Tradition and Innovation

iMini is a recreation of the classic 1971 MiniMg™* synthesizer, one of most iconic synthesziers of all time.

iMini is a recreation of Dr. Bob Moog’s classic 1970 synthesizer, possibly the most famous synthesizer of all time. Based on the TAE® technology found in our award-winning mini V software, iMini offers a level of sound quality never before found on the iPad as well as over 500 sounds by leading sound designers.

To support Bob Moog's legacy, we are donating a portion of each sale to the Bob Moog Foundation to support their work in science and music education via Dr. Bob's SoundSchool, their work to preserve, protect and share Bob Moog's archives.

A Classic
Reborn

iMini provides the familiar interface of its classic namesake, but we didn’t stop there. We added the unique flavor that people have come to expect from Arturia. A viewable keyboard control panel allows you to set octaves, scales, envelope modes and other parameters. The Performance mode gives you access to a multifunction arpeggiator and two assignable XY pads that provide real-time control over your sound. The Effects mode offers a very flexible, high-quality chorus and analog delay.

Think and Work
Outside the Box

iMini offers full MIDI mapping and supports WIST sync with other iOS devices. Its presets are compatible with our desktop mini V software for Mac and PC, which gives you the ability to work remotely with the iPad and then import your work into your studio DAW to give your music that final polish.

TBut you don’t have to go outside the iPad® to create killer tracks! iMini works within Retronyms’ amazing Tabletop™ application, which allows you to integrate iMini within a studio of drum machines, sequencers, mixers and effects, all inside your iPad.

PressClippings

  • Musicplayers

    On iMini

    “Easy to use and loaded with great sounds (and interchangeable sounds from desktop to iPad), this is a great app for the mobile musician.”

  • MusicTech

    On iMini

    “what Arturia has added is a bonus to the sound overall, which is both right and varied. Superb.”

  • MusicTech

    On iMini

    “First impressions of iMini are that it sounds superb, is very easy to use and there’s enough in the way of iOS control to make it supremely playable and tweakable”

  • Music Radar

    On iMini

    “Arturia and Retronyms have done a superb job bringing this instrument to iOS.”

  • Future Music

    On iMini

    “It not only matches the functionality of the original synth but it goes one further with chorus, delay, and a even polyphonic mode.”

  • Bboy Tech Report

    On iMini

    “iMini ranks among the big dogs for me if for nothing more than that coveted Mg sound that Arturia has so nicely emulated with their TAE technology”

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Main Features

3 oscillators

24dB per octave filter

Polyphonic mode

Simulated headphone jack/external input feedback

External audio input processing

2 assignable XY pads

Full user MIDI mapping of panel controls

Full-featured arpeggiator

  • Repeat
  • Hold and Memory latch modes
  • Octave span
  • 5 note-order modes
  • Speed and sync controls

Chromatic or tuned scale keyboard modes

Virtual Analog Chorus

Virtual Analog Delay

Background audio support

Inter-App Audio

Audiobus support

Supports WIST sync with other iOS devices

Owners of both the iMini and mini V software apps can exchange sounds via iTunes.

Tabletop-Ready

SoundCloud seeder (via Tabletop)

Render to .wav file (via Tabletop)

‘Audiocopy’ to paste your audio into another iPad application (via Tabletop)

Required configuration

iSem requires at least an iPAD 2 and OS 6.0 or later.

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