Currently there is no Android version of the AUUG Motion Synth. However, we are keen to develop this product if enough Android users are interested. Please help us get this product to you sooner by answering three quick questions: https://forms.gle/7dfpLpUHAoE2Mgqx5

At present the AUUG grip is designed to provide optimal ergonomics for the right hand, and can’t be used via the left hand. Assuming there is sufficient interest, one of our earliest priorities will be investing the funding required to develop and manufacture a left-handed version of the AUUG grip, and there are certainly no technical obstacles in the way. We recognize that left-handed people need a device that best suits them, and that some adventurous people want to play two Motion Synths at the same time 🙂 In the meantime, and without being condescending to left-handers, we do want to emphasize that the Motion Synth is easy to use and people can improve their skill level with it rapidly. See here for estimates that the Kickstarter video performers provided of their total practice and composition time prior to shooting the video: http://www.auug.com/musician-composition-and-practice-time/

Here is a list of apps that we have tested with the AUUG Motion Synth (see www.auug.com/playable-ios-apps). Some of these apps were used in the Kickstarter demo video and are listed in the ‘Kickstarter video musicians and content’ section in the main description. Any iOS app that can receive ‘virtual MIDI’ and can operate in ‘background audio’ mode is likely to be compatible.

A recommended hand size range is described here 

A basic free version of the Motion Synth App will is available in the Apple app store. When purchasing the Motion Synth Grip you will be given a code to upgrade the Motion Synth App to the full functionality required to work with the Motion Synth Grip.

Absolutely! You can send note and CC MIDI messages from the Motion Synth to Ableton over WiFi (or via a MIDI cable adaptor). For more details see the answer to the FAQ: WIRELESS LAPTOP CONTROL AND SOFTWARE.

iPhones and iPod touch mobile devices can send musical control signals (coreMIDI protocol) to MacBooks wirelessly (by creating an ‘ad hoc’ Wi-Fi network on your laptop; no Wi-Fi router or additional gear needed). Windows laptops can create a similar wireless setup using free third party software: http://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/rtpmidi.html (kindly made available by Tobias Erichsen – please consider giving him a donation for his excellent work!). Any software with MIDI functionality can be used with the AUUG Motion Synth (e.g. GarageBand, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Max, PD, Reaktor, Massive, etc).

We have tested the iRig MIDI and it works very well with the AUUG Motion Synth. iOS devices with a lightning connector will require a lightning adapter. Other iOS MIDI adaptors may work but we have not tested them yet.

The Motion Synth App (release 1.3 and up) does include a selection of onboard sounds, that can be controlled via motion and touch. The Motion Synth app captures touchscreen and motion sensor input, processes these inputs to produce musically-expressive control signals. The app can also output these signals to other apps running on the same iOS device (or other external devices that produce sound).

Cable connections offer high reliability and low latency, but wireless options are continually improving. If a Wi-Fi router (acting as an ‘ad hoc’ Wi-Fi network creator) and the iOS app ‘MIDIBridge’ are used, two iOS devices can exchange wireless MIDI data. Thus a MIDI chain could be created like this: AUUG Motion Synth (via Wi-Fi) to iPod touch (via iRig MIDI) to target device. Manufacturers are looking to make wireless MIDI connections much easier than this however, with products like: www.zivix.net and http://www.iconnectivity.com/iConnectMIDI4plus

If you want to use musical sounds beyond what are available within the Motion Synth App, here some of the apps that we have tested for use with the AUUG Motion Synth: www.auug.com/playable-ios-apps. iPhones and iPod touch units have speakers, but if you want to be heard over other instruments you will need to plug into an amplification system via a standard 3.5mm TRS audio cable. You can also listen to the sounds produced via earbuds or headphones plugged into the iOS device you have integrated into the AUUG Motion Synth.

Guides for creating and controlling vocal harmonies and effects can be found here:

http://auug.info/wiki/doku.php/public/harmonies

http://auug.info/wiki/doku.php/public/effects

http://auug.info/wiki/doku.php/public/voicelivetouch

To achieve precise alignment with the screen overlay, the AUUG grip front section fits your iOS device quite snugly. Screen protectors or back surface protectors are compatible, but thicker items (e.g. cases) would need to be removed in order to fit you iOS device into the AUUG grip.