ZENOLOGY GX Synthesizer by Roland Corporation (Released on iOS)

Jumpercollins

Definitely inconsistency with different patches and the volume the give out !

gusgranite

@baliw said:

@gusgranite said:
Erm… the mighty Roland released a brand new synth for iPadOS with no connectivity? No AUv3? Why exactly?

Or am I completely missing something? Is this the build it while it’s in the air model of development and it’s on its way? I’m guessing so but have not read back through thread.

They’ve said from the beginning that AUv3 would arrive after release.

What a weird decision. Thanks. Haven’t been following.

Halftone

@baliw said:

@gusgranite said:
Erm… the mighty Roland released a brand new synth for iPadOS with no connectivity? No AUv3? Why exactly?

Or am I completely missing something? Is this the build it while it’s in the air model of development and it’s on its way? I’m guessing so but have not read back through thread.

They’ve said from the beginning that AUv3 would arrive after release.

That might’ve been the case months ago - but now they say it’s coming soon & will be before the free trial period runs out.

Dham

@cyberheater said:

@thatguysmitty said:
As a fellow MC 707 owner…you nailed it with these comments!💯🎯

As another MC707 owner I totally agree.

From the press release: "Share sounds between ZENOLOGY GX, ZENOLOGY Pro, and ZEN-Core hardware instruments like FANTOM EX, JUPITER-X, JUNO-X, RD-88, MC-101, MC-707, and others"

rapidfire

@cyberheater said:

@rapidfire said:
I can’t see it in the UK App Store

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/zenology-gx-synthesizer/id6756631713
ZENOLOGY GX - Synthesizer

Thank you @cyberheater,
It’s downloading now 👍

MatthewAtZenbeats

@drewinnit said:
thanks @cyberheater
it's early days, maybe that feature will come

@drewinnit said:
thanks @cyberheater
it's early days, maybe that feature will come

Key ranges are already in there but may be hidden if the on screen keys are open. Make sure the on-screen keys are closed then click here. FYI it is not multitimbral though.

FPC

Sigh...

I have a Roland account because I tried Zenbeats a while back. I'm very anal with passwords etc and meticulously keep them on a hidden doc.

"You have entered an invalid email and/or password" no, really, I haven't!

Oh well, I just create an account then...

"Your email address has already been registered..." I know. I registered it. When I signed up for fuckin Zenbeats!

I see. I'll pretend I've forgotten my password. Email received. Reset. Good stuff. Time to enter my new password

"Invalid password" no it isn't!

"Passwords must be 8 or more characters and contain at least 1 lowercase letter, 1 uppercase letter, and 1 digit." It is. I'm looking at it now.

I'm too old for shit - I give up. Uninstalled. Hope y'all enjoy it, hope it's not too expensive, hope AUv3 happens and your windows scale correctly in your host of choice!

MatthewAtZenbeats

@EdZAB said:
I’m happy to see iPadOS included in the ecosystem of these types of apps. Compatibility lists for iPad/iPadOS and the Roland products on their support site is extensive, so it seems like they really want to take it seriously. Having the ability to move seamlessly between devices and platforms is always a plus for me, and anytime I can take an entire project from iPad to desktop or have them interact directly is great. There’s a lot of things that lend themselves well to the touch interface and just being able to take a project and work on it from a tablet is helpful.

On the other hand, I don’t want to invest a lot of money and be trapped in a single vendor’s workflow, where things only work seamlessly within those tools. Give me flexibility to make it easy to use with my own workflow and with different levels of power (Free/base, Light, Power, Ultimate), and I’ve done ok with those from other vendors. Just my 2 cents.

Thanks for the feedback on this!

rapidfire

@Halftone said:

@baliw said:

@gusgranite said:
Erm… the mighty Roland released a brand new synth for iPadOS with no connectivity? No AUv3? Why exactly?

Or am I completely missing something? Is this the build it while it’s in the air model of development and it’s on its way? I’m guessing so but have not read back through thread.

They’ve said from the beginning that AUv3 would arrive after release.

That might’ve been the case months ago - but now they say it’s coming soon & will be before the free trial period runs out.

There’s that word soon again

FizzyLizzy27

@rapidfire said:

@Halftone said:

@baliw said:

@gusgranite said:
Erm… the mighty Roland released a brand new synth for iPadOS with no connectivity? No AUv3? Why exactly?

Or am I completely missing something? Is this the build it while it’s in the air model of development and it’s on its way? I’m guessing so but have not read back through thread.

They’ve said from the beginning that AUv3 would arrive after release.

That might’ve been the case months ago - but now they say it’s coming soon & will be before the free trial period runs out.

There’s that word soon again

I’m taking bets on what gets AUv3 first - this or Soft Drummer.

dendy

downloaded, it asked me to login.. tap on "x" (i din't want to log in just to use synth app) - crash.

tried 3x

same result.

deleted.

end of story.

cyberheater

@dendy said:
downloaded, it asked me to login.. tap on "x" (i din't want to log in just to use synth app) - crash.

tried 3x

same result.

deleted.

end of story.

I know it’s a pain but worth it. It sounds fantastic.

anickt

@dendy said:
downloaded, it asked me to login.. tap on "x" (i din't want to log in just to use synth app) - crash.

tried 3x

same result.

deleted.

end of story.

You have to create an account to use Roland products. Had to do it with Zenbeats. 🤷🏽‍♂️😎✌🏼

MAtrixplan

At least it's said that later in 2026
Any news about Zenbeats update @MatthewAtZenbeats ?

Tones4Christ

Oh wow! I’ve been under a rock 🎸. Almost missed out in this! Lol 😆

MadGav

@MatthewAtZenbeats the Roland login in the app could do with integrating better with iOS, at the least being able to paste in email and password would be better, but integration with the Passwords app would be ideal.

Poppadocrock

@jwmmakerofmusic said:

@mjm1138 said:

@cyberheater said:
AU support confirmed. Great news.

AU support is being worked on for a future version, which is not quite the same thing. Sounds to me like we should not expect an AUv3 plugin from the soon-to-ship temporarily free version.

That's a pity, but I intend to have fun with Zenology GX regardless. My plan was to record it directly into Koala Sampler within AUM for Ambient fodder. It appears I'll be stuck doing the screen recording method instead lol.

After a quick test i was able to record Zenology straight into Koala via slide over mode. It does catch some background noise, but can be edited a bit in koala to help with that.

—Slide over instructions—
For those who are not familiar with slide over, you can open koala, then close it, so its in your recent apps tab at the bottom of any iPad. then open zenology, then a short swipe up from the bottom to see your tablets main bottom bar, touch and hold then drag koala onto the side of the screen. Make sure koala recording is set to latch, so you dont have to hold it down. Tap record in koala, then tap zenology, and play the internal keyboard.

Samu

Double Tap to reset a parameter would be nice. I find this synth to be a royal pita to edit...
...it might work as a 'preset player' though.

Currently Drumkits can not be edited at all...

jwmmakerofmusic

@Poppadocrock said:

@jwmmakerofmusic said:

@mjm1138 said:

@cyberheater said:
AU support confirmed. Great news.

AU support is being worked on for a future version, which is not quite the same thing. Sounds to me like we should not expect an AUv3 plugin from the soon-to-ship temporarily free version.

That's a pity, but I intend to have fun with Zenology GX regardless. My plan was to record it directly into Koala Sampler within AUM for Ambient fodder. It appears I'll be stuck doing the screen recording method instead lol.

After a quick test i was able to record Zenology straight into Koala via slide over mode. It does catch some background noise, but can be edited a bit in koala to help with that.

—Slide over instructions—
For those who are not familiar with slide over, you can open koala, then close it, so its in your recent apps tab at the bottom of any iPad. then open zenology, then a short swipe up from the bottom to see your tablets main bottom bar, touch and hold then drag koala onto the side of the screen. Make sure koala recording is set to latch, so you dont have to hold it down. Tap record in koala, then tap zenology, and play the internal keyboard.

Excellent! Thanks mate.

dendy

@anickt said:

@dendy said:
downloaded, it asked me to login.. tap on "x" (i din't want to log in just to use synth app) - crash.

tried 3x

same result.

deleted.

end of story.

You have to create an account to use Roland products. Had to do it with Zenbeats. 🤷🏽‍♂️😎✌🏼

I know.. I have it .. i was just like "wtf, why i need to sing in for synth .. but ok.. will give it another chance ) At the end, i am synth addict ))

Samu

@dendy said:

@anickt said:

@dendy said:
downloaded, it asked me to login.. tap on "x" (i din't want to log in just to use synth app) - crash.

tried 3x

same result.

deleted.

end of story.

You have to create an account to use Roland products. Had to do it with Zenbeats. 🤷🏽‍♂️😎✌🏼

I know.. I have it .. i was just like "wtf, why i need to sing in for synth .. but ok.. will give it another chance ) At the end, i am synth addict ))

This one will drive You completely insane when you start tweaking presets....

anickt

@dendy said:

@anickt said:

@dendy said:
downloaded, it asked me to login.. tap on "x" (i din't want to log in just to use synth app) - crash.

tried 3x

same result.

deleted.

end of story.

You have to create an account to use Roland products. Had to do it with Zenbeats. 🤷🏽‍♂️😎✌🏼

I know.. I have it .. i was just like "wtf, why i need to sing in for synth .. but ok.. will give it another chance ) At the end, i am synth addict ))

😂😂😂😂😂! 😎✌🏼

justaglove

heard "soon" in January just to get this half baked piece of meat.

You'll get AuV3 as "soon" as they finalize whatever the subscription price is lol

Poppadocrock

Wrong thread

Poppadocrock

Wrong thread.

MMXXIV

So you sign up for an account with Roland and at some point you click Social Feed, 1 of only 4 options if you don’t count logging out, and discover the last thing they bothered to post there was September 1, 2022! Top quality Roland 🤣

See for yourself: https://www.roland.com/backstage/feed

Poppadocrock

My bad.

MatthewAtZenbeats

@cyberheater said:

@MMXXIV said:
No AUv3 or IAA?

I must admit I’m a bit shocked considering how long they’ve sat on this that they didn’t release with AUv3. It’s been 5 months since they first showed this. Kinda makes you wonder what they’ve been working on.

@cyberheater said:

@MMXXIV said:
No AUv3 or IAA?

I must admit I’m a bit shocked considering how long they’ve sat on this that they didn’t release with AUv3. It’s been 5 months since they first showed this. Kinda makes you wonder what they’ve been working on.

It's actually been just under 4 months since we announced this on Jan 20th but we get it, and we're excited to finally get it out. :-)

I was hoping to have AU support ready but it needs a bit more time. Know that it is our top priority, and we have committed to bringing that feature out during the free promo period.

MatthewAtZenbeats

@dendy said:
downloaded, it asked me to login.. tap on "x" (i din't want to log in just to use synth app) - crash.

tried 3x

same result.

deleted.

end of story.

@dendy said:
downloaded, it asked me to login.. tap on "x" (i din't want to log in just to use synth app) - crash.

tried 3x

same result.

deleted.

end of story.

Hi Dendy,

When you click the X button It is actually exiting the app as designed, not crashing. I totally get not wanting to sign injust check it out but since we are enabling access to the full product for free, signing in with a free account is a requirement.

MatthewAtZenbeats

@MadGav said:
@MatthewAtZenbeats the Roland login in the app could do with integrating better with iOS, at the least being able to paste in email and password would be better, but integration with the Passwords app would be ideal.

Agreed. I'll look into this. Zenbeats has also needed this feature for a long time.