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SongSheet by iSharp – music app review

March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Whether you are a songwriter, or a musician who plays in a gigging band doing lots of functions (weddings, parties, etc.) and have to have access to a wide repertoire of songs to suit the occasion (or requests from the floor), trying to keep all those songs – and all those chord charts – in your head is an accident waiting to happen. Most of us resort to a notebook or binder/folder of some sort. This is safe... well, safe-ish until you leave it somewhere. The alternative is to use a … [Read more...]

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Music app review – iMini by Arturia

March 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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As in the world of desktop music software, iOS now has its fair share of virtual analog synth music apps. You might, therefore, find your eyes glazing over at the launch of another bider for your bucks. However, when it comes to iMini by Arturia, I think it’s probably best to pay full attention. The company have an excellent track record in desktop music software and, with the release of the iMini app, they are trying to bring a recreation of one of the most iconic synths of all time – the … [Read more...]

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Music app review – InTune by Wittenberg University

February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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As I commented a few days ago when reviewing Tom Reinert’s Groove! Metronome app, music apps don’t have to be headline grabbers in order to be useful. InTune – produced by a team within the Music Department at Wittenberg University – is exactly a case in point. The app provides the user with a test of their ability to distinguish between the pitch of two tones. The aim of the app is that, with practice, you will begin to improve your ability to hear intonation differences and this, in … [Read more...]

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Music app review – Tachyon by Wizdom Music

February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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As regular readers here will be aware, I’m a bit of a fan of music app developers that try to capitalise on the touchscreen interface and provide us with ways to ‘play’ app-based musical instruments that step beyond a virtual piano keyboard or virtual guitar strings. Apps such as Figure, Triqtraq and Thumbjam are good examples of this and, while an experienced musician can capitalise on these alternative playing interfaces, these apps also make it possible for the non-musician (or budding … [Read more...]

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Music app review – Groove! Metronome by Tom Reinert

February 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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There are some music apps that you want in your collection because they do something amazing, whether that's making noise, processing noise or recording noise. These apps are the wizz-bang highlights of your music making workflow. But not all apps have to be like this to earn a place on your mobile device. In short, an app can be useful without being a superstar. Groove! Metronome by Tom Reinert is just such an app. What you get here is a classic mobile app - a piece of software that does one … [Read more...]

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