Today's app is the Chops app:
Chops (http://tonalapps.com/chops/) Improve musical improvisation; practice aid for musicians; enter the chord changes to play over or select chord changes from the library of standard chord progressions; app will “strike up the band” in any of sixteen jazz and rock styles in all twelve keys and at any tempo; designed to be used with speakers or earphones; (iOS 4.0 or later).
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Today's app is the Changeling Sequencer app:
Changeling Sequencer (http://changelingapp.wordpress.com) Diatonic chord sequencer; helps by providing the basic tools to improvise; improvisation is a skill that can normally only be obtained by investing a lot of discipline and time in to studying music theory and practice; app does not generate compositions for the user; all recorded musical notes remain relative and can be changed in various ways during playback; Basic instructions: start by recording a simple melody line with one finger; change the scale and root by sliding the ribbons; transform the melody to a chord progression by turning the chord knob; play around with the available voicings and transition modes that affect chord inversions; spread out the chord notes over time using the arpeggiator; switch to the next track by swiping down on the pattern area; change to playback mode and start improvising a solo over the chord progression; sixteen MIDI channels to record patterns to DAW or other MIDI capable iOS apps; MIDI Clock Sync; Virtual MIDI port; (iOS 5.1 or later). Today's app is the BandMaster app:
BandMaster (https://www.rogame.com/bandmaster.html) Like having a whole band; includes bass, drums, piano, samples, and several styles for each instrument; create songs with the available templates; songs are displayed in song list where user can launch playback or edit views; playback view displays song’s chords in a grid that scrolls down and highlights each measure as it is played; user determines the speed and number of choruses as well as the style; can turn off any of the instruments; use band’s logo as the background for the playback view; includes exercises and Blues and Jazz standard forms of different lengths; can add and delete measures, transpose the song, or switch to a different time signature; practice soloing; intuitive interface; supports all common chords; American and European chord notation; global transposition for horn players; over twenty-six song templates; song exchange with Mac OS versions of BandMaster; (iOS 8.0 or later). Today's app is the Band app:
Band (http://moocowmusic.com/OtherApps/index.html) Collection of virtual instruments that lets user play and record tunes; includes piano, bass guitar, and drums; “Twelve Bar Blues” instrument; play musical scale by sliding finger up and down the screen; (iOS 3.0 or later). Today's app is the Alfred Play Along app:
Alfred Play Along (www.jammit.com) Play favorite songs on concert band instrument; rebalance the mix to hear every detail of the performance; True Instrument Isolation; Scrolling Notation: audio stays in sync with scrolling score; Advanced Tools: variable slow down mode and section looping to focus on difficult musical passages; Recording; (iOS 5.0 or later). More Composing and Arranging Apps this week as well as Improvising Melodies, Variations, and Accompaniments Apps!
WI Orchestra (http://www.wallanderinstruments.com/?mode=apps&lang=en) Full orchestral library and composition tool; create and record orchestral music using the instruments and built-in recording features; choose between a full range of orchestral strings, brasswinds, woodwinds, saxophones, and percussion; velocity sensitive keyboard with dynamics presets; export songs to computer; each instrument comes with a picture and description of the instrument; use the microphone as a breath controller; Universal app; (iOS 3.1 or later). Today's app is the Tenor Line Composer app:
Tenor Line Composer (http://drumlineapps.com) Sweeps, exercises, street beats, and solos; work out ensemble together; slow down, speed up, edit; composer playground for ideas; play back with the actual tenor drum sounds of Paul Rennick’s 2012 Santa Clara Vanguard, as recorded by bass tech Brian Lowe; best with headphones; (iOS 8.4 or later). Today's app is the Symphony Pro app:
Symphony Pro (http://www.symphonypro.net/) Pioneer in touch-based music composition; compose complex orchestrations, sheet music, lead sheets, chord charts, and guitar tabs on the iPad and hear them played back; record a part in real-time with the built-in keyboard, guitar, or bass guitar to capture a musical idea and have it automatically transcribed into sheet music; import a MusicXML, MXL, MIDI, or Symphony file from computer or from another app; create a new project based on a template or create a brand new project; to add a note, select a note length and tap anywhere on the score; use the built-in instruments or a Core MIDI compatible keyboard to enter notes and chords in normal editing mode or in real-time recording mode; add notational elements to compositions including different dynamics and articulations, time and key signature changes, clef changes, alternate endings, repeats, double accidentals, double and triple dotted notes, arpeggiated chords, glissandos, tuplets, tempo changes, coda markings, pedal markings, alternate noteheads, similes, and pickup measures; create and edit chord symbols, lyrics, and annotations using the iPad’s standard keyboard; print out score or export it as a PDF, MusicXML, AAC, MIDI, or Symphony file; share files via Email or directly to a computer with iTunes File Sharing; save images of score directly to the Photos app and share them through Photo Stream; 114 built-in instruments; up to fifteen instruments, forty-five staves, and four voices/layers per composition; print the entire score from iPad with AirPrint; edit, view, and play score in portrait or landscape mode; edit multiple notes and rests at once; multi-measure, multi-track copy/paste functionality; delete a note, measure, or an entire selection area at once; familiar gestures for editing and navigating; undo and redo support; fully customizable stem directions and note beaming; transposing instruments and concert pitch options; change the tempo or clef at any point in the score; stream audio or share screen wirelessly with AirPlay to compatible speakers, stereo systems, AV receivers, Apple TV, or other devices; manage documents in a bookshelf display or in a list with a built-in index; create custom project template or use a built-in one; customizable track groupings for SATB and instrument families; play a built-in instrument without entering any notes; customizable chord symbol, lyric, and annotation sizes; loop playback between specific measures; metronome click during playback and recording with a customizable volume level; auto-saving; built-in manual; (iOS 9.3 or later). Today's app is the Symphonix Evolution Player app:
Symphonix Evolution Player (http://www.vinclaro.com.au/ios/symphonix_player/default.html) Basic MIDI file player that supports General MIDI files using the GM/GS specification with up to sixteen tracks; play Symphonix Evolution files created in app using a suite of over 150 wavetable instruments; Apple Core MIDI compliant; (iOS 5.1 or later). Today's app is the Symphonix Evolution app:
Symphonix Evolution (http://www.vinclaro.com.au/ios/symphonix/symphonix.htm) Create music by dragging notes directly onto the score; record or playback via MIDI devices or using the inbuilt virtual synthesizer; Virtual MIDI port; Apple Core MIDI compliant; (iOS 8.0 or later). |
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