This week's app is the Koala Sampler app:
Koala Sampler (https://www.koalasampler.com/) Pocket-sized sampler; record anything with phone’s mic instantly; create beats with samples, add effects, and create a track; resample the output of the app back into the input through the effects; record up to 64 different samples with mic; transform voice or any other sound with 16 built-in FX; load own samples; choose from one of 250 built-in sounds; resample the output of the app back into a new sample; export loops or entire tracks as professional quality WAV files; direct export to Ableton Live Set; copy/paste or merge sequences by dragging them; create beats with the high-resolution sequencer; import samples using AudioShare or open in the app; Keyboard mode allows user to play chromatically or one of nine scales; quantize or add swing to get the right feel; Normal/One-shot/Loop/Reverse playback of samples; six Choke groups; attack, release, and tone adjustable on each sample; add any or all of the eight effects to the entire mix; AUv3 compatible - use in GarageBand, Logic, Cubasis, etc.; AudioBus 3.0 and Inter-App Audio compatible; MIDI controllable - play samples on a keyboard, map the effects to knobs; jam with others over WiFi with Ableton Link; free copy of Ableton Live Lite included; use AI to separate samples into individual instruments (drums, bass, vocals, and other); set own background image and choose from a growing list of background visual FX; eight built-in Microphone FX include More Bass, More Treble, Fuzz, Robot, Reverb, Octave up, Octave down, and Synthesizer; 16 Built-in DJ Mix FX include Bit-crusher, Pitch-shift, Comb filter, Ring modulator, Reverb, Stutter, Gate, Resonant High/Low Pass Filters, Cutter, Reverse, Dub, Tempo Delay, Talkbox, VibroFlange, Dirty, and Compressor; features included in SAMURAI In-App Purchase include Timestretch (four modes: Modern, Retro, Beats and Re-pitch), Piano roll editor, Auto-chop (auto, equal, and lazy chop), 3 Band EQ, and Pocket operator sync out; (iOS 10.0 or later; Android 8.1 and up).
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This week's app is the LiveOne Music app:
LiveOne Music (https://www.liveone.com/) Listen to favorite music and podcasts; watch video and live streaming content all in one place; large music catalogue; expertly-curated stations or create own personalized listening experience with custom filters and controls; free access to music, podcasts, and videos; hundreds of interactive and hand-crafted music stations: Rock, hip hop, pop, country, dance, Latin, and more; personalized music recommendations to discover new favorites; original hosted audio and video shows, including weekly countdowns, artist-hosted stations, and exclusive series like The Count Up and Artist DNA; over 400,000 hours of podcast episodes including true crime, comedy, reality TV, and more; collect and share favorite songs; create stations and playlists; interactive news and sports programming; on-demand access to millions of songs and albums with subscription; offline data-free listening on mobile with subscription; (iOS 15.0 or later; Android varies with device). This week's app is the Beats Live! app:
Beats Live! (https://www.iosappsformusicians.com/) No more metronomes or clicks; grooves to study, rehearse, jam, or perform with; around 400 drum loops, plus percussion, recorded by pro players; 250 loops, all two bars in length, in many genres and tempos performed by a live studio drummer and percussion player and another 150 performed on drums only (e.g., jazz and rock); complete with tempo slider and tap tempo; “listen mode” and “live mode” for auditioning loops or having loops play after each other, maintaining the same tempo (live mode); real human feel-metronome for studying on an instrument; listen mode pages allow for auditioning of all loops and changing their tempo; the listen mode page has an auto-reset to the original tempo after switching to a new loop; the live mode page allows for long performances, teaching, or studying; the live mode page has a unique tempo sync function that allows loops to follow each other; live mode follows the tempo set by the user, and all loops within a chapter stay in tempo; easy to use interface with clear labeling and play button; chapters with different genres and styles; different styles within tempo pages are color-coded for easy maneuvering; plus or minus 30 bpm manipulation with a tempo slider in each chapter; drums and percussion loops recorded live in the same room; performed on top of the line instruments adapted per style; recorded in a high end audio facility in the Netherlands; mixed and mastered to blend into user’s music; played by the most experienced session players in the Benelux; app continues playing in the background enabling user to read charts; landscape and portrait mode available on iPad; sound quality always best with speakers or headphones; (iOS 10.3 or later). This week's app is the IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library app:
IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library (https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page) App allows users to browse the award-winning IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library, the largest free online sheet music library in the world; offers over 232,000 classical music scores; create own library of scores and recordings; membership subscription includes full access to commercial recordings, no waiting for downloads, and access to new uploads instantly; (iOS 13.0 or later; Android 5.1 and up). This week's app is the Henle Library app:
Henle Library (https://www.henle-library.com) Combines G. Henle Publisher’s Urtext and the latest technology; Henle Store and My Library; printing, PDF export, and sharing; annotate and customize; modify score layout; additional professional fingerings; read and practice parts and score; text comments; recording and playback; metronome; rapid page turning and navigation; playlists; performance mode; used by over 75,000 musicians around the world; fingerings, supplied by some of these musicians as well as those of many great musicians from the past, are available for selected works exclusively in the app; available in the following languages: German, English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean; (iOS 13.0 or later; Android 5.0 and up). This week's app is the Orpheus Sheet Music Reader app:
Orpheus Sheet Music Reader (https://orpheus-app.com) Simple and effective digital sheet music app; store digital sheet music and easily access it; annotations; set lists; bookmarks; quick search; manage sheet music folders; Dropbox integration; Bluetooth foot pedal support for hands-free page turns; (Android 4.4. and up). This week's app is the Flat: Music Score & Tab Editor app:
Flat: Music Score & Tab Editor (https://flat.io) Music notation editor; create, edit, playback, print, and export sheet music and tabs; Cloud-based editing of scores with web browser; collaborate in real-time across devices with friends and colleagues; music notation editor with a clean and intuitive interface; read and write music notation and guitar tabs together; real-time collaboration and offline edition if internet connection is lost; share online on Flat or export to PDF, MIDI, MusicXML, MP3, and WAV files; print to AirPrint enabled printers; over 100 instruments available including piano, keyboards, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and electric bass; quickly input notation with touch piano and drum pads; hundreds of music notations available in multiple toolbars: notes, articulations, dynamics, measures, texts, etc.; easily add chords with autocompletion; transpose by key, interval, and tone; choose what part to display when working on a score with Continuous and Page View; share compositions with a worldwide community of more than two million composers; print or export to PDF, MIDI, MusicXML, MP3, or WAV files; Premium features included in app with Flat Power offer (in-app purchase as a monthly or yearly subscription); unlimited cloud storage; access and edit scores on iOS and Android devices and with web browser; advanced export and printing; print without the Flat branding on pages; export and print individual parts and use automatic printing options like multi-measures rests; layout and styles include page dimensions, spacing between score elements, Chords style, and Jazz/Handwritten music fonts; custom notes heads: Boomwhackers colors, Notes Names, and Shape-Note (Aiken); keyboard shortcuts for iPad keyboard; input music notes with MIDI devices (USB and Bluetooth); advanced audio options include parts volume and reverb; (iOS 13.0 or later; Android 7.0 and up). This week's app is the Tomplay Sheet Music app:
Tomplay Sheet Music (https://tomplay.com) Play along with an orchestra; offers thousands of classical, pop, and jazz sheet music scores with backing tracks; learn and play favorites accompanied by high-quality recordings made by professional musicians; thousands of piano scores from beginner to advanced level; play scores for solo piano with the possibility of practicing one hand accompanied by a recording of the other hand, or play in a duet, four-hands, or accompanied by an orchestra; piano catalogue contains many repertoire classics and also jazz, pop, and rock sheet music, film scores, and world music; for string and wind instruments, no need to find a pianist to accompany; can choose one of many scores with a piano backing track; includes many trios, quartets, and quintets as well as pieces with an orchestra to accompany; string and wind instrument catalogue contains sheet music for violin, cello, viola, bass, guitar, saxophone (alto, tenor and soprano), flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, bassoon, tuba, French horn, harp, and voice; drummers can play with the band; catalogue contains hundreds of pop, rock, jazz, metal, and funk pieces; each piece includes a professional recording of the rest of the group to back; Tomimprov mode allows user to improvise over the top of the backing track; Score mode offers arrangements of the same piece in several levels of difficulty for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level drummers; for singers, the catalogue contains scores of classical, pop, rock, jazz, and world music pieces, available in several keys and for all vocal ranges; each score is accompanied by a high-quality audio backing track; also includes scores for vocal groups and choirs with the possibility of listening to a professional recording of the choir and orchestra while highlighting own voice part in the recording (played on the piano) to use as a vocal guide when practicing; no more low-quality MIDI playback: Tomplay gives access to more than 60,000 scores containing high-quality recordings to accompany; slow down or speed up the tempo of the music to adapt the level; record and play back performance to make progress more quickly; add own annotations on the score; print scores with own annotations; practice a specific passage from a piece in a continuous loop; tuning fork for re-tuning string and wind instruments; integrated metronome; developed in partnership with the classical music label Deutsche Grammophon and trusted by more than 1,000,000 musicians in 157 countries; offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription and an auto-renewing yearly subscription to provide unlimited access to the entire catalog of over 40,000 scores; (iOS 11.0 or later; Android 5.0 and up). This week's app is the HOUSE: Mark I app:
HOUSE: Mark I (https://audiokitpro.com/house/) Created by two award-winning producers exclusively for iPhone and iPad for the studio, songwriting, and performance; famous vintage electric piano was recorded and hand edited by award-winning producers Henny Tha Bizness and Kennard Garrett; endorsed and used by professional musicians and hit-making engineers; easy-to-use controls; pro sound quality; four velocity layers meticulously hand edited and under 150mb; studio quality sound on the go; carefully sampled key noise and air; use a MIDI keyboard and pedal to play; standalone app plus iOS AUv3 plug-in; universal app includes both the iPhone and iPad versions; (iOS 11.0 or later). This week's app is the BeatMaker 3 app:
BeatMaker 3 (https://intua.net/beatmaker3) Drop a MIDI file to an iPad to modify patterns live; for those who have collected MIDI files over the years; intuitive audio and MIDI workstation; perform and shape ideas quickly and effectively; turn instruments into full productions; performance tools such as repeat, roll, swing, key scales and chords, and macro controls; 128 banks of 128 pads where each one is a full-fledged instrument with multiple dimensions; record and chop live, assemble, mangle, and resample; state of the art sampling engine to sculpt ideas; give life to instruments with a full modulation and layering system; with ZPlane’s Elastique live stretch and pitch shift can adjust loops and instruments to match the tempo or go experimental; integrate synth and effect apps with full AUv3 and IAA support; classic timeline based pattern and song editor with modern sequencing features to arrange complete tracks; flexible Scene Mode opens up opportunities for remixing and live performances, looping and arranging clips in new ways; patterns, automations, and sequencing tools; add audio tracks to the mix, stretch them, turn arrangements into a complete masterpiece; play in sync with other software using Ableton Link; sound store brings premium and exclusive content to library; multi-channel recording and input/output routing with the support of USB audio interfaces; fine-tune mix with the modern mixing board; every track and every pad has its own channel with unlimited effects and up to eight sends; palette of effects (internal or external AUv3/IAA); export compositions and separated elements into single stems to share, re-use, re-work, or re-master within a traditional studio setup; works with 32-bits and 64-bits iPads; Native iPad Pro support; iPhone version coming soon; (iOS 11.0 or later). |
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