The Trumpet musicofx App

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​Trumpet musicofx (http://www.musicofx.com/trumpet.php) App is a trumpet in the iPhone; trumpeters tighten or loosen their lips to select a partial including Bb, F, the Bb above that, etc., according to the overtone series; can press the valves to change the note; the more valves depressed, the lower the resulting pitch; valves let a trumpeter get at the notes between the partials; doesn’t have a brass mouthpiece; can pick how to simulate the mouthpiece either by tilt, breath, or by touch; depress the valves to change the pitch; manual includes a fingering chart; app includes a realistic partial option that enables faster, more natural playing; learn the principles of the trumpet and hone skills; in addition to a sampled trumpet and mute samples, app includes the Visual Synth; can combine waves of various shapes to create complex timbres; sculpt the overtones and see the resulting wave; (iOS 2.2 or later).