Top 10 New iPad Music Apps for Musicians
With the advent of iLife ’11 and in this case, especially GarageBand ’11 many people have been wondering whether GarageBand will ever appear on the iPad. Well, we don’t know the answer for sure, but we do know that it’s not available right now. Instead though, many great independent developers have created some incredible musical apps for the iPad. Their creativity knows no bounds. Take a look at this selection of ten of some of the most brilliant music apps available.
StompBox
StompBox is an application that turns your iPad into a fully fledged digital effects unit, complete with chromatic guitar tuner, metronome and loop recording tools. StompBox allows you to build a rack of effects in any order and then save your settings as patches that can be recalled at the press of a button.
With StompBox you get the best of both worlds, a rack of professional sounding stereo effects (with far more control than simple foot pedals) and a foot controller to access a tuner and all your patches.
Simply listen through a pair of headphones, or attach to an external amplifier or hi-fi to truly experience the program in all its glory! StompBox uses stereo routing between effects, which results in a very professional sounding experience.
Price: $19.99/Download
NLogSynth PRO
Professional Virtual Analogue Synthesizer. Supports external MIDI input via Line6′ Midi Mobilizer interface. Full MIDI implementation for note on/off including velocity control, pitch bend, sustain pedal, modulation wheel and assignable midi controller.
The N E X T L E V E L of IOS musical instruments:
– A PROFESSIONAL GRADE synthesizer in your pocket with extreme value
– 192 IMPRESSIVE FACTORY SOUNDS
– including fresh new soundset by the trance producer 7 Skies (www.7skies-music.com)
Price; $14.99/Download
SAS-1
The SAS-1 is a nostalgic Virtual Analog Music synthesizer for iPad.
SAS-1 panel is an image with Oberheim OB-Xa.
If you know OB-X operations, SAS-1 is easy to operate.
But the sound is separate from the output.
However, the output tone is different from the OBX.
SAS-1 are monophonic (single note) is. Nostalgic, has become a key priority of the bass.
Free/Download
studio.HD
studio.HD is the multitrack music creation app for songwriters, producers and musicians. It offers eight multilayered audio tracks (24 total tracks of playback!) with recording, editing, loops and effects. All under the command of an elegant iPad touch interface. Get your ideas down fast and start working with them anywhere.
From a rapper recording a rhyme on a beat – to a songwriter trying to catch the spark of a song before it goes, with voice, guitar and drum loop – to the dance producer trying out remix ideas at the airport – regardless of genre, studio.HD ignites your creativity. It’s also great for musicians to work out solo ideas, creating iMovie and Podcast soundtracks, or for just making cool party mixes for iTunes.
Price: $6.99/Download
JamPad
JamPad is a digital multitouch jamming machine. Play up to 4 instruments at once: piano/keyboard, rhythm guitar/ukulele, electric guitar, and drum loop. Play rhythm guitar has never been so easy. Select a pattern and a chord and JamPad will strum automatically for you in synch with the tempo. Switch to any chords as you like in realtime. All the common chord progressions are available at your fingertips or you can define your own. Strumming and fingering patterns can be customizable to fit your own style. Slidable keyboard with 7 octave range. Included a lock switch if you don’t want to slide the keyboard around while playing. Electric guitar with virtual realistic vibrating strings. Drum loop can be customized using the onboard easy tracker.
Free/Download
KORG iELECTRIBE
Korg’s ELECTRIBE·R has been coveted by dance musicians for ten years running. Today, this indispensable instrument has been reborn as a dedicated iPad app – the KORG iELECTRIBE virtual analog beatbox!
With the iELECTRIBE, sound creation is easy, fun and intuitive – just as on a vintage analog synthesizer. Simply choose a part (or sound) and touch the 16-step sequencer to quickly build a groove. This easy-to-use interface combines forces with the iPad’s 9.7” multi touch display to offer an intuitive "hardware" feel, sure to inspire and captivate the imagination of any user.
The iELECTRIBE faithfully recreates the historic ELECTRIBE·R’s entire sound engine and sequencer capabilities. In addition, it provides advanced Motion Sequencing, eight supercharged effect types, plus 64 new preset patterns that instantly allow the user to create music in a wide variety of dance and electronic music styles.
Price: $19.99/Download
Echo Piano™ Pro
Echo Piano is a recordable virtual piano app. The control of the keyboard is the most special feature of this piano app. To reach all the keys during your performance you have to just slide the screen.
You can reach directly to any octave by taping any position of the keyboard-thumbnail which is above the keyboard to change the pitch.
You can concentrate and enjoy music with flexible and easy keyboard while your performance.
Price: $7.99/Download
Guitar Sight Reading & Fretboard Trainer
Sight reading skills will give you access to written music. Sight reading is not difficult and with enough practice and proper tools everybody can develop it.
This app helps you to instantly find the notes on every part of the fretboard.
With improved sight reading skills you will find it easier to concentrate on other aspects of a music piece such as harmony, style, rhythm etc.
Price: $2.99/Download
AmpliTube for iPad
Turn your iPad into the ultimate mobile guitar and bass multi-effect processor! Use the AmpliTube iRig interface adapter (www.amplitube.com/irig) to connect your guitar to your iPad and you are ready to rock!
Jam anytime, anywhere with world class guitar and bass tones right in the palm of your hand. AmpliTube for iPad gives you incredible ultra-realistic tones and modeling accuracy in a convenient and mobile app, from the leader in gear modeling software for professional recording studios.
Price: $19.99/Download
StudioTrack
StudioTrack is a songwriting tool for musicians who want to capture musical ideas and record songs on their iPad. StudioTrack works with the iPad built-in microphone and headphones. WiFi sync allows StudioTrack recordings to be downloaded to any desktop computer with a browser. Tracks can then be loaded into any recording software (DAW) to continue working on songs. StudioTrack is developed by Sonoma Wire Works, makers of the FourTrack iPhone app and RiffWorks guitar recording software, and by Retronyms, makers of the top selling Recorder iPhone app.
Price: $39.99/Download
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
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dasq
For hardcore music composers, I suggest that they should try the Ghostwriter Notes app. I bought the same app at http://www.majorspot.com and I can’t believe the functionality it has to offer. You can write notes on the music sheet and convert them to PDF’s. So cool!