iPhone/iPad Music Apps

[64Guitars]

I have neither an iPhone/pad/pod or an android based gizmo, and I am curious if some of these great apps are available for Andriod as well ?

I'm sure there are some cool music apps for Android too. But it seems that all the big names (moog, Korg, TC electronic, etc) are only writing apps for iOS devices, unfortunately.

I thought you had an iPod touch?  PolyTune will work with the iPod touch, according to their web page.

[Geir]

I have neither an iPhone/pad/pod or an android based gizmo, and I am curious if some of these great apps are available for Andriod as well ?

I'm sure there are some cool music apps for Android too. But it seems that all the big names (moog, Korg, TC electronic, etc) are only writing apps for iOS devices, unfortunately.

I thought you had an iPod touch?  PolyTune will work with the iPod touch, according to their web page.

I do, but it's first generation ....

[64Guitars]

This article claims that latency is a big problem on android devices and suggests that it's one of the reasons that the best music apps are only being developed for iOS.

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2011/12/03/developer-it-is-not-possible-to-play-music-on-an-android-phone/

[Geir]

This article claims that latency is a big problem on android devices and suggests that it's one of the reasons that the best music apps are only being developed for iOS.

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2011/12/03/developer-it-is-not-possible-to-play-music-on-an-android-phone/

Too bad, well ... I guess I'll have to get myself one of those iPxxxx  devices then  ....

[Facemask93]

I've just bought myself an iPad , I'm totally gobsmacked by everything about it , having been an owner of an iPhone for about two years i really didn't  know what to expect , but my God , this is the best thing since sliced bread , most of my iPhone Apps are universal , so now I'm  able to use them on the iPad , one that I'm really interested in at the moment is OnSong , this app is unbelievable , for stage use , or just to just to jam with your friends , its there in front of you clamped to your mic stand , it is a writing tool , a place to keep all of your songs , it scrolls at the speed you choose , to read your songs off , all the band can synchronise the song sheet in different keys ( as long as they have an iPad on stage ) check it out
http://www.onsongapp.com/

[64Guitars]

Too bad, well ... I guess I'll have to get myself one of those iPxxxx  devices then  ....

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[64Guitars]

musicradar.com is currently running a poll which asks "What's the best iPhone/iPad music making app in the world today?"

http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/whats-the-best-iphoneipad-music-making-app-in-the-world-today-522215

So far, the most popular choice by quite a lot is iMASCHINE by Native Instruments. Almost tied for second place are Apple's GarageBand and Moog's Animoog. The next most popular apps so far are NanoStudio by Blip Interactive, BeatMaker by Intua, iMS-20 by Korg, and iKaossilator (in that order). You can view the current results of the ongoing poll by clicking "View Results" just below the "Vote" button.

iMASCHINE is mainly a drum pad emulator. It displays 16 drum pads which you tap on to create patterns, as shown in the videos below. Plenty of drum kits are included. It's available for $4.99 (£2.99) at the App Store.

US:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imaschine/id400432594?l=en&ls=1&mt=8

UK:  http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/imaschine/id400432594?l=en&ls=1&mt=8

http://www.native-instruments.com/products/producer/imaschine-m/?type=99



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ-yyeW1VhY



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E_T7zGBEYs



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-MC5PIJ9n8



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAzMaytBiRk

[Greeny]

I just got an iPhone (yay!), and it's already transforming my musical landscape. A seriously cool set of tools for enhancing (NOT composing...) my songs.

The first App I got was ThumbJam. It's more or less why I got an iPhone, ever since it was demo'd to me by Tharek in Mike's garden. It's a great piece of kit - the cello is so f*cking awesome, but I've also used the string ensemble, trumpet and flute on songs. It sounds very organic for a bit of software. Lots of possibilities - GET IT! All it needs is a line-in to the MBR. Simple.

I've shied away from Garageband, as I like recording on the MBR.

But I also have:

Vultus (not as good as ThumbJam, but it has a sitar. Some useable sims).

Steel Guitar by Yonac. sounds good but yet to be used on a recording. Nashville country slide.

Gibson Learn & Master - fantastic free guitar app with a shit hot tuner - worked great on my uke! Lots of lessons, links and other cool guitar stuff from Gibson.

Others...

Argon (by Icegear). Tricky to work out how to use, but a very nice sequencer and synth when you get the hang of it. Makes my train journeys fly by. Kraftwerk in your hand.

I also have a Harmonium and some Tabla loops. The best drum machine I've found so far is 'Shiny Drum' but I'm still looking into that area.

[Greeny]

That iMaschine looks cool. Will have to check it out.

[64Guitars]

Some interesting stuff on SonicState's "Sonic Touch" web show, epsiode 7.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_rv93zVTko



"Shredder" is an iPad app that functions as a monophonic pitch-to-midi converter for guitar as well as a guitar synth. Seems to have some limitations but it's not bad for only $14.99 (£10.49) $7.99 (£5.49) (for a limited time -- the priced dropped while I was typing this message). The Chordmaker feature looks useful. It allows you to play single notes on the guitar and get chords from the synth. I've never seen that on a monophonic pitch-to-midi converter before.

AppStore US:
 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shredder-synth-for-guitar/id485623166?mt=8

AppStore UK:
 http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shredder-synth-for-guitar/id485623166?mt=8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNmlAZFIXTc



There aren't a lot of good music apps for Android but "TouchDAW" looks pretty good. It offers control surface emulation & MIDI tools for £3.34. There's also a free version.

https://market.android.com/details?id=de.humatic.tdaw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze1kk5o5vKk



They also mentioned an app called appsfire which helps you learn about all of the great free and dirt-cheap special offers for music apps.

http://appsfire.com/

From their website, I couldn't see how to look at just the music apps. But the Sonic Touch video shows him doing that on the iPad app. You can also get the app for your iPhone.