iPhone Apps for Guitarists 09/08/2009
If you are an iphone or ipod touch owner, then there are a few useful apps available for musical training. I'll list a couple I use regularly: Karajan Ear Trainer This is far and away the most bestest, most usefullest iphone apps I have found for any purpose. It is also one of the most pricey, at $15, but I find it to be worth the money. It plays not only simple intervals, but also chords (triads and 7th and more), scales, single pitches and even BPM. It has a a few different sounds, a nice layout that has an actual keyboard in landscape mode, and a report on your progress. You can customize the program in many ways, very easily. Highly recommended for both beginners and advanced players. www.karajan-eartrainer.com/en/ iReadMusic This app is a really solid tool to help learn to sight read traditional notation on the guitar neck. It has several modes, I use 'Play that Note!' In this mode, notes on a treble (or bass) clef are displayed on top, and the fretboard is displayed on bottom. The frets are a bit tiny, but it's actually precise enough to go through entire scales. The program has a lot of customization available, including other instruments (piano, bass and banjo), sounds, and types of drills. It's only $2, so I think it's worth the investment. www.glpsoftware.com/ Metronomes and Tuners There are dozens of metronomes and tuners out there. I found two for free (my usual pricepoint) that work well. iTick Guitar Tuner Tuna Pitch is a $2 tuner that seems to do the job. GigBabyFree! How is it that my wallet-sized phone can house an entire four-track recording studio? People over the age of 30 may understand my wonder. In any case, here is a free recording app that has 4 tracks and some bells and whistles to boot. Really fun, and others like this get to be more expensive. www.iometics.net/GigBaby!/ CommentsLeave a Reply |
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