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You can record compositions quickly using full digital suites, replete with amp and pedal models, and all from the comfort of your sofa, or indeed a caravan if that is your want. On an iPad the apps are simplified to make them easy to use, but this doesn’t mean that they are simple.
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Computers have changed that, but software still isn’t cheap and the learning curve can be steep.
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Once upon a time, if you wanted to record any kind of demo or album you’d have to divine the mysteries of a Tascam 4-track Portastudio, or pay a small fortune to go into a professional studio. There are also in-app purchase options to expand the features, with a programmable drum machine being the star of the show.ĪLSO TRY: OnSong, Jammit, Jamup Pro, Jambox Jamtrack You won’t find fancy amp emulation or track creation features here, instead there’s a tuner, chord boxes, scale patterns, and a metronome… all handy essential tools. GuitarToolkit is an all-in-one solution for many tasks that face a practising guitarist. Sometimes you just need a few bits and pieces to get things done. The tabs are user-generated on the whole, with several versions for each song, so you might need to hunt around for the right one, but it’s usually there. You can also adjust the key up or down, and many have chord boxes available. Well, you can set fire to the lot of it now, as Ultimate Guitar Tabs is an essential app that gives you access to over 400,000 songs, all packed into the slight frame of an iPad.įor an annual fee of £7.99 you can save chord sheets on your device, and even arrange them into handy playlists. In the past an essential part of your gig bag was a folder containing the sheet music to your various sets, which over time would become heavy and cumbersome. Remembering all the chords to songs can be tricky, especially if you play in a function band and the belle of the ball stumbles up asking for an obscure song request. ULTIMATE GUITAR TABS HD (£7.99 for a year’s subscription) So if you’re stylistically diverse you might need to save up, but for what you get, the cost is justified. There are various styles of music available in separate apps, although they’ll need to be bought individually. In just a few minutes you can set up a track that fits whatever song is in your head, which is very useful if you’re writing an original piece. You simply choose the style (say slow blues rock), pick the key you want, cycle through the various chords available via a piano keyboard (no chord knowledge required), then pinch your fingers to stretch or shrink the section. This might sound a little daunting, but thanks to a cleverly-designed user interface and step-by-step tutorial it’s actually very straight forward. Session Band is a great alternative as it gives users the chance to create their own, using pre-recorded loops. Jam tracks are always fun, but sometimes they don’t quite scratch the musical itch. SESSION BAND (£1.99 – £5.99 depending on app) The tuition is of a professional standard, with a full-speed play-through and then a slower section with the teacher explaining exactly what they’re doing.
The app screen itself is broken into three sections, with the track menu on the left, a main video screen on the right, and beneath this the tab for the piece with a map of the fretboard showing you where to put your fingers as the video plays.
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You can also download the lessons so they’ll still work when you don’t have an internet connection.
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Inside each volume are also a couple of free licks to act as tasters. Lessons are packaged into volumes that contain either 25 or 50 examples of a style, usually costing £2.99. This app is an excellent resource, with multiple styles covered including blues, rock, funk, country, metal, and others. LICK OF THE DAY – Free (lessons priced individually)Ī great way to grow your musical vocabulary is learning new licks. Thankfully an iPad comes armed with many tools to make things more bearable, so let’s head to the App Store and see what’s on offer. Anything that can help in this lonely and physically bewildering endeavour would be a blessing to all involved.
Putting in the hard yards, coaxing errant fingers to contort and move in seemingly unnatural ways, all the while wondering how Steve Vai seems to make the whole damn thing look so effortless. Of course there is pretty much only one way to improve (we accept that now after those magic beans made no difference and left us down a cow), and that’s boring old practising.
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