Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Compose Multitrack Music and Loops for Free With studio.M
Budding music creators looking to create for multitrack recording on the go have a new option to turn to: studio.M. This app, designed primarily for electronic music composition, and working with loops. The app allows for recording of audio through the microphone, to record vocals, beatboxing, or any other interesting sounds users may generate coming [...]
Make A Mixtape With Dragontape
Once upon a time, the mixtape was the most romantic thing that anyone could ever do for me. While the cassette tape gave way to the CD, both offering ways of providing mixes, the digital era didn’t really leave any room for romance. Unless of course, the romantic person decides to use something like Dragontape. [...]
RGBSOUND Brings Music Creation To The Unwashed Masses
The iPad has opened up a world of wonders for portable music creation for artists around the world, with a wide variety of apps available to make music creation a cinch. However, many of these apps have had the all important prerequisite of actually knowing how to make music. For those of us that couldn’t [...]
OmmWriter for iPad Review
OmmWriter for iPad Review By Kevin Stout on June 15th, 2011 Our Rating: :: OVER-PRICEDiPad Only App – Designed for the iPad OmmWriter is an interesting text-editor that attempts to simplify the writing experience. Developer: Herraiz Soto & Co. Price: $4.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPad iPad Integration Rating: 4 out of [...]
Ocean Encounters Review
Ocean Encounters Review By Jason Wadsworth on June 13th, 2011 Our Rating: :: ANOTHER FISH IN THE SEAiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad This app is really not much more than a glorified slide show of marine photography, but it does offer instant access to some first-rate images without the [...]
Personalized Music Experience For The iPad With Groove
Coming soon to the iPad is Groove, an app that’s all about offering an unique music experience. It’s an app that’s already available for the iPhone and iPod Touch with its main features being able to study users’ listening habits and then provide them new and interesting music that they might enjoy. The app sets [...]
Extra Songs Added For Pulse: Volume One
Music rhythm game Pulse: Volume One was a big hit last month when John Bardinelli reviewed and raved about it. However it was lacking in content at the time weighing in with only 8 songs at all, meaning less than 15 minutes worth. Developer Cipher Prime has taken this on board and a new update [...]
OscilloScoop Review
OscilloScoop Review By Gianna LaPin on June 6th, 2011 Our Rating: :: UNIQUE BUT FRUSTRATINGUniversal App – Designed for iPhone and iPad Weave and spin your own electronica music with this unique synthesizer app. Developer: Scott Snibbe Studio, Inc. Price: $1.99 Version: 1.0 App Reviewed on: iPod Touch 4g iPhone Integration Rating: 4.25 out [...]
iRadio Review
iRadio Review By Jason Wadsworth on June 6th, 2011 Our Rating: :: MUSIC GALOREiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad iRadio takes just about every internet radio station you could ever stream and crams them all into one app with some handy tools. Developer: Sonico GmbH Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: [...]
Drumcircle RH Review
Drumcircle RH Review By Jason Wadsworth on June 3rd, 2011 Our Rating: :: REQUIRES PATIENCEiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad The graphics and sound might be 8-bit, but the options and variables available in this loop generator make it more than just a simple drum machine. Developer: Andrew Mcclure [...]
On-Demand Music And Talk Shows With Mixcloud
Hitting the app store comes Mixcloud, an app that enables users to stream their favorite Podcasts (or Cloudcasts as is more appropriate for the service), DJ Mix sets and radio shows directly to their iOS device. It’s an on demand service with a fair amount of choice of Cloudcasts. For the uninformed, Cloudcasts are extended [...]
TonalVerse Review
TonalVerse Review By Gianna LaPin on June 2nd, 2011 Our Rating: :: ATTRACTIVE BUT FORGETTABLEiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad TonalVerse is a simple little sound toy designed to be a relaxing sound oasis in your hectic day. Developer: CellaFlora Design Price: $0.99 Version: 2.2 App Reviewed on: iPod [...]
Get Muddy And Musical With The Official Glastonbury Festival App
I’ve always wanted to go to arguably the biggest and best known British music festival – Glastonbury. I’ve yet to have the opportunity to go but for those lucky souls who are ready to get muddy (it tends to rain a lot there unfortunately) and drunk surrounded by the best acts performing at the moment, [...]
Twisted Maestro Review
Twisted Maestro Review By Jennifer Allen on May 30th, 2011 Our Rating: :: OKiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Simplistic twitch gaming that’s all about fast reaction skills. Developer: WindyVision Systems Price: FREE Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 Graphics / Sound Rating: 3.25 out of 5 [...]
Supersonic HD Review
Supersonic HD Review By Kevin Stout on May 25th, 2011 Our Rating: :: GREAT SOUNDiPad Only App – Designed for the iPad Supersonic HD is a tunnel ride game with some great electronic music. Developer: Kuuasema Price: $2.99 Version Reviewed: iPad Device Reviewed On: 1.0.3 Graphics / Sound Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars [...]
Hype Machine Blends Blogging and Music
With the enormous amount of music discovery, internet radio, and music subscription services available, the ones that have a unique idea deserve a little extra attention. The Hype Machine is a hybrid between a music blog aggregator and a music radio service. While the Hype Machine just released their iPhone app, the service has been [...]
Tuned Review
Tuned Review By Jennifer Allen on May 13th, 2011 Our Rating: :: EXCEPTIONALiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Tuned uses the iTunes Store to keep its music trivia fresh and fun. Developer: Murtha Design Price: FREE (with $0.99 in app purchase available) Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPhone [...]
A Cosmic Music Player Now Available on the iPad
My attention has been on music discovery apps recently, especially apps with a visually pleasing interface. Music Hunter is an awesome, visual solution for discovering music, as is Discovr (which I mentioned in last weeks Favorite Four). But what about music already existing on a device? I rediscover music in my own library all of [...]
On The Music Path Embraces Your Inner Musician
It has been said that music is the universal language. The strum of a chord is truly understandable in any language, which makes it such a helpful tool in communicating emotion, without ever having to utter a single syllable. This is why music is so critical to the culture of the world, and why it [...]
Rhino Musical Aptitude Test Checks Music IQ
Music is an area of my life where I have been extremely passionate since before I can even remember. Something about the sounds that harmonies make as they echo off of your eardrums instantly clicked with me, and made me want to pursue any and all forms of it. Plus when you add in being [...]
Pulse: Volume One
Pulse: Volume One By John Bardinelli on May 9th, 2011 Our Rating: :: RHYTHMICALLY AWESOME Become a master of music with Pulse: Volume One, a music-based rhythm game that puts the player in the role of audio visual touch master! Developer: Cipher Prime Price: $4.99 Version: 1.0.0 App Reviewed on: iPad 1G Graphics / [...]
Slewpi Review
Slewpi Review By Jennifer Allen on May 6th, 2011 Our Rating: :: REWARDING CREATIONUniversal App – Designed for iPhone and iPad Combining majestic simplicity, both musically and visually, Slewpi is an immensely attractive music synthesizer. Developer: Rumi Humphrey Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 iPhone Integration Rating: 3.75 out of [...]
Pluto Plays Music HD – Guide Pluto and learn some new tunes
Learn a few new tunes with Pluto the penguin in the music game Pluto Plays Music HD for the iPad. You’ll learn to play classic songs like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Ode to Joy, Swan Lake and more. Discover tons of animals and music notes as you help Pluto swim around the ocean, Try to [...]
Favorite Four: Music Discovery
With my recent review of Music Hunter, I’m in the mood to share my favorite apps for music discovery in this weeks Favorite Four. Music Hunter Since I already mentioned Music Hunter, let’s start with that. Despite it’s cheesy name, Music Hunter provides an experience rivaled by no other music app. The app is visually [...]
Node Beat
Node Beat By Gianna LaPin on May 4th, 2011 Our Rating: :: RELAXING AND FUNiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad If you’re the sort who enjoys playing with meditative toys like tabletop Zen sand gardens, you’ll probably enjoy this relaxing and visually appealing sound app. Developer: AffinityBlue Price: $0.99 [...]
Music Hunter
Music Hunter By Kevin Stout on May 3rd, 2011 Our Rating: :: A MUSIC DISCOVERY EXPERIENCEiPad Only App – Designed for the iPad Music Hunter makes music discovery an enjoyable, interactive experience. Developer: Hunted Media Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPad iPad Integration Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars User Interface [...]
Virtual Guitar Free Stums A New Tune
Those who have downloaded the music app Virtual Guitar Free have already been treated to the sweet melodies that can only come from your iPhone or iPod touch… or an actual guitar too. If you thought you liked the software before, it may be time to give it another look, because a recent update has [...]
Rdio Now Accepting Payment Via Amazon Payments
On-demand social music app Rdio has added a new form of payment for their subscription service – you can now pay using your Amazon Payments account. Hurrah! For those who haven’t tried it yet, Rdio is a social music service from the founders of Skype that allows you to listen to as much music as [...]
SoundTracking Review
SoundTracking Review By Jennifer Allen on April 21st, 2011 Our Rating: :: SOUNDLY USEFULiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad SoundTracking offers a great way of tracking your musical memories with a social networking twist Developer: Schematic Labs Price: FREE Version Reviewed: 1.0.3 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 iPhone Integration [...]
Get The Most Out Of The Radio With What’s On Air
Every now and then, an app comes along that makes you scratch your head in wonder at just how it works. One such app is What’s On Air. It kind of reminds me of the traffic alert system on my car radio but while I understand that, I’m intrigued as to how What’s On Air [...]