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Title: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: neighbor664 on May 26, 2011, 06:39:36 PM
I've just joined the hoards of iphone toting douches. Can any of you iphone and android users recommend some apps that a musician may find useful? Free is good. I've got a tuner and metronome but what next?
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: neighbor664 on May 26, 2011, 08:23:11 PM
Anyone tried Ampkit? $30 for the interface but the app is free.

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Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on May 26, 2011, 08:42:35 PM
Yeah, Amplitube and all those apps are generally free, but they want $30+ for a $5 cable. Do a google search, you can use a $2 AV cable and a jack adaptor to do the same job.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: mortlock on May 26, 2011, 11:17:29 PM
id like an ap that would allow you to pick up groupies and fuck the hell out of them..
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: inductorguitars on May 27, 2011, 09:53:50 AM
Quote from: mortlock on May 26, 2011, 11:17:29 PM
id like an ap that would allow you to pick up groupies and fuck the hell out of them..

grinder?   :o
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: VOLVO))) on May 27, 2011, 10:07:52 AM
A tuner since all of you fuckers are out of tune, all the time. Fucking musicians.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Jor el on May 27, 2011, 12:34:21 PM
Guitar ToolKit
http://www.agilepartners.com/apps/guitartoolkit/
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Fuhgawz on May 27, 2011, 04:47:56 PM
TC Electronics makes an iPhone app version of their Poly Tune pedal. It's not free but it can be handy.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on May 27, 2011, 04:50:34 PM
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/05/26/music-gear-io-dock-f.html (http://www.boingboing.net/2011/05/26/music-gear-io-dock-f.html)
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: neighbor664 on December 22, 2011, 03:29:21 PM
I've been finding a few drum loop and jam tracks aps that have been making masturbating practicing more interesting.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: justinhedrick on December 22, 2011, 04:23:05 PM
my wife wants me to get an iphone 4 as well. i am smart phone dumb, but if there is a version of garageband or some sort of sampler app for it, i'd be down like a clown.

anyone know of something like this?
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on December 22, 2011, 04:47:43 PM
I'd recommend against the Apple and go with the Android, Apple's are too locked down, and they're not very good at the multitasking. It irks the fuck out of me I have to fire up iTunes just to get an MP3 of it, I can plug the Android into the USB on the car stereo after practice, and listen to it. Plus Apple isn't to good at file sharing between apps, so if I download a file, I can't move it so that I can watch it, hear it, edit it, stupid.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: justinhedrick on December 22, 2011, 04:52:05 PM
Quote from: Hemisaurus on December 22, 2011, 04:47:43 PM
I'd recommend against the Apple and go with the Android, Apple's are too locked down, and they're not very good at the multitasking. It irks the fuck out of me I have to fire up iTunes just to get an MP3 of it, I can plug the Android into the USB on the car stereo after practice, and listen to it. Plus Apple isn't to good at file sharing between apps, so if I download a file, I can't move it so that I can watch it, hear it, edit it, stupid.

dumb question: but do they have droids for AT&T?
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: clockwork green on December 22, 2011, 05:38:24 PM
I think the iphone is great.  It's simple to use and figure out...maybe because it was my first smart phone but all of the android's just seem weird and out awkward to me.  I'm not a fan of my sister's galaxy.  Having songs on the cloud is pretty awesome, I just hope they add movies next.  They're all fucking amazing devices though.  I can listen to an absurd amount of music whenever I want especially when you throw in pandora, spotify and bandcamp, I can take great pictures I can look shit up on line if I ever forget or want to know more about something.  There is no one device that'll be 100% perfect for everyone but fuck it, that's like being disappointed that I can't drive a Ferrari and a GTO at the same time.

The "funkbox" is a cool drum machine with a lot of vintage drum machine sounds.  Ampkit is cool because it works with the iriffport which I like a lot better than the amplitube connector thing but amplitube's amp's seem better but they tell me it'll work with the iriffport soon.  The strobotuner is cool and I like the polytune tuning my acoustic because you can hit all 6 strings at once and they all pop up.  The ipad has some seriously impressive apps for recording.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: VOLVO))) on December 22, 2011, 05:48:43 PM
droid x = bomb, fuck iphone.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: chille01 on December 22, 2011, 06:01:04 PM
Quote from: neighbor664 on December 22, 2011, 03:29:21 PM
I've been finding a few drum loop and jam tracks aps that have been making masturbating practicing more interesting.

Tips please?  I'm on iPhone, and never thought about just jamming along to prerecorded loops.  I might actually "practice" then, instead of just absently fucking around by myself.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on December 22, 2011, 06:05:12 PM
There's a whole bunch of free loops by the same guy, look for Tabla Loops in the app store.

freedrumapps.com (apple)
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: chille01 on December 22, 2011, 06:47:02 PM
Cool.  Are they just drum loops, or is there anything with other instrumentation?  Specifically trying to expand my improv skills over different styles of music.  I will go look for myself, it just hadn't even occurred to me to think about using my iPhone for it.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on December 22, 2011, 11:04:24 PM
There was a metal loops app.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Glitchyghost on December 22, 2011, 11:50:50 PM
Quote from: SunnO))) on December 22, 2011, 05:48:43 PM
droid x = bomb, fuck iphone.

Ya know, is it just me, or does it seem like it's usually the non-Apple user that comes out swinging with an aggressive stance?  "Fuck Apple", "fuck iphone".    You like Droid?  Fucking good for you.  Save  your aggressive posturing for your home boys, tough guy.  Choose  your side, but shut your mouth, cause guess what.... no one FUCKING CARES.  

Phew....  Anyway,  yeah  :-\   Someone mentioned Guitar Toolkit.  That thing rules.   Every kind of tuning you could want. Scales galore, too.   If you want to record on the fly, spend the $.99 Recorder.  Easy wi-fi syncing for your recordings, sounds good, etc etc.   Also, they just release Garageband for iPhone. $15, and it's pretty damn slick.

I also like Ultimate Guitar Tabs app.  I don't use tabs too much, but for $2, it has definitely paid for itself already.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on December 23, 2011, 08:36:04 AM
Funnily enough, I have both. Allows me to form a balanced opinion, I prefer the Droid ;D
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: grimniggzy on December 23, 2011, 10:23:03 AM
Apple really does limit everything too much. Fucking hate Itunes but I know I couldn't live without my Ipod Classic. ;D
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: VOLVO))) on December 23, 2011, 10:40:52 AM
Quote from: koi on December 22, 2011, 11:50:50 PM
Quote from: SunnO))) on December 22, 2011, 05:48:43 PM
droid x = bomb, fuck iphone.

Ya know, is it just me, or does it seem like it's usually the non-Apple user that comes out swinging with an aggressive stance?  "Fuck Apple", "fuck iphone".    You like Droid?  Fucking good for you.  Save  your aggressive posturing for your home boys, tough guy.  Choose  your side, but shut your mouth, cause guess what.... no one FUCKING CARES.  


How come it seems like somebody always gets butthurt then comes out to try and invalidate someone else's opinion? You like apple? Cool, good for you, save your passive whining for your home boys, tough guy. You've chosen your side, but shut your mouth, because NOBODY FUCKING CARES.

(see? It works both ways.)

How in ANY way was it aggressive? I simply said "fuck iphone," would you have been less upset if I said "fuck iphone, gently?" I had one, it was limited, and the glass screen broke on the first drop. I have negative experience with the phone that caused me multiple days of hassle. That is exactly how I feel about the iphone, so it's a valid opinion.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: James1214 on December 23, 2011, 11:56:14 AM
I don't have many, however I went down to the studio yesterday to do a re-intonation on a bass that was getting out of tuna cuz of the weather and I realized that I left my computer at home.  I got a stroboscopic tuner program, which i love. what to do without it? Went onto the market and downloaded a free strobe tuner. Works a charm and was free. Now I never gotta lug the laptop along for that porpoise.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: VOLVO))) on December 23, 2011, 12:14:02 PM
Yeah, the tuners are ACTUALLY pretty accurate. I was surprised.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on December 23, 2011, 02:27:05 PM
It's a tuner, it's not rocket science ;)

I was annoyed by how many so called tuner apps just play you the note, rather than listening to you playing the note, I never liked pitch pipes and tuning forks, digital tuners make life so much easier. :)
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: clockwork green on December 23, 2011, 03:32:07 PM
Sometimes this site amazes me. People fighting about phones is just a new low.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on December 23, 2011, 04:49:19 PM
Apple vs. Droid
Orange vs. Sunn

we'll have opinions about anything ;)
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: jibberish on December 23, 2011, 04:53:00 PM
i have nothing to say here


sent from my POS PC using hunt-n-peck
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: inductorguitars on December 23, 2011, 05:11:57 PM
all you internet tough guys get grindr and schedule a meet up   ;)
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: clockwork green on December 23, 2011, 05:35:02 PM
Quote from: Hemisaurus on December 23, 2011, 04:49:19 PM
Apple vs. Droid
Orange vs. Sunn

we'll have opinions about anything ;)
Opinions are one thing but getting pissed is another. The tenor of the conversation can be absurd and off-putting. I hope some of you guys don't really talk or act this way in real life...it must be exhausting to get this worked up over minutiae. I'm not saying we all need a group hug but I'm just a burnt on this attitude.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Hemisaurus on December 23, 2011, 07:21:13 PM
Quote from: inductorguitars on December 23, 2011, 05:11:57 PM
all you internet tough guys get grindr and schedule a meet up   ;)
I thought that was for gay guys cruising? Someone demonstrated it on TV.

Maybe we need a Group Hug room, in a country where guys can get pissed off about what kind of truck they drive, and coming from a country where people get stabbed for wearing the wrong colour on match day, I don't get surprised. Does your RAT have the LM308, does your truck have a Hemi, s'all the same.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: VOLVO))) on December 23, 2011, 09:25:28 PM
I mean, I was just foolin', koi's the one that got upset, then I responded with another foolin' post. I don't care, people have phones that do their taxes for them, I'm pretty blown away, regardless.

EDIT: Yes, I do suck in real life, too, in case you were wondering.
Title: Re: Any good apps for musicians
Post by: Danny G on December 24, 2011, 10:13:02 AM
G Strings tuner app
Mobile Metronome app


Both awesome.