GarageBand turns your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio — so you can make music anywhere you go. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play a piano, organ, guitar, and drums. They sound and play like their counterparts, but let you do things you could never do on a real instrument. Enjoy Smart Instruments that make you sound like a pro — even if you’ve never played a note before. Plug an electric guitar into your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch and play through classic amps and stompbox effects. Use a Touch Instrument, a built-in microphone, or a guitar and instantly record a performance with support for up of 32 tracks*. Record performances from third-party music and effect apps directly into GarageBand using Inter-App Audio in iOS 8. And share your song using email, Facebook, YouTube, SoundCloud, or AirDrop for iOS.
Play your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch like a musical instrument • Play musical instruments on the innovative Multi-Touch keyboard • Tap out beats with acoustic and electronic drum kits • Record your voice using the built-in microphone and apply fun sound effects • Recreate legendary guitar rigs with 9 amps and 10 stompbox effects • Use the Sampler to create new instruments from sounds you record, then play them on a keyboard • Record compatible third-party music apps right into GarageBand using Inter-App Audio
Sound like a virtuoso with Smart Instruments • Conduct an entire string orchestra with just one finger using Smart Strings • Tap chords to instantly create keyboard grooves with the Smart Keyboard • Strum chords on an acoustic and electric Smart Guitar, trigger fingerpicking patterns for popular chords, or switch to Notes view to try your hand at the real thing • Groove with a variety of Smart Basses using upright, electric, and synth sounds • Drag drum instruments onto a grid to create your own beats with Smart Drums
Start a Jam Session with your friends • Use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch to play or record live over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth with up to three of your friends • Tempo, key, time signature, and chords automatically sync to the bandleader • Jam with any Touch Instrument or live instruments like electric guitar or voice • The bandleader automatically collects everyone's recordings so they can be mixed as a song and shared
Create a song anywhere you go • Arrange and mix your song with up to 32 tracks* using Touch Instruments, audio recordings, and loops • Use the Note Editor to adjust or fine-tune any Touch Instrument recording • Trim and place musical regions exactly where you want them to play • Use the Mixer to fine-tune each track’s volume —solo or mute any track or adjust pan, reverb, and echo • Choose from over 250 professionally prerecorded loops as a backing band to your song
Share your songs • Keep your GarageBand songs up to date across all your iOS devices with iCloud Drive • Create custom ringtones and alerts for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch • Share your songs directly to Facebook, YouTube, and SoundCloud • Email songs right from GarageBand • Export your song and add it to the iTunes library on your Mac or PC • Share GarageBand projects directly between iOS devices using AirDrop for iOS
* 32 tracks available on iOS devices with the A7 chip or higher. 16 tracks available on iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPad (4th generation), iPad (3rd generation), iPad 2, iPad mini, and iPod touch (5th generation).
ThumbJam is a powerful musical performance experience. You get over 40 high-quality real instruments multi-sampled exclusively for this app. Hundreds of included scales allow you to effortlessly play in any style from rock to classical, whether you are a musical novice or a seasoned professional.
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"ThumbJam stands at the very top of the overcrowded music app world. The sounds included absolutely rival those found in pro instruments and making music on the app is a total joy. The only problem I have with this app is that I did not make it myself! Luckily, I'm able to work with the developer and offer a few good feature ideas as well as some choice sounds from my personal collection!" ---======----
Even if you've only played air guitar, ThumbJam lets you sound like a pro. Pick an instrument and jam -- with all the scales to choose from you'll never hit a wrong note. The high quality instrument samples will make you sound like you just skipped years of music lessons.
For the performing musician, this app is awesome for soloing on an instrument you didn't bring along. Play in any key, any style -- go from a string ensemble to a wailing guitar. ThumbJam was developed and tested by musicians to feel and sound like a real instrument. You'll be surprised at how expressive it can be, make sure to check out the videos and audio at thumbjam.com.
ThumbJam makes use of tilt and shake to add vibrato, tremolo, note bends, and volume swells for more realistic and expressive results. It supports up to five (eleven on iPad) simultaneous touches and up to 24 voice polyphony, for each of up to 8 loaded instruments! Delay and stereo reverb add depth to the sound, and a resonant lowpass filter gives you more tone shaping power. Put on your headphones or plug in to your home stereo to experience some of the highest quality instruments in the App Store.
Build your own loops from the ground up or import your favorites and jam from there. Layer as many loops as you want, with different instruments for each. Export your loops as audio files or Ardour DAW sessions via WiFi. Copy and paste audio from other apps using Sonoma Wire Works AudioCopy/Paste as well the general pasteboard, via email, AudioShare, iTunes Document Sharing, or open directly in another application. Supports Audiobus and Inter-App-Audio for streaming sound to/from other apps in real-time, including state save/restore with Audiobus2.
Want to jam with your friends? ThumbJam lets you broadcast tempo, key, and scale to other nearby devices via Bluetooth so you can be in sync live. Even better, you can use it as a MIDI or OSC controller over WiFi, with any CoreMidi compatible device, or other apps on the same iOS device with virtual MIDI, or play ThumbJam with other hardware or software MIDI controllers or apps!
The app includes a huge variety of scales, from western to eastern. Save your favorites for quick access, or create your own in-app. You can even import new scales in the Scala format for complete flexibility.
You can also record your own instruments using a built-in or attached microphone, or from file import.
Included instruments:
+ Cello, Violin, Viola + Upright Bass (plucked and bowed) + Several drumkits + Darabukka + Djembe + Electric Guitar + Electric Bass + Trumpet + Trombone + Tenor Sax + Flute + Low Whistle + Acoustic Guitar + Hammered Dulcimer + Mandolin + Cittern + Grand Piano + Drawbar Organ (2 types) + Rhodes + Pipe Organ + Synth Strings + Synth Choir + Theremin + Sawtooth Waveform + Sine Waveform + Triangle Waveform And from Jordan Rudess: + JR Zendrix + JR Smooth Steel
Symphony Pro 4 (SP4) is a complete and easy-to-use app for creating music notation on iPad. It allows you to compose music for just about any size ensemble, from piano, symphonies, band, lead sheets, chord charts, guitar tabs, and more.
SP4 provides many great options to begin your work. Import a score via MusicXML, MXL, MIDI, or Symphony file from your computer, or from apps like Dropbox, Mail, iCloud Drive, or Safari. You can base your project on a template, or start a blank score and add additional parts later.
To add notes, select the easy-to-find Pencil mode, and tap anywhere inside a measure to begin editing right away. You can quickly specify note properties before or after placing notes. By switching to Select mode with one touch, you can also transpose, erase, cut, and paste multiple notes anywhere in the score.
With an on-screen instrument, a QWERTY keyboard, or Core MIDI compatible keyboard, you can quickly enter notes & chords in step entry mode. Or, record a part in real-time with the built-in instruments to transcribe into notation.
Version 4 takes greater advantage of the iPad touchscreen. With shortcuts and contextual menus to edit note & bar properties, many of the commonly used editing commands are right at your fingertips.
In 4.0, Symphony Pro supports a wider range of notational elements for your composition. SP4 provides a wide selection of dynamics & articulations, time & key signature changes, clef changes, pedals, and repeat conventions. Edit chord symbols, lyrics, and annotations using the iPad’s standard keyboard.
When you’re finished, print out your score with AirPrint, or export it as a PDF, MusicXML, AAC, MIDI, or Symphony file. Share files via email or directly to another computer or iPad via Dropbox.
More Complete Features:
• 114 built-in instruments for playback, and auditioning the notes you entered. • Create scores in standard music notation or tablature • Edit with an on-screen instrument, QWERTY keyboard, or a MIDI input device • Dozens of shortcuts & gestures to edit & navigate. Or, use an attached QWERTY keyboard • Reduce your score size, range, or combination of parts for viewing & editing** • Print the score from your iPad with AirPrint • Up to 15 instruments, 45 staves, 4 voices/layers per score • Record a part in real-time with clicks at the beat with optional emphasis • Backup & sync your scores with iCloud** • Import MusicXML, MIDI, MXL, or Symphony files • Export as a PDF, MusicXML, MIDI, AAC, or Symphony file • Large selection of articulations & dynamics in the Expressions menu • Multi-measure rests** for parts • Grace notes • Customizable notehead symbol & colors** • Chord symbol, lyric, and annotation tools • Edit multiple notes and rests by selection, toggle, and note groupings. • Copy/Paste function can select multiple measures & staves, and cut single or multiple voices/layers • Unlimited undo and redo • Customizable stem directions & note beaming • Transposing instruments & concert pitch options • Change tempo or clef at any point in the score • Stream audio or share your screen wirelessly with AirPlay • Advanced document management support • Create your own custom project template or use a built-in one • Customizable part groupings for SATB and instrument families • Customizable chord symbol, lyric, and annotation font • Loop playback choices • Auto-save, and overwrite protection for current projects.
iReal Pro - Music Book & Play Along Practice makes perfect. iReal Pro offers an easy-to-use tool to help musicians of all levels master their art. It simulates a real-sounding band that can accompany you as you practice. The app also lets you create and collect chord charts of your favorite songs for reference.
• It's a Book: Create, edit, print, share and collect chord charts of your favorite songs for reference while practicing or performing.
• It's a Band: Practice with a realistic sounding piano (or guitar), bass and drum accompaniments for any downloaded or user-created chord chart.
FEATURES:
Have a virtual band accompany you as you practice • Choose from 47 different accompaniment styles (Swing, Ballad, Gypsy Jazz, Bluegrass, Country, Rock, Funk, Reggae, Bossa Nova, Latin,...) • Personalize each style with a variety of sounds including piano, fender rhodes, acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric basses, drums, vibraphone, organ, and more
Play, edit, and import any songs you want • 1000s of songs can be imported from the forums in a few simple steps • Edit existing songs or create your own with the Editor • The Player will play any song that you edit or create • Create multiple editable playlists
Improve your skills with the included chord diagrams • Display guitar, ukulele tabs and piano fingerings for any of your chord charts • Look up piano, guitar and ukulele fingerings for any chord • Display scale recommendations for each chord of a song to help with improvisations
Practice in the way, and at the level, that you choose • Includes 50 exercises for practicing common chord progressions • Transpose any chart to any key or to number notation • Loop a selection of measures of a chart for focused practicing • Advanced practice settings (automatic tempo increase, automatic key transposition) • Global Eb, Bb, F and G transposition for horn players
Share, print, and export – so your music follows you wherever you need it! • Share individual charts or whole playlists with other iReal Pro users via email and the forums • Export charts as PDF and MusicXML • Export audio as WAV, AAC and MIDI • Support for AudioBus and guitar connection kits • Support for AirTurn™ and other bluetooth page turners
Fakebook All the songs you need, in the pocket. With the Fakebook sheet music reader you can leave the music score binders at home. Transposable chord charts, free downloads of PDF, ChordPro, iReal Pro, OnSong and other music notes formats - the Fakebook app is the go-to gigbook. * 1200 preloaded real book jazz standards, chord charts that you can transpose. * Import most common music and lyrics formats, including PDF, ChordPro, iReal Pro, abc. * Download, import and index songs when online, then all charts and setlists are stored locally. No WiFi worries at the gig. * Best in class play list editor. Create and store setlists, mixing transposable chord charts, PDF music notes and lyrics sheets any way you want. * Spotify and YouTube links to reference recordings as well as quick search makes Fakebook the perfect practice tool. * Mark, draw and annotate on any song, regardless of format. Only possible with Fakebook! * Extremely accurate metronome, stores tempo for each song.
Playing piano, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums, strings, brass? Singing lead vocals? Or in a choir? Leading a worship band or playing in an orchestra? Weekend warrior, doing real book jazz standards or only original music? Fakebook is the gigging musicians library, the sheet music reader for you!
The Fakebook app is compatible with AirTurn and PageFlip (Firefly, Cicada) wireless pedals. It import files from ChordPro, iReal B/iReal Pro, OnSong, abc. Batch scripts (free from www.skrivarna.com) automatically download and index PDF collections, e.g. most popular Real Book, Vocal Book and Gig Book binders. Import images or take pictures with the device camera. Dropbox and other cloud storage supported.