19 applications for musicians at all occasions

tuners

1. GuitarTuna

An excellent guitar tuner, capable of operating even in noisy environments. It can help you quickly configure the tool, for example, before the concert. As a bonus, the developers have built in Guitar Tuna metronome and chord library.

2. Cleartune

Main feature of this tuner - its universality. The app helps you customize and guitar, and cello, and piano. However, it is available only for iOS.

3. Tuner - gStrings

Tuner - gStrings similar to the previous application, but for Android devices. This universal chromatic tuner, which will help fine-tune almost any instrument, from guitar to the violin.

4. HardWire HT-6 FastTune

Cool application from the company Harman - a major manufacturer of acoustic systems. It shows more than one string, and all at once. Also, you can tune the instrument not only via the built-in microphone, but also connect a guitar through the headphone jack.

For tablature and music

5. Famous Riffs

Cool application in which known riffs collected from Black Sabbath and AC / DC to Buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker. Examples are shown in the form of tablature, so beginners can easily learn passages favorite tracks and hone skill.

6. Guitar Pro

Must-have for all musicians working with tablature. To learn a favorite song, you need to find in the tablature network and load it into the application.

With Guitar Pro is convenient not only to teach the party, but also to take notes on the go. In addition, thanks to the huge number of tools you can record an entire song, and listen to how it sounds.

7. forScore

Rid your home or studio of countless pieces of paper with notes. Save everything you need in PDF format on the iPad his. The app automatically turns the pages and helps to restore order in the music library. And you can make changes in the composition, if necessary.

8. Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs

If you do not want to search for tablatures all over the web, this is the app for you. All you need - choose your favorite song. The application registered party not only for guitar, but also for other instruments.

In the paid version you are waiting for a nice bonus. For example, the ability to listen to the official tablature and even include the backing track to play along with your favorite performer.

9. MuseScore

Functional, and if you are an Android user, more and complimentary musical book. Simply create an account on website and download your favorite songs to your profile.

metronomes

10. Metronome - a perfect pace and rhythm

Accurate Metronome with adjustable bars and intervals. Select a sound meter, turn the flash on or Vibration phoneSo as not to stray from the rhythm.

11. Metronome by Soundbrenner

Steep metronome with a lot of useful chips. Besides cosmetic settings in it have synchronization between multiple devices. This is very useful if you are playing in a band. You can also set your own pace, just tapping on the screen of the smartphone.

Drum Machine

12. DM1

Functional Drum Machine for iPad. You can compose on the fly, even without a drummer beats skills. Mix the drum presets, and add effects to them, and then lay out the record to SoundCloud directly from the application.

13. Drum Machine

It is perfect novice musicians. You can jot down bits literally "on the knee", using presets. The only negative - a little sounds and pads.

14. Loopz

Excellent app for practical training. Play with a metronome sometimes get bored and want real drums. To deal with it more fun, select the bit under the genre of music. Loopz pleasantly surprised by the presence of well-known drum parts. For example, Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden.

miscellanea

15. GarageBand

A powerful tool for all musicians. Whether you want to make a quick sketch or write a full-fledged track. You can use both electronic and real instruments, then make tracks on the iMac or MacBook.

Universal app for guitarists. In it there is also a tuner and a metronome, and a collection of chords. In addition, you can build a simple bit, if you are tired of the monotonous metronome.

17. absolute pitch

Excellent app for the development of hearing, a real godsend for the self-taught. In the free version you will find exercises on the chords, intervals and scales. You can train the sense of rhythm and go exercises for development hearing.

In addition to the practical part in the application submitted and theoretical basis. In the paid version available more exercise.

18. Lick of the Day

Before the Internet appeared normal, we ran into a music store to buy a DVD with master classes from Brian Setzer, and other musicians. They cost expensive, and the video quality was lousy.

The Lick of the day you will find lessons from professional artists with a detailed analysis of the parties. To get access to all the videos have to buy a subscription. But it's worth it.

19. SoundCloud

An indispensable service to all musicians. In the world of the Internet does not need to look for producers and to run the studios. Of course, when you get to a certain level, you need to. However, in the beginning you can do SoundCloud.

It is a platform for the dissemination of music content from podcasts to full albums. We recorded the song, posted on the Web and collected rave reviews fans. And then you can and skip the tour.

see also

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