Iphone apps

[les3716]

I use an Iphone app called Cleartone - for tuneing my Saxophones - Are there other apps out there that some of you use to assist your playing?
Les.

 

[rhysonsax]

I use Cleartone too and it's good - I find you have to get the right damping setting or the needle flies about too much.

I also use:

• Tempo - a really good metronome app
• Pitch primer - a slightly different take on intonation training which records your pitch, shows a graph of how it varies over time and also corrects the pitch to play back what it should have been
• Play by Ear - good for teaching interval recognition
• Shazam - supposed to recognise recorded tunes from fragments
• iReal book - a pretty amazing app for backing tracks (slightly mechanical) for hundreds of well-known jazz tunes, with the ability to transpose, change tempo and feel etc
• Train Times - gets you to that gig on time

I'll be interested to hear what other people suggest.

Rhys

 

[jazzdoh]

+1 for the iReal book,also an app called Jazz Buddy.

Brian

 

[les3716]

Thank you both, I have just installed ireal book app - very pleased with it!
Les.

 

[Greywolf]

ireal book is probably the best app around for me. I'm typing in loads of the tunes I play and it is a great help with practising. I also have iGigbook, pdf sheet music setlist maker and music notes. none of which I have managed either to figure out or find a use for. Nor, in a a continuing flush of enthusiasm with my new iPad have I used the three metronome apps I bought, although Pocket Piano is quite fun and a friend of mine has an Ocarina app that you play by blowing into the mic on you iPhone.

 

[singlereed]

I really like the Trace Tuner which is free and really handy for seeing what's happening to your note.