| The iPhone is an amazing device with many practical | | | | explore complex sounds with an onboard keyboard, |
| uses and applications. For musicians especially, the | | | | recorder, and real-time filters. For an iPhone app, this is |
| iPhone features many handy apps that can be used | | | | a little pricey at $16.99 but musicians will really |
| for on the go music making. The following iPhone apps | | | | appreciate the app's many editable features. |
| are great for any musician, whether they're just a | | | | Band Band is a fun app for the iPhone that can serve |
| curious novice or a pro.iDrum This iPhone app gives | | | | as a handy tool to musicians. The Band app features a |
| musicians a portable drum machine. There are a | | | | playable two octave piano keyboard, a guitar and a |
| handful of different editions (hip-hop, rock, club, and | | | | bass. Musicians can use this app to play musical ideas |
| more) of the app with new preset kits to satisfy any | | | | at the moment they strike, so they won't forget the |
| musician's taste. iDrum turns the iPhone into a step | | | | great melodies they come up with. This app also |
| sequencer, where users can create different beats | | | | includes a 3x4 drum pad allowing musicians to lay |
| and string them together into a song. Musicians can | | | | down beats on their iPhone. The best part is Band can |
| edit their beats on the fly and at just $4.99 this app is a | | | | record musicians' ideas (even using an optional click |
| valuable tool for musical iPhone users. | | | | track). At $3.99, this iPhone app is both fun and |
| GuitarToolkit Every guitarist with an iPhone should buy | | | | affordable. Karajan For real musicians, Karajan is an |
| this wonderful app. Musicians in need of a portable | | | | extremely useful app for the iPhone. This app lets |
| tuner, metronome, or chord dictionary will find all they | | | | musicians practice ear training, a valuable skill that |
| need in the iPhone GuitarToolkit. Having all these tools | | | | requires time and practice. The app plays musical |
| accessible in one small iPhone app is very convenient. | | | | intervals or scales and prompts the iPhone user to |
| Any musician can appreciate this app for just $9.99, | | | | identify them by ear. Chord identification is also a useful |
| with an even cheaper Lite version also available. | | | | app feature for musicians. Musicians studying music |
| Vocoder Synthesizer SV 5 This app gives musicians a | | | | theory will find this app turns their iPhone into a |
| powerful synthesizer on the go. Amazingly, it features | | | | powerful teaching tool. Although iPhone users have to |
| a fully functioning vocoder (giving users a robot-like | | | | pay $14.99 for the full app, there is a free version for |
| voice they can play on the iPhone screen). This app | | | | beginners. |
| utilizes the iPhon's microphone, so the vocoder will only | | | | These apps make portable music making affordable |
| work for iPhone users. Amazingly, this app allows | | | | and fun. Any musician knows that inspiration can strike |
| users to save and upload patches they create to | | | | at any moment, and now it can be captured on an |
| share with other iPhone musicians. This app really | | | | iPhone. The convenience of these tools makes any |
| utilizes all of the iPhone's capabilities, and lets musicians | | | | one of the apps a great addition to a musician's iPhone. |