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App of the week: #3 - Music Memos

27/1/2016

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I'm going to be recommending a different app every week which I've found helpful in my life as an instrumental teacher, producer and/or musician in general.
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Last week Apple launched a major update to GarageBand for iOS but also this new app "Music Memos". Basically it is a more musician friendly alternative to the app "Voice Memos" which allows the user to make audio notes in a quick and easy way from their phone or tablet.

More than that though, it could be seen as a useful new tool for musical composition. Recording begins by pressing record on the simple user interface, although in Auto mode the recording begins as soon as you start making a noise - singing or playing guitar for example. Once you have finished your recording, the software automatically splits your work into bars, beats and measures and detects the key and chords of your work. If this is not exact then you can go in and edit individual chords and trim the edges for a precise loop, if needed. 

Download Music Memos here
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App of the week: #1 - GarageBand for iPad / iPhone

13/1/2016

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I'm going to be recommending a different app every week which I've found helpful in my life as an instrumental teacher, producer and/or musician in general.

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I'd like to start with the very obvious choice of GarageBand. GarageBand comes preloaded for free with a newly shipped iPad, although you must pay the fee of £3.99 to have access to most of the features. 

Essentially, GarageBand is a portable recording studio, enabling the user to record via the inbuilt microphone and sequence together their own music using a variety of "smart instruments" such as piano, drums, guitars, basses and strings, as well as pre-existing "apple loops" of various styles. You can even plug a guitar directly into your iPad via a USB camera connection kit and use virtual guitar amplifiers to emulate the experience of a genuine recording session.

Although  it could never be an alternative for real instrument performance, it is a useful way of jotting down musical ideas, encouraging creative composition for a beginner, and getting young people enthused about and engaged with music-making.

Download GarageBand here
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Airplay on BBC Radio for latest production work!

28/10/2015

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I am currently writing, recording and mixing an album for new Leicester-based jazz/soul artist Bella Brown and the first track has just received a play on BBC Introducing in Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Lincolnshire via Dean Jackson's The Beat programme. See here 17 minutes in.
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