iOS is an amazing operating system, and it powers some dazzling devices, such as the iPhone 4s, the upcoming iPhone 5 and the new iPad. But do you know iOS has some superb music production apps, permitting you to compose your own beats everywhere you go. Some of these apps even have such stellar sound quality that you can even use them in pro albums. Gorillaz did it, so if it is good enough for them, it's ok for us.
1. First of all, Garage Band for the iPad takes the crown as the easiest way to record rough samples of any external istruments wherever you go. When it's time to record and produce professionally, we like a pleasant iMac with a big display and some professional audio production software like Logic, but Garage Band is a good solution for jotting ideas down before you lose them. With some external clobber that lets you hook up your instrument of choice to your iPad, it's an glorious solution for mobile musicians that love to travel light.
2. Up next, the Funk Box holds it down for the beat heads. It is a simple app that mimics some of the more well-liked drum machines. The sound quality is remarkable for hip-hop and electronic beats, and it's pretty simple to utilise. A good producer could easily turn these sounds into the spine of a preferred song, but the built-in recording feature also lets you use it as a sketchpad when you're out of the stuido (or even in the studio).
3. The 3rd item on our list is called Polychord, which is a synthesizer app that only plays chords. Enter your key of choice and customize the settings to provide custom, lovely sounds that feel comfortable in a variety of genres. The sound is rather unique, but it is not excellent for every situation. But when it's helpful, it's truly useful (and plenty of fun).
4. The Gorillaz utilised the Korg iElectribe app in one of their most recent albums. We find it more useful as a beatbox, but it is also an easy synthesizer too. We find it very useful for noting down interesting beats, and the sound quality is sufficiently good to transfer your favorite parts into a studio-produced song.
5. Ultimately, the Animoog app by Moog is another great synthesizer. This one mimics a selection of moog synthesizers. There's enough virtual knobs, buttons and settings you can make each sound your own, and we wouldn't be surprised to hear this app in well-produced hiphop and dance albums.
1. First of all, Garage Band for the iPad takes the crown as the easiest way to record rough samples of any external istruments wherever you go. When it's time to record and produce professionally, we like a pleasant iMac with a big display and some professional audio production software like Logic, but Garage Band is a good solution for jotting ideas down before you lose them. With some external clobber that lets you hook up your instrument of choice to your iPad, it's an glorious solution for mobile musicians that love to travel light.
2. Up next, the Funk Box holds it down for the beat heads. It is a simple app that mimics some of the more well-liked drum machines. The sound quality is remarkable for hip-hop and electronic beats, and it's pretty simple to utilise. A good producer could easily turn these sounds into the spine of a preferred song, but the built-in recording feature also lets you use it as a sketchpad when you're out of the stuido (or even in the studio).
3. The 3rd item on our list is called Polychord, which is a synthesizer app that only plays chords. Enter your key of choice and customize the settings to provide custom, lovely sounds that feel comfortable in a variety of genres. The sound is rather unique, but it is not excellent for every situation. But when it's helpful, it's truly useful (and plenty of fun).
4. The Gorillaz utilised the Korg iElectribe app in one of their most recent albums. We find it more useful as a beatbox, but it is also an easy synthesizer too. We find it very useful for noting down interesting beats, and the sound quality is sufficiently good to transfer your favorite parts into a studio-produced song.
5. Ultimately, the Animoog app by Moog is another great synthesizer. This one mimics a selection of moog synthesizers. There's enough virtual knobs, buttons and settings you can make each sound your own, and we wouldn't be surprised to hear this app in well-produced hiphop and dance albums.
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