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Smule introduces Magic Fiddle for iPad: Video

by Steven Sande Nov 10th 2010 at 10:00AM

It's not perfect, but this video of the St. Lawrence String Quartet performing Pachelbel's Canon in D major is yet another example of how the iPad is revolutionizing music.

Created by the innovative Ge Wang of Smule, the folks who have given us Ocarina, I Am T-Pain, Glee Karaoke, and Magic Piano, the US$2.99 Magic Fiddle turns your iPad into a lovely string instrument. No skill is required, and you can play songs that are included in the SongBook by following streams of colored light.

If you really want to learn how to play, the StoryBook takes you through eight chapters of different techniques and instructions -- of course, you'll have to practice to master the Magic Fiddle.

Enjoy watching the video, and if you and your friends happen to get good enough to do Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor on iPads, TUAW wants your video first -- just sayin'.



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nILS FRANKE

revolutionizing music??? ...

November 10 2010 at 3:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chris

Where do you take your iPad to get tuned?

November 10 2010 at 3:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rego

That was an awesome demonstration of the flexibility of the iPad!

November 10 2010 at 2:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Marko

"another example of how the iPad is revolutionizing music".

Revolutionizing, eh? Perhaps just another example of how fanboyism rules TUAW.

November 10 2010 at 12:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Raj

Care to tell me about any OTHER innovative music apps/devices out there?
Any android apps even close to this?

This is innovation and Smule deserves props.

November 10 2010 at 2:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
frank

everyone's a critic. i think it's damn impressive. then again, i can't play a note. : )

November 10 2010 at 11:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
drakhul

GAWDS that was horrible.... cool, but DAYUM! lol A couple more minutes of rehearsal woulda made the demo way better.

November 10 2010 at 10:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike

Seriously, my ears are bleeding after the mistakes and flat notes in that performance....

November 10 2010 at 10:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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drakhul

performance? Very generous... ROFL

November 10 2010 at 10:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pingles

The idea that people who were trained for years to play on an instrument could recreate that music on an iPad in anything NEAR it's true form is astonishing.

Even if this app came out day one this would be amazing. But chances are they've had just days to relearn how to play.

Amazing

November 10 2010 at 12:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lmasanti

Note to developers:

Add a clap-clap option at the end of the play!

November 10 2010 at 10:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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