Music Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Bump removes ability to share iTunes tracks in latest update

by Mike Schramm (Apr 11th, 2013)

We see tons of app updates come through the App Store every single day, but it's very rare that one of those updates removes functionality rather than adds it. The latest update for Bump for iPhone does exactly that, unfortunately. Bump is an ...

Turntable.fm releases Piki app, for music recommendations and streaming

by Mike Schramm (Apr 11th, 2013)

Turntable.fm is one of the many social streaming music sites out there -- it allows you and your friends to stream music and even listen in together to your favorite albums and songs. The company already has its own standalone app for the App ...

Better Ears: A music theory and ear training app for Mac

by Matt Tinsley (Apr 10th, 2013)

Better Ears (US$24.99) is a new Mac app that teaches you music theory while enhancing your hearing through training exercises. Do you know your intervals? Your minor second, fifth or major seventh from a given root note? Or a major harmonic scale ...

Avid announces two iOS-compatible audio interfaces at NAB

by Steven Sande (Apr 8th, 2013)

Avid announced a pair of iOS-compatible audio interfaces at NAB today. The Avid Fast Track Solo (US$179) and Fast Track Duo ($299) connect directly to the iPad to provide high-quality I/O for iOS apps that support recording, and also include ...

Amazon AutoRip for Vinyl Records gives customers free MP3 copies

by Steven Sande (Apr 3rd, 2013)

Vinyl record fans don't have to rip their own digital recordings any more. Amazon today announced AutoRip for Vinyl Records, which gives customers who have purchased vinyl records from the company since 1998 a free MP3 version of those albums. ...

Streaming radio may be the next frontier for Apple's music efforts

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 1st, 2013)

In a rather interesting article last week detailing music service Pandora's ongoing struggle with record labels' streaming fees, The Verge says that "iRadio," Apple's rumored Pandora competitor, is being primed for a launch this Summer. "Much ...

Propellerhead announces Reason 7 for Mac

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 13th, 2013)

Propellerhead has announced Reason 7, the latest version of its digital audio workstation software. New features include the External MIDI Instrument device, which brings MIDI out support to Reason 7, letting you connect your favorite external ...

iTunes exclusively streaming David Bowie's new album

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 1st, 2013)

As reported by Apple Insider, David Bowie's forthcoming album, The Next Day, is exclusively available to stream on iTunes in its entirety until March 12th, when the album is released. The Next Day, available for pre-order now, is Bowie's first ...

Anytune, a music practise app with detailed functionality

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 1st, 2013)

On TUAW we've looked at many apps which let you slow down the tempo or change the pitch of a song to help you practice music more effectively. And that's exactly what Anytune does, but with a great degree of detail and some extra features to ...

Griffin Twenty Audio Amp: AirPlay for your big, old college speakers

by Steven Sande (Feb 28th, 2013)

There's a problem with most AirPlay docks; most of them have relatively underwhelming speakers and weak amplifiers. Wouldn't it be nice if you could grab those humongous speakers that you bought back in college and somehow hook them up to an ...

triqtraq for iOS, an electro jam sequencer app

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 28th, 2013)

If you love Propellerhead's Figure app for iOS, you're sure to love triqtraq, a quick and easy music-inspiration and creation app for short bursts of creativity when you're waiting for a train with a few minutes to spare, or live for ...

Weezic for iPad, an augmented sheet music app for classical musicians

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 28th, 2013)

Weezic, an iPad app for classical musicians, is a relatively new sheet music app. In essence, Weezic displays sheet music, but with some interesting pedagogic features to help you learn and grow in your music reading and playing. As is ...

Figure for iOS updated to 1.4, adds social sharing and Audiobus support

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 27th, 2013)

Figure, Propellerhead's popular and inspiring music-making app for iOS, has been updated to 1.4. The update makes sharing your musical creations even easier, now with SoundCloud integration (and, by extension, sharing on Facebook and Twitter) ...

Senzari becomes Wahwah, loses web service to go mobile-first

by Mike Schramm (Feb 26th, 2013)

Senzari is a Pandora-like Internet radio service, that allows you to listen to streaming music centered around an artist or genre of your choice. For a little while now, the company has hosted the service on its website, but it recently picked ...

Warning: MYO wristband does not give you superpowers

by Steven Sande (Feb 25th, 2013)

Another attempt at controlling your Mac and other digital devices by flailing your hands and arms around in awkward gestures is available for pre-order today. The MYO wristband (US$149) from Thalmic Labs won't be shipping until late 2013, and ...

Guitar Pro for iOS helps you practice guitar by reading tab, and more

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 22nd, 2013)

Guitar Pro (US$7.99, universal) is a tablature player and editor with some fantastic features. In essence, Guitar Pro is a library of songs in tablature score, which reads the score in audio, while helping you play along. When learning to play ...