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10 cool videos of the iPhone as a music instrument

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (RSS feed) on Aug 5th, 2009

The hyperbole around the iPhone platform has become hyperbolic itself, so I'll spare you the deconstruction of what is now an obvious conclusion: the iPhone has musical chops. The dizzying array of apps on the store has led to quite a few musical apps as well. It makes sense, as the multi-touch screen is a divine interface for manipulating sound.

Along with the dump truck of musical apps has come an even larger group of iPhone performers. I have yet to see impromptu drum circles made of iPhones, but you never know what the future will bring.

We begin our afternoon concert with Jordan Rudess demoing one of my favorite musical apps, Bebot. Take it away, Jordan!


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iBand crafting canorous concoctions

by Brett Terpstra (RSS feed) on Feb 22nd, 2008

Quite possibly a first: iBand is a group of innovative musicians taking iPhone music applications to the next level. Using a combination of iAno, PocketGuitar, iPhoneSynth and BeatPhone, they've created a sound (Mike Oldfield meets Mario Bros.?) that is certain to spawn some creative offshoots amongst musically inclined iPhone owners. There are already several video responses to their YouTube presentation.

If nothing else, they get due credit for a great execution of the idea. I'm sure that, with the presence of multiple music synthesis apps for the iPhone, there is a lot of musical innovation taking place. We'd be curious to hear about other mellifluous iPhone adventures. Maybe some of our own readers have already explored the pocket-sized music frontier in ways we haven't considered yet!

Check out the iBand website for a little explanation and, hopefully, more updates as the idea develops.

Thanks Kacy!

Tags: BeatPhone, iAno, iBand, iPhone, iPhoneSynth, music, PocketGuitar

Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Odds and ends, iPhone

Pocketguitar for the iPhone lets you strum on the multitouch

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Jan 21st, 2008


Engadget found this slick little gem over the weekend for your jailbroken iPhone. It's a virtual guitar (a lot like Jam Sessions if you've ever played that, actually -- reaffirming my thought that the iPhone is the best handheld gaming device ever made), where you can put your fingers over the strings at the top, and then strum on the bottom to play notes and chords. Not only can you play your own songs, but you can even play along with any stored music you have on your iPhone, too. And every song, I tell you, can be improved by throwing in another guitar solo.

Pocketguitar for the iPhone and iPod touch is available on the ModMyiFone.com Community Sources packing in Installer under Toys. Load it up and strum away.

Tags: engadget, guitar, ipod-touch, jailbroken, jam-sessions, pocketguitar, solo, strumming, tweet-this, wankery

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