While the tuner and metronome features have found themselves a part of my daily practice routine (I also use the tuner for many gigs), the other additions have at many times been extremely helpful resources. The tuner can also be set between 2 modes where it will look for the correct note according to the instrument selected or a chromatic mode which is good for all occasions (including alternative tunings). For example, when set to bass guitar (which also changes the scales, arpeggios and chords), the tuner picks up the frequencies from a bass guitar with more ease. This accuracy increases when the app is set to the correct instrument. OK, so this one is mostly aimed at the string instruments (guitar, bass, uke, banjo etc.) with its scales, chords and arpeggio builders/finders, but it also has a super cool metronome which can double as a drum-machine and an amazingly accurate tuner. When compared to other smartphone tuners that friends or students have shown me, the one in Guitar Toolkit has always trumped and left them asking “what’s that app again?”. The prices listed below are taken from today’s date in the Australian app store. Without further adieu, let me present to you… “5 iPad apps that I deem as essential for any Musician looking to use their iPad as a practicing or performing tool.” Some of the ones presented below, have been tested frequently over the years on my iPhone, so I’m already pretty familiar with them. Having said that, I’ve also collected a bunch of great iPhone apps that are universal for the tablet and phone.
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Due to the enormous size of the iOS store, I also found that any musical need that might arise could be better fulfilled with an Apple device. For me, this was Apple’s latest offering. I know that I’m a little late to the tablet party, but I had been waiting around for a particular mixture in design and hardware that was slick, light and powerful. Last Christmas (I gave you my heart… jokes), I received an iPad Air from my amazing partner, Gilly.