Smartphones have revolutionized the world of music, by providing ease of access and ability to compose music using the pocket sized smartphone device. The touch interface of smartphones helps in making the navigation easier between the various apps. Some developers have decided to focus on creating Android apps for musicians. These apps allow users to compose music, access notations and learn some techniques in composing music on Android devices. Here is a list of the top 5 handy Android apps for musicians.
Chord!
This musician app is also available as a free downloadable version, perfect for Android users. Amateur musicians can identify and learn the various chords for instruments like guitar, bass and ukulele using this app. Chord! acts like a virtual chord dictionary for these 3 instruments and provides diagrams to illustrate the notations for each chord. Instrumentalists can tune these instruments with ease by using this app. You can also find out how a particular chord sounds by tapping on the particular chord spot in the diagram. You can find any chord of your choice and even create your own chords through this handy app. This app also provides support for left handed musicians.
MusicTutor SightRead
This is yet another useful app for beginners who wish to learn the basics of notations. MusicTutor SightRead offers four modes - Play, Read, Learn and Write. In the first mode, ‘Play’ users will be able to play a keyboard, in ‘Read,’ users will be able to practice playing the keys, in ‘Learn,’ users will be tested for their grasp of a particular piece of music and in ‘Write,’ users will need to place a random note requested by the app correctly on the keyboard.
My Piano Assistant
This app offers two main functions. First, My Piano Assistant shows the chords of the piano and second the app plays the progression of the chords. Although this app is designed to be used by pianists and keyboard players, it can also be used by other instrumentalists.
This app is available free of cost and is a useful app to compose music. Although this app has a relatively poor user interface, the simplicity of this app attracts many users.
Uloops Studio Pro And Lite
This app is essentially a sequencer with options to share music with other composers. This app uses data connection to download samples used in individual compositions. The app then uploads these samples on to their servers.
Other features of Uloops Studio Pro include a piano roll, effects which can be added to any loop or channel and an extensive library of instruments’ sounds and a recorder. While the Lite version has fewer instruments and effects, the Pro version has an extensive range of instruments and effects, which can be incorporated in your composition.
Chordbot
This app functions as a simple chord sequencer and uses a friendly user interface. According to Frank Bailey, Project Manager, Onseeker Technologies, “We have expertise in building an innovative musician app, church app, android FM radio app and business app as well.”
Musicians can compose entire songs by specifying the duration and type of chord, the styles presets, arpeggios and sequences by using a variety of instruments. You can also listen to some pre-recorded songs and enjoy exporting these to the MIDI or WAV format. This app is available as both free and paid versions.
Conclusion:
Smartphones have revolutionized the world of music by enabling composers to create beautiful music. This article offers a handy list of 5 Android apps for musicians - Chord!, MusicTutor SightRead, My Piano Assistant, Uloops Studio Pro and Lite and Chordbot.
