Singing Santa (free) is a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch, which features a funky-fresh Santa Clause ready and willing to turn anything you speak into Christmas song. Furthermore, users of the app can save videos or images of the singing Santa to friends and family, or upload it directly to Twitter for their followers to enjoy.
If, like me, you hardly use the iTunes Store and opt instead for physical music in the form of CDs and the occasional vinyl, "NoStoreButton" (which, in my head I continually refer to as "StoreNoMore"), is the jailbreak tweak for you. Once downloaded, the package removes the Store button from the top-left corner of the Music app, eliminating the possibility that, while listening to music from within the application, you might accidentally touch the icon and find yourself within the iTunes Store app.
There is no shortage of apps available to musicians who are looking to record their next big hit. Here is a break down of the apps that any serious musician/producer is going to want to keep on their iDevice.
Sonified is a creative new universal app for your iDevice’s video camera. Instead of making home movies of kids screaming in excitement while tearing open presents, use the pleasant, otherworldly sound effects of this app to juxtapose the chaos of the holiday season.
Jiv3D is a fantastic new music and photo app for the iPad that takes images from your photo library, and music from your iTunes library, and puts them all together in a fun and interactive montage.
TabBook is a guitar and bass tablature music saver for the iPad. Input and save as many songs as you'd like to the app’s website and download them to your tablet for offline viewing anytime.
For everything from checking tempos in rehearsal to practicing a tough lick, a reliable metronome is a must for any musician. Since you are likely to always have your iPhone with you, wouldn’t it be great if you could save space in your bag and leave your metronome at home? With one of the following metronome apps, you can lighten your load and still prepare for your upcoming gig.
Power users that have a lot of media that they want to listen to in multiple locations and formats tend to use DLNA/UPnP servers. The apps in this AppGuide will give you some of the best apps to get media streaming from your servers to your iDevice.
While many believe its days are numbered, a lot of people still see the value of the radio. The apps in this AppGuide put a fresh spin on a technology that has been around for decades, adding an experience and feature set that makes radio listening more enjoyable than ever.
Google's Music Beta service, which allows users to upload tracks to the cloud and stream them on a desktop computer or mobile device, can only be accessed by iOS users via a Web app. While Google hasn't released an official iOS app yet, gMusic - a recently released iPhone app - allows users to access the service from within a native application.
Symphony Pro is a digital music notation app for the iPad that lets professional musicians write their own music and playback creation using any of the app’s 114 instruments. Import your own files for editing and export them to share with others.
The universal music app RgbSoundPro is a visual music sequencer that lets you tap your way to a dance beat that your friends will go crazy for. With sound import and track export capabilities, your mixing arsenal just got bigger.