iOS has some incredible music capabilities. It’s the one area that I think it excels over android and blackberry. The fact that you can connect midi and or usb midi controllers is a definite plus for any keyboardist. I’ve personally worked with quite a few piano apps over the past few years. I wanted to ...
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The 5 best piano/synth “midi-enabled” apps for iOS
Why I still use iPhone over Android…
I have to admit, Google has done some great things with Android. I’ve been a long time fan of google, but an even longer fan of apple. There have been many articles stating…”Apple’s lost their innovation”…”Apple can’t innovate without Steve Jobs”, “Apple is going down.” I tend to disagree. Apple is not going anywhere. I’ll ...
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Making a sampler using a midi keyboard, an iRig, an iRig Midi, an iDevice, and SampleWiz
One of my favorite things to do with my iDevices (iPhone, iPad) is to use them for musical creation. IKMultimedia makes some great tools to work with music and iOS. Two of my first purchases were the iRig and the iRig Midi. These two devices together with a midi keyboard controller (with onboard sounds, otherwise you ...
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Jordan Rudess’s MorphWiz now available on Android
My favorite iOS app “MorphWiz” is now available on android too. Jordan Rudess is known as the keyboardist for Dream Theater, but what many don’t know is that he is also an app inventor. His current apps include SampleWiz, MorphWiz, GeoSynth, and now MorphWhiz-Play for Android. I’ve been a fan of Rudess’s apps since first ...
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A tribute to Steve Jobs from Jordan Rudess
We all know Steve Jobs is one of the most influential corporate leaders of our time. He led apple through many great products and ideas. It’s no surprise that keyboard great Jordan Rudess expressed the same gratitude to Steve Jobs. Jordan has been using the iPad to push the boundaries of music and touch pads ...
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Steven Wilson’s new album out soon, take a sneak preview
Steven Wilson is best known for his work with Porcupine Tree, as well as producing various albums including some work on Opeth’s Damnation album. He’s known for his dark melodies, inspiring compositions, and incredible melodies. He has a new solo album due out soon which also features Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater on a track. ...
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