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Musicians are people too – and like there’s an app version of every life hack out there, those who create music too need a little tech assistance. We talked to a couple of musicians and did a bit of research and came up with four apps that are sure to make your musical life a song or at the very least a little smoother. So whether you’re a newbie who just acquired a guitar, or a pro at this, we’ve got something for you.
Drummer’s Metronome
Keeping the beat is essential, whether you’re jamming, rehearsing or performing, and it’s usually the drummer taking care of it. But even he (or she) needs a bit of help sometimes, and that’s where the metronome comes to the rescue. While old school people would recall a wind-up mechanical metronome with an inverted pendulum rod, today you just need to download an app to keep you synchronised. Drummer’s Metronome is one such app that helps you keep to a certain tempo.
Guitar Tuna
Sound checks are an essential part of life for a musician, and while its best to play it by ear (pun unintended) apps that help you tune your guitar make life much easier. Guitarists swears by the Guitar Tuna app, because it’s a tuner app that comes with a metronome as well. The app also allows you to tune a number of stringed instruments, from bass to ukeleles.
Lyrically
It happens to the best of them – you can forget the words to a song you knew by heart, or maybe you can’t recall a line or two. To take care of moments like these, there are apps that provide you with lyrics to pretty much any song under the sun, like ‘Lyrically’, an app with words to every song ever written. The app can even recognise the song playing on your phone, and source the lyrics. No more humming along when you don’t remember the words!
Easy Voice Recorder
A simple recording app is another essential for musicians. Whether you want to quickly record a tune you’ve been humming all day, or want to playback your set to listen to what you sound like, a no-frills app, like Easy Voice Recorder, is a useful tool.
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