harpdude61
1994 posts
May 06, 2014
7:24 AM
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It's called Voice Jam. Seems like an ideal way to test the waters of looping without spending big bucks.
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HawkeyeKane
2500 posts
May 06, 2014
7:34 AM
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But of course.....only available for iPhone. Dang it....
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isaacullah
2746 posts
May 06, 2014
7:41 AM
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There is LoopStack for Android that works the same way. And a wide variety of other iPhone apps. iPhone has the advantage of additional high quality sound-interface hardware ("camera" connection kit, specialized audio interfaces, etc.) that android/windows phones don't have. Older versions of android also have much too high touch and audio latency for this to work seamlessly. Even latest android hardware running KitKat is noticably laggy compared to a hardware looper. Plus, phones are too dang small to use this way in a live situation. A 7 or 10 inch tablet would be much more useable, and could even be a "permanent" solution... But I like to stomp on pedals, so hardware loopers are the ones for me! :)
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Last Edited by isaacullah on May 06, 2014 7:42 AM
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HawkeyeKane
2501 posts
May 06, 2014
8:10 AM
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"A 7 or 10 inch tablet would be much more useable, and could even be a "permanent" solution..."
Yeah....I was flirting with the idea of getting the Samsung Galaxy Note for my upgrade recently because it had the nice big screen that would've been handy for everything I use my phone for. But after actually holding one in my hand, I decided against it. After all, it's primary purpose is telecommunications, and it was so big, I felt it would be uncomfortable holding to my ear at that size. Opted for the Galaxy SIII Mini instead since it was the same size as my previous phone. Pretty happy with it so far. I'll check out LoopStack. Thanks Isaac.
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isaacullah
2748 posts
May 06, 2014
11:48 AM
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Yeah, the galaxy note is way too big for a phone. My Nexus 4 is about as big as I would want. I actually use tablets and phones for doing fieldwork, and I actually think the 7 inch tablets are the "best" size for that kind of thing. 10 inch tablets are the best for reading on, and 4-5 inch phones are the best for everything else. I think, for live music stuff, a 7-10 inch galaxy tablet running KitKat mounted on a mic stand and connected via a low-latency audio interface like the iRig for Android would actually be pretty darn usable in a live situation... You could run all kinds of software, including full stompbox modeling and "band in a box" stuff...
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Last Edited by isaacullah on May 06, 2014 11:49 AM
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isaacullah
2749 posts
May 06, 2014
12:38 PM
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@rogonzab: A quick search found LoopStation, and Looper but I have not experimented with them (they seem pretty new). Looks like they cand do what loopstack does, and both seem to let you export songs too...
Two of my favorite Android music apps are "ChordBot" (the free version is just as powerful as the paid, but you can't save your chord progressions) and ChordTouch. These are really great for working out song progressions. I also use "DaTunerLite" for a tuner, and the "Zymi" metronome (excellent app!). I've been using RecForge to do on the fly demos, but the built in mic of my Nexus 4 really sux, and unfortunately, the Nexus 4 is one of the android phones that doesn't allow usb audio attachments (USB OTG Host mode). :(
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Last Edited by isaacullah on May 06, 2014 12:45 PM
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HawkeyeKane
2502 posts
May 06, 2014
12:47 PM
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Gibson actually came out with a rather nifty all-in-one app called L&M guitar. Has a metronome, tuner, and guitar chord chart all in the same app. I've used it for a while now. Pretty nice.
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