Feb 16
2011
My New Guitar Practice Companion; iLift iPod App
Written by Bryan Nelson | posted in technology, tools | 0 Comments
Thanks to Praise Weekly: P & W For the Not So Gifted (cute subtitle) for sharing this tool.
The ability to slow down complex riffs on guitar has become a necessary evil. How else do you think people have written out guitar tab for Lincoln Brewster’s monster solos. They slow it down and reverse engineer the guitar playing.
Here’s an iPhone application that will do just that. No need for a computer or separate device — it’s now in your pocket. From Praise Weekly…
My New Guitar Practice Companion; iLift iPod App
I always thought that it will be really nice to play, slow down, loop, change keys directly from iPod. Last week, it dawned on me that there might be a iPod app out there that can do this. With some researching, I finally found one! It is iLift app. It does exactly what I was looking for and it is free!. (Free version only lets you add 3 songs in its playlist, but it is enough for me for now) I hook this up with my POD Live x3 playing “Savior of the World” by Ben Cantelon from key of B to G and it worked really well. I was able to loop the intro so that I could repeat it again and again.
It is really difficult to practice with songs with keys that we don’t really sing with. iLift will help you to do this much easier. Try it out and let me know how it you like it. Enjoy!
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or the Audio-Technica AT2020 USB Condenser USB Microphone
which are both great. I personally use the AT2020 and carry it in my mobile bag.
has been great for me and the rest of the team. In fact, we all plug direct in now. The HD 500 comes with looping, which is a great practice and jam feature.
and they are great. There are also smaller ones of the same make called Yamaha HS50M 5" Monitors
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to set the monitors on. They will "float" the monitors where you need them and minimize desk contact.
a try.
and head over to multitracks.com to get rolling.
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