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01-18-2011, 02:09 PM
|  | Minimalist in gear, not knowledge | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Providence, Rhode Island | | | iReal Book iPhone & iPad App
This app is so worth buying. It has nearly every song from the Real Book written as charts (no melodies). You're saying "so what" (and not the Miles Davis song), I have the Real Book. Well, this app plays the piano/bass/drums for every song with the ability to change keys, adjust volume of each instrument, tempo, style of rhythm and write your own charts. I have been using this for a few months now practicing walking bass lines and soloing and it really helps a lot. It's like having the Abersol recordings for every song. Plus it fits in your pocket. http://irealbook.net/ |
01-18-2011, 02:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA | | | Plus it transposes. That can come in handy at a jam session when a singer gets up and calls "Good Morning Heartache" in Eb minor. |
01-18-2011, 02:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | I haven't had a lot of time to play with it, but I did buy it and it will come in handy for practice. You can also put in your own changes and write your own song so you can in effect practice just about any song. Very cool. |
01-18-2011, 02:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | | | does it display Nashville system as well? i.e. I V VI etc. |
01-18-2011, 02:52 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birmingham AL | | Wheres the android version?  |
01-18-2011, 02:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by onosson  does it display Nashville system as well? i.e. I V VI etc. | No, but since you can transpose at the push of a button to any key, that doesn't seem to be a great loss. |
01-18-2011, 03:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Febs No, but since you can transpose at the push of a button to any key, that doesn't seem to be a great loss. | Well, I find it easier to think in numbers myself... I usually make my own charts with numbers not note names. |
02-17-2011, 09:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fairfax, VA USA | | | Just got this app. It is very impresive, and very useful! I hear its author is a TB member. He responded right away to a post to his Facebook page. |
02-17-2011, 10:30 AM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | It really is an amazing app - I've been on a couple of gigs now where we were able to honor requests that otherwise would've been turned down or negotiated into other songs. Another huge bonus is the forums within the app itself - holiday songs, Klezmer, Beatles, pop hits...all right at your fingertips. The only caveats I've found... Starting with the obvious - someone has to know the melody. If you're working with a singer, this can be nice and easy, but if none of the instrumentalists know the head, you can be in trouble. Similarly...be ready to substitute some of the changes, particularly on forums/user-added tunes. Sometimes they're spot-on, sometimes not. The only other issue I've encountered has nothing to do with the app, but with my iPhone...make sure your 'Auto Lock' is set to a duration that will allow you to get through a song. I was feeling pretty proud of myself the first time I used the app on a gig....until my screen went blank one minute into the tune. Doh! |
02-17-2011, 03:53 PM
| | | | Yummy! This app looks very promising. At first, I was taken aback by the price but after more thought, it's a great value at $9.99.
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05-25-2011, 05:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birmingham AL | | | Is there an android version yet? |
05-26-2011, 10:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | | | Is there any way to get the original set of songs now that they have apparently been removed in the recent versions? I missed the boat on buying the original version of the app... |
05-26-2011, 10:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jersey City | | Quote:
Originally Posted by onosson Is there any way to get the original set of songs now that they have apparently been removed in the recent versions? I missed the boat on buying the original version of the app... | Yah wish I had read the FAQ before buying it just now. Anyone have a technique to restore the original list?
EDIT: the answer is on the irealb forum
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05-26-2011, 01:01 PM
| | | | this app rules... but its definetly not as nearly as good as aebersold play alongs..
because on the app all songs are played by randomly generated computers.. like the walking bass and stuff.. .while the aebersold ones are by real world class players... nonetheless i'd say its just as good cause of the portability and what it can do
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10-01-2011, 08:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vortex of sin and degradation | | Quote:
Originally Posted by onosson Is there any way to get the original set of songs now that they have apparently been removed in the recent versions? I missed the boat on buying the original version of the app... | Absolutely. Go here: Jazz 1200 standards
I've had this app for a while but I finally started digging into it.
This app is fantastic. |
10-01-2011, 08:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vortex of sin and degradation | | Quote:
Originally Posted by onosson does it display Nashville system as well? i.e. I V VI etc. | The answer is a qualified "yes." It supports what it calls the
"Number System" which is based on the Nashville numbering system.
In the transpose feature, you can select a key or you can select
the "Number System." When using the Number notation, every
chart will be seen in 'numbers' view. Instead of the Nashville
Roman numerals (I, ii, V, etc.), you will see common Arabic
numerals (1, 2, 5, etc.). |
10-01-2011, 09:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | | | Thanks for the info, warnergt! |
10-01-2011, 09:06 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | Quote:
Originally Posted by warnergt The answer is a qualified "yes." It supports what it calls the
"Number System" which is based on the Nashville numbering system.
In the transpose feature, you can select a key or you can select
the "Number System." When using the Number notation, every
chart will be seen in 'numbers' view. Instead of the Nashville
Roman numerals (I, ii, V, etc.), you will see common Arabic
numerals (1, 2, 5, etc.). |
Nashville number system uses Arabic numerals, not Roman... |
10-01-2011, 09:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman Nashville number system uses Arabic numerals, not Roman... | Is there a term for the system he describes, e.g. I ii iii IV V vi ?
That's the system I use for my own notes/charts. |
10-02-2011, 06:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 97465 | | Quote:
Originally Posted by onosson Is there a term for the system he describes, e.g. I ii iii IV V vi ?
That's the system I use for my own notes/charts. | Yes. it's called "the Roman Numeral System". 
Used by classical music students for analysis in Theory class. I use this system for jazz charts, too.
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