Useful iPhone apps for bassists on the go?

[jarop]

So i'm jumping on the iCraze in a few weeks and i figured i might as well load it up with some useful apps for my playing. I'm sure those out there with iOS devices have some good apps for bassists/guitarists/pianists or musicians in general. I'm really going overboard here so i'm trying to track down everyhting. At the moment i have:
iRealbook
Ultimate Guitar app
Shazam
digidrummer

I'm also after (if it exists) a good tuning app, a synthesizer, chord book for guitarists? anything like that.

[echoSE7EN]

Check out:

AmpliTube (you'll need to buy the iRig). It's pretty awesome.
- Best $50 (app and iRig) I've spent in recent months. "Headphone" practice anywhere you can imagine.
- IK Multimedia has recently released drumtracks (various styles) that can be loaded into Amplitube, and used to play along. They are pretty $$$$ though. I purchased the Steeley Dan-style, and Motown-style drum tracks. They are cool, but I'd rather stick with the functionality that AmpliTube provides for you to load a song into the app and play along/practice.

iStroboSoft - Tuner App

Polytune exists for the iPhone, but has the same issues the regular Polytune has when dealing with bass freqs.

iMetronome - Self-explanatory

GuitarToolkit by Agile Partners - If you write music
- Includes a chord book, tuner, metronome, alt. tuning maps, and functions for specific instruments; everything from guitar , to bass, to uke, to mandolin. Really solid app. My favorite reference for sure.

ProChords - Again, if you write (it's a great reference too)

Scales & Modes by SmappSoft

Bass Guitar Scales

Fret Surfer Bass - Helps with note (placement) memorization

Sight Reading Trainer Bass by BidBox

Amazing Slow Downer by Roni Music
- If you figure tunes out by ear this can be a great tool. The desktop version is more functional, but this allows you to transcript "on the go".

Hope these suggestions help.

[tearalong]

Planet waves guitar tools - scales, chords & more
Bebot - amazing synth
Polytune- haven't used with my bass but I have an acoustic guitar without a pickup and it works fine with that.

[Ed Fuqua]

Originally Posted by echoSE7EN

AmpliTube (you'll need to buy the iRig). It's pretty awesome.- Best $50 (app and iRig) I've spent in recent months. "Headphone" practice anywhere you can imagine.

Did you look at the forum header? Or are you really suggesting that, in order to "practice anywhere" with a double bass, you need to plug it into something?

[jarop]

Well it comes as no surprise that most of these apps are pretty damn pricey, so i've got a few questions about some of the purchases. These are the ones i'm fairly sure i'll buy:
beatmaker
nanostudio
guitartoolkit
irig
amazing slow downer

A lot of the apps seem to overlap so i did have some questinos about a few of them:

prochords - it boasts to have something like 15000 chords built in and transcribed songs, just wondering how it compares to the functionality of guitartoolkit?

istrobotsoft - It seems to boast tuner functionality across a wider range of instruments, comparing again to guitartoolkit? (and how is the support with vocalists?)

Scales and modes vs bass guitar scales? Are they comparable or are both worth the price tag

and is nanostudio teh definitive source of virtual instruments / recording? It seems powerful enough so i wouldn't be surprised

edit: any sibelius clones worth downloading?

sorry for all teh questions and thanks for the feedback

[Evil Undead]

I second the guitar toolkit app - really good, got scales, chords, metronome, everything you need.
The Ultimate Guitar app is great for tabs
And there's several bass tuners to choose from
If you need to brush up on your theory, then Musicopoulos and Notebrainer are awesome as well

[Evil Undead]

Originally Posted by jarop

Well it comes as no surprise that most of these apps are pretty damn pricey, so i've got a few questions about some of the purchases. These are the ones i'm fairly sure i'll buy:
beatmaker
nanostudio
guitartoolkit
irig
amazing slow downer

A lot of the apps seem to overlap so i did have some questinos about a few of them:

prochords - it boasts to have something like 15000 chords built in and transcribed songs, just wondering how it compares to the functionality of guitartoolkit?

istrobotsoft - It seems to boast tuner functionality across a wider range of instruments, comparing again to guitartoolkit? (and how is the support with vocalists?)

Scales and modes vs bass guitar scales? Are they comparable or are both worth the price tag

and is nanostudio teh definitive source of virtual instruments / recording? It seems powerful enough so i wouldn't be surprised

edit: any sibelius clones worth downloading?

sorry for all teh questions and thanks for the feedback

I wouldn't personally bother with any of Scales And Modes, Bass Guitar Scales or Prochords if you're going to get Guitar Tool Kit, it has everything in one app. Also, I got Guitar Tool Kit Lite, which is free and everything I need is on it. Try that first

[Phil Smith]

iGBMobile aka iGigBook Mobile, allows you to load your PDF collection of fake books on to your iPhone or iPod Touch and allows you to search by song title or composer and view the chart as well, though it is small but handy in a pinch.