Tascam iM2 I recently used the Tascam iM2 in one of our live sessions with The Vespers. The lightweight, plastic recording device plugged directly into the bottom port of my iPhone 4. For a relatively inexpensive recording device, I have to say I was impressed with the Tascam iM2. The Tascam iM2 is equipped [...]

iSheetMusic is a music app that works for both the iPhone and iPad. One of the company’s founders, Matt Mostad, was struck one night by the fact that he couldn’t remember any tunes to play at a beachfront guitar pull. Why weren’t there tools on his iPhone to help him remember the chords to that [...]

Avid, the company behind Pro Tools and M-Audio, has announced Scorch, their first app for Apple’s iPad device. We’ve seen how the iPad and iPhone’s operating system (iOS) and functionality have affected both the new version of Mac’s OS, Lion, as well as the way musicians are recording music. Scorch is essentially an app version [...]

You already love American Songwriter magazine, but are you ready to take it to the next level? Introducing the American Songwriter iPad App (includes the May/June 2011 for free). The brand new App offers the rich media experience of video, streaming music and exclusive contests, aimed at inspiring musicians and songwriters with stories and tips [...]

IK Multimedia iRig Mic, $59.99 Vocalive, free app for iOS www.ikmultimedia.com/irigmic Following in the footsteps of the guitar-oriented iRig hardware unit and iOS apps like AmpliTube and AmpliTube Fender, IK Multimedia has now introduced a similar hardware unit and apps that focus on vocals. The iRig Mic has similar functionality to iRig. It connects to [...]

AmpliTube Fender iOS List Price: $14.99 www.ikmultimedia.com iTunes The Italian software company IK Multimedia is shrewdly making all their award-winning plug-ins available for iOS. As we’ve witnessed at trade shows, making music on tablets and smartphones is the next wave in music production. We’ve already taken a look at AmpliTube’s first and second generation apps [...]

“Anyone can make music now,” said Steve Jobs at Apple’s press event for the iPad 2. Jobs was referring to the new app for Garageband, which will be available on March 11, 2011, in the App Store. Apple’s introduction of two new apps for the iPad – Garageband and iMovie, which are not built-in for [...]

CDBaby is still the web’s largest distributor of indie music. According to their website, their store has sold 360,000 different albums and 3 million digital tracks — that math comes out to about $157 million in revenue that they’ve helped indie artists earn. Not bad. While CDBaby was one of the first games in town, [...]

From the press release: John A. LoFrumento, CEO of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), today announced the launch of ASCAP Mobile, a new app for iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®. The app provides ASCAP’s songwriter, composer and publisher members with 24/7 access to their membership, catalog, performance and royalty information via [...]