Two More Copies of iReal b to Give Away

I have one copy of iReal b for Mac, and one for iOS to give away. To enter, leave a comment here or under the post on Facebook and mention which version you’d like to win, or if you’d like to win either version. You must be a Guitarify Facebook fan to win. The winners will be picked at random next Saturday, April 28th.

iReal b is software that allows you to create your own backing tracks. Perfect for practicing your improv, learning a new song and with the iOS version, a handy way to have lots of sheetmusic with you all the time in a portable package. There are thousands of tracks already available from the iRealb forums which install automatically right into the program when you download them.

Creating your own track is fairly straight forward, but knowledge of music score symbols will make learning the editing process much easier. Different time signatures are available, but it can get tricky creating a score with complex timing changes. There are dozens of rhythm styles to choose from, with more available as addon packs. But there is no way to edit these tracks directly, so if you are trying to recreate an existing song, you will probably be unable to get results that exactly replicate it. It’s not yet possible to create a song that uses multiple rhythm tracks either.

I’ve found the software most useful for practicing improvisation. Instead of using a recorded backing track, iRealb lets me alter the speed, key and rhythm styles at will. This forces me to better learn the fretboard and keeps me from falling into ruts.

iReal b is a great value at only $7.99 for the iOS version, $9.99 for Android and $19.99 for Mac. There are also addons for guitar or piano chords and the software is constantly being developed with new features and improvements. Find out more details at the iReal b website.