JamUp Video Contest
Positive Grid, the makers of the excellent JamUp software, are having a pretty nice contest. It requires a little bit of effort, as you have to make a video. But the good news is that everyone who enters wins something. Simply by submitting a video using JamUp, you instantly get $20 to upgrade for JamUp Pro and […]
Recording Your Guitar – Pt. 2
In Recording Your Guitar Pt.1 we talked about the hardware needed to get your guitars signal into a computer or mobile device for recording. Here in part two I’ll talk about the software side of the equation. I also wanted to clarify the fact that these articles are not meant to be a comprehensive guide […]
iReal b for iOS Give Away
Time for more free stuff! Up this time is another interesting piece of software called “iReal b”. This is a program, available for iOS, Mac, Android and Kindle Fire, that can play back chord charts as backing tracks. You can import charts or you can create your own. You then can adjust the style it […]
Pump Up Your Practice With GuitarCardio & Scale Variator
Running scales, modes, arpeggios and all kinds of other patterns are a fact of life for guitarists. Usually the point of such practice can be to help your brain and fingers connect with where a note is on the fretboard. Or they could be methods for improving speed, accuracy or stamina. The downside of this […]
Guitar Pro App on sale for $0.99
This is the mobile version for iPhone/iPad of the popular desktop program that allows you to read, write and playback tab files. I have this app and think it works great as a sketchpad for song ideas when you don’t have a guitar with you. And it’s great as a tab reader since it will […]