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RE: Installing A New Crossfader In My Vestax DJ Mixer W/ Step By Step Instructions And Practice Scratch

in Music4 years ago

there are totally great(free) apps for making music on apple and droid!

i have an older ipad4 so I'm dusting it off to see what i got on it for you, ill look for easier ones to use. there are many new apps i can't download, so it never hurts just to download something and see if you are gel-ing with the app, just like a game

Here is one called easy beats that is quite simple and seems fairly loaded with features. . You can play (and record/sequence) from the drum pads or by plugging in individual sounds in a grid pattern, a great way to visualize what is going on/learn . you could actually look up beat patterns online (or in a book) that would tell you basic grid patterns by genre...like a disco beat/jazz/salsa whatever... just another way to teach yourself, but it's fun to just mess around and learn by trial and error too!

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here's another cool one called beat machine, which seems fairly simple yet versatile

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there is a cool one called upi sketch where you click on the pen and draw the notes and/pitch /time in after clicking on instruments
then press play. .. it's very different but i think it has much potential for creativity and is fun with animal sounds and instruments
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i have a sampler app called noiseee that's pretty cool, i imagine a kid of any age would have fun recording voices or sounds and being able to trigger them with a button push

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i would also check out some basic synthesizer / keyboard apps ! find the one that is right for you/ your daughter. some keywords i would recommend are drum machine/sequencer/synthesizer. there are some cool and easy sequencer programs that are a good visual way to play (like step synth) searching those words should keep her busy for a while...i hope to see her having fun, learning, and maybe even posting some creations!

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That is a wealth of information, huge thanks. This will be more than enough to send us down the right track, and I realize I'll have to learn a bit too so that she can teach herself. 🙏👍