You can also export the mixed track to SoundCloud and other hosting platforms.Įven mixing and mastering get a fresh face in the Spire app. As long as you’ve got open tracks (layers) of the total eight available, you can share the entire session with a bandmate who has a Spire Studio directly over iMessage. That’s right: just plug in your guitar or bass with an instrument cable and audition dozens of the world’s most sought-out amp tones for instant bedroom inspiration.Ĭollaboration is refreshingly straightforward in the Spire app. The Spire app’s effects suite comes loaded with studio equalizers, lush reverbs, and even a complete suite of amp and pedal sims. You just click a button, strum for 10 seconds, and you’re all set to record.
One timesaving feature we especially like in the Spire Studio is Soundcheck, which effectively sets the gain levels for you in order to prevent clipping. The Spire Studio’s onboard omnidirectional mic does a commendable job of capturing vocals and acoustic instruments with lifelike realism. The Spire Studio is a completely wireless and otherwise gear-optional recording solution - it interfaces with the 8-track Spire app over a generated Wi-Fi access point and even operates on an internal USB-rechargeable battery for maximum portability. IZotope’s Spire Studio recording hub and, optionally, a 1/4″ guitar cable are all you need to start cutting competent multitrack recordings on your iOS device. Option 2: Minimal Gear Want Simple? Try Spire For that, you’re going to need some additional tools. Bear in mind that this app caters to live demos only, as there are no multitrack-recording, integrated-editing, or post-processing features inside. Results can be pretty hit-or-miss in our experience, but you do have the option to go in after the recording and tell Music Memos where bar lines begin and to manually finesse chords and time signatures.
An XY slider lets you adjust how prominent the supplemental parts are - whether it’s a roots-only bass rounding out the low end or a cut-time, washy-Bonham drum track with fills. And once recorded, with the touch of a button, you can drop in virtual drums and bass guitar to inform your songwriting direction or to create a fully realized demo for bandmates. Music Memos doesn’t require any external audio gear or pre-planning it’ll automatically detect the key and tempo from your live performance. Just press “Record” in Music Memos and play/sing the part directly into your onboard microphone. Let’s say you’ve got a piano-and-vocal verse and you want to hear how it’ll sound with drums and bass. And, if you’re just looking for a fast way to flesh out instrumentation for personal and collaborative use, this app is super low impact, since you’ve already got everything you need in your back pocket. Once loaded, you simply hit Record and sing/speak/beatbox directly into your iPhone’s microphone - there’s no external gear required.Īpple’s Music Memos app for iPhone/iPad can (“can” being the operative word) be an excellent sketchpad for building the bones of a song idea. You can access Voice Memos with a swipe of the thumb directly from Control Center (Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls) or via Siri, so it’s always on hand to take down your important ideas.
If you’re just looking for a quick way to archive rehearsals and bottle those fleeting moments of musical inspiration, Apple’s native Voice Memos app can’t be beat. Option 1: No Gear Capture rehearsals in Voice Memos Whether you’re an industry vet or you have no experience making music whatsoever, this guide will walk you through the tools and apps that Sweetwater’s staff turns to for making music on our iOS devices at home and on the go. That is, provided you have the right tools. And we’re not just talking fully loaded iPad Pros here, either - your hand-me-down iPhone from years ago is still capable of creating deep house bangers and spellbinding symphonic arrangements that’ll rival your desktop studio. If you own a latter-gen iOS device, then you may be carrying around a powerful mobile studio without even realizing it.