We're all used to 'seeing' sound, whether through the notes and staves of traditional sheet music or the visual equalizers that once accompanied every EDM artist's live performances. PhonoPaper approaches visualization differently. It's a free app for Android and iOS that purports to turn sound into visual codes that can be printed out and played back by anyone else with the app....
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iOS does this but OS X does that: Tracking the inconsistencies between Apple’s two OSes 3
May 17th at 8:07pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsIn the coming weeks, attention will certainly turn towards what new OS features Apple has in store at WWDC. Here are a few features that have either been forgotten or somehow overlooked in previous releases.
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Tiny gadget cures MIDI of its cable addiction 0
May 7th at 7:36am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsGetting your MIDI keyboard connected to your iPad or Mac can be a frustrating experience. You’ve got to make sure you’ve got the right wires that connect to your output device of choice, and then you’ve got to make sure…
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Choosing the best cloud based music app on iOS for your CD music library 4
April 19th at 8:07pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsFor those of you that still purchase music CDs, the following guide will help decide which is the best cloud based music library to access your digitized music library from your iOS device.
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Beats Music enables in-app subscriptions with latest update in bid for more users 0
April 19th at 4:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsBeats Music, the streaming radio arm of the Beats empire, updated its iPhone app on Friday with the notable addition of in-app subscriptions, meaning the company is now paying Apple's usual 30 percent commission on new sign-ups.
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Apple to partner with Shazam for song recognition in iOS 8, report says 3
April 17th at 5:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsA report on Wednesday claims Apple is looking to incorporate a song identification feature into its upcoming iOS 8 operating system, possibly as part of Siri, and is working with Shazam to roll out the capability.
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Spotify's biggest redesign ever brings long-awaited Collection view 0
April 2nd at 11:29am / The Verge / 0 opinionsRemember the jukebox? No, not the rock and roll machine hugging the wall at your local dive bar, but the digital music players we all used to manage MP3s back in the late 2000s. There was Winamp, Musicmatch Jukebox, and later iTunes. These apps listed your library of songs track by track and often featured big, visible play / pause / forward buttons that emulated the look of a car dashboard. They all seemed to agree that this is how your music should look....
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John Frusciante claims his new album is streaming from outer space 3
March 31st at 11:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsAfter being launched into space on a 1200-pound rocket last Friday, a satellite set up by ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante is now orbiting the earth and streaming his new solo album back onto land — or so Frusciante would have us believe. To promote his new album Enclosure, Frusciante has released an iPhone and Android app that allows you to track the location of his supposed satellite above the earth. When it passes over you, the app will unlock a stream of the album, which it...
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Rdio Adds Chromecast Support For TV Music Streaming 1
March 31st at 7:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsStreaming music service Rdio has added support for Google’s Chromecast media accessory, the company announced today. What that means is that you’ll be able to send your Rdio music from your iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Chrome for Mac and Chrome for Windows to your Chromecast-connected TV or HDMI display wirelessly. Using Rdio’s existing remote feature, you’ll also be able…
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Google Photowall turns your TV into a crowdsourced pinboard, Loopy HD goes half-off 1
March 24th at 8:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsTwo interesting developments hit the App Store over the weekend, as Google's new Photowall app lets iPhone owners beam photos from their handset to their TV using the company's Chromecast streaming stick, while Loopy HD is now 50% off after being featured on The Tonight Show.
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Twitter to pull #music app from App Store, shut down services in April 0
March 22nd at 3:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAfter a year-long run, Twitter #music will be pulled from the iOS App Store on Friday, while the service will shut down for good in mid April.
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Twitter #Music To Be Pulled From App Store Today, Will Shut Down Completely On April 18 0
March 22nd at 3:23am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsTwitter just announced that it will be removing its #Music app from the App Store "later this afternoon." For those who have already downloaded it, the app will stop working on April 18. #Music's disappearance is no surprise. After a high-profile launch early last year, the app's popularity waned and by the fall it was regarded as a failure, with both AllThingsD and The New York Times reporting…
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Inside the iPad rig Jimmy Fallon used to duet with Billy Joel on 'The Tonight Show' 0
March 21st at 9:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple's iPad was the centerpiece of a live performance this week featuring the legendary Billy Joel and "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon, and AppleInsider has learned exactly what hardware and software producers utilized to make the memorable duet happen.
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Vevo Will Live Stream The iTunes Music Festival On iOS, Apple TV And Mac 0
March 11th at 8:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsVevo announced this morning it will begin streaming the iTunes Festival at SXSW starting today, going through Saturday, March 15th, for users of the Vevo iOS and Apple TV applications, as well as Mac users via the Safari web browser. The concerts will be available in real-time, allowing those not in Austin to experience what’s arguably one of the better parts of the entire SXSW event. For…
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Apple issues updates for iOS Remote, GarageBand, Logic Remote & Podcasts 1
March 11th at 12:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAlong with the release of iOS 7.1, Apple on Monday issued updates for a number of its iOS applications, with Remote, GarageBand, Logic Remote, and Podcasts all receiving attention.
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Apple releases iOS 7-styled iTunes Festival app update, does not require iOS 7.1 2
March 7th at 1:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple on Thursday released the latest version of its iTunes Festival app, which some insiders said would be the harbinger of iOS 7.1, though it appears the app only requires iOS 7 to run.
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Apple introduces CarPlay 3
March 3rd at 12:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAs expected, Apple on Monday announced its latest push into the automotive space with CarPlay, a rebadged "iOS in the Car" that looks to integrate the touch and voice controls of iOS with an auto's infotainment system.
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Hear silence across the world with the John Cage 4'33" app 0
February 28th at 1:09am / The Verge / 0 opinionsJohn Cage's composition "4'33"" famously includes not a second of sound — at least, not from any of its performers. The piece is meant to draw attention to the sounds happening all around you, and a new app from the John Cage Trust will let you experience the rich ambient sounds being made across the globe. Released for iOS earlier this month, the 4'33" app allows you to explore a map and listen to the composition as it's been recorded by users of the app worldwide. There are already dozens of...
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9 of the Best Podcast Apps for the iPhone and iPad 1
February 20th at 12:08am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsI love podcasts. When I’m stuck on a train, cooking in the kitchen or running around my local park, they offer a wonderful escape and explore many of my favorite hobbies, interests and pastimes. There are an overwhelming number of podcasts to choose from – it’s never been easier to produce a show and share it with the world – so keeping up with them all can feel like a full-time job....
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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week 2
February 15th at 3:10am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsSIt's Valentine's Day. You knew that. You're probably sick of hearing that. It's okay! So are we. But just because you've got nobody to share it with doesn't mean you can't pamper someone today. Make that someone yourself, and also your smartphone, with these sweet, romantic apps. Multi Platform UpdatesBBMSBlackberry's messaging app got a hefty update this week, adding Voice (for free WiFi phone calls to fellow BBM users), Glympse location sharing, and Channels, a social media-esque way to find...
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Musx Makes it Easier to Share Your Favorite Tunes 1
February 14th at 6:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWhile there’s no shortage of mobile apps for discovering new music, that doesn’t stop a steady stream of new incarnations hitting app stores around the world....
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Rdio's latest update on iOS sheds ties to the desktop with reviews, playlist editing 2
February 12th at 2:09am / The Verge / 0 opinionsFor the past two years, Rdio's music app for iOS has come with a maddening deficiency. You could create and listen to playlists ad nauseam, but if you wanted to make any major changes to them, you'd need to head over to a computer. It was such a basic thing, and one that's now been fixed as part of a software update that went out today. Now you can move tracks around, add other people to collaborate on playlists, and customize what artwork is shown up top....
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Radiohead releases PolyFauna app for iOS and Android 0
February 12th at 1:27am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsRadioheadâs PolyFauna app places you in an ever-evolving world soundtracked by clips from the song âBloom.â
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Rdio for iOS Gets Playlist Editing and Reviews 0
February 11th at 11:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsRdio today updated its iOS app with playlist editing and reviews. The former means you can remove and rearrange tracks, customize the playlist artwork, change its visibility and collaboration settings, and so on. The latter means you can now write album and playlist reviews as well as read reviews by critics and other people on Rdio....
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Shuffler.fm doubles-down on curation with an all-new multimedia music magazine for iPad 0
February 11th at 11:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsShuffler.fm is a music discovery service designed to help users navigate the music shared by blogs in a visual way,” wrote TNW’s Martin Bryant way back in 2011, just as it had launched for iPad. Almost a year later, it brought the Flipboard-esque browsing experience to iPhone too....