ChordMaps2 vs DrillLoop

ChordMaps2 is a music app for iPad which allows musicians, songwriters, music educators, and students to explore and improvise chord progressions, melody lines, and bass lines, in both major and minor keys, most of the time tapping with just one or two fingers. The most powerful feature of ChordMaps2 is that users can explore and play common chord progressions by touching chord locations on "Musical Maps." You can work with ChordMaps2 as a... Songwriter - to explore melody lines, bass lines, and chord progressions when you are away from your guitar or keyboard. Music Educator - to demonstrate principles of music theory, (including major and minor scales, diatonic and secondary chords, common chord progressions like IV-V-I, ii-V-I, I-vi-IV-V, I-V-vi-IV, etc.) You can also create spontaneous ear-training exercises, and explore melodic lines and chord progressions with students in an interactive environment. MIDI Musician - to tap out chord sequences and hear them played by one or more of the synth apps on your iPad, or you can send the MIDI information out through a MIDI interface to a computer running a digital audio workstation (DAW) like GarageBand or Logic Pro. How ChordMaps2 Works... ChordMaps2 is a MIDI controller. It works by being paired with a synthesizer app that generates sound. (Example synth apps include ThumbJam, SampleTank, bs-16i, iM1, and many more.) ChordMaps2 sends the MIDI signal; the synth app responds to the MIDI information and creates the audio. Video demonstrations of ChordMaps2 are found at the website. (Click the Developer Website link or visit Mugglinworks.com/ChordMaps2).

DrillLoop - Practice Loop Player Turn any video or audio into a focused practice session. --- 【Practice the hard parts, not the whole thing】 Learning a guitar riff, breaking down a dance combination, studying a technique, or shadowing a language lesson often comes down to practicing the same few seconds again and again. But constantly dragging the timeline, replaying sections, and changing the playback speed gets in the way. DrillLoop is built specifically for focused, repetitive practice. Mark the part you want to work on, save it, loop it, slow it down, and practice without interruptions. Turn the parts you struggle with into dedicated practice sessions. --- 【Practice Clips】 Mark start and end points in any video or audio and save them as practice clips. Name your clips and build your own practice library. Create multiple clips from the same content for different techniques, difficult sections, or stages of practice. Open a clip and start practicing right away. 【Variable Speed】 Adjust playback speed from 0.5x to 4x. Slow things down to hear every note, understand every movement, or break down a technique. Then gradually speed up until you can keep up with the original pace. Save a different playback speed for each clip. 【A/B Loop】 Don't want to create a clip? Simply set A and B points and loop any section instantly. Perfect for quickly drilling a specific movement, rhythm, phrase, or detail. 【Practice Tracking】 Your practice time is recorded automatically. Review your practice by day, week, or month to see how much time you're actually putting into each piece of content. Less guessing. More knowing. 【iCloud Sync】 Turn on iCloud Sync to keep your clips, settings, and practice history in sync across your devices. Create a practice clip on your iPhone and continue on your iPad. Your practice goes wherever you do. --- 【Made for anything worth repeating】 * Instruments: guitar, piano, guqin, drums, and more * Dance: movement breakdowns and combinations * Martial arts: forms and techniques * Sports: skills and technique drills * Language: shadowing, pronunciation, and listening * Singing: songs, vocal exercises, and technique * Fitness: movement learning and training If you need to watch or listen to something again and again, DrillLoop helps you practice with less friction and more focus. --- Import your content. Find the hard part. Loop it. Master it. DrillLoop - Make every repetition count. DrillLoop Pro Some features — including unlimited media imports, unlimited practice clips, full practice history, and iCloud Sync — require a DrillLoop Pro subscription or one-time purchase, available through in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/