GuitarParrot vs ScaleJammer

GuitarParrot® brings the classic "Follow the Leader" game to a whole new place - your phone or tablet! Start off easy, then increase the level as you improve! Work in all 12 keys, with many scale choices. Develop your abilities to hear notes and melodies and instantly land them on your guitar! Why is that useful? If you are a musician trying to improvise or learn songs, it becomes much easier as you connect your ear to your instrument. Any virtuoso musician will tell you that ear training is extremely important to musical growth. As an instructor, this is a game I play with students of all levels. I created this app to expand the game beyond what a normal human (me) could offer: Scale - choose from 4-note, 5-note, Major, Minor, and Custom scales. Keys - all 12 keys are available. Octaves - two octave settings let you explore the neck more completely. Levels - each level adds 4 notes to the melody. Level 10 is 40 notes long. Can you beat it? How about with a Chromatic scale? The "Custom" scale setting makes it possible to drill intervals, triads, or any other 1-octave arrangement of notes. The game can be played on iPad, iPhone or Silicon Mac, using the built-in mic or a guitar interface like iRig or a similar device. You can also use wired headphones with or without a built-in mic. Bluetooth playback is supported, but not Bluetooth mic. Although it is intended for Guitar, you can use any instrument or even sing. Instead of poking a note on the screen or touching colored lights in sequence, this app makes you listen and play your own instrument. There is no visual assistance, just rely your ear. This app is an incredible practice tool that should be a part of a complete program. A good instructor will show you how to apply the scales and notes to songs you may be learning. Visit www.guitarparrot.com for videos and more!

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a responsive virtual guitar fretboard with ScaleJammer. Play notes with expressive synthesized tone, slide naturally across the neck, and explore scales and modes in a fluid, intuitive way. With Snap mode, your movement locks to the correct notes of the selected scale, so you can move freely across the fretboard and stay in key every time. ScaleJammer also includes a multi-layer looper, making it easy to build riffs, layer melodies, and jam over your own ideas. Whether you're warming up, practicing scales, studying theory, or sketching out a melody on the go, ScaleJammer puts the guitar neck at your fingertips. PLAY YOUR WAY - Play notes across a virtual guitar fretboard tuned to your chosen scale - Snap mode keeps your finger locked to scale tones, so every slide stays in key - Slide mode delivers smooth, continuous pitch movement - Pluck mode adds a more realistic pick-style attack and decay EXPLORE MUSIC THEORY - 13 scale types, including Major, Minor, Blues, Harmonic Minor, Dorian, Mixolydian, and more - Mode Explorer reveals all 7 diatonic modes that share the same notes - Color-coded intervals help you understand theory visually as you play - Instantly switch between all 12 root notes LOOP & JAM - Record ideas with the built-in looper - Overdub multiple layers to build riffs, textures, and melodic ideas - Solo over your own loops in real time - Export recordings as WAV files and share them easily MAKE IT YOURS - 6 tunings: Standard, Drop D, Open G, Open D, DADGAD, and Half Step Down - 4 tone presets: Warm Lead, Bright Lead, Bell, and Soft Pad - Adjust reverb, volume, and drone to shape your sound - Choose between 12 and 24 frets with zoom and scroll controls - Left-handed mode - Haptic feedback