Jamstik have announced the imminent release of a 7 fret version. Jamstik 7 can be pre-ordered now for $250, with a release expected next month.

Video Description:

The Jamstik 7 is the ultimate, go-anywhere guitar instruction tool bundled with apps and software that take the guesswork out of learning to play. See your fingers on screen in real-time in an easy to use system that will have you playing your first guitar chords in minutes.

It works wirelessly with your devices and our apps to finally teach you how to play guitar.

It's also a full-fledged MIDI controller, capable of sounding like any instrument when connected to a variety of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) or music apps.

The Jamstik 7 is available for preorder at jamstik.com and is expected to ship in October 2018!

Order yours at jamstik.com

Developer Chris Randall hooked up a bunch of gear, including a Game Boy, to his iPad for this ambient jam!

Video Description:

Some Sunday afternoon vibes. The Rhodes is running through the Montreal Assembly Count To Five pedal, where I grab that initial chord that provides the bed of the song. From there, to an Eventide H9 Max for some reverse delay action, and then in to the iPad.

The Gameboy (running the nanoloop mono cartridge) goes in to the Field Kit, and the Field Kit's aux output is running to a Radio Shack Reverb, and back in to the Field Kit. From there, in to the iPad.

The synth sound is coming from an original MeeBlip, which is driven via MIDI from Bram Bos' Particle MIDI plugin (part of his Rosetta suite of MIDI plugs) running on AUM, which provides the mixing duties and also hosts Audio Damage Eos 2, Rough Rider 2, Dubstation 2, and Discord 4 plugins.

Doug Woods from thesoundtestroom used a bunch of different apps to do ambient soundscaping with his voice as the source! He gets some seriously epic sounding results with this setup!

Video Description:

Please help support thesoundtestroom by becoming a Patreon for as little as $1 a month.
You will also have access to exclusive Patreon only content and videos.

https://www.patreon.com/thesoundtestroom

If you would like to buy Loops please visit Loopmasters here via my link
https://www.loopmasters.com/?a_aid=5a...

If you would like to make a donation to help support me and Jo you can use this easy link below.
Many many thanks for your support.

https://paypal.me/thesoundtestroom

Follow The Sound Test Room on Twitter
https://twitter.com/soundtestroom

Studio Live Today's Pete Johns show us how to make use of the new Drummer Loops added in the latest GarageBand update. Some of these sound really good, and can be a quick way to develop your rhythm section.

Video Description:

How to use "Drummer" loops GarageBand iOS (iPad, iPhone).

If you don't play drums (or even if you do!) the Drummer feature is one of the coolest ways to get a drum backing track in your songs in GarageBand iOS.

In the latest version (2.3.6) of GarageBand, a new set of Drummer loops have been added, making it even easier to use Drummer to create drums for a complete song.

In this video, I show you how to use Drummer to set up a complete backing track.


== Related Videos ==

How to import MIDI drum loops in GarageBand iOS - https://youtu.be/v4DoWfoZJNs
How to import MIDI files in GarageBand iOS - https://youtu.be/SLkywPRacGQ
GarageBand 2.3.6 - First Look - https://youtu.be/sCdGKJ_anp0

== Web & Social ==

Web - http://studiolivetoday.com
Facebook - http://fb.me/PeteJohnsMusic
Twitter - http://twitter.com/StudioLiveToday
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/PeteJohns
Email - studiolivetoday@gmail.com

Denis Desjardins released El Capistan as a simple tool for saving snapshots of settings on the popular Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo effect. This is similar to the way vintage gear settings were stored on paper or Polaroids, since they did not have presets to save into.

This $3 app is a lot cheaper than a roll of film, and includes some helpful reference guides.

El Capistan iTunes Description:

Catalog your favorite settings for the Strymon El Capistan tape echo pedal. Save and name up to 24 presets. Lock your presets to prevent accidental editing during a live performance.

The app also includes a quick reference to all El Capistan modes of operation as well as tips. A virtual tape machine displays tape head configurations and an animated tape reel.