This is how musicians should learn songs!

Pro: Nice interface. Decent features although missing some that others have. One of my top three transcribing apps. Section process is good.

Cons: No left/right panning in case a part you need to hear is on one side and not the other. Tempo algorithm could be better. Multiple bookmarks for creating a playlist. Testing option that allows user to determine a range and app slowly speeds up each pass.

Forget tabs. Ok, learning to read music, even if its tabs is still learning and should be used. But, what many young musicians are missing out on these days is the incredible learning experience provided by listening and learning songs by ear.

Learning a song by ear brings you much closer to the song and its elements. There is a phenomenon called the "Cocktail Party Effect", which is a form of sound localization in which a listener can, in a crowed room of people talking, zero in on one persons voice and pick out what they are saying. This app can train your ears to have that ability with music. And its benefits go far beyond just listening to a song. You will find yourself "listening" and responding in a band or group context in a much deeper way if you train your ear.

Not only can you use this to learn parts but if youre studying orchestration or composition, then use this app to loop phrases, then listen very deeply and hear each instrument and listen for their place on the stage. This is also great for mixers.

Before tabs this is how most guitarists and bassists learned songs. We used cassette tape, which was the best mechanically. But now we all have access to this type of app, which has been sorely missing for musicians.

Some advice for young musicians:

Challenge yourself. For a few weeks when learning songs, DONT USE TABS, or any kind of sheet music, unless its absolutely necessary, and use this app and your ear to pick out chords, melodies and solos on whatever instrument you play. Its perfect for guitar, piano, saxophone, and vocalists. It may take some time but once you get good youll be able to learn songs, chord professions and solos in real time. I do. Perhaps Ill make a video about it.

Ill be recommending this to all of my students.

If youre a serious music, this is a must have app!

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