Basking in the glory of their renowned application for the iPhone, the GuitarToolkit, Agile Partners have come up with one more application for music enthusiasts. iPhone users can now access guitar tablature and music notation player right on their iPhone or iPod Touch.
The TabToolkit is inclusive of an audio synthesis engine, tempo playback controls, metronome, user friendly tab upload and download manager. The app features different types of guitar tabs like Power Tab, Guitar Pro, text and PDF file formats. When in Power Tab and Guitar Pro tabs, TabToolkit automatically scrolls tablature and standard music notation. It also facilitates users to hear the instrument being played.
“When we launched GuitarToolkit and considered what we could do next for guitarists, we immediately thought of a tab player. Although the technical challenges were daunting, we’re excited to have created another must-have tool for musicians, whether their interest is rock, metal, jazz, country or classical,” stated John Berry, a principal at Agile Partners.
“We’re thrilled that we were able to pull this off — a fully featured tab player, including real-time rendering of guitar tablature and music notation, let alone MIDI audio synthesis, all on a mobile device. It is a testament to the power of the iPhone OS platform that we could deliver such a rich experience for musicians,” he continues.
The app facilitates users to upload tab files directly from Mac or PC. Users can also download tabs from the Internet using the built-in web browser. It displays a fretboard for fretted instruments with 4 to 7 strings or piano keyboard showing finger positions.
TabToolkit is available at the Apple iTunes App Store for $9.99.