I have finally moved into the tablet world and recently received an iPad as a job referral gift. Since it is the lowest level iPad, I haven’t been going crazy and loading up on apps – though to appease my kids I did get “Angry Birds.”
As fate would have it, soon after I got my iPad, app developers started contacting me about th eir wares. One of these developers created a nifty little drum beat backing track software with which guitarists can practice. It’s called Back Beats.
Check out the demo video:
Personally, I hate practicing or even recording to a metronome because it is fairly lifeless. But when I record or practice to an actual drum track, I can “feel” the ebbs and flows of the rhythm pattern, and that is reflected in my performance.
Anyway, the app is a measly 99-cents. For more information, check out the Back Beats website
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Thanks for the great tip on the app! I will be certain to download it. Aren’t those Angry Birds highly addictive? I have to get my son to help me out most of the time, played them on my mates Tablet, heaps better then on my Phone. Cheers for your Blog.
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That looks good. Unfortunately I’ve not yet moved into this century and don’t even have a mobile phone never mind an ipod or ipad.
I have to disagree with you about using a metronome. I use one on my computer to practice scales and timing and it does help me. I do agree though that it’s a bit sterile and not real world. You can’t beat having a backing track to play something real against.