OMGuitar for iPad

 

OMGuitar is a cool guitar synthesizer for your iPad.  It comes with 3 electric guitars, 3 acoustic guitars, and 10 on-board effects.  Some of the effects include Distortion, Compression, Reverb, Delay, Wah Wah, Vowel Filter and EQ.  You also get access to hundreds of chords with a ‘quick chord’ section on the UI that allows you to load up several chords for instant access.

 

 

The interface is fairly easy to navigate through and I’m big fan of the ‘picking’ section.  Strumming through chords is a little weird at first and I would like a better performance response from the app in this area, but it still works well enough.

 

OMGuitar shines brightest in the quality of its guitar sounds.  The synth engine behind this software is designed with ‘artificial intelligence’, which attempts to recognize your playing style (on the fly) and appropriate the sound accordingly to give it character and depth.

 

The biggest issue with this app lies in the developers’ a lack of updates which is where OMGuitar doesn’t match its competitors.  We need updates with new guitar sounds, new effects, upgrades and more bells and whistles.  Hopefully Amidio, Inc. will recognize this and kick it in gear.

 

With that being said, this is still a solid app worth the money ($6.99).  It’s nice that Amidio Inc. put so much attention in the quality of the sound.  Being able to record and export your grooves make this a mobile tool for any musician.

 

2 Responses to OMGuitar for iPad

  • Elroy says:

    A very nice app but I can’t figure out how to make the chords sound longer. When I play like on a normal guitar the sound lasts wau to short….

  • Gritter says:

    I just started using Progression for Ipad and I must say, after the initial learning curve, I’m finding this app very useful as both a composing tool and a learning tool. I have never been that familiar with notation, I’ve always been a tabs guy though, and now, having the advantage of having both in front of me as I compose is allowing me to take my music to the next level.

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