With innovative apps that help you compose your own songs, create your own music station and name that tune, now there’s even more for music lovers to love about iPhone.
Tickle the ivories.
Turn your iPhone into a full 88-key piano with Pianist. With incredibly authentic sound and lots of great features like soft and sustaining pedals, dual keyboard and overdubbing, you can compose complex piano pieces from anywhere.
Available on the App Store
Record music.
Voice Memo is handy for remembering things later. Like your favourite band at a concert or club. If you like to make your own music, record it with Voice Memo, then share it via MMS or email.
Record a voice memo:
- Tap
to start recording. You can also press the center button on the iPhone headset. - Tap
to pause or 
to stop recording. You can also press the center button on the iPhone headset to stop recording.
Share a voice memo:
- On the Voice Memos screen or Info screen, tap Share.
- Choose Email Voice Memo to open a new message in Mail with the memo attached, or choose MMS to open a new message in Messages.
Beautiful noise.
Turn the world around you into a song with RJDJ. This magical music-making app picks up ambient sounds, then bounces them back through your headphones as a melodic soundscape. Record as you go and enjoy your creative compositions again later.
Available on the App Store
See the music.
Audio and visuals are in perfect harmony with Bloom. This mesmerising app from ambient pioneer, Brian Eno, turns your iPhone into a 21st century music box. Touch the screen to layer and loop sounds. Then sit back and enjoy the elaborate patterns and relaxing melodies you’ve created.
Available on the App Store
Perfect pitch.
When it comes to finding the perfect pitch, Cleartune is remarkably spot on. You can also use this powerful app to tune almost any instrument that sustains a tone – from guitars and woodwinds to brass and pianos.
Available on the App Store
Blow it.
One of Wired Magazine’s 10 Most Awesome Apps for 2008, Ocarina turns your iPhone into highly addictive flute-like instrument. Just blow into your iPhone mic as you hold down various finger combinations on screen. Even musical novices will be amazed how fun and easy it is to play hundreds of their favourite songs. Then take it to the world stage and slide your way into a global musical challenge with Leaf Trombone, the first massively-multiplayer music game.
Available on the App Store
Start strumming.
Get in touch with your inner rock star with Pocket Guitar. Strum the strings of one of six different instruments, from acoustic to electric guitar. Then have some more fun with cool effects like Delay and Distortion. Want to learn some new chords? Download Guitar Toolkit, and you’ve not only got a library of over 1500 chord variations, but also an amazingly flexible guitar tuner and metronome. No wonder this all-in-one app gets rave reviews.
Available on the App Store
You’ve got the beat.
Your iPhone becomes a fully loaded music studio with the BeatMaker mobile music creation studio. Compose professional-sounding beats, record audio samples, and arrange patterns to create songs. Then export your compositions and share them with friends.
Available on the App Store
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Tune in.
Create your own personal radio station with Last FM. With more than 5 millions tracks, you choose the artists and genres you want to listen to for hours of commercial-free listening. Check out artist bios and concert information and share your favourite tunes. And the more you listen, the better the recommendations you get based on your musical taste.
Available on the App Store
Listen up.
If you hear a song you like, point your iPhone at the speaker and Shazam tells you the name of the song and the artist who sings it. It also lets you download the song from iTunes, tag it, and watch the music video.
Available on the App Store
