I’ve been using my iPad on most of my gigs and recordings since 2015. It always made sense to me – all of my sets were on it (in order or quickly moved), I couldn’t lose my music, I always had copies of music for my students, and I wasn’t carrying around music. Over time, I found myself finding apps for my own practicing, or apps that could help my students outside of their lessons.
Here’s my present setup –
- Apple iPad Pro 12.9″ (2nd Generation)
- Apple Pencil
- ForScore
- PED Bluetooth Foot Pedal
- Notion
- Dorico
- iReal Pro
- Drum Genius
- Amazing Slow Downer
- GarageBand, Voice Memo
- iRig Keys Mini
- AKAI MPD218
- Dropbox, Google Drive
- Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube)
- Bandcamp, Apple Music
I’ll be writing about the apps that I use regularly over several posts – how they make my life easier, and features I like/wish they had.
What apps do you use? Or apps that I should check out? Let me know!