Zivix’s jamstik+ now teaches you to play 1,000 popular songs with Musopia partnership

Zivix, the technology company with a mission to make music accessible to everyone, today announced a new partnership with and Musopia, makers of the popular FourChords Guitar Karaoke App. The collaboration adds full jamstik+ integration into the app, and players learning with the jamstik+ will now be able to learn more than 1000 popular songs in a simple, fun and interactive way.

The jamstik+ is a portable Bluetooth MIDI controller which can be paired with an iPhone, iPad or Mac and be used to control various sounds. It its an ideal guitar learning tool for chords and strumming and it can also serve to control various MIDI and synthesized instruments and loops. 

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UltraTuner uses your Apple Watch to tune your guitar

If you want to bring your guitar tuning skills into the digital age, IK Multimedia will help you with that with their UltraTuner app for iOS. The app will show note information onto your Apple Watch while you tune your axe. If you want full visibility, the app comes with a Stage mode. In this mode, you’ll see a chromatic tuner on your smartwatch. The company boasts that the app is 10 times more accurate than mechanical strobe options (down to +/- 100^th of a cent).

Source: IK Multimedia | Via: Engadget | Download: Apple App Store ($5.79)