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Guitar Pro 7 Review [Updated]

Guitar Pro 7 Review [Updated]

[UPDATE] January 22, 2019 - Arobas Music releases the Guitar Pro 7.5 with feature upgrades and demos at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Top features in Guitar Pro 7.5: Editing by simply clicking on the score You can now edit most of the elements of the score

Top 2018 Guitar Apps for iOS

Top 2018 Guitar Apps for iOS

We’re a few days into 2019, but it’s worth taking a moment to see what guitar apps have been popular in 2018. There are some old standards and couple newbies. And, most importantly, these apps are continuing to be popular and well-reviewed in 2019! Enjoy the list, and

Fret Trainer App Now on iOS and Android

Fret Trainer App Now on iOS and Android

Can you gamify music learning? I mean real music learning. Of course, you can become good at the Guitar Hero game. But that does not a musician make. So should musicians gamify the learning that goes into their serious pursuit of the craft? More on that in just a second.

Backtrackit App Now on iOS and Android

Backtrackit App Now on iOS and Android

The typical backing track has a recording of drums, bass, keyboards, and maybe a few other instruments - all playing a song. You can pick up your guitar and play along. Backing tracks are incredibly useful for practicing guitar. They help to get the right feel and time with a

Follow The Guitar Journal on Spotify

Follow The Guitar Journal on Spotify

The Guitar Journal is curating playlists on Spotify! Follow us to keep up on music we're listening to. It'll include great fingerstyle guitar music, of course. But there's so much more out there to inspire us and stretch us as guitar players - from

5 'New Tech' Ways for Guitarists To Earn Extra Money

5 'New Tech' Ways for Guitarists To Earn Extra Money

GUEST POST - Technology has changed the music industry beyond recognition over the last few years, but the musician’s main concern — how to make a sustainable income — remains the same as ever. Although it may seem that tech hasdone nothing but take money away from musicians, some platforms have

How To Easily, Automatically Transcribe Fingerstyle Guitar: ScoreCloud 4 Review

How To Easily, Automatically Transcribe Fingerstyle Guitar: ScoreCloud 4 Review

ScoreCloud 4 was created by Sven Ahlbäck & Sven Emtell to make notating music easier. As guitarists, we know that notating guitar, particularly polyphonic "fingerstyle" guitar, can be tedious and difficult. There's a lot to pay attention to with all the different parts of the arrangement

Orange Amps Releases Teleport: A Pedal That Brings Your App To Your Board

Orange Amps Releases Teleport: A Pedal That Brings Your App To Your Board

Orange Amplification brings back their 1970’s OMEC brand with a new product: the OMEC Teleport. The Teleport is a soundcard with a twist – in addition to being a studio-quality USB recording interface, it fits inside a guitar pedal – perfect for a gigging musician. The innovative, new OMEC Teleport is

Top 2017 Guitar Apps for iOS

Top 2017 Guitar Apps for iOS

We're a ways into 2018, but it's worth taking a moment to see what guitar apps have been popular in 2017. There's some old standards and couple newbies. And, most importantly, these apps are continuing to be popular and well-reviewed in 2018! How Did