Editor's Review
🎵 Practice makes perfect with iReal Pro, an easy-to-use app that helps musicians of all levels master their art. 🎹🎸🥁 This app offers a realistic-sounding band accompaniment, simulating a virtual band that plays alongside you while you practice. You can even create and collect chord charts of your favorite songs for reference. 📚🎶 One of Time Magazine's 50 Best Inventions of 2010, iReal Pro is trusted by thousands of music students and teachers, as well as top music schools like Berklee College of Music. 🏅✨ ⭐️ Features: 1️⃣ It's a Book: Create, edit, print, share, and collect chord charts of your favorite songs for reference while practicing or performing. 2️⃣ It's a Band: Practice with a realistic-sounding piano, guitar, bass, and drum accompaniments for any downloaded or user-created chord chart. 🎉 Let's dive into the main features of iReal Pro: - Choose from 51 different accompaniment styles, such as Swing, Ballad, Gypsy Jazz, Bluegrass, Country, and more. - Personalize each style with a variety of sounds like piano, Fender Rhodes, acoustic and electric guitars, basses, drums, and more. - Record yourself playing or singing along with the accompaniment for self-evaluation. 🎤🎵 📲 To enhance your musical journey, iReal Pro allows you to play, edit, and download any song you want. You can access thousands of songs from the forums, edit existing songs, or create your own with the built-in editor. The player will perform any song you edit or create, and you can also build multiple playlists for easy access. 🎶🔧 Improve your skills with chord diagrams and recommendations: - Get guitar, ukulele tabs, and piano fingerings for any chord chart. - Look up fingerings for any chord on guitar, piano, or ukulele. - Display scale recommendations for each chord to help with improvisations. 🎸🎹 With iReal Pro, you can practice in your preferred way and at your desired level: - Explore 50 exercises for practicing common chord progressions. - Transpose any chart to any key or number notation for flexibility. - Focus on specific measures by looping a selection of measures in a chart. - Enjoy advanced practice settings like automatic tempo increase and key transposition. - Horn players can benefit from global transposition for Eb, Bb, F, and G. 📤 Share, print, and export your music effortlessly: - Share individual charts or playlists with other iReal Pro users via email and the forums. - Export charts as PDF and MusicXML for universal compatibility. - Export your audio as WAV, AAC, and MIDI to take your music wherever you go. 📥🎼 Remember, always backup your songs to ensure your music is safe! 🔒
Features
Realistic-sounding band accompaniment 🎹🎸🥁
Create, edit, print, share, and collect chord charts 📚🎶
Choose from 51 different accompaniment styles and personalize each 🎶
Record yourself playing or singing along with the accompaniment 🎤🎵
Access 1000s of songs from the forums or create your own 🎶🔧
Includes chord diagrams and recommendations for improvisations 🎸🎹
Practice in your preferred way and at your desired level 🎵
Share, print, and export your music with ease 📤🎼
Backup your songs to keep your music safe and secure 🔒
Pros
Easy-to-use tool for musicians of all levels 🎵✨
Simulates a real-sounding band accompaniment 🎹🎸🥁
Offers a wide range of accompaniment styles and customizable sounds 🎶
Ability to record yourself playing or singing along for self-evaluation 🎤🎵
Access thousands of songs from the forums for endless musical opportunities 🎶
Helps improve skills with chord diagrams and scale recommendations 📚📈
Flexible practice options with transposition, looping, and advanced settings 🔄🎸
Effortlessly share, print, and export your music in various formats 📤📥🎼
Ensures the safety of your songs with regular backups and storage 🔒
Cons
Some additional accompaniment styles require in-app purchases 💰🛍️
Limited to chord-based practice, may not suit all types of musicians 🎵❌
No built-in audio recording feature, need external tools for recording 🎤❌