Earlier this year, Songzap became a finalist in the 40th NAMM TEC Awards, up against industry giants such as Avid/Sibelius, Roland, Yamaha, and Steinberg/Cubase. We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Emmy award-winning journalist, AI evangelist and tech storyteller Lindsey Mastis, who’s been asking the question: Is AI Ruining Music? Watch Lindsey’s epic piece on AI in music, as she asks musicians, companies and creators the tough questions.
Loops just got smarter in Songzap V3! You can now build full songs from simple ideas in a matter of seconds, import external loops and record (headphone-free) in two different modes: Pre-Roll and Live. We’ve introduced these Premium new loop features to let you easily integrate external sounds into your mobile workflow and cater for different styles of music making.
If you’ve already caught the Getting Started blog posts and videos familiarising you with Songzap’s TRACK, GROOVE, ARRANGE and MIX functions, you may be wondering what the rest of the Home Screen buttons do. Here’s a quick run-through of the remainder controls, so that you’re totally ready to navigate Songzap if you’re just starting out…
In this post, we provide a breakdown of Ethan Ash’s ‘Cry Baby’ demo – a song that he performs and records on guitar and voice using only an iPhone, with the help of RT60 directors Dr Mike and Prof Rob. Watch the ‘making of’ video and enjoy Ethan’s dynamic performances, as he gets to grips with Songzap, jams with Mike, then exports all of the song’s assets to continue working with Rob and Mike in a professional studio.
Wow, 2024 has been an amazing year for Songzap and our parent company RT60, led by Prof Rob Toulson and Dr Mike Exarchos. We went on a wild and varied adventure of technology, creativity and business development – some which was reported through our social channels and some which just passed us by a bit too quickly to mention! So here’s a quick roundup of our most exciting events that happened through the year…