Apple’s revolutionary iPad has infiltrated “the music industry. We’re not just talking about the fact that the tablet can house your entire iTunes music library,” Libby Plummer reports for Pocket-lint. “It’s also fast becoming a useful tool for musical types, both professional and amateur.”
“The most high-profile use of Apple’s tablet by a pro musician so far involves the latest album from ex-Blur frontman Damon Albarn’s hip-hop project Gorillaz, which was created largely on his iPad during a 32-day tour of North America,” Plummer reports. “The album uses real instruments and vocals combined with a good helping of synthesizers with Albarn making use of around 20 apps including Korg iELECTRIBE, Moog Filatron and FunkBox Drum Machine.”
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Plummer reports, “It perfectly illustrates the convenience of being able to lay down tracks on a device, while on the move, with no access to a desktop computer or studio.”
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