Spotify iPad App is Finally Here

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Spotify iPad App

Spotify has quickly emerged as the most popular subscription-based, streaming music service, eclipsing competitors like Rhapsody with its tremendous ease-of-use and its well-implemented social networking features. While the desktop versions of Spotify are extremely popular, the company only recently introduced an app for the world’s most popular tablet, the iPad. The new app is one of the most highly anticipated apps for the iPad, and fortunately, it’s a solidly implemented, full-featured way to experience the excellent music service.
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When Legends Never Die: How Technology Is Bringing Rockstars Back to Life

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“Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die,” The Babe stated in the classic film The Sandlot. Turns out, with today’s technology, that statement has never been more true than in the music industry. And anyone who has ever questioned the mysterious deaths of some of music’s most famous legends, like Tupac, may be getting their “I told you so” moment after all. With a bit of clever visual effects technology, the music industry is now bringing their greatest stars back to life.

At this year’s Coachella Music Festival, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg joined the stage with one of rap music’s fallen heroes, Tupac Shakur. The same team that did the visual effects for Brad Pitt’s character in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Digital Domain Media Group Inc., were able to create a lifelike Tupac who moved about the stage, interacted with his fellow performers, and even addressed the Coachella crowd.

The performance was not pre-recorded from any of Tupac’s concerts while alive. Instead, Digital Domain studied movements and physical characteristics from Tupac’s previous performances to create something completely original.

And while some have said the performance was a product of a 3D hologram, it was actually just a 2D image. In fact, it’s a visual effects trick that dates back to 1862 when it was first used as Pepper’s Ghost in a stage interpretation of Charles Dicken’s “The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain” at the Royal Polytechnic Institute in London, said illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer.
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This Guitar Solo Lasts 24 Hours

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David Didonato is perhaps the only guitar player in the history of the world who is begging for a shorter solo. When he stepped on stage at the beginning of his set he wanted to beat the record for the longest guitar solo ever played. This record comes in at a measly 24 hours and 18 minutes. If Didonato beats this he will also win the title of most calloused fingers of all time.

The event is currently taking place at Red 7 in Austin, Texas and costs $1 an hour. A total of $25 is not too steep of a price to pay to watch Didonato rock his way to greatness. If you live in Austin, stop in to cheer him on for the final moments of his set. We’re rooting for you David. Melt some faces.

Customizable 3D Printed Guitars…Check Them Out

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While most 3D printers end up generating models for architectural or engineering plans, a New Zealand professor is using the technology to create a line of visually impressive guitars.

Olaf Diegel, a mechatronics professor at New Zealand’s Massey University’s School of Engineering & Advanced Technology, developed three guitars with intricately patterned bodies with the help of a specialized 3D laser sintering system. Diegel says that laser sintering allows for extremely complex, strong parts, so he designed the guitars specifically for this type of 3D printing technology.
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Figure App by Propellerhead is BadA$$

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Propellerhead Figure Music App

Roll over, Beethoven -- and check out this new app.

Never in the history of humanity have the musically inclined had such a wealth of opportunity to compose. A wide variety of apps has arisen that allow users to skip the music lessons and turn their smartphones and other mobile devices into instant bands. One of the most recent offerings is Figure, by Propellerhead.

Figure gives users the opportunity to mix drums, bass synthesizer and lead synthesizer into unique compositions. It’s not the first or only app to do so, but it is one of the easiest and most intuitive to use. All the instruments and their controls are represented in simple, strategically placed graphics on an eye-catching interface that really dresses up the screen of your iPhone or iPad.
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Tomahawk: The Music App You Never Heard of But Can’t Live Without

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The watchword in technology today seems to be simplicity. Popular applications such as Twitter and Spotify are designed to be intuitive and to allow a user to jump right in and use them without training or tutorials.

Tomahawk may be at a disadvantage in this simplified world because it’s more complex. However, it more than makes up for its initial complexity by making your life easier in the long run. If you listen to music on your PC or laptop, Tomahawk can transform your entire listening experience.
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Move Over Pandora, Spotify’s Moving In

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According to Bloomberg, Spotify is set to create its own new service based on rival Pandora’s successful model. Spotify is already working to strike advertising deals in preparation for the launch of its own streaming radio service, which is expected to be up and running by year’s end.

Spotify’s current service allows users to create individual libraries of music and stream selections from them at will from mobile devices or PCs. Pandora’s model allows users to create any number of stations, each based upon a different artist, genre or track. Pandora then streams songs its system identifies as having similar qualities. For example, a user who created a Black Sabbath station would likely hear songs by Ozzy Osbourne and Nazareth, as well as songs by Black Sabbath and similar artists.
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Rumors Surface About Apple’s Cloud Music Service

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Apple’s rumored cloud-based music service allows users to post their music to a cloud server where their songs will be available to play from their phones, computers, and any other devices they may have.

The new rumor is that Apple has just signed agreements with three major labels, including EMI, Sony, and Warner Music Group. Universal is the next likely candidate to sign on.

Release of the product is not certain yet, but sources believe the Apple’s developers conference on June 6 could be a possible date.

Music Hunter Released for Discovering New Music On the iPad

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We Are Hunted is a cool web app used for discovering new music and recently they launched a new app for the iPad called, Music Hunter.

The app allows you choose a genre or artist, then scan through many related samples. Similar to Pandora, you can like and dislike items so that the app can become more familiar with your tastes.

The app is visually appealing and a great discovery tool for finding new artists.