Ipad music app alte...
 

MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
We will be in touch

[Closed] Ipad music app alternatives?

11 Posts
6 Users
0 Reactions
80 Views
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

I don't think the changes to the music app for ipad in ios7 helped make an already weak app any better.

For me, they've made scrolling worse. I need an app that is better for scrolling to particular points in a song; do any of you have any suggestions?

Ta


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 8:50 am
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Scrolling along in a song? iOS7 Music can already do that...


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 9:11 am
Posts: 23296
Free Member
 

whats wrong with the current method? drag along to scroll, drag down to change the scrubbing speed.

spotify app is ok.


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 9:13 am
Posts: 1
Free Member
 

I like EQ10 in my Iphone as it has a decent equalizer.

Im sure you can scroll the songs too.


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 9:17 am
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

//heretic//

In iOS 7 the sensitivity of the scroll bar isn't as good as it was. Getting the scroll bar to within 15-30 secs isn't as easy as it used to be.
Another grumble is moving the airplay icon out of the music app entirely. I now have 2 steps rather than 1.

iOS 7 is a bit it of a step backwards in some ways

//heretic//

Why does this bother me? Because if I'm learning a solo, I need to be able to get back to the start.

I've got an excellent app for looping and slowing down a song but as part of my warm up I play through a few songs and other songs (such as Time by floyd) I only know the solo and don't want to sit through bits I don't need to. I've only limited practice time.

I'd like an app I can build a play list in and skip the odd part of the odd song. Just wondered if anyone was using anything different and could recommend an app.


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 9:22 am
Posts: 23296
Free Member
 

just suprised, tried it on my phone and with fine scrubbing then it increments in 1s intervals. how much finer do you need....


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 9:28 am
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

@captain - have a search around the macrumours forums, I only use the stock app so cannot help (agreed airplay is less convenient which is a pain as I use it a lot)


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 9:46 am
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

crikey jambo - have you got an iPad to try it on - mines all over the place 🙁

I'll look a right tit if i clean the screen and it works 😀

jamb - thanks, I'll have a poke around there


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 1:32 pm
Posts: 23296
Free Member
 

not with any music on.

on my phone, move the slider sideways but slide your finger up/down the screen to vary scrubbing speed. Down gives half/quarter speed scrubbing, up gives access to fine scrubbing.

make sense?


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 1:37 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

@captain - I have an ancient iPad1 so stuck on iOS5, to be honest I don't do the type of scrolling you are after on the phone under iOS7. FYI I do use MySongBook for lyrics/chords (and no I cannot play)

@jam bo is clearly a "power user" 8)


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 2:03 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

jam bo - Member
not with any music on.

on my phone, move the slider sideways but slide your finger up/down the screen to vary scrubbing speed. Down gives half/quarter speed scrubbing, up gives access to fine scrubbing.

make sense?

POSTED 37 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST

Oh

What

The

Flip!

How did I miss this?!?!

Works like a charm, thanks Jam bo 🙂


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 2:19 pm
Posts: 33535
Full Member
 

Lolz at Capt.Slow! There are lots of little hidden details that are dead easy to miss, then somebody says, 'do such-and-such, it's obvious', and you then feel such a clot for not having spotted it. 😀


 
Posted : 06/11/2013 7:43 pm