TravelGuitar Am

TravelGuitar is an accompaniment musical instrument which is always with you.
If you like to sing and would like guitar style accompaniment then TravelGuitar is an app for you.
Look at the youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd2eMnvzk5DZQ1Gtn7BPohA/videos) for tutorials and demos.

TravelGuitar was designed specifically for phone based music playing and as such it has a number features which make it unique compared to other guitar style apps:
1) Chord buttons are located in such a way that it is hard to miss them even on small size phone screen. They occupy the majority of the screen real estate (when show/hide button is pressed twice). When you are used to the layout, it is easy to play without looking at the screen.
2) Simple playing style - press and hold the chord button, listen to the beat (feel the beat with haptic feedback) and transition between chords on the beat.
3) This app implements 4D touch - an algorithm which takes into account the touch frequency(time dimension), touch strength, chord being pressed (same chord or a new chord) and some other factors to determine the playing style (fingerpicking vs strumming) as well as the note volume/brightness. Look at the youtube channel for tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd2eMnvzk5DZQ1Gtn7BPohA/videos). Once you try it a few times, this playing style becomes natural.
4) Multiple progression/strumming styles are available. Each style consists of repetitive progression or a sequence of strums with "preemption points" which allow to switch to a new chord or start with the next bass in the same chord without interrupting the flow of music. The "preemption point" roughly corresponds to a beat.
5) Songbook allows to show the song lyrics/chords and at the same play the song. New songs can be uploaded via http://travelguitar.us.to

It is very simple to start playing.Hold the phone in the right hand an play with a single finger - right thumb . Don't use multiple fingers. Press a chord button and hold it. As long as the button is pressed the music will play. Listen to the beat and transition between chords.
To get a nice clean and loud sound - use headphones or external speaker.
It is best to use external speaker or headphones to make the sound much cleaner and louder.

For more information on 4D touch (patent application in progress) download whitepaper: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7izeq90aii61yc9/freq_strength_volume_whitepaper.pdf?dl=1

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