Top Music Apps Launched in 2013

Given the primacy of music in everyday life, it is no surprise that the App Store produced a number of delightful music apps in 2013 – for both music lovers and musicians. A host of new apps are now available to enhance the experience of listening to or creating music. Here is a list of the best of these to help you take your pick!

Songkick

Many concert-goers are familiar with the hassle of having to follow the hundreds of their favourite bands and artists in order to stay updated about upcoming gigs. This app does this for you after it finds your favourite artists based on your music library. Plus, it keeps track of the shows in your location, to save you the trouble of having to travel far for good shows.

Beat – Music Player

This third-party music player revamps the music listening experience. It comes with as many as 16 iOS 7 designed themes. You can also unlock five bonus themes through a series of achievements. The interface is smooth. To change a song, all you need to do is swipe sideways. To change volume, you need to swipe vertically, and to pause a song you must only tap the screen. You can pinch to share music and zoom in.

Listen - The Gesture Music Player

This is a gesture based music player that you can use without even looking at the screen. All you need to do is swipe – to skip a song, swipe left; to replay, swipe right; swipe up to add tracks to favorites and down to access the music library. To play or pause a song, just tap. To share songs on Facebook and Twitter, drag the center button up to the right corner. Drag it up to the left corner to send the music to a Bluetooth speaker or AirPlay.

Google Play Music

With the iOS version of Google’s music player, you can create custom radio stations from any song, artist or album, and listen to them. You can also upload your favourite songs to your Google Play account, or you can just choose to listen to playlists created by music experts from Google.

Djay 2

The arrival of digital music saved deejays the trouble of having to lug boxes of records to play at shows. The Djay app by iPad and Algoriddim made the job even easier. The app was redesigned with a more iOS 7-centric aesthetic this year. The record display allows you to pretend to scratch vinyl, as with the original Djay, but with the Djay 2, you can also switch to waveform view. This mode is easier to work with.

TNR-e-US

The Yamaha Tenori-on was created about a decade ago. It was a music programming software that turned sound into a visual performance and blended music with art. An iOS version for touchscreens, the TNR-I, was launched in 2011. The TNR-e-US was launched this year and is the newest version. It is equipped with an entire range of tones devoted to new dance music, including electro, house and dubstep. And the best bit is that anyone, and not just professional musicians, is able to use this.