As I had mentioned in my review 'I Real Pro' is a gem of an app and a great tool for traveling musicians. Use it on your phone or tablet and you've got a practice/play along device any time you need.
Here are a few not so obvious features that some may not have discovered:
1 - You can loop certain parts of the song you are working on by holding down on a particular chord, then long pressing again on the last chord you want to loop to. You can also simply hold down on a chord to start at that point.
2 - If you play sax in Bb or Eb you can have the chart transposed but still have the play along in the original key. Very useful.
3 - Some styles sound better than others. For swing use the Jazz Guitar. For some reason it embellishes more chords and sounds a lot nicer than the piano. A Jazz trio style is there. For Bossa Novas the Nylon guitar is quite ok too. For Pop and Rock, experiment till you find something good. Some combinations are very reasonable.
4 - You can export the file as a WAV and then edit it. I found exporting it and even playing it through a good media player sounded quite a lot nicer than the original. This was especially true for drums which came to life a bit more with a bit of EQ.
5 - There is a mixer option. Experiment with volumes and you can get your tracks sounding much nicer. Sometimes turning off the drums completely is quite effective. A reverb is there. It's not great but can help getting a better sound.
6 - Look at the tutorials on the app! They are actually quite useful!
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