Planet Waves (http://www.planetwaves.com/iPhone.) is offering LE
versions of the apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, Chordmaster and
Scale Wizard. These new “lite” versions are available as free
downloads from the Apple App Store.
ChordmasterLE allows users to view each chord in first position and
to strum the virtual strings to play and hear each chord in pristine
audio. The library allows users to navigate to any chord easily and
quickly. The full version of Planet Waves Chordmaster offers a
comprehensive and accurate library of over 7,800 guitar chords,
displaying notes and fingerings on a virtual fret board for $1.99.
Scale Wizard LE provides four of the most useful scales including
major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, major, and minor in all neck
positions. Offering over 10,000 patterns, the full version of Scale
Wizard is the most complete scale application on any platform,
featuring a interface truly optimized for iPhone and iPod touch.
All Scale Wizard and Chordmaster applications have a digitally
sampled sound library that enables the user to strum across the
fingerboard and hear exactly what the scale or chord they have
selected sounds like. The log
ical graphical layout and intuitive user interface have won high
praise from the iPhone user base.
“The integration of Planet Waves with iTunes offers a new venue for
iTunes and iPhone savvy guitar players,” states Rob D’Addario,
Application Product Manager. “Based upon our best-selling
Chordmaster and Scale Wizard applications, these free LE versions not
only offer convenience, they’re definitely a budget-friendly
option!”
Available next month, users can simply log into their iTunes store
account and search Planet Waves to download the free applications.