I first got this app for my iPod, then an iPad, and now this version for the Kindle Fire HD6! It's easy for concertina players to pick up, and newcomers should learn fast using the labeled buttons.
This is my favorite of all instrument apps. It sounds like the real concertina and plays essentially the same way. It's much easier to play a tune with the buttons than a keyboard on a device.
Englitina - English Concertina
3.5 | 3 ratings
Price: 0.99
Last update: 09-09-2024
Latest updates
What's new in version 1.0- Remove support for Kindle Fire (non-HD) due to audio latency issues in Android versions earlier than 4.0 (Ice Crea Sandwich).
Product Details
Release Date: 2012
Date first listed on Amazon: December 6, 2012
Developed By: Tradlessons.com
ASIN: B00AGSENV8
Customer reviews:
3.5 out of 5 stars3 customer ratings
3.5 out of 5 stars3 customer ratings
Developer info
- [email protected]
- http://www.tradlessons.com/Englitina.html
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Product features
- Authentic-sounding English Concertina
- Easy to play
- Emulates both Treble and Baritone English Concertinas
Product description
Englitina is an easy to play, authentic-sounding virtual English Concertina.Similar to an accordion, a concertina is a button-based reed based instrument with bellows. Because English Concertinas play the same note both on a push or a pull of the bellows, it is a very easy instrument to play on your device. Simply touch the buttons on the screen to play the notes.
Demo videos can be found by clicking on the "Visit Developer's
Website" link below.
Englitina's button layout and spacing matches the center portion of a standard Wheatstone Engish Concertina layout, providing all chromatic notes in the two octave range between D4 and C#6 (one octave lower when set to Baritone range).
To play, hold your device between your thumb and little fingers of both hands, exactly like a real English Concertina, and press the buttons with your index and middle fingers. Scale patterns alternate between the fingers of the right and left hands. Notes are higher in pitch as you move from the outside to the middle of the screen. Multiple buttons may be pressed at the same time to play chords.
Touch the "?" icon to show all the button notes.
Touch the 'i' icon to change the skin and range (treble or baritone).
The app uses extremely high-quality per-button audio samples recorded from my personal concertina collection. Graphics on "Classic" skin based on a 1924 Lachenal Edeophone 12-sided concertina.
The range of pitch is ideal for playing traditional Irish dance tunes, and the app should be easily playable by both real English Concertina and accordion players.
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Size: 5.2MB
Version: 1.0
Developed By: Tradlessons.com
Application Permissions:
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- PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
Minimum Operating System: Android 4.0
Approximate Download Time: Less than 1 minute
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