My “Pattaya Beach Pocket band” or "Beach Bum Band" has almost become a reality. I've now got myself a new acer Z5 android phone that I needed to setup a really cool musical instrument using an app called EerieSynth http://tactilemusicpad.surething.biz/2014/01/eeriesynth-coolest-android-app-ive-ever.html. It is almost everything I was hoping to create with some added stuff that I never even dreamed of. I also picked up some blue tooth speakers that enable me to wirelessly hook eeriesynth to a speaker system that can be heard within a small range of say 20 feet or so. I got two of these so that I can have at least one other person with an android phone that wants to add to the band sound. If I can't find anyone else to start I plan to play along with some music like the artist Moby music would be perfect. Most of it is slow and simple and not too loud as I need as I'm just a beginner at this new instrument. But it seems quite easy to play and think I will get much better over time with more practice. So in this article I will also add some links of other synths that I found that run on android that others can play along with us as a group. Each synth has different qualities and total different ways of human interface so it doesn't mater if you can play an instrument or not you can still add to the sound even if only with pre-edited midi format or mp3 sound tracks or just loop tracks or drum machine lick tracks in any format that your android can output over a blue-tooth link to our public speaker system. I later have plans to have each android send there audio stream to a central android or computer server that will be controlled by another human to balance the sound of each of the instruments and at some point cut some off and setup solo events on other instruments. And all this cool stuff will be just by things that most people can just pull out of there pockets. In the future when we want to setup a bigger event One or two people could just bring some bigger blue tooth speakers that I also saw at tookcom that cost about 3000 baht ($100USD) when we want to totally jam down and crank up a bigger beach party. These are still small enough to fit in a backpack and include rechargeable batteries that I'm told will play for like 20 hours or so. So tonight will be my first attempt to see how just the two small speakers work to start.
OK and now to start a list of what others should start to install and learn to play with on there android phones to find out what is best for how you want to play or Generate noise. the first group of apps that I will add to the list is drum sequencers and midi type synths that are the next most needed part of what we already have. The sequencers will allow someone to just sync a prerecorded or generated track to start into the complete group track or just be the first to start and others can be the ones that start adding there licks to the complete public sound at any time they feel ready. It's just an adlib jam session that you and others fill in at any point in time they want.
OK to start our android play list:
start with some percussion instruments
we need some bongo drums
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=digitalfish.bongos&hl=en
since I think simple is best a simple tambourine for one person should work
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.taosoftware.android.tambourine&hl=en
oh this one looks cool for shaker instruments
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.artanai.shakeinstruments&hl=en
tambla drum
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sgumus.darbuka_cal&hl=en
or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.rodrigokolb.tabla&hl=en
anther drum set that also records (if maybe we don't have a player)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.netigen.bestdupsteppercussion&hl=en
now for some synthesizers and sequencers:
first on the list and most favorite synth instruments is:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mattfeury.saucillator.android&hl=en
and another much like it that I like to play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bv.eeriefull&hl=en
another more complex (and not free) is costic a complete set of synths and midi sequencer set
it's a bit complicated so you might want to try a simpler instrument but this could also be a automated backup band
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.singlecellsoftware.caustic&hl=en
This one looks cool as it's a simple fm synth and simple sequencer in one
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.synprez.fm&hl=en
if you like the original DX7 keyboard sounds this one simulates is almost to a tee
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.levien.synthesizer&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gallantrealm.easysynth&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twobigears.circlesynth&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rene.synth&hl=en
we could use some string instruments
like some guitars
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.virtual.guitar&hl=en
and
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nullapp.guitar&hl=en
maybe a violin
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snowysapps.virtualViolin&hl=en
The list goes on and on I can't try them all I'm hoping some of you might want to give these and others not listed here a try and feedback how you think they might be in a live band environment. I hope this just gets you started in a search for a musical instrument that best fits what you like and your skill set and desires.
Also make sure to start to add some of your favorite mp3 tunes in your phone so we can get an idea of the type of music you like and would like to learn to play or just listen to when we are not playing. Remember any phone can become the master of one of the public Beach Bum Band blue-tooth speaker systems so we can all hear what mp3 music and instruments you have.
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