Summary: <p>In this podcast, Ken Downey gives us a demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/songbird/id538282055?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Songbird</a>, an iOS app that turns your iPhone into a wind instrument.</p> <p>The key features of Songbird include:</p> <ul> <li>Real instrument sounds</li> <li>Tap, slide, shake, tilt, blow</li> <li>Express music with your whole body</li> <li>Play in any key</li> <li>Richly satisfying breath response</li> <li>Will not feedback in noisy environments</li> <li>Plays with iPod/music apps in the background</li> <li>Learn songs and music easily with tabs</li> <li>Tabs scroll with backing tracks and speed control</li> <li>Tasteful reverb and delay settings</li> <li>Breath or Touch input</li> <li>Extra instruments from around the world available for free</li> </ul> <p>Although certainly not fully accessible, Ken shows how this app can still be used with VoiceOver.</p> <p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/songbird/id538282055?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Songbird is a US$4.99 download from the iTunes App Store</a></p>
