TouchBells app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 5984 ratings )
Music Entertainment
Developer: Thomas Braun
1.99 USD
Current version: 2.3.2, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 05 Jul 2010
App size: 62.66 Mb

TouchBells is an easy and fun to use carillon music instrument (Glockenspiel) for the Apple iPad. The instrument covers a range of 1 1/2 octaves (from C3 to F#4).

Classic Xylophone sounds, Vibraphone sounds and Tubular Bells sounds are available. With TouchBells, you can just freely play along or record and play back your songs.

You can also share the songs you recorded with other TouchBells users. By using the TouchBells teach mode,  you can learn how to play the songs other TouchBells users share with you. TouchBells is also great for kids early musical education.

TouchBells has several unique features:

- Xylophone or Vibraphone sounds.
- Adjustable Stereo effect.
- Its tunable, you can alter the instrument pitch.
- Song recording and song management.
- Share you songs with other TouchBells users by eMail.
- Export your songs for iTunes.
- Learn how to play using the Teach Mode.
- Play dynamically using TouchBells touch-sensitivity feature.
- Choose from four different bar captions (None, German-, American- and Solmisation-Style).

Furthermore, TouchBells includes 25 demo songs:

- Cradlesong (Wiegenlied)
- Frere Jacques
- Muss i denn, muss i denn zum Staedtele naus
- Silent Night
- My Bonny Is Over The Ocean
- Ode to Joy
- The moon as risen
- Rondo all Turka (Turkish March)
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- Matilda
- What shall we do with the trunken sailor?
- Kojo no Tsuki
- The Song of the Volga Boatmen
- La Cucaracha
- O Christmas Tree
- Jingle Bells
- Happy Birthday To You
- Schneewalzer
- Auld Lang Syne
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Für Elise
- Michael Row the Boat Ashore
- Shell Be Coming Round the Mountain
- Hänschen Klein
- Old Mac Donald

With the demo songs and the TouchBells Teach Mode, you can start directly with the learning how to play!