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iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:03:28 EST

@Haroon Malik & STRIDER_MT2K: I like to keep my comments short. I'm not being nearly as harsh as you might think, so give me a break. The members were out of time, and they need to work on it before claiming the title of 'iBand'. I stand by it being a good idea, but no deal. There's really no need to get defensive about it, k.

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

jaymac — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:30:30 EST

Besides the whole compsition, the guitar riff puts you in a trance.

jaymac

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

nightmajik — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:53:22 EST

Nice work! Man, everyone's a critic, aren't they? Making music from non-musical instruments is cool, regardless of perfect timing or not. Props to you guys.

nightmajik

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

nightsky — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:39:26 EST

MORE COWBELL!

Duh duh ching!

nightsky

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

Brickmaster — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:52:52 EST

Instead of using electroplankton on the DS, couldn't they just use the Jam Sessions game. From what I have seen, if you use it properly, it could be a good substitute for a guitar.

Brickmaster

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

Lupison — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:20:19 EST

I wonder if someday our children's children will have no idea what the original instruments that made these sounds look like.

Lupison

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

apelaw9 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:07:38 EST

they should use Warioware: Twisted!
Guitar, piano, violin, maracas, carrot grater, wet dog...

apelaw9

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

thechansen — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:55:43 EST

There is much better ways of using the DS to make music then electroplankton, but they all require some sort of computer/audio program to interface Midi with. I personally like the fake Monome program that I got on mine. One day I'll own a real Monome.

thechansen

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

ninjagin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:39:26 EST

Fascinating.

ninjagin

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

maxcalvino — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:31:55 EST

I like it

maxcalvino

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

gokusfanclub — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:42:03 EST

not that great. play zelda theme for max points.

gokusfanclub

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

MrBlahBlah — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:38:18 EST

i gve them props

MrBlahBlah

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

kaneshadow — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:35:36 EST

the iAno sounds like the iTouchscreen has lots of iLag that makes it iUnsuitable for playing the iAno in rhythm with other iNerds

I would love to see the same idea in the hands of more talented electronic musicians... ElectroPlankton has a much greater potential... and I could definitely see a DS with Jam Sessions being used for rhythm guitar

kaneshadow

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

rrrrrrright — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:25:38 EST

I give that an "I've seen better." Kind of like when people released music they'd played on their Game Boy. It was cool at first, cause it's on a non-instrument and it sounds all different, but then at the end you realize the music freaking sucks.

This sounds like some shitty emo instrumental song. I'm sorry I guess. I don't think it's cool cause it's being played on a freaking iPhone/DS. I guess I'm with C.

rrrrrrright

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

nintendude — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:59:37 EST

Keep the DS. I want that program. Even if it's just a third of the band and I don't have any iPhones.

nintendude

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

uberfu — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:47:19 EST

people with way too much free time_

uberfu

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

Reilaos~ — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:40:22 EST

The guy on the right sounded out of place and off rhythm, and while the piano and the DS... whatever it is, were together for most part, the guy on the right made it not seem so a large chunk of the time. The idea's awesome, though...

Reilaos~

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

strobefx — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:22:50 EST

The guy with electroplankton doesn't have too much work to do.

strobefx

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

pevans34 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:10:45 EST

thats very cool

they should definetly expand

pevans34

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

Inepsa — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:09:49 EST

I thought it was cool.

Inepsa

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

strider_mt2k — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:04:24 EST

What the hell is wrong with that?
That was clever and didn't sound bad at all!

C, you get a C- for being a shit.

strider_mt2k

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

radambomb — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:56:50 EST

funny awesome

radambomb

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

Haroon Malik — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:48:44 EST

@C: You suck.

Great work guys, keep the chart topping goodness coming!

Haroon Malik

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:32:43 EST

Great idea. Awful sound.
Anti-climax of the month.

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

bwilliams18 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:25:31 EST

thats awesome at my school you could probably do an orchestra size band with iphones and touches

bwilliams18

iBand Jams with iPhone and Nintendo DS, Lacks Ringo Starr

CaptainSquishy — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:15:46 EST

I wish I had that in my garage band days in high school.

CaptainSquishy