ZooZMobile.com - A Musical Studio In Your Mobile

I recall reading once that whenever Andy Partridge was away from home and he had an idea for a song (which was often), he used to call his own answering machine and leave a message with the basic melody. What’s more, he was known for humming melodies to himself as he rushed home through Swindon in order to set them down as soon as he got there.

Times change and the technology evolves accordingly, and I bet Mr. Partridge has already gotten his hand on this latest offering, a tool for turning a mobile device into a music studio. For the rest of us, I will proceed to describe this nice free solution.

Basically, ZooZBeat is a gesture-based mobile studio which caters both for non-musicians that want to express themselves musically, and for professional musicians that desire to get ideas across in an easy manner. Rhythmic and melodic lines can be created by shakes, tilts and by pressing the keypads.

As it was already mentioned, ZooZBeat is free – that is, the Lite version. A paid incarnation is featured, and it includes voice recording and additional background beats and instrument sounds. For its part, a Pro version that will make for synchronized group play and song sharing is being developed right now.

“ZooZBeat is a gesture-based mobile musical studio, simple enough for non-musicians to immediately become musically expressive but rich enough for experienced musicians to push the envelope of mobile music creation. Start playing with just a click or select among background beats in a variety of styles.”

It enables both musicians and non-musicians to express themselves in a convenient manner.

When will the Pro version be released? How much will it cost?