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Janko Roettgers Jun 26, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

With Android’s next L version, users finally get to be T-Pain

Android has been way too slow to process audio in real-time, crippling many karaoke and singing apps. That's about to change with the next major update.…

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Media, Mobile, Video
Janko Roettgers May 23, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Smule users record one billion songs, generate $12.6 M in revenue in 2012

iOS app maker Smule has been autotuning and auto-rapping the music app genre all the way to a sweet $12.6 milion in revenue.…

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Apple, Technology
Ryan Kim Jul 17, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Smule’s AutoRap app turns words into hip hop magic

Smule, the music app maker behind I am T-Pain, Songify, Glee and LaDiDa, is now venturing into rapping with the release of AutoRap. The app, launching on both iOS and Android, takes spoken words and turns into a polished rap with cool hooks and effects.…

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Technology
Ryan Kim Jun 19, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Ocarina 2 app teaches people to play songs for a price

Smule, whose Ocarina app turned the iPhone into a digital flute, is following up its Hall of Fame app with Ocarina 2, which is designed to teach people to play songs for a price. Users can prompted like Guitar Hero to press buttons that create music.…

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Technology
Ryan Kim May 15, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Music app maker Smule finally gives Android some love

Music app maker Smule has been one of the longest Android hold-outs, often citing the way Android devices handle audio as a reason it hasn't embraced the mobile platform. But the company is finally showing Android some love with the release of Songify.…

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Technology
Ryan Kim Dec 1, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Smule builds social music app empire by buying Khush

Smule, the successful iOS music app start-up behind Ocarina, Magic Piano and I am T-Pain, is buying fellow social music start-up Khush, of Songify fame, in a bid to take command of what it believes will be a fast-growing mobile musical expression market.…

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Technology
Tameka Kee Dec 16, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Smule Adds $8 Million Second Round From Shasta Ventures

Sell two of the top 10 iPhone apps for the entire year (iTunes link) and what do you get? $8 million. At least, that's what Smule (aka Sonic……

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Media
nicks Sep 4, 2009 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Smule and T-Pain Bring Auto-Tune to Your iPhone

What happens when a bunch of really smart and musically inclined PhDs who make iPhone apps team up with a popular hip-hop…

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Apple
Olly Farshi Apr 17, 2009 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

App Review: Leaf Trombone: World Stage — Like American Idol But With Leaves

[appreview] title=Leaf Trombone image=https://gigaom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1/2009/04/leaf_trombone_icon.png price=$0.99 url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=309080428&mt=8 rating=gold [/appreview] Learn to play the leaf trombone, perform your repertoire before a global audience, and…

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Apple
weldond Mar 18, 2009 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Five Developers React to iPhone 3.0

With all the big announcements from Apple’s (s aapl) iPhone briefing yesterday, the web has been abuzz with talk about the impact…

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Apple
nicks Feb 13, 2009 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Smule Raises a $3.9M Round of Funding

We here at TheAppleBlog have posted a fair bit about Smule and their iPhone/iPod touch applications. Their apps are a bit off…

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Apple
James Quintana Pearce Feb 12, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

iPhone Developer Smule Raises $3.9 Million First Round

Sonic Media's SonicMule (aka Smule), which develops applications for the iPhone, has raised $3.9 million in its first round of funding. The……

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Media
nicks Dec 30, 2008 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Zephyr: Throw Your Creativity to the Wind

As seems to be the trend with Smule’s iPhone applications, their point may not be immediately clear. With many App Store offerings,…

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Apple
Nick Santilli Nov 10, 2008 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Ocarina Turns the iPhone Into a Real Musical Instrument

There’s no shortage of applications from the App Store that allow iPhone users to let their inner musician come out and play.…

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Apple
Nick Santilli Nov 3, 2008 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Smule iPhone Apps: Just The Tip of The Iceberg

Had you noticed that Sonic Lighter (by Smule) was recently updated to be relevant to the pending presidential election? That’s right —…

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Apple
Nick Santilli Oct 24, 2008 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Exclusive: Sonic Vox From Smule – Unleash the Voices in Your iPhone

New this very day, Smule releases their latest audio based iPhone application, Sonic Vox. With Sonic Vox, simply slide your finger across…

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Apple
Omar McFarlane Oct 21, 2008 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sonic Boom Makes a Firecracker Out of Your iPhone

Smule — of Sonic Lighter fame — launched their second app over the weekend, Sonic Boom. As you can probably imagine, it…

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Apple

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