If you are looking for a way to enhance your lovely little device by adding your own personal touch wether it would be to the wallpaper, theme, transitions or something as basic and simple as the ringtone, there is one app that you should not miss, Sound Effects.

Created by Life Mobile, which came up with other great utility apps for the Android ecosystem, Sound Effects does not disappoint.

The app really does the job well and not only does it work neatly on the higher-end monster phones, but also on the entry level Androids. What personally appeals to me is the simplicity that has been integrated from the scratch. It is a no fuss utility solution and does its job so very well.

Users have the option to listen to the sound and also assign them as personal ringtones for contacts, alarm tones or just as a normal notification tone. The app houses more than 100 sound effects with a complete list on the Google Play download page. The user-interface of the app is very slick, with black as the dominant shade all over and yellow and white thrown in here and there.

Overall, the Sound Effects app is one killer deal for all people who just want a breather from the in-built device ringtones. Sound Effects features some very funny tones and some effects will sound much more crisp and clearer on the higher-end droids.

Related Links:
Sound Effects on Google Play

Got internet connection? Get any song you want, on any device(s) you have. Bounce and share songs in a single breath. That's what the Instinctiv Player SyncStream is promising.

As you'd expect with this or any other player, the Instinctiv Player SyncStream makes your entire music library available whenever you have an Internet connection. What's new is that you can grab almost any song of your whim, whether you are bouncing songs between devices or grabbing a song you heard blasting from a passing car.

The Instinctiv Player is boasting three cool features, SyneStreatm, Smart Playback and Identifm with which you can basically grab any song of another device (with Instinctiv SyncStream) and put it on your phone or computer immediately.

The SyncStreamtm feature uses something similar to a cloud-based content to deliver and play every song in your library on phone, laptop and desktop devices similtaneously.

The Smart Playback basically means that most of the features of iTunes and Genius are now free and available on your laptop or other music playing device. The app recognizes your musical taste and playbacks according to your mood. The Shuffle features works with this to figure out your mood by taking cues from what you do.

Ever heard a song blast out of car or in a shop and wanted it? Identifitm allows you to identify the songs you hear anywhere – on the radio, at the club or around town. Using Identifi, Instinctiv helps you build the ultimate library by enabling you to ID new music, download it on the spot and share with a friend.

Related Links:
Instinctiv Player Official Website
Instinctiv Player on Google Play
Instinctiv Player on Twitter

Physical media is almost a history nowadays as more and more people are giving the CD and DVD amiss and backing up everything on cloud storage. So if you want to join the crowds but iCloud is not your thing, try out Ubuntu One.

Developed by Ubuntu One, the quality of the app is guaranteed and so are the updates thanks to which the app works surprisingly good, without any hassles. Plus the entire sign-up and sign-in process is quick as 1-2-3.

Ubuntu One is a personal cloud storage account that gives user instant access to their digital life 24x7. All this while being seamlessly integrated and showing up with some crucial slew of cloud services, such as sync, sharing and streaming. Unlike other cloud storage options out there, where you need to wander around to locate files, this one comes with a very straightforward and to-the-point user-interface, remaining unified across all OS platforms.

To use Ubuntu One, all users need to have a Ubuntu One account. So, once signed up, you get access to a 5GB storage for free. Here, the user can store files, documents, photos, presentations... with ability to access them anytime, from anywhere. This really makes life easy for users with a ton of files, but with a space crunch issue.

Ubuntu One scores big on a particular front and that is the sharing of files with colleagues, friends, family and others. What really acts as the icing on the cake is the ability to modify the document by the recipient, making the collaboration with colleagues on a presentation quite easy. It also supports various platforms such as Windows, Ubuntu, Android and iOS. This truly makes this a very accessible app.

Ubuntu One also allows for seamless streaming of music, but that comes at an extra subscription cost of $3.99/month or $39.99/year. The music streaming service allows users to access their music files stored in the cloud right on their smartphone or a web connected device. This is not all, the music streaming service gives users access to an extra 20GB storage for storage of all files. People who are not very fond of music can just upgrade to extra storage, capped at $2.99 per 20GB storage.

Ubuntu One was initially launched in May 2009 to provide sustainable revenue for Ubuntu, the world’s most popular free operating system, which is commercially backed by Canonical. Overall, a great cloud storage services and works really great in every way. If you are space-crunched, then Ubuntu One could just become your new best-friend.

Related Links:
Official Ubuntu Website
Ubuntu One on Twitter
Ubuntu One on Facebook

You play with the radio frequency in your car and suddenly hear a song that makes you go "Oo La la", but have just no clue about the song. Well, here comes Shazam to the rescue. This piece of software helps in identifying a song by just listening to a part of it. Shazam is one of the most ideal music identifying apps over multiple platforms.

Developed by Shazam Entertainment Ltd., the quality is assured and so are the future updates to the app. Music buffs who just love hearing the songs on the radio and need to download in an easy way, should have Shazam installed on their devices.

The app works in a very simple way; users need to launch the app and record the song clip they seek information on. Shazam then sends the preview to its servers and based on the matching of acoustic fingerprints, the app sends the song and artist name in a jiffy. The new update also removes any restrictions on the number of song tagging, so users can Shazam to their hearts content.

So how does the magic work? Does Shazam really have a rabbit in the hat? Well, we can say that. The Shazam server has a database of over 8 million songs. So when the server is sent a request for identification, the track is broken into a simple numeric signature-attached with a code unique to each song in the database. Users will be shocked how accurate Shazam's fingerprinting process is.

The iOS app provides just more than song identification. Users with the data fetched can also buy the track from iTunes or look up for the related video, concert and artist clippings on Youtube. The whole integration is very neat and flows in a unified direction. Users can also share their favorite tracks via Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, new music can be easily discovered through Shazam friends and Shazam charts. The app scores big time, not only due to its functionality, but also because of the fact that it is available on a range of mobile platforms (download from the official website).

Overall, the app is great and users love it for the accuracy it lives upto. There are also two paid versions, namely, Shazam Encore and (Shazam)RED both retailing at $5.99, though in (Shazam)RED 20% of the price goes as proceeds towards HIV/AIDS programs in Africa. This is a must have app for every music-buff, who finds himself/herself at a confused state on hearing a track. A big thumbs-up and a highly recommended app.

Related Links:
Official Website
Shazam on Twitter
Shazam on Facebook

VEVO is a premium music service with over 7500 artists and a large library of videos, exclusive clips, top charts, top playlists and the work. There is also an original music programming feature within the app.

VEVO is a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media, while record label EMI licenses its content to VEVO without charging any ownership royalty fees. The videos of VEVO are channeled through the internet and the total advertising revenue is shared between Google and VEVO.

The VEVO mobile app is available on iOS and Android complete with a very slick user-interface and loads of features. VEVO punches in with a lot of features such as live streaming events, premiers, and a catalouge of over 45,000 videos at the moment. There is also Music Maps with a very interactive feel to it - users can enjoy the videos being watched within the neighborhood and around the world.

Social connectivity is very well integrated; you can now easily share videos through Facebook, Twitter and Email. Also, after the video, iOS users have the option to purchase the song from the iTunes Store, while Android users can purchase music from Amazon. Additional to watching VEVO channel videos, the app provides users with their favorite artists up to date concert dates, purchase of tickets to local shows, and current tours, with additional option for up-to-the-minute Twitter feeds from favorite artist.

The VEVO app allows user to view the entire history of all previously watched videos. The users can mark their calendar for notifications about video premiers, events and original music programming schedule.

The application is very slick, neat, and boasts of much better features than the normal webpage version. VEVO videos are available in high-quality and in Full HD 1080p, though the videos buffer in 3G, developers of the app suggest to use Wi-Fi networks for best quality viewing.

Note: Not all of the videos are available in all regions.

Related Links:
Vevo's Official Website
VEVO HD for iPad
VEVO for iPhone
VEVO for Android
VEVO on Wikipedia
VEVO on Facebook
VEVO Youtube Channel

How great it is to create your own music, jingle or tune on-the-fly without the need of a power-hungry PC or any software that will burn a hole in the pocket. Yes, SoundCloud is exactly the solution being spoken about here; the perfect solution for the creative artist on the go.

Developed by the SoundCloud team, this app is quality assured and integrates well with social-networking sites - making sharing, commenting and liking soundbites a breeze.

SouncCloud for iOS allows users to record, capture or share a soundtrack on the go. Yes, the app acts as a publishing tool, allowing you to distribute your music creations for free.

Like the website version itself, even the iOS app supports Waveform, allowing users to check and see the shape of their music sound. SoundCloud is also a gem as far as social-networking is concerned - so it just takes one tap and Voila! your creation is shared with millions via Facebook and Twitter. Moreover, users can like and comment on their own tracks, as well as on tracks complied by their Facebook friends on the network.

The SoundCloud for iOS has been updated to version 2.0.1 turning this app into a universal one. Alsongside this, there is additional functionality to post comments, record sounds and send it as a private message. The app also sports a more fluid streamlined tab feature, push notification support to notify about new followers and activities surrounding the tracks. The User-interface is a big plus point with a black and orange theme looking very appealing.

SoundCloud was established in Berlin, Germany in August, 2007 by Alex Ljung and artist Eric Wahlforss, with the main purpose to allow musicians to freely distribute their work on the Web, and while doing so, also be able to market themselves successfully. The biggest boon to musicians uploading work on SoundCloud, instead of MySpace is the availability of a special URL, that can be shared on any website for a more powerful reach, while MySpace allows for music hosting only on their site.

Overall, SoundCloud is great for independent musicians looking for a platform without much fuss and this app just takes things to an all new level with the mobility approach adopted. The SoundCloud app for iOS works on devices running iOS 4 and above only.

Related Links:
Developer Website
SoundCloud on Twitter
SoundCloud on Facebook
SoundCloud on Tumblr

Looking for a DJing software, but all you could find is either too complicated to use or hefty on the pocket? No worries, here is Mixxx; an open-source, free DJ software that punches everything from live performance to casual mixing in the house.

Mixxx really has the perfect combination of tools for a rookie entering the DJ scene. Hot cues, looping control, cross-faders, pitchers - you name it and its there in the user-friendly interface to get you started without breaking a sweat.

The software also loads folders, where you usually store music files. So if iTunes is your game, then Mixxx will instantly load up your entire iTunes library for easy and full-access.

Experienced mixers will also find it helpful to have the BPM estimation feature, as well as the way to detect the BPM. The software is simple to use, and since it's new updated version was released songs can be now dragged from the library and be placed in the cue with one move of the mouse. What the software desperately needs though is a real-time fullscreen mode, and not the windowed mode UI that gets quite annoying after extended time of use.

Users get a choice of different UI schemes to choose from according to their comfort levels. Overall, this DJ software is a good bet for the casual mixings and is very helpfull for picking up the basics of DJing; all without making you go through the trouble of buying a professional DJ turntable.

With ability for Live broadcast via Darkice and Icecast2, recording of mixes, live-editing, syncing and everything you expect from a DJ console, Mixxx is one the best bets for everyone looking for a DJing alternative software for free. Available on the Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms.

Related Links:
Mixxx Official Website
Mixxx on Wikipedia
Mixxx DJ tutorials on Facebook
Mixxx tutorials on Threadbox

Creevity is a program designed to track the album art of mp3 music files and acts as a helping hand in the organisation of a music library. All it takes is one click. Furthermore, ‘no matter to which folder you move your mp3 file, the saved cover will always be there for you’.

With its simple interface, this program can be accessed by everyone. All one has to do is select the programs file menu, add a desired folder and then pick from a list of suggestions.

Creevity not only allows you to add album covers to mp3s; it also enables a user to change, delete or add alternative images to an mp3 file. A user can update an image whenever they want. Furthermore, Creevity has extended compatibility. Covers will be shown in Windows, Mac, Windows Media Player, iTunes and many other players. This ensures that most people will be able to utilize this useful form of freeware.

In a similar way to Itunes, Creevity enables a user to rate their music. Like Itunes, this is through a star rating system. This function allows a user to prioritise their music and it organises all of their favourite music into a single category.

Overall, Creevity is designed to make life easier for the owners of messy mp3 collections. Personally, I believe that this program definitely achieves its aim. Put an end to the untidiness of an mp3 library and download this free program!

Related Links:
Creevity's Website
Creevity on Snapfiles.com

Becoming a DJ has now been made easier thanks to a variety of digital deejaying software in the market. Virtual DJ (Home Edition) is one of these much touted software. Now, you might have heard of Virtual DJ Pro and its hefty price tag but if you're still starting out, this home edition might be best. Besides, it's offered absolutely free.

Like the infamous software, this one has all the basic features you would need when you're still trying to familiarize yourself with the digital turntable setup. The program helps wannabe deejays or simple bedroom musicians to play and mess around with various digital samples. It is available for free for non-commercial purposes only so it's a bit restrictive when it comes to use. Nevertheless, beginners and those who are simply curious can give this a download.

Compared to old school setups, having a digital turntable station is so much easier. It's faster and way more cheaper than having an entire rig of gadgets and records. This one only offers the most basic of features. It's enough to help you set up mixes or create playlists. Once you are confident enough, you can pay the licensing fee to get all the other features that this software provides.

The moment you download the program, it instantly situates itself close to where you have easy access to your music collection. Some of the main features you can enjoy include volume and pitch control; one-click beat matching and synchronisation; automatic beat-matched and crossfading; automatic level matching; drag and drop beat matching; virtual scratch; CD to MP3 encoder and customizable skin, to name a few.

Although the game is a bit difficult to learn especially with just the mouse and keyboard, it's still quite interesting to use. Just don't expect it to be perfect. It has its kinks but it's all good.

Related Links:
Virtual DJ Official Website
Virtual DJ on CNET
Virtual on M2Review
Virtual DJ on DevilsWorkshop

Looking for a reliable and free MIDI synthesizer, recorder and composer? Take a look at Temper. Released by Angry Red Planet, this cool software has been praised by music enthusiasts as a simple tool to use for creating music.

Like most programs, Temper is offered as "unrestricted, unexpiring trialware." Of course, purchasing a license is required once it is used for commercial purposes.  Just because it's not the licensed version though doesn't mean it's a dud. In fact, plenty of the features  users normally get from the full version are available in the free version of the program. Users can add, layer, tweak music and so much more. Worth checking and trying out if you're a musician looking for a reliable music creation software.

If there's one thing Temper gets props for, it's the simple and easy-to-use interface the software provides. The program makes it easy to use for beginners or those who haven't tried out any music software before. First time users will have no trouble navigating their way through the screen. However, for those looking for more concrete instructions though, there's a full online manual available as well.

The program is packed with all the basic features expected in a MIDI program. Some of the ones listed on their site includes:

• sophisticated event routing and manipulation
• powerful MIDI editing environment
• interactive algorithmic composition tools
• decor
• perform time
• multiple takes per track
• simultaneous multi-track editing
• tool chaining
• unified MIDI controllers+VST automation
• multicore audio engine

It does host VST's, so you can easily add those. However, the software already contains a good number of onboard sounds so there's no need to add new ones right away. All the pattern editor, sequencer and config panel are easily located in the same window which makes it readily accessible. Another nice feature with the program is that it's possible to cut and paste in the pattern editor. This makes it so much faster to use.

Go ahead and give the software a download. See what beauty you can create with this one.

Related Links:
Temper Official Website
Temper on Magesy
Temper on Synthopia