# Music-Making Mobile Apps SoundBow Turns Your Phone Into an Instrument By Katherinev123 | Published 2012-07-14 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundbow References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2012/07/draw-on-smartphone-make-music.html) & [binaura.net](http://www.binaura.net/stc/wrx/soundbow/) When you're bored, sometimes all you need is a good phone app to keep you occupied, and SoundBow is one such app. SoundBow is an android app that will essentially transform your mobile into a [musical instrument](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/piano-widget). All you need are your fingers and a dash of creativity, and you'll be on your way to [making a song](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/everglow) that sounds like it's being played on a stringed instrument. The SoundBow app, available for free download on Google Play, was developed by Agoston Nagy. To create a sound or song, you just have to use your fingers to draw curves on the screen. Each curve is translated into a sound corresponding to a "string", so different curves and their arrangement on the screen will produce a different melody. As the app's website says, "Each time your ever-looping gesture hits a string, a sound is produced." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Music-making Mobile Apps:** The trend of creating apps that turn mobile phones into musical instruments is disrupting the music industry by giving people easy access to music creation. - **Interactive Gesture-controlled Apps:** The trend of gesture-controlled apps is disrupting the application industry by providing interactive mediums for users to engage with. - **Neural Music Generation:** The trend of neural music generation using machine learning algorithms is disrupting the music industry by providing unique and new ways to generate music. ### Who This Affects Most - **Music Technology:** The music technology industry can explore and invest in new technology that incorporates app development for easier music creation. - **Mobile App Development:** The mobile app development industry can create new music apps, or collaborate with music technology companies to develop more innovative apps for music creation. - **Music Education:** The music education industry can advocate for the use of these apps as teaching tools to make music education more fun and engaging for students. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AR-Fueled Musical Camera Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minibeats.md) - [Modular Music Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sound-blocks.md) - [Color-To-Sound Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gradient-synth.md) - [Smartphone-Based Musical Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artinoise-zefiro.md) - [Acoustic Guitar Bows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pickaso-guitar-bow.md) - [Android Synthesizer Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oscalate.md) - [Multifunctional Music Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chorda.md) - [Instrumental Music Creation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripple-1.md) - [Affordable Music-Making Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/easyplay-1s.md)