Chantlings

So much fuuuuuunnnnnn.

Looks great. Fun idea. Works like trash on my 5th gen iPad Air (yes, I’m using headphones.) Constantly have to restart to get its 2 functions to work. The save option is broken. The record option works half the time. When you can actually get it to export without throwing an error it cuts out your vocals even though they’re present during initial playback. Save your money and don’t get suckered in by the cute novelty.

My experience with Chantlings has not been without problems, such as after recording, all the buttons become unresponsive and I have to restart the app, but it deserves five starts because of what it does, it makes me sing out my feelings and that is amazing. What other app out there could make me enjoy making random sounds, but with those little cuties singing their hearts out, singing anything at all feels so fun and sweet and I just want to thank the developer for bringing this app into my life. When I am stuck or overwhelmed, I put on my headphones, and hide in a quiet room and sing out my sadness and loneliness and my emptiness starts to fill. This adorable little ensemble is always there for me to sing sweet nonsense and help me make sense of this confusing life.

If only there’s a visual guide on note height when controlling the little guys manually via touch, it would be perfect! Now I wish I can sing better :)

I probably sounded crazy singing along with these little dudes but I had fun! Love the art and it’s a nice solitary, meditative experience.