Free version of Leaf Trombone released

Smule has released a lite version of its popular Leaf Trombone virtual instrument. A synthesiser of sorts, you can try and crank out some famous songs yourself or rate the efforts of other players from around the world.

Although the actual playing of the instrument takes a little getting used to, it’s a far better app to have on your phone than the scores of other frivolous throwaway applications available on the App Store.

If you’d rather stay away from the embarrassment of pursing your lips against the iPhone’s microphone, you can head over to the Observe mode. Here, you can see what other players from around the world are rocking out to- as well as seeing quite how much better at in than you they are. The full version of Leaf Trombone is available for 59p.