Tracks can be stretched, zoomed, and moved by using its responsive touch controls. You can organize and combine songs of up to 8 tracks, using interactive instruments, cycles, and sound files. The GUI is very simple and touch-friendly, and the addition of illustrated guides lets you get started right away. The editing segment helps you to create your music with minimal effort.
For example, Smart Drums uses a grid system to help you pick the right beats based on the type of music you want to make. Can you used GarageBand without instruments?Īnother feature of GarageBand instruments is that they are touch-responsive, which means that the note intensity varies based on how gentle or hard you strike keys, chords, drums. For example, the Smart Piano tool helps you to play complete chords. Smart Instruments - like piano, bass, guitar, and drums - allowing you to make music that sounds like it's played live or played by a professional.
The main draw of GarageBand is that even non-musicians can use the software to create audiophile-grade tunes. It contains a collection of interactive instruments, software for formatting, samples, and excerpts that could shape you into a creative powerhouse. Record several tracks using a guitar or MIDI tool, produce beats and construct drum loops, import various sounds, and filters, and upload your songs straight to iTunes- a lot could be done here.
You can then export via Garageband’s share options.In reality, it is full of features and tools that even famous musicians use to record performances. It’s as simple as that! From there you can record more sounds either within Garageband, or outside using Audiobus-compatible apps, until you’ve built your hit song. Your recording will now appear within Garageband, to toy with as you please! Once Garageband is open, tap the record button and it will automatically switch back to Minimoog. To do so, tap on the Garageband option at the top of screen. Once you’re happy with what you’re playing in Minimoog, you can record it in Garageband. There’s a small menu on the left of the screen in landscape mode than will let you switch between the three linked apps: Minimoog, Audiobus, and Garageband. The apps are now connected! Tap the Minimoog icon and it will open the app so you can start playing around. After it’s launched, you should end up back in Audiobus. Tap it and then you’ll probably have to tap to launch it too. Garageband should appear here as Apple’s stock app. Here, you’ll select the DAW you want to use to record the music you will be making in the first app.
Finally, tap the third plus box which will be our Output. This will prompt another row to appear where you can add more apps, but for now let’s keep it simple. This will bring up a menu with any Audiobus-compatible music makers you currently have installed on your device. For now, we’ll leave Effect alone to avoid over-complication. Here, you’ll see the main screen which gives you the option of adding an Input, Effect, and Output. This virtual replica of an iconic piece of kit can provide endless fun creating classic beeps.īut first, we have to load it into Audiobus – so fire that app up on your iPhone or iPad.
Then… Choose your weaponįor the purpose of this tutorial we’re going to use the free Minimoog Model D Synthesizer. Once you’ve got that down, there’s a whole world of experimentation waiting.įirst, make sure you have Audiobus and Garageband installed.
So we’re going to start simple, by showing you how to play music in one app while simultaneously recording what you play in Garageband. Finally, all your favorite music apps can play nice together. It then allows you to record anything you’ve processed through these multiple layers via a digital audio workstation (DAW) like Garageband. The best analogy is to see it as the set of cables you might use in an analog world to connect an array of doodads to a recorder or amp.Īudiobus allows you to layer virtual effects, pedals, synthesizers, compressors – you name it – all within the confines of your iPhone and iPad. Though it comes with a premium $10 pricetag, its service is vital for musicians. The question is: how do you get all these apps to effectively talk to each other? The answer is Audiobus. However, while this tool might have a great array of virtual instruments, there are a million other apps, from independent software to name brands like Korg or Roland, offering their own musical wares on Apple’s platforms.
Its free and easy-to-learn Garageband software across all its major platforms proves it. There’s no doubt Apple has a soft spot for musicians. Hi! Thanks for reading. This post looks better in our award-winning app, Tips & Tricks for iPhone.