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GarageBand app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 9392 ratings )
Music Lifestyle
Developer: Apple
Free
Current version: 2.3.8, last update: 3 years ago
First release : 10 Mar 2011
App size: 1.6 Gb

GarageBand turns your iPad and iPhone into a collection of Touch Instruments and a feature-packed recording studio — so you can make music anywhere you go. And with Live Loops, it makes it easy for anyone to have fun creating music like a DJ. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play keyboards and guitars, and create beats that make you sound like a pro — even if you’ve never played a note before. Plug in a guitar or bass and play through classic amps and stompbox effects. Use a Touch Instrument, microphone or guitar to instantly record a performance, with support for up to 32 tracks. Use the Sound Library to download additional free instruments, loops and sound packs created by some of the biggest producers in the world. And then share your song with friends and family.

Live Loops. Make music like a DJ
• Use Multi-Touch to tap and trigger a Live Loop cell or group of cells
• Get started with templates or build your own grid from scratch with Apple Loops
• Create custom loops by recording directly into a cell using any Touch Instrument
• Use Remix FX to perform DJ-style effects
• Tap record to capture your performance

Play your iPad and iPhone like a musical instrument
• Play a variety of musical instruments on the innovative Multi-Touch keyboard
• Play and record using the Alchemy Touch Instrument
• Build grooves inspired by classic electronic drum machines with the Beat Sequencer
• Download free instruments, loops and sound packs for GarageBand with the Sound Library
• Capture any sound and apply studio-class effects
• Recreate legendary guitar or bass rigs using virtual amps and stompboxes
• Record performances from third-party music apps directly into GarageBand using Audio Unit Extensions*

Drummer
• Add virtual session drummers to your song who take direction and play realistic grooves
• Choose from acoustic and electronic drummers and percussionists**
• Each character provides their own sound and the ability to create over a million realistic grooves and fills

Sound like a virtuoso with Smart Instruments
• Play an entire string orchestra using Smart Strings
• Perform with Chord Strips and autoplay using any keyboard instrument
• Groove with a variety of Smart Basses using upright, electric and synth sounds
• Strum chords or trigger autoplay patterns on an acoustic and electric Smart Guitar

Create a song anywhere you go
• Record, arrange and mix your song with up to 32 tracks using Touch Instruments, audio recordings and loops***
• Record multiple times over any song section and choose your favourite using Multi-Take Recording
• Use professional mixing effects, including Visual EQ, Bitcrusher and Overdrive
• Recording, mixing and exporting a song can be done at 24-bit audio resolution
• Trim and place musical regions exactly where you want them to play
• Automate the volume and record the movement of controls on Touch Instruments
• Add comments or lyric ideas to your song with an integrated notepad

Share your songs
• Keep your songs up to date across all devices using iCloud Drive
• Create custom ringtones and alerts for your iPad or iPhone
• Share your songs using email or to social media sites like SoundCloud****
• Remotely add new tracks to your Logic Pro project from your iPhone or iPad via iCloud

* Requires compatible third-party Audio Unit Extensions apps from the App Store.
** Requires free download from GarageBand Sound Library.
*** Multitrack recording requires a compatible third-party audio interface.
**** Sharing to some social media sites may require apps like iMovie, Clips or other third-party apps

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This is great app I like that it has a lot of different instruments/sounds to choose from and the live loops are awesome. It would be nice to have the option to be able to play in different tunings and add a banjo and ukulele for different sounds. And maybe a track lable option like Chorus, verse etc... Feature updates? Other than that I like this app and its easy to use. Thanks!
Lets get a little extra. How about some latin music instruments & loops. -merengue- I suggest that yall include percussive instruments such as la guira, la tambora. This could go along with the smart drum section *ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS * - I suggest that yall include a few more instruments on the keyboard. A saxophone PREFERABLY. -maybe some saxophone loops. Something Jazzy like Saxophone loops. -same way we could set up the tempo, we should have the opportunity to set up time signatures rather than choosing the optional time signatures (4/4 3/4 6/8) Thank you for reading! Up coming musician over here ?
I love the app, but trying to contact Apple with some input is crazy, so hope they ready this. When using a third party sound app like Amplitude, the recorded track can be heard fine in the headphones, but from the phone speaker it is very quiet, even when turning the volume up all the way on the track. Its the same way when you post it to SoundCloud, YouTube, etc, track is gone unless you listen with headphones.
I love messing around with GarageBand and trying (to no avail) to recreate some of my favorites. I know how to play just about every instrument in the app for real and I just had some suggestions...my biggest one is the guitar, Id like to be able to move up and down the neck because my favorite soloing area lies on the twelfth fret and up. Also I might be the only one with this issue but sometimes it feels like when Im recording the drumming it doesnt sound at all the same on the recording as it does when I play it...all in all I love this app and totally recommend it to musicians!
This app is great but needs more loops and better hip hop r&b sounds , kits etc including reggae . And some snaps like for the dirty south
Crashes every time I try to export something!!! I have iphone 6!! Why isnt it exporting!!!!!!!

Some bad moments

it wont let me download the app, despite my IOS being higher than 10.3. Help??
I cant make a ringtone anymore because there is only one tab which is active loops. Can anyone help me?
I go in to every single instument and there is no loops or tracks or instruments ??? Am I missing something???
I use to make ringtones now it says song can go transfer and now I cant make custom ring tones this app was good now its not ????????
Update sucks.Sounds of live loops changed and the change was so bad because they sound echoey, while before the update they sounded clean and perfect.I really hope you do something about this.But overall GarageBand is a funtastic app and its a must-have.
So I heard you can easy make a ringtone with this app so Bought a song I liked and tried to download the app and I get a message saying "could not be downloaded at this time" why is this happening I just want a nice ringtone

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