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Mr. Asim Rajput
GarageBand for iPad is an 8-track recorder, virtual synth, drum machine, virtual guitar, complete virtual amp modeler, competent virtual sampler, and a fun, loop-based song-making app all in. At $4.99, GarageBand could potentially replace at least a half dozen or more music apps, all the while integrating with its 8-track recording ability for songwriting on-the-go.
When Apple announced the new iPad three, it also announced major new content creation apps for the platform: iMovie and GarageBand. iMovie is an extension of the iPhone app that Apple introduced with the iPhone five in 2010, adapted to the iPad's larger touchscreen. But GarageBand is a new app that brings a slimmed down, slightly re-imagined version of Apple's entry-level audio recording application from the Mac to the iPad.
While it doesn't include all the features of the full desktop version of GarageBand, the iOS version is an array of music-making tools all translated to the iPad's touchscreen interface. While there's some interface issues and limitations that might frustrate more experienced musicians or recording pros, the breadth of GarageBand's music creation capabilities will certainly appeal to mobile music professionals as much as they might fascinate budding musicians, or even those with the inclination to explore and experiment.
Instruments, virtual and smart
of the largest impediments to beginning a band (in your parents' garage or otherwise) is obtaining instruments. Shoddy, cheap drum sets and guitars churned out of Chinese factories are obtainable from a variety of mass retailers, but even those will cost in the range of $100-$150. Add in costs like amps and tuners for guitars, stands and cymbals for drums, and mics and PAs for singers, and even the original $100 investment can quickly turn in to a few hundred dollars. On top of this, the instruments will take up space and must be lugged around to practice spaces or gigs.
When Apple announced the new iPad three, it also announced major new content creation apps for the platform: iMovie and GarageBand. iMovie is an extension of the iPhone app that Apple introduced with the iPhone five in 2010, adapted to the iPad's larger touchscreen. But GarageBand is a new app that brings a slimmed down, slightly re-imagined version of Apple's entry-level audio recording application from the Mac to the iPad.
While it doesn't include all the features of the full desktop version of GarageBand, the iOS version is an array of music-making tools all translated to the iPad's touchscreen interface. While there's some interface issues and limitations that might frustrate more experienced musicians or recording pros, the breadth of GarageBand's music creation capabilities will certainly appeal to mobile music professionals as much as they might fascinate budding musicians, or even those with the inclination to explore and experiment.
Instruments, virtual and smart
of the largest impediments to beginning a band (in your parents' garage or otherwise) is obtaining instruments. Shoddy, cheap drum sets and guitars churned out of Chinese factories are obtainable from a variety of mass retailers, but even those will cost in the range of $100-$150. Add in costs like amps and tuners for guitars, stands and cymbals for drums, and mics and PAs for singers, and even the original $100 investment can quickly turn in to a few hundred dollars. On top of this, the instruments will take up space and must be lugged around to practice spaces or gigs.
GarageBand offers a virtual Ford Econoline-full of gear that fits in to the confines of the slim iPad for a measly $5. This won't necessarily replace actual instruments, for serious musicians, but in the case of synths or drum machines, it definitely could.
There's virtual "regular" instruments: Keyboard & Drums. There's also "smart" instruments: Clever Guitar, Clever Bass, Clever Keyboard, & Clever Drums. Additionally, there is a simple virtual sampler, which aside from the sample recording & editing, works like the regular keyboard. A complete amp & effects modeler, called "Guitar Amp," & a simple audio recorder, chiefly intended for vocals, are lumped in the instruments list within the app, but we'll delve in to those in a later section.
We'll speak about the all virtual instruments first, since GarageBand prompts you to pick an tool as the first action when launching it for the first time or beginning a new song. We'll then speak about the recording features in-depth, including recording with Clever Instruments, mixing, song structure, & more. As they go along, you'll see that GarageBand for the iPad invites users to experiment with different instruments & explore song ideas in a very casual way, while still including attention to detail to make the app available & usable by more experienced songwriters.
There's virtual "regular" instruments: Keyboard & Drums. There's also "smart" instruments: Clever Guitar, Clever Bass, Clever Keyboard, & Clever Drums. Additionally, there is a simple virtual sampler, which aside from the sample recording & editing, works like the regular keyboard. A complete amp & effects modeler, called "Guitar Amp," & a simple audio recorder, chiefly intended for vocals, are lumped in the instruments list within the app, but we'll delve in to those in a later section.
We'll speak about the all virtual instruments first, since GarageBand prompts you to pick an tool as the first action when launching it for the first time or beginning a new song. We'll then speak about the recording features in-depth, including recording with Clever Instruments, mixing, song structure, & more. As they go along, you'll see that GarageBand for the iPad invites users to experiment with different instruments & explore song ideas in a very casual way, while still including attention to detail to make the app available & usable by more experienced songwriters.
KEYBOARD
The keyboard offers a choice of virtual piano, electric piano, organ, and clavinet, and a range of 72 virtual synthesizers. The piano offers sampled sounds, Grand and Classical Grand, with the Classical Grand sounding a bit more like it was sampled in a immense concert hall. The other instruments offer plenty of room for tweaking the sound by controls common to each device. For example, the organ has nine tone bars, a speed control for a virtual tone wheel (replete with a spinning animation), percussion and chorus rocker switches, and a six-way distortion knob.
The included digitally modeled synthesizers also boast an impressive array of sounds, from the theremin-like "Fifties Sci-Fi" to the dance-floor-inspired "Warp Lead." The presets are arranged in to bass, lead, pad, FX, & "classic" categories. Further knob tweaking can be done, though each synth only offers different adjustments which change depending on the preset. The "Classic Synth Bass" offers controls for cutoff, resonance, filter decay, & filter maintain, while the "Digital Wave" lets you tweak cutoff, glide, volume assault, & volume release. The combinations feasible between the 72 presets & virtual knob tweaking ought to satisfy all but the pickiest users.
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