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Recently, I picked up an iPad 2 on it's US release day even though I'm up in Canada. Luckily a fellow Apple fan made the trek to Buffalo and got two. Speed is definitely better on these new models and
Recently, I picked up an iPad 2 on it's US release day even though I'm up in Canada. Luckily a fellow Apple fan made the trek to Buffalo and got two. Speed is definitely better on these new models and because of this, GarageBand for iPad has become a new addiction of mine.
Read on find out more about my experiences with GarageBand for iPad and all the ways I put it to the test as a real-time instrument and multi-track recording device.
In a Live Jam
I went to a jam night with only an M-Audio Axiom Pro and my iPad 2 with USB camera connection kit using GarageBand. The pianos were responsive and sat well in the mix. But the highlight had to be the B3 organs. At least 3 other keyboardists came up to check out the setup and were very impressed with the sound. Switching between piano, organ and synths was also fast.
My wish list... layers/split for piano/bass and piano/pad sounds etc., more effects, third party plugins and perhaps more sounds like strings. Heck Apple... just give us a version of MainStage on an iPad! The camera connection kit I used to connect the USB out of the Axiom Pro to the iPad works well but also presents its own set of problems. I found the adaptor pops out of the iPad too easily and it became frustrating to get the sounds playable again from the Axiom Pro without restarting the application or even having to restart the iPad. If you were also customizing your patches or now saving your song and adding a name to it, the connection had to be pulled so that the onscreen keyboard could pop up.
Back in the Studio
As for recording on the iPad 2 with GarageBand, I was finding myself smiling immensely. It's not perfect but considering what we're able to do for an app that's less then $5 on such a thin device just boggles my mind. You get soft synths, guitar amps, loops, sampler and 'smart' instruments.
Limitations include the lack of effects other then reverb and delay, the number of song sections you can add (10 total although you could forgo this by doing 'Automatic' mode which gives you an unlimited number of bars), no key or tempo changes within a song, and a big one of editing MIDI note/audio data after you've recorded. I also would have enjoyed being able to assign some knobs to filter cutoff, resonance, etc. on my Axiom Pro and record the filter sweeps but still... we're talking $5 and you can do more editing when you transfer the song to GB on a mac!
Get Looping
Just like Garage Band on the Mac, the iPad version has Apple Loops. Great for starting off although I find I can identify more and more of these loops in songs, TV, commercials, etc. The set of loops provided are also only a small set from what you may be used to on the Mac version and I hope we can eventually add more including our own loops. One thing that's annoying is when adding the loops is it will take up the whole section from the bar where you dropped it in right on to the end of the section. So instead of a 2 bar loop being only 2 bars, it will fill up a section that may be 8 bars.
Get Smarter
Apple says that the anyone can be a musician with it's Smart Instrument section which I always chuckle at. To a certain point I understand where they're going with this but eventually it helps to actually know some music theory, etc. A word of advice for the beginner musician... keep track of your chord changes and you'll have a much better sounding song with little chance of chord conflicts between instruments. But even for the knowledgable musician, inspiration can come from these instruments. I especially found the Smart Drums useful with it's 'roll the dice' section of random patterns.
Even piano patterns that you may not have thought of or perhaps you can't play guitar vey well but are able to use the autoplay which 'strums' or 'picks' notes for you.
Guitar Input
If you're a guitarist, GarageBand can be become a great practice tool especially with it's amps but you'll need to get an input device like IK Multimedia's iRig or Apogee's Jam to plug in your guitar. GB gives you a section of amps from Marshall to Orange and even pedal options too.
The sounds are not bad and should satisfy most guitarists needs especially for demoing material. In the future, I would love to see MIDI control of the pedals, etc. through the USB camera connection kit and custom presets.
Vocal Input
Vocalists can also get in on the action but, again, for best sound quality, you're going to need something like BLUE's new microphone, the 'Yeti Pro' which has a USB connector.
You can record your vocals and then change your voice with effects like 'Telephone', 'Bullhorn', 'Chipmunk', etc. Perhaps in version 2, Apple could also give us some more 'useful' presets for songwriters although the 'small room' and 'large room' aren't a bad start and have some basic compression for dynamic control.
What we have today is just the beginning and I can see updates coming down the pipe that will make GB more powerful. For some other great tips on using GarageBand on the iPad check out Rounik Sethi's article '5 Essential Workflow Tips for GarageBand for iPad'
Till next time... keep rocking!
More then ever, it has become easier to lay down your song ideas while on the move. With GarageBand for iPad, we are also closer then ever to having a full professional recording studio in a very thin
More then ever, it has become easier to lay down your song ideas while on the move. With GarageBand for iPad, we are also closer then ever to having a full professional recording studio in a very thin package. And at a price of $4.99, who can complain? For those who are just starting out, here's a first tutorial on recording guitar to get you and your iPad rocking.
Installation et équipement nécessaire
Tout d'abord, avant même de commencer l'application, vous devriez obtenir le matériel dont vous avez besoin pour vous permettre d'enregistrer votre guitare à votre iPhone. Il existe deux types d'entrée de base que vous devez considérer:
- Guitar Input for Electric Guitar and Bass (IK Multimedia iRig, Apogee Jam, AmpKit Link)
- Mic Input for acoustic guitar (IK Multimedia iRig Mic, Blue Yeti Pro -- requires Apple's Camera Connection Kit)
De gauche à droite: IRIG IK Multimedia, Blue Yeti Mic Kit d'Apple Caméra de connexion
Guitar Amp
Launch GarageBand for iPad and plug your guitar into the iRig. On the left of the screen is a ' 1/4' jack' button which lets you add a noise gate. Handy for those distorted tones. Next to it is the guitarist's best friend: the Tuner... no excuses for a flat g-string!
In the middle, you can select from different amp combinations and even save settings of your own. You can also swipe the amps to keep the same preset settings and try these settings on different amps.
À l'extrême droite est la 'pédale' section. Ici vous pouvez ajouter jusqu'à 4 pédales, modifier leur niveau d'effets et enlever les pédales. Pour revenir à la section ampli, appuyez sur le «Amp» icône sur la droite de l'écran. Une bonne chose Go pour iPad est que vous pouvez modifier les paramètres Ampère, après avoir enregistré votre partie et même créer vos propres presets pour des enregistrements futurs.
Audio Recorder
Si vous souhaitez enregistrer la guitare acoustique, vous pouvez utiliser l'IPAD microphone intégré, mais je recommanderais regardant Microphone Blue 'Yeti Pro' ou d'Apogee à venir 'Mic' pour ajouter un lustre professionnel pour vos enregistrements. Lorsque vous ouvrez Audio Recorder il vous donne un vu-mètre pour vérifier votre niveau d'entrée audio. Un noise gate est également disponible en tapant sur le '1 / 4' plug 'icône.
Une fois que vous enregistrez une prise, vous pouvez alors ajouter un traitement au son d'une sélection prédéfinie qui incluent les effets et les transformateurs voix. Les effets vous donnent aussi des curseurs pour la compression, reverb, chorus, etc selon l'effet que vous choisissez.
How To Use Garageband Ipad
Astuces d'enregistrement!
D'abord et avant tout ... PRATIQUE! Go sur l'iPad ne permet pas d'édition comme Go sur un Mac et vous ne recevez pas des fonctionnalités telles que Flex Time, plusieurs prises, de correction de hauteur, etc En outre, vous aurez à jouer des pièces au tempo de la chanson contrairement à ceux qui une chanson lente vers le bas, enregistrer leur partie, et l'accélérer après. Alors que certains regarder cela comme un inconvénient, je la regarde comme une croissance positive des compétences musicales et il donne finalement vous une meilleure compréhension de votre chanson. Après tout, de devenir un meilleur musicien est un processus long et la vie n'est pas un moyen vers une fin.
Après l'enregistrement d'une guitare électrique, vous avez beaucoup d'options pour affecter la tonalité que les amplis ont EQ et FX pédales pour compresser, etc Si vous souhaitez enregistrer des commentaires sur la guitare électrique, vous aurez besoin de connecter la sortie à vos haut-parleurs et d'accroître le volume principal. Mais ... soyez prudent que chaque ampli / guitare a ses propres caractéristiques de la rétroaction et certains sont tout simplement incontrôlables perçage des oreilles cris. Superposition de guitares a également le bruit habituel grand mais mange aussi des pistes pour la planification est cruciale.
Aussi, lors de la planification de vos pièces chanson, prendre en compte que GB pour iPad fait les choses en «sections» et que jusqu'à 10 sections. Même si cela peut ne pas sembler une grosse affaire, vous voulez trouver les parties / sections de votre chanson préalable. Par exemple, la chanson d'intro, verset 1, pré-refrain, couplet 2 avec guitare ajoutée, pré-refrain avec orgue, choeur, verset 3, avec moins d'instruments, un pont, intro, Chorus, Chorus 2, Fin, etc Vous pouvez mettre le «Sections» en mode 'Automatique' qui vous donne quelque quantité de barres que vous voulez savoir record intro et le verset 1 ensemble.
Lors de l'enregistrement d'une guitare acoustique ou de l'instrument, assurez-vous d'essayer différentes prises avec votre microphone USB ou micro iPad sur différents spots et des distances de la guitare. Placement de micro est très critique pour obtenir un son décent. Par exemple, en plaçant un gros micro à la rosace de la guitare pouvez ajouter des basses fréquences indésirables. Bien que les micro iPad J'ai trouvé ceci pour être le meilleur endroit.
En outre, il n'existe pas de bandes de fréquences EQ pour vous permettre de réparer les choses après l'enregistrement. Pour un meilleur tonus, pensez nouvelles chaînes ou plus de mal choisir. Si vous utilisez micro de l'IPAD, assurez-vous que votre chambre est aussi silencieux que possible, car il va ramasser tous les sons peu que le rapport signal sur bruit n'est pas grande.
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