Apple has released an update to Garageband for iOS that adds 50 new instruments, allows you to record tracks that are 3 times longer and more.
Here’s what’s new in Version 2.3.9:
- New audio recordings can be quickly started from the Home screen by touching and holding the GarageBand app icon
- Maximum song length at default tempo has been increased from 23 to 72 minutes
- The ruler now offers an option to switch from musical bars and beats to minutes and seconds
- New downloadable “Keyboard Collection” sound pack includes over 150 keyboard loops and 50 instrument patches like pianos, organs, and electric pianos
It’s available now as a free update.
I’m always confused when they just say “Garageband” then you have to dig for IOS or Mac. They should have just called it Garagebandis for IOS.
Interested to see if and when the iOS and Mac versions will merge, once the new Macs are out.
I’m interested to see whether Logic will run on an iPad! (long live eMagic 🙂
The iPad Pro models are powerful enough to run Logic. I suspect the biggest barrier is the price of the software which would be more than just about any other iPad app.
I’d like to see Live on it. The clip launcher in Garageband is straight up the same idea, just not the real thing.
Might be useful to note that it requires iOS/iPadOS 14. It’s not yet clear that 14.1 ironed out enough kinks for music uses.
Editing in this app is such a hassle. After the release of the novel keyboard case I was hoping for a “full” logic or at least a strongly extended garageband…..:-(
How would other people now rank Garageband against alternative iOS DAWs? Interesting to know other’s opinions on this.
I think it largely depends on what you’re looking to do. Still no mix bus, still no editable automation outside of volume control. For knocking together a track as a demo, or if you’re not terribly worried about automation in what you’re writing, it’s hard to beat. It’s definitely come a long long way since its first release on iOS where it was really more just a toy. A few more features to put it on par with the Mac version would be very welcome.
Check yourself on my project done on Garageband and this was my first serious project.
https://youtu.be/asGl1Y-iz04
Normally, an iOS release of Garageband is quickly followed by a MacOS version, after which a version bump of Logic is released
I really hope the new instruments come to Mac GB, I’m always a fan of good sampled instrument collections, especially of less common instruments, I can only hope these come to logic as well
Inevitably they will. One of Garageband’s advantages is that you can export projects to the Mac version (or to Logic).