I'm always messing around with GarageBand on my iPad, it's one of those apps that gets you coming back again and again. Today apple finally released an update makes it universally compatible across all iOS devices. This means that I can now jam out and come up with new song ideas on the fly.
GarageBand was originally an application for Mac only, sort of like a starter DAW for people that are new to recording. I was never really interested in GarageBand on the mac, to me it seemed very limited for the sort of music that I make. I know a few people that swear by it but then again most of them only use it for recording quick demos or acoustic tracks.
However, the iPad version got my attention. I'm not going to replace my trusty laptop as my main means of recording and sequencing. The iPad is great for sketching out ideas but it's a long way off from being able to take over from professional music making software. But here's the beauty of the iPad version; it gets ideas down and it does it fast. I can pick it up and in half an hour I have the basis of a new tune. If I come up with a cool idea while I'm using any of the other iPad synthesizer apps I can use the audio copy feature and paste it into the sequencer of GarageBand which allows me to arrange it and bring in some other elements using the built in instruments.
Now I can have all of his in my pocket on my iPhone. If I'm out of the house and I get a little inspiration I can just get out my iPhone and start jamming out in GarageBand. All that's missing from this update is iCloud support, I'd love to be able to start a tune with the iPhone and then add more to it later on when I pick up my iPad. Hopefully that will come up in a future update.
GarageBand is available from the AppStore now for just £2.99. If you already have GarageBand installed on your iPad then the update will be free and the app will work across all of your iOS devices.
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