Apple Updates GarageBand for iOS with iPhone and iPod Touch Support

Tuesday November 1, 2011 10:17 am PDT by Eric Slivka

Apple today announced the launch of GarageBand for iPhone and iPod touch, making the previous iPad-only version a universal app.
“GarageBand on iPad has been a big hit and we think customers will love using it on their iPhone or iPod touch,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The innovative Multi-Touch interface combined with Smart Instruments makes it easy to create great sounding music, even if you’ve never studied music or played an instrument before.”
GarageBand [App Store] is available in the App Store for $4.99, with the new version 1.1 bringing iPhone and iPod touch support and several other enhancements.
What's New in Version 1.1

- Universal app designed for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
- Create custom chords for Smart Instruments
- Support for 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures
- Reset song key without transposing original recordings
- Transpose songs in semitones or full octaves
- Additional quantization options for recordings including, straight, triplet and swing
- New audio export quality settings for AAC and AIFF (Uncompressed)
- Arpeggiator available in Smart Keyboard
- Adjustable velocity settings for Touch Instruments
- Numerous enhancements, including automatic fade out and improved audio import options
The update is just going live now and should be rolling out to all markets at this time.



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generationxwing
105 months ago

iphone screen is too damn small for this... dammit apple... :mad::mad:


Yeah, they shouldn't have forced you to buy it! Seriously, those jerks!
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jpitcairn
105 months ago

Excellent! Now when can we get USB to instrument support? An iPad or iPhone would be ideal to plug into a MIDI piano.


CoreMIDI support was added in 4.2. You use the Camera Connection Kit to connect USB instruments and interfaces.
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citi
105 months ago

Okay so if I download Grageband for the iPhone4S and then buy an iPad will the same app work for both?


Key word - Universal

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iphone screen is too damn small for this... dammit apple...:mad::mad:


I'm really trying to understand why this bothers you so much. Apple didn't push it to your phone.
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kjs862
105 months ago
pretty cool, now only if i had some talent :rolleyes:
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jmpnop
105 months ago

Want this on my 3G!


Want this on my dumb phone:D
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Menopause
105 months ago
Aww soo beautiful :eek:
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TwoBytes
105 months ago
But where the hell is logic x!!!!!
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suniil
105 months ago
She learnt from one of the top schools in US. Most of her tracks has elements of classical music. egs. Bad Romance intro - Bach prelude, Born this Way live version - Toccata in D minor

on Topic: no signs of Garageband for iPhone in UK Store

Her gimmick sells and I don't care for it but she does play the piano and songwrite

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Cicatrix
105 months ago

Cant imagine too many people will use this.


Well, you can imagine me using it.:D
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NOV
105 months ago

+1

Add a piano roll for edits.
Add a real mixing board.
Add the ability to punch in/out--we don't ALL use built in instruments.

Then it'd be awesome.


I think it's already awesome (especially considering the absurd pricing) but these enhancements would make it perfect! Especially the ability to edit small mistakes would be wonderful.
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