Garageband App Available for New iPad: Is this the future of music recording?

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March 2, 2011{ 14 Comments }

2011 03 02 garageband ipad 5 Garageband App Available for New iPad: Is this the future of music recording?Today, Apple announced a new, lighter, thinner, more versatile tablet called the iPad 2. Among the many exciting features and apps available for the new device is Garageband, which you can purchase for only $4.99!

Anyone remember those old clunky Fostex X-12s? Tascam 424s? Tascam 388s? Now you’ve got the digital equivalent of those recording machines, plus effects, but MUCH smaller and MUCH lighter and MUCH easier to use, PLUS it can be used to play video games, surf the internet, read a book, manage your calendars, take a picture, shoot video, and more.

For some musicians, the new iPad could be an all-in-one music promotion solution.

Are you one of them? Do you think this device points to the future of music recording? We’d love to hear your thoughts about if and how the iPad will change the music industry. Feel free to comment in the section below.

-Chris R. at CD Baby

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  • http://www.ericpazdziora.com Eric

    As soon as they come up with a Finale app….

  • http://www.Irishroots.com Mike O’Laughlin

    Is this a scaled down, modified version of Garage Band ? If so, whats the difference between it and full version…

    • Chris R. at CD Baby

      I actually don’t know for sure. I suspect that it is a full version, but you might want to check http://www.tuaw.com for details.

  • http://www.facebook.com/trancefury Trance Fury

    Chris,
    I think you hit the nail on the head. It’s great for carrying around for garage jam sessions or when an idea pops in your head. It probably will make the extremely creative musician even much more so but we have a long ways Yo go before it replaces the studio machines itself.

    -Matt “Trance” Fury |/_

  • http://www.sinem.net Sinem

    I can’t wait to record a full album like this!

    Sinem
    http://www.facebook.com/sinemsaniye

  • http://www.steeltropics.com/ Tom

    Not sure if it is the “future of recording” but an added useful tool for sure.

  • http://www.promoteyourmusic.net Music Promotion Chris

    I’m thinking that I might skill a laptop next time and just go for the Ipad.

    GB looks great on there and movie maker too.

  • http://martinblasick.com Martin Blasick

    I had one of those Tascam 388 8-tracks. It cost a lot more than 4.99 and did a whole lot less. It could record 8 tracks simultaneously, tho.

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/martinblasick3

    • Chris R. at CD Baby

      I love that machine. I bought one about 5 years ago for $300. Vintage! haha.

  • http://mmsounds.com/ Moyzie

    There is no doubt these machines are changing the way we do things and not just in the music industry. But what they won’t change is the things we do. I have been using VST’s for a number of years now and have gained access to instruments and sounds never before possible on a small budget. I purchased a disk from eBay with 28,000 different VST’s I will never be able to try them all, if they keep throwing technology at the monkey then the monkey may just go back to banging the drum.

  • http://www.musicbusiness4newartists.com Octavio

    I love Garage band myself. As a songwriter this is great and very easy recording software for me to record my demos.
    However, The only thing that Garage band is missing is “punch in and punch out recording features.”
    I don’t know why they haven’t added this feature to this great software– this would make it complete like Pro tool and other recording software’s.

    Are they ever considering in adding better punch in and punch in recording features to garage band?

    I would love to know!
    Thanks

  • http://youtu.be/PpWq4f8L5U0 Frisco School of Music

    Check the iBand:
    http://youtu.be/PpWq4f8L5U0
    The Frisco School of Music presents “iBand”. This is an advanced class taught by Gabriel Batista with all of the instruments being iPad Apps. All of the students are taking music lessons at the school and were able transfer those skills to the various iPad applications.

    The video is a compilation of the three performances they gave for the Star Power concerts at the school. They chose three Beatles tunes as a tribute to Apple (computers and records), ‘All My Lovin” and a “Hey Jude-Come Together” medley.

    The iBand performers are: Allison Ponthier, 15, Lowery Freshman Center, Vocalive; Cal Simpson, 13, Evans Middle School, Guitar-Garage Band; Colin Climie, 15, Clark Middle School, iJ Bass HD; Idrissa Ndiaye, 15, Jasper High School, Piano-Garage Band; Montana Brock, 13, McKinney Christian Academy, Drums-Garage Band; and Gabriel Batista, Instructor, Pocket Organ.

    The Frisco School of Music teaches exceptional private and group music lessons for all ages and levels on all instruments, plus Rock School Band, Jazz School Band and summer camps. The School is located on Preston Road at Main Street.

    Check it out at http://www.FriscoSchoolofMusic.com or call 214.436.4058

  • http://members.cdbaby.com CD Baby Admin

    Anyone out there recorded a masterpiece on it yet?

  • http://members.cdbaby.com/ CD Baby

    Nice. I used Garageband last week to make some quick demos for an upcoming recording project, and your Garageband recording sounds way way way way way better than mine. Granted, I pressed record and tracked acoustic demos for 12 songs in about 90 minutes,… but still, I sound like I’m performing under an overpass.