After years of wondering, I finally made the switch from my old PC based setup. So, does Garageband iPad live up to the hype? Garageband iPad: The Positives No more file storage issues Purchasing the 32GB iPad forced me down the cloud storage road for the first time. This is a good thing as it […]
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YouTube has brought a new realm to music lessons. While it is easy to access and plentiful, it will never replace private lessons with an in-person teacher. Why? While social media does have an interactive aspect, leaving comments and questions on a YouTube video will not necessarily make it fully interactive. When I was growing
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The Top 5 Guitar apps for iPad. What’s the best way to get great guitar tone on your iPad? Here’s the top 5 apps reviewed and compared. Don’t forget to check out the detailed video reviews for each app…. The Top 5 Guitar Apps for iPad: #5 IK Multimedia AmpliTube + Expandability to focus on
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After using GarageBand for iPad for almost 2 years, here are the top 5 missing features I’ve noticed along the way, with workarounds. Is it still the best DAW experience out there? GarageBand for iPad missing feature #1. No Track Routing or Grouping. Track routing (or bussing) is a really useful feature, for example, to
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How the guitar, songwriting, and music production helped me through the COVID pandemic. Looking back, March 2020 was a crazy month. Leaving the office to work from home, the lockdown, and an end to gigs for the foreseeable future. But it was also a really productive time for me, a time of renewal. I’d got
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Review of the TC Helicon GO Guitar Interface. What is the TC Helicon GO Guitar? The TC Helicon GO Guitar is a portable interface for connecting your electric, electro-acoustic, or bass guitar to mobile devices. Or, in other words, it’s an Ik Multimedia iRig 2 clone for half the price! Why do you need the
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Following on from my initial Garageband for iPad Review, reflections on the completion of my first song produced solely in Garageband for iOS. First of all, here is the finished song: Overall, I’m really happy with it (let me know what you think). But, one song in, what’s Garageband iOS really like to work with?
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Detailed comparisons between the RODE Videomic ME and the internal iPad mic for vocals and acoustic guitar. The RODE Videomic ME is a directional microphone designed to replace the internal condenser mic on any TRRS (3.5mm jack/mic socket) equipped device, such as a mobile phone (in my case the Samsung Galaxy S9), or an iPad.
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For years I’ve stuck with the same home-recording setup of a PC running Ableton Live 8 and a BOSS BR-800. Is it time to switch to Apple’s Garageband for iPad? Bringing back the golden years of home recording. Back in the days before Garageband even existed, I used to work through most of my ideas
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