Submitted by Chris Gilland on and last modified on 17 January, 2014
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Description of App:
GarageBand ’11 turns the Mac into a complete recording studio and offers fun new features that help you create even better sounding songs. Use Flex Time to quickly fix timing mistakes and Groove Matching to make multiple instruments play together seamlessly. Or plug in an electric guitar and play through realistic, inspiring new guitar amps and stompbox effects. GarageBand ’11 also has 22 new Learn to Play lessons in the most popular musical genres, and a exciting new feature called “How Did I Play?” that lets you practice along with any lesson while receiving real-time feedback – showing you where you made mistakes and tracking your improvement over time.
Flex Time
- Quickly change the timing of your audio recordings
- Fix occasional timing mistakes or make creative changes to how a part was performed
- Innovative UI – just click and drag the waveform to change the timing
Groove Matching
- Align the timing and rhythm of all your tracks with a single click
- Select a Groove Track, GarageBand analyzes its rhythm and instantly matches all other tracks
More guitar amps and stompbox effects
- Seven new guitar amps for a total of 12
- Modeled after the most revered gear in the world – from clean sounds to heavy distortion
- Five new stompbox effects, for a total of 15
- Mix Amps with stompboxes and find thousands of ways to rock
New Basic Lessons for piano and guitar
- 22 new Basic Lessons for piano and guitar (40 in total)
- Full screen, interactive video lessons with an Apple instructor to guide you
- Synchronized notation with animated onscreen instrument
- Built-in glossary to reference tuning for your guitar, reading music, and more
- Artist Lessons show you how to play a hit song taught by the artist who made it famous*
- The GarageBand Lesson Store lets you browse, purchase and download Artist Lessons*
“How Did I Play?”
- Play along with any GarageBand Lesson and get feedback on how accurately you’ve played
- Progress bar provides overview of your performance, and you can track progress over time
- Two-page notation to play along with sheet music or review your mistakes
- Chord Trainer to teach you how to play the most common chords, with real-time feedback
* GarageBand Artist Lessons are sold separately and are available directly through the GarageBand Lesson Store in select countries.
GarageBand Learn to Play requires an Intel-based Mac with a dual-core processor or better.
24-bit recording in GarageBand requires a Mac OS X-compatible audio interface with support for 24-bit audio. Some features and third-party services require Internet access and/or MobileMe; additional fees and terms apply.
17 Comments
#1 Disappointments with Garageband
Submitted by iHabilitationMan on
#2 Some GarageBand help
Submitted by Walei on
#3 Garageband progress
Submitted by iHabilitationMan on
#4 To answer your question
Submitted by Danny on
#5 GarageBand accessibility
Submitted by Santiago on
#6 I guess i"m someone who can
Submitted by KE7ZUM on
#7 The flesh is willing but the
Submitted by Danny on
#8 Actually I want the note
Submitted by KE7ZUM on
#9 GB Shortcuts
Submitted by Walei on
#10 Good idea. I know ro for
Submitted by KE7ZUM on
#11 Garage Band Newbie with Question(s)?
Submitted by Ekaj on
#12 My experience with Garageband
Submitted by DJHey20 on
Hi Santiago.
From my experience with Garageband, it's worked really well most of the time when I work on new songs with VoiceOver. But I've also ran into some accessibility problems with it too, and can understand the frustration some people on here are experiencing. However, I'm thankful for what Apple has done so far to make their products accessible for the blind and visually impaired, especially since unlike the PC, nobody has to spend more money on a screen reader and install it. Lol.
#13 voiceOver in Garage Band
Submitted by Markus on
Hi all!
I have recently started using Garage Band to record and pre-mix a music production. this app is a gem! I would never have thought that VoiceOver users can create music so easily. Of course, there is a bit of work involved to find one's way around the interface; but with time, it works really well.
I am facing two tasks at the moment which I would like to do using VoiceOver; maybe one of the more advanced users will be able to help me.
• I would like to adjust the time period to fade out a song. There are many tutorials on the web how to do this, but they all use the mouse and drag dots around. Is there a way to fade in and out using VoiceOver?
• I have recorded a song where half a bar is missing in transition from the chorus to the following verse; i.e. the verse is not supposed to begin on the full bar but on the last syllable of the chorus lyrics. So the beat counts: 1-2-3-4-1-2-Verse.
Is there a way to cut out those two beats from the last bar of the chorus? When moving regions around, the drummer just plays a fill and then starts the normal beat on the full bar anyway.
I would be happy if somebody could point me in the right direction.
All the Best and Greetings from Ireland,
Markus
#14 Hello! Garageband newby, was
Submitted by Oliver Kennett on
Hello! Garageband newby, was wondering how to quantise?
Thanks in advance.
O
#15 Garageband is best music app
Submitted by Stephen0426 on
Garageband is best music app recommened for ios users. It is the best music composing app for ios users you can record audio of guitars.
#16 Entry should be updated
Submitted by Zachary on
GarageBand is free and has been for a while. The app entry should be updated to reflect this. Is there anyway that users can update the info?
#17 Editing music
Submitted by lamacchia87 on
Hello,
Nice write you! What you say the last GarageBand version about?
Do you too have difficulty to modify track's contain? At least, I find a lot "button" alabeled, so VoiceOver says only "Button". Where are the notes I'm played? How can I recognize that? And how can I correct or modify thatt? I'm talking about version for Mac.
Thanks a lot.
P.s.: Please, keep to write at Apple Accessibility Team for the news accessible release.