GarageBand on iPhone

By Alexandra Moldovan, 23 October, 2022

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iOS and iPadOS

Hello,

Despite being familiar with GarageBand on MacOS, I'd like to know more about how to use GarageBand on iOS, because I found it very confusing. I'm interested in the following:
- Is it 100% accessible? (Does automation work for us?)
- How can I navigate the menus? I found that the layout is totally different from that of the Mac app.
- Is it possible to use a bluetooth keyboard to ease the process of working in the app?
- Does the app support the same keyboard shortcuts as the Mac app?
- Is there a guide related to using GarageBand on iPhone?
Thank you in advance,
Alexandra

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By Lily Rose on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 10:21

I couldn't find one for iPhone (I believe GarageBand is meant for the iPad) it should work sorta the same if you get it on your phone:
https://support.apple.com/guide/garageband-ipad/welcome/ipados
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I have used GarageBand a few times, then I deleted it as it mysteriously took up about 2GB of my storage. Then it was preinstalled on my new iPhone, and I tried it again, and it hadn't gotten much better I've read through the user guide the parts I want and still can't figure it out.
HTH and good luck!

By Alexandra Moldovan on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 10:21

Thank you. By saying I need a guide, I meant if there is a guide or some helpful hints written by the blind and visually impaired community regarding this app. I consulted the guide for Mac and it is thoroughly explained, but I could not find a similar guide for the iPhone app which, for me, is very confusing.

By Lily Rose on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 10:21

I just did a search for you on AppleVis and there's no GarageBand getting started guide. Sorry.

By Blind angel 444 on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 10:21

Iā€™m interested in learning more this app.

By Brian Giles on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 10:21

I've wanted a VO-focussed how to guide for GarageBand for a long time. It disappoints me when I see all these tutorials on YouTube on how to do everything in GarageBand on an iPad or iPhone, but it's hard to try to translate what they're showing into a VoiceOver equivalent workflow, especially when you're a noob to producing audio in the first place.

Seems like most blind people who do audio well and can explain it well live in the Windows world.