Use Ipad As Drum Pad For Garageband

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Nov 30, 2017  The GarageBand Drummer is super-easy to use and capable of creating beautifully complex music. How to make a killer Drummer track in GarageBand for iPad. Jan 10, 2018  Use the Beat Sequencer in GarageBand for iOS In GarageBand for iOS 2.3, build grooves on your iPhone or iPad with an interface inspired by classic drum machines, then add the groove to your song. To get started using Beat Sequencer, either create a new song or open an existing one.

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The world is your stage. This is your instrument.

GarageBand for iOS makes it incredibly simple to play, record and share your music, no matter where you are. Tap into a wide range of instruments from around the world. And now with the Sound Library, you can choose and download more free instrument and loop packs when new sounds are released, to help you easily craft songs in your favourite styles — all from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Download GarageBand for iOS

PlayMake music. With or without an instrument.

The moment you launch GarageBand, you can start making music. Play stunningly realistic Touch Instruments, instantly build big beats, and create music like a DJ — all with just a few taps. The all-new Sound Library lets you explore and download sound packs tailored to help you build your tracks with just the right elements for the style you want.

Live Loops makes it fun and easy to create electronic music. Simply tap cells and columns in the grid to trigger musical loops, and then build your own original arrangements. You can even use Remix FX to add creative, DJ‑style transitions with Multi‑Touch gestures, or just by moving your iOS device.

If you can tap, you can play.

GarageBand comes with beautiful and highly expressive Touch Instruments that sound and respond just like the real thing. Play keyboards, guitars and bass, as well as sounds designed for EDM and Hip Hop. Smart Instruments make you sound like a pro — even if you’ve never played a note. And now you can explore the sounds of Asia with traditional Chinese and Japanese instruments, including the guzheng, the koto and an array of taiko drums.

Drum

GarageBand User Guide for iPad

You can add a virtual drummer to your song that plays realistic drum grooves. You can choose drummers from different genres, each with its own acoustic, electronic, or percussion drum kit. A GarageBand song can have up to two Drummer tracks.

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You can change the drummer’s playing style by choosing different presets, and adjust drum patterns using the Drummer controls—which include an XY pad for adjusting the drummer’s performance, and controls for choosing different performance variations and fill settings. You can also have the Drummer follow the rhythm of another track.

If your song contains multiple Drummer regions, the changes you make using the Drummer controls affect only the currently selected Drummer region.

Choose a drummer

  • Tap the drummer name, tap the style of drum kit you want to use (Acoustic, Electronic, or Percussion), then tap the drummer you want to play.

All Drummer regions in a track use the same drummer.

Choose a drummer preset

  • Tap the current drummer preset above the XY pad, scroll vertically through the preset list, then tap a preset.

    To hear the preset, tap the Play button in the control bar.

Adjust the loudness and complexity of the selected region

In the XY pad, do any of the following:

  • Make the region louder or softer: Drag the yellow puck up or down.

  • Make the region simpler or more complex: Drag the yellow puck left or right.

Mute or unmute a drum kit piece

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  • Mute a drum kit piece: Tap a yellow (unmuted) kit piece.

  • Unmute a drum kit piece: Tap a gray (muted) kit piece.

Choose a different pattern for a drum kit piece

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Each style of drum kit —acoustic, electronic, or percussion— has different groups of drum kit pieces. The slider to the right of each group controls the pattern for that particular group.

  • Tap a drum kit piece, then drag the slider for that piece left or right.

Change the swing value of the selected region

  • Tap the Swing button, then choose a swing value from the pop-up menu.

Adjust the amount of fills

  • Drag the Fills slider right to increase the number of fills, or drag it left to decrease the number of fills.

Have a Drummer region follow the rhythm of another track

You can have the kick and snare portions of an acoustic or electronic Drummer region follow the rhythmic groove of another track. Each Drummer region can follow a different track.

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  1. Select a Drummer region.

  2. Swipe the Follow switch right to turn it on.

  3. Tap the Follow Track pop-up menu that appears under Kick & Snare (Kick, Snare & Claps on electronic drum kits), then choose a track from the list.

Edit the selected Drummer region

  • Tap the selected region, then tap one of the editing commands.

For information about the region editing commands, see Edit regions in GarageBand for iPad.

Replace the selected Drummer region

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  1. Delete the selected Drummer region: Tap the Trash icon on the right side of the region.

    On an iPad Pro, double-tap the region, then tap Delete.

  2. Create a new Drummer region: Tap an empty part of a Drummer track, then tap Create.