Become a rock star
Make the next catchy tune and rise to the top of the charts with GarageBand, a free music creating tool available for Apple users.
GarageBand is only available for Apple users, with applications for Mac and iOS devices. Any customer of Apple can make fantastic music for free. Is there a better alternative? There are a variety. In GarageBand for Mac, drag the MIDI file you want to import from the Finder to a software instrument track or to the empty area below the existing tracks in the Tracks area. The MIDI file appears on one or more software instrument tracks. You can choose the software instrument used to play the MIDI file in the Library. GarageBand for Mac can also be called 'GarageBand 9', 'GarageBand 2', 'Garage Band'. The unique identifier for this program's bundle is com.apple.garageband. In GarageBand for Mac, drag the MIDI file you want to import from the Finder to a software instrument track or to the empty area below the existing tracks in the Tracks area. The MIDI file appears on one or more software instrument tracks. You can choose the software instrument used to play the MIDI file in. Use GarageBand on your iPhone or iPad to create a ringtone of your Logic Pro or GarageBand for Mac song. To create a ringtone on your Mac, prepare it on your Mac using GarageBand or Logic Pro, then share it to iCloud Drive so you can open it in GarageBand on your iPhone or iPad.
Fame and fortune awaits
Garageband Macbook Air Tutorial
Be creative with powerful synths. You've got over a hundred EDM, and Hip Hop sounds at your disposal.
Launch your fully equipped, free, music studio right from your Mac. With GarageBand, you get full control to make music the way you're comfortable with. Having a guitar lets you plug in and use any amp of your choosing, or choose an instrument from the extensive library available.
You choose your style and jam with the perfect drummer. Drummers are virtual session players that use the industry's top session drummers and recording engineers to bring you the beat your song needs. Every drummer has their own signature kit that will let you produce music with a variety of groovy combinations.
You can switch up your sound with the intuitive controls, letting you enable or disable individual pieces to create your beat, your way. You can also customize loops and add them for some extra inspiration on your tracks.
Each synth uses the Transform Pad Smart Control, letting you tweak and morph sounds till they fit your music perfectly.
With built-in lessons for instruments such as the piano and guitar, you have all the reason to start learning a new skill and make music that can sway hearts. With instant feedback you improve fast, letting you know what you need to do better, and when to do it.
Where can you run this program?
GarageBand is only available for Apple users, with applications for Mac and iOS devices. Any customer of Apple can make fantastic music for free.
Is there a better alternative?
There are a variety of music creators, such as Magix Music Maker, but not all creation studios allow you to plug in an instrument and play. An alternative for Windows users is Ableton.
Our take
GarageBand is a great and powerful music creator that won't cost money to start using. It may lack a few features, but you have a powerful tool at no cost.
Should you download it?
Yes, if you have an Apple device and want to play around with music, you should definitely get this program. It's useful as both a tutor and a music creator.
Highs
- Free to use
- Create music on your Mac or mobile device
- Export common filetypes
Lows
- Limited features
- Only available for Apple users
- Included soundpacks can be cheesy
GarageBandfor Mac
10.4.3
Stepping up from GarageBand to the professional features of Logic Pro is one of the smoothest transitions you'll ever make. For starters, you're greeted with a familiar interface. And your GarageBand projects from Mac, iPhone, or iPad open in Logic Pro exactly as you left them. When you're ready, turn on more advanced features. Here are just a few incredible tools and instruments you'll find in Logic Pro.
NewLive Loops
For spontaneous composition.
Live Loops is a dynamic way to create and arrange music in real time. Kick off your composition by adding loops, samples, or your recorded performances into a grid of cells. Trigger different cells to play with your ideas without worrying about a timeline or arrangement. Once you find combinations that work well together you can create song sections, then move everything into the Tracks area to continue production and finish your song.
More power to create.
Logic Pro expands your creative options with a vast range of professional tools to make and shape sounds — diverse and versatile synths, customizable real and electronic drum kits, an amazing collection of MIDI and audio effect plug-ins, and tons of additional loops.
Create and tweak sounds for Drummer or your beat tracks with over 300 additional drum kit pieces and sound-shaping Smart Controls.
Autotune Garageband Macbook
The most advanced sample-manipulating synthesizer plug-in on the market, with a 14GB sound library and powerfully intuitive Performance Controls.
High-end reverb lets you add space and depth to tracks by simulating a wide range of real and unnatural acoustic spaces.
Garageband Macbook Velocity
Make the next catchy tune and rise to the top of the charts with GarageBand, a free music creating tool available for Apple users.
GarageBand is only available for Apple users, with applications for Mac and iOS devices. Any customer of Apple can make fantastic music for free. Is there a better alternative? There are a variety. In GarageBand for Mac, drag the MIDI file you want to import from the Finder to a software instrument track or to the empty area below the existing tracks in the Tracks area. The MIDI file appears on one or more software instrument tracks. You can choose the software instrument used to play the MIDI file in the Library. GarageBand for Mac can also be called 'GarageBand 9', 'GarageBand 2', 'Garage Band'. The unique identifier for this program's bundle is com.apple.garageband. In GarageBand for Mac, drag the MIDI file you want to import from the Finder to a software instrument track or to the empty area below the existing tracks in the Tracks area. The MIDI file appears on one or more software instrument tracks. You can choose the software instrument used to play the MIDI file in. Use GarageBand on your iPhone or iPad to create a ringtone of your Logic Pro or GarageBand for Mac song. To create a ringtone on your Mac, prepare it on your Mac using GarageBand or Logic Pro, then share it to iCloud Drive so you can open it in GarageBand on your iPhone or iPad.
Fame and fortune awaits
Garageband Macbook Air Tutorial
Be creative with powerful synths. You've got over a hundred EDM, and Hip Hop sounds at your disposal.
Launch your fully equipped, free, music studio right from your Mac. With GarageBand, you get full control to make music the way you're comfortable with. Having a guitar lets you plug in and use any amp of your choosing, or choose an instrument from the extensive library available.
You choose your style and jam with the perfect drummer. Drummers are virtual session players that use the industry's top session drummers and recording engineers to bring you the beat your song needs. Every drummer has their own signature kit that will let you produce music with a variety of groovy combinations.
You can switch up your sound with the intuitive controls, letting you enable or disable individual pieces to create your beat, your way. You can also customize loops and add them for some extra inspiration on your tracks.
Each synth uses the Transform Pad Smart Control, letting you tweak and morph sounds till they fit your music perfectly.
With built-in lessons for instruments such as the piano and guitar, you have all the reason to start learning a new skill and make music that can sway hearts. With instant feedback you improve fast, letting you know what you need to do better, and when to do it.
Where can you run this program?
GarageBand is only available for Apple users, with applications for Mac and iOS devices. Any customer of Apple can make fantastic music for free.
Is there a better alternative?
There are a variety of music creators, such as Magix Music Maker, but not all creation studios allow you to plug in an instrument and play. An alternative for Windows users is Ableton.
Our take
GarageBand is a great and powerful music creator that won't cost money to start using. It may lack a few features, but you have a powerful tool at no cost.
Should you download it?
Yes, if you have an Apple device and want to play around with music, you should definitely get this program. It's useful as both a tutor and a music creator.
Highs
- Free to use
- Create music on your Mac or mobile device
- Export common filetypes
Lows
- Limited features
- Only available for Apple users
- Included soundpacks can be cheesy
GarageBandfor Mac
10.4.3
Stepping up from GarageBand to the professional features of Logic Pro is one of the smoothest transitions you'll ever make. For starters, you're greeted with a familiar interface. And your GarageBand projects from Mac, iPhone, or iPad open in Logic Pro exactly as you left them. When you're ready, turn on more advanced features. Here are just a few incredible tools and instruments you'll find in Logic Pro.
NewLive Loops
For spontaneous composition.
Live Loops is a dynamic way to create and arrange music in real time. Kick off your composition by adding loops, samples, or your recorded performances into a grid of cells. Trigger different cells to play with your ideas without worrying about a timeline or arrangement. Once you find combinations that work well together you can create song sections, then move everything into the Tracks area to continue production and finish your song.
More power to create.
Logic Pro expands your creative options with a vast range of professional tools to make and shape sounds — diverse and versatile synths, customizable real and electronic drum kits, an amazing collection of MIDI and audio effect plug-ins, and tons of additional loops.
Create and tweak sounds for Drummer or your beat tracks with over 300 additional drum kit pieces and sound-shaping Smart Controls.
Autotune Garageband Macbook
The most advanced sample-manipulating synthesizer plug-in on the market, with a 14GB sound library and powerfully intuitive Performance Controls.
High-end reverb lets you add space and depth to tracks by simulating a wide range of real and unnatural acoustic spaces.
Garageband Macbook Velocity
Perfect your performances.
Logic Pro gives you loads of features, including precise tools and take folders, to help fine-tune your performances and organize them into a complete song.
Quickly adjust the pitch of individual notes or come up with entirely new melodies.
Garageband Macbook Pro 2012
Hit Record and play as many times as you want to get your best performances. You can see and preview them all, and easily audition the best takes to assemble the perfect part.
Mix and master like the pros.
Logic Pro gives you the kind of mixing and mastering gear you'd find in a professional recording studio — from a first-class, automation-enabled mixing console to pristine-sounding EQ, limiter, and compression plug-ins.
Take control and easily navigate projects of any size — from your demo track to an orchestral film score multitrack. Automate mixes with precise graphic controls or use external hardware to record in real time.
Get up to speed. At your own speed.
When you're ready to enable the more sophisticated features in Logic Pro, turn on Advanced Tools. The flexibility of Logic Pro lets you experiment and progress at a pace you're comfortable with.
Logic Pro Ridiculously powerful. And seriously creative.
