Recording Acoustic Guitar On Garageband Ipad

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The best microphone for recording vocals and acoustic guitar is a large diaphragm condenser microphone with cardioid pickup pattern. This type of microphone will be able to capture the nuance of your live performance. To record the guitar and vocals on your computer you will also need an audio interface. Use the Audio Recorder in GarageBand for iPad Using the Audio Recorder, you can record your voice, an instrument, or any other sound using the microphone on your iPad, and play it back in GarageBand. You can also record sounds using an external microphone connected to your iPad. Setting up the iRig Acoustic Stage. When you record your acoustic guitar you need to set things up so that you have an instrument mic as close to the guitar's soundhole as possible. In some cases you might also want to just use the guitar's existing preamp with a direct TRS out, if your acoustic guitar comes with one. When you record, any pedal movements you make with Face Control are also recorded. Tap the guitar icon in the upper-left corner, then tap Retro Wah. Hold your iPad 10–20 inches (25–50 cm) away from your face, then tap the Face Control button. The first time you use Face Control, GarageBand asks for permission to access the camera on your iPad. How to Use Real Musical Instruments with GarageBand on Your iPad. GarageBand’s microphone option to record an acoustic instrument, such as a violin or a tuba, but the quality will never be. Setting up the iRig Acoustic Stage. When you record your acoustic guitar you need to set things up so that you have an instrument mic as close to the guitar's soundhole as possible. In some cases you might also want to just use the guitar's existing preamp with a direct TRS out, if your acoustic guitar.

GarageBand User Guide for iPad

Using the Guitar, you can play notes, chords, and strumming patterns. You can choose from acoustic or electric guitar sounds, and turn on stompbox effects to customize the sound.

Choose the sound of the Guitar

  • Tap the guitar icon in the upper-left corner, then tap the sound you want to play. You can also swipe left or right to change to the previous or next sound.

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Play chords

  1. Tap the Chords/Notes switch on the right to switch to Chords view.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Strum a chord: Swipe across the strings in one of the chord strips. You can also tap strings to play individual notes of a chord.

    • Play the full chord: Tap the top of a chord strip.

    • Mute the strings: Touch and hold the fretboard to the left or right of the chord strips as you play.

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You can add your own custom chords to play.

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Play a strumming pattern

  1. Turn the Autoplay knob to one of the numbered positions.

  2. Tap a chord strip. Tapping a different chord strip plays the same pattern with the notes of that chord, while tapping with two or three fingers plays variations of the pattern.

  3. Tap the chord strip again to stop the pattern playing.

Play individual notes

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  1. Tap the Chords/Notes switch on the right to switch to Notes view.

  2. Tap the strings on the fretboard to play notes. You can also bend strings vertically to bend the pitch of a note up.

  3. To play notes of a particular scale, tap the Scale button, then tap the scale you want to play.

    The fretboard changes to show note bars. Tap the bars to play the notes of the scale.

Turn stompbox effects on or off

When you choose an electric guitar sound, stompbox effects appear above the Guitar fretboard. You can turn on the effects to change the sound.

  • Tap the round On/Off button in the lower part of a stompbox. A red light indicates that the stompbox is on.

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Play the Retro Wah guitar with Face Control

If your iPad supports facial recognition, you can move the wah pedal on the Retro Wah guitar by moving your mouth while you play. When you record, any pedal movements you make with Face Control are also recorded.

  1. Tap the guitar icon in the upper-left corner, then tap Retro Wah.

  2. Hold your iPad 10–20 inches (25–50 cm) away from your face, then tap the Face Control button .

    The first time you use Face Control, GarageBand asks for permission to access the camera on your iPad.

  3. As you play, open and close your mouth to move the wah pedal up and down.

  4. To turn Face Control off, tap the Face Control button again.

Recording Acoustic Guitar On Garageband Ipad

Note: GarageBand uses ARKit face tracking features to translate your facial expressions into instrument effect controls. Your face information is processed on device, and only music is captured during your performance.