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Long time user, but needs more and bugs need to be fixedFirst of all, I’d like to address a bug I’ve run into. Whenever I have a large number of tracks in a song, it’s common for the “Optimizing Performace” bar to come up. Sometimes, after it’s done, the track I was working on will be silent and I need to restart the app. Can we also please have a custom time signature option? When I’m making anything in another time signatures, it’s difficult to try to fit it into a 4/4, 3/4, or 6/8 grid. Also, can we please get more options when we are editing chords? I’d recommend a system where you choose the root, type of chord (like you have been doing), bass, and extensions (i.e. #9, #11, b13, etc.). We need more than 33 tracks as well. It would be nice to not have to merge recordings and have to commit to certain volume relationships with the merged recordings. Could we also get a parabolic automation option along with a loop for it? Also, it would be helpful if there could be a sample button on each synth option. Thank you so much. I stress the time signature point the most. I’ve been using this software for a long time and I love how user friendly the interface is. The fact that it’s free is difficult to comprehend. For real, thank you for all the hard work your team puts into it. (I’m loving the vintage drum machine and use them in almost every song, and the vision and verse drums have been amazing as well) We need individual brass instruments as well. Saxophone, trumpet trombone, etc. It'd be cool if we got some mutes too but that’s not necessary..BD29Version: 2.3.8

Love itI have everything I need to make music professionally, but I find myself using GarageBand iOS for most of the music I make. My best inspiration usually comes to me when I’m away from my studio, so it’s good to have something to get it down when I’m out, like writing down a note. I can transfer it all to the computer when I’m finished and touch it up there, but I like using the touchscreen over a mouse for editing. Many songs need very little work by the time I move them over. Studio software, like LXP and FL, have so many options, I find myself getting distracted looking for the perfect sounds for so long that I forget what I wanted to create. GarageBand iOS has a lot of instruments to choose from, but not enough to feel lost in. There are some things on my wishlist that I’d love to see in a future update: • If you want to make the length of your notes even, you have to do it individually. It would be nice if I could select all of the notes, or at least all of them on the same key, and snap them to the line at the same time. I can select all to change their length, but when they’re all different lengths, I’m still stuck selecting them individually. • More quality vocal tracks would help. Currently, there are some really odd choices. • A sidechain plug in would be ideal. • Automation needs a looping option instead of just copy and paste. • If you change the octave/semi octave of a note, it still sounds like the original octave when selecting the noteine editing. Thanks for the all the hard work!.Chrish62704Version: 2.3.16

Let’s Do It!This is a fabulous app that is an absolute Must for writers/arrangers who get stuck alone (not good) at airports, parking lots, Etc .. The sounds are absolutely fabulous! I could pick nits and say that on cannot press the drum-stick into the drumhead depressing just enough to tighten the next strike to a different semi-tone ... but I won’t. It is great for mapping out numerous tracks of a song in your head with symphonic strings or Japanese instruments (of which I had never heard) but which sound very Celtic. It is a candy store with invisible, one -way lids: they keep the candy clean but you can reach right through and grab whatever you need for the next part of your song! It is absolutely almost all of the “Jetson-type“ musical things about which I dreamt as a child. Everything for a complete rainy afternoon at my fingertips! If you can imagine it, most likely you can write it on this with the use of myriad tools. It’s learning curve is practically idiot proof – as attested to buy my ability to use it with such ease. Get this wonderful app and open up all the windows you can find As You Need and use them: choose a few at the beginning and find out how incredibly wonderful it is as you add on to your knowledge and your abilities. I am waiting to hear that someone has used this for an entire movie score ... it will not be long in coming – if it hasn’t already happened! Thank you for presenting this app to all of us to use it! It is almost God-given!.Roctor11Version: 2.3.10

Garage BandI’ve heard of this app before from teachers, friends, and family, and I decided that I would give it a shot! When I first downloaded the app, I wasn’t sure what it was going to be like, but now that I have it, I am highly impressed! This app is so cool in so many different ways! Let me tell you about this app! Garage Band has many different styles of music and different instruments. You can download different styles of music for free! This will give you access to more instruments, sounds, and more! My personal favorites were 8-bit Legends, Trak Girl, Soulection, Tom Misch, Oak Fedler, and Chinese Modern. When you choose one, you can play around with the sounds and instruments and pick which ones you would like to play in your song. When you hit the record button, you can click which sounds you want to play at that moment and the tune. You can get a little creative and play around with the tones, tempo and more! I am a dancer, and I liked having the opportunity to make some fun songs to dance to! All of your Garage Band Songs will be saved in files. Another good thing about this is that you can share your songs with other people through iMessage, email, Airdrop, Notability, Notes, Freeform, and more! This app is really cool and fun! You should give it a try and let your inner music maker shine! ☺️ Look for more reliable review at ⭐️five star reviews⭐️.⭐️fivestarreviews⭐️Version: 2.3.15

Garage bandGarageBand is an app that profoundly influenced not just my appreciation for music, but my creative process and approach to music production. When I first downloaded it, I had no idea how deeply it would affect my life. I used it on my iPhone to dabble with some loops and sounds, never imagining it would become a central tool in my music-making journey. Now, looking back, GarageBand didn’t just provide a platform for creating music—it opened up possibilities that once seemed inaccessible to me. One of the first things that struck me about GarageBand was its intuitive interface. I had dabbled with other Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) before, but they often left me feeling overwhelmed. GarageBand, however, made me feel comfortable from the start. Whether I was creating a beat or experimenting with virtual instruments, everything was right where I expected it to be. The design is simple yet powerful, allowing even beginners to feel like professionals. This accessibility was crucial in helping me build confidence in my abilities. At the time, I had a basic knowledge of music theory, but GarageBand encouraged me to push my limits. The app’s pre-recorded loops and virtual instruments were an instant way to create soundscapes without needing advanced skills. I found myself exploring genres I hadn’t previously considered, from electronic to jazz..BestCobra1337Version: 2.3.14

Gratitude plus a requestGarage band has been very very good to me! The idea that Apple has always shipped product with this DAW is a reminder that Steve Jobs truly was out to change the world. Just imagine it! Anybody using the OS or the iOS system has a digital audio workstation that is literally hundreds of times more powerful and sophisticated then the signal chained 4-track tape recorders that the Beatles used to record their most sophisticated masterpieces. Ponder that for a while… I mean seriously? So George Martin truly was the fifth Beatle. And I’m not only grateful for having the software pre-installed for free, but a number of years ago Apple began to realign garage band so that it would work with Logic. And there’s only one thing that garage band does not do that I wish Apple would change. And that is we do not have the ability to set up a bus to do sub mixes. A sub mix is, for example, let’s say you have four harmony singers on 4 tracks. A bus would allow you to connect those four channels together and by moving one volume control, for example, you could lower or raise the volume of all four voices at once. Now I realize from a marketing point of view that Apple doesn’t wanna make garage band so sophisticated that there then is no reason for consumers to upgrade and purchase Logic, I got this one relatively small change in the features of garage band would be a wonderful thing. So Apple are you listening? Hey Pete Townsend of The Who said it best, “on my magic bus”..GuitarUniverseVersion: 2.3.11

Almost PerfectAllow me to start by saying that I’ve been using GarageBand for 3+ years and it is beyond comparison. Out of hundreds of apps on the App Store, it is by far the most user friendly I have ever been able to use. As somebody who was teaching themselves how to write music, the interface is almost always very helpful and easy to understand, even if you aren’t very knowledgeable of music in the classical sense. Although not everything about it is completely obvious, it is absolutely worth it to spend time playing around with and discovering new tricks and settings, that aid or streamline the music writing process. That being said, if there is anything about GarageBand that I don’t like, it is the sustain pedal glitch. It’s the only thing I would consider to be a flaw that truly compromises the effectiveness of the app. When adding/deleting/edited the lengths of sustains on music (particularly piano, as that is what I work with most often), I’ve frequently ran into a myriad of recurring issues; sometimes a sustain will still play even after it’s been deleted, or after shortening a sustain pedal it will still play at its original length. All in all, however much I dislike the issues with the usage of the sustain pedal feature, any grievance I have with that is dwarfed by my admiration of this app and my appreciation of the undoubtably talented people who put energy into making music so easy..RhsjshwhdydVersion: 2.3.8

New set of Guitars, Basses, Violins, Drums, and etc.Now, I would like to say that the app is perfect. I’ve been working with it for 3 years now, going on 4. It has been my main platform that I use to make music. I am a music composer myself and sometimes whenever I want to make a new song, I kind of want a different tune and a different style of instruments. Now, I know that I could use the amp if I wanted a different tune on the guitar and bass as you already provide different kinds of amp effects in the music store inside the app. But what I would really want, and you don’t have to do it of course as it is your own app, but what I would really like to see in your next update, is that maybe you guys can work out a way to get many different instrument sets and packs such like new guitar packs for the guitar section, new basses packs for the bass section, new violins along with other orchestra instrument packs as well, new trumpets packs, new piano packs, new drum packs, and etc. Like maybe for the different packs you can kind of figure out a way to make them as a style and tune as many artists such as Metallica, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Slipknot, Pantera, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Slayer, Black Sabbath, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and etc. I personally think that would make your app beyond perfect than it already is. I just want to be able to work on new songs like for example if I want to make a metal song, then I wouldn’t have to always stick with the same tune as specifically the Rock Guitar in the Guitar section. Please read if you have a chance. Thank you for your time..TurboMa5sterVersion: 2.3.8

Please add Triplet grid and Odd time signaturesI use this app to pass the time when I’m bored and I gotta say… I don’t think another free app exists that is as good or robust as this one. The keyboard patches can get dry at times but the audio recorder function is top notch. There are tons of drum patches but the “acoustic” drum patches sound absolutely terrible unless you put some work into them. I guess that is pretty normal on professional DAWS on your computer but I use this app to pass the time and really don’t want to spend 15 min trying to get my drums to sound like drums. Another downside I see is that the 4/4 grid is the only grid truly fleshed out in the app. If you switch to 3/4 or 6/8 (the only other options that exist at the moment) the app starts to have issues. If you try to paint notes on the grid it doesn’t quite land where you press and the grid goes directly from quarter notes to 32nd notes. And there is no triplet grid for any time signature. You just have to move notes around to where you think they might fall. Also, I wish there were more options for the time signatures themselves. I think on the computer you can just type in any subdivision you want and it creates a grid for you. But, all-in-all a great free app if not the greatest of free apps for the musically curious types..ChinChinChanVersion: 2.3.11

NEEDS MORE INSTRUMENTS!!!! LIKE, NOW!!!!The app is great, except I have ideas. The first one: Add a steelpan option. Steelpan is a percussion instrument that plays like a xylophone, except made out of an oil barrel. It came from Trinidad, during World War II, when U.S. Navy ships needed to fuel up in Trinidad, and the people used the bottoms of the oil barrels to make instruments. It sounds slightly tropical (sarcasm it sounds extremely tropical, and is played with mallets with rubber tips and a hollow body. There are different sizes. The first in the tenor pan, with only one pan, and notes ranging from C4 to E6. The second and third are the double tenor and double seconds with two pans, and slightly lower than the tenor. The fourth and fifth are the triple guitars and triple cellos, with notes from B2 (lowest) (I forget the highest, I’ll check). The sixth and seventh are the tenor bass, with four pans, and the six bass with (it’s in the name) six pans. There is also a twelve bass. It sounds SO GOOD. Second: On the piano, the notes are an octave too high. There are times when I think I’m playing A3, when I’m actually playing A2, and when I think I’m playing D4 when I’m actually playing D3 on this piano. Third: Add the ability to see what notes you’re playing on the piano. I hate having to go from C of whatever octave I’m on to find out the rest of the notes..TheUnforgiving2011Version: 2.3.17

I HAVE IDEAS!!😆💕😆I love this app! I use it like…all the time! I record songs on it, I write songs on it, and it’s fun to play around with! I love it!! Never get rid of this app! I have some pretty cool ideas for this app. First, can you please add retro loops? I am a huge fan of 50’s Rock n’ Roll! I love Elvis, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and his Comets, all that stuff! I just wished there was that Rock N’ Roll Elvis feel type loops, so please add those! That would be so cool to have a retro rock n’ roll 50s guitar or something. I noticed whenever I click on rock, it’s not that 50s Rock n’ Roll sound I enjoy, so please add that! Also, add some more jazz loops. I also love jazz! I know you have loops for jazz, but it’s not that swing jazz sound I enjoy. Add some loops that are more like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Doris Day. I would enjoy to see more loops like those! I noticed that you have those artist pack things. I know Elvis isn’t a songwriter, but that would be so cool to have a whole pack on Elvis! I’m a huge fan of Elvis, and I think it would be cool to have a pack like that!😁 Finally, I think you can add a new microphone that makes your voice crackle and sound old like in the 40’s or 20’s! I think it would be so cool to have an old sound to your recordings!! That’s something I’ve wanted for a while now, and I would love it if that could happen. Please add these features! In general, more retro swing jazz, 50’s doo wop and Rock n’ Roll, and a cracking record type microphone. Please add more these! I really think users will enjoy some retro stuff like I would!!😋.CyndipiggieuptightVersion: 2.3.11

Apple PLEASE read!Hello my name is Caleb. I’ve been using garage band for many years now and I’ve always loved it from the start however there is a problem that I’ve run into recently that I hope you can fix. It’s a strange problem actually but garage band still deserves 5 stars anyway. So when I started using garage band there wasn’t as much content as there is now, less then a third probably. I was easily inspired to make music and could make neat catchy tunes every other day but now it’s harder to do that because there’s SO MUCH content it’s overwhelming because besides the five main things (guitar, vocals, drums, strings, and piano) there so many sounds like synths, bass, leads and such that I never know where to begin and I lose all interest in my creation, but I think that if you put a “sample” button on each sound so that we can hear just a single note at middle C or -1C for bass that would instantly get rid of the problem. Most of the time I know what sound I want but I can’t find it and I have to select a sound, play my song, and see if it’s the right one which takes to long with there being hundreds of choices. There might be this sound sample feature already and I just don’t know how to use it but if not please consider adding it. It would help so much and I’m sure I’m not the only one who would thank you..Some body you don't know.Version: 2.3.8

Issue recording vocals stops recording and doesn’t record anything you’ve recordedAnyone know how to solve this recording stopping no matter how I record anything thru physical mic on iPhone 6s it use to record just fine. I’m about to purchase an iMac Pro and midi keyboard. Over the years I’ve tried all the daws garage band I can actually have finished work. I absolutely love it! MacBook experience wasn’t the best but it was an MacBook from 09 iPad Pro super impressed! So I can’t wait till I get the iMac Pro! I’m holding an pretty chart rank currently 17th global and 14th national chart rank. Trying to maintain this momentum until the iMac. GarageBand you tha best well tie with logic minus the new samples and loop packs! Alltho I use external more I still love physically playing the instruments that’s super dope! I now know how to play piano/keyboard and never played before. Does anyone know how to fix this recording stopping? Space seems to be the issue as always. Haha so I’m sure it’s the space problem. I deleted the app and re downloaded it and permanently lost roughly 20-25 new projects. Keep the live instruments coming definitely pretty dope! Especially playing drums and keyboard definitely give GarageBand an overall 6+ stars if I could cut samples that would be nice. Much love GarageBand been with ya guys and only you for almost 5 years now. -Khanflik-d.KhanflikkVersion: 2.3.8

New Acoustic Instrument: Piano MasterGive your music to rock and let it flow! First, the audience is the level 6-MAXIMUM. Second, the listener can hear the piano music sound. Third, the speaker can help you understand the rhythm. Forth, the music sounds are very similar in tone. Fifth, the music itself can also be very powerful as it moves through your mind. Sixth, the listener tone will change over the course and your brain can hear you. Seventh, the foreign tone will become more pronounced in your ears as the listener responds. Eighth, the interviewer lefties have been using your words in their speech as if it were written with your ears. Ninth, the interviewer responder is the most likely person who has the best sense and ability for a response. Tenth, the fumble frequency is a good indication for your ability. Eleventh, the best is to keep your opponent on track. Twelfth, the second time around is when the fumble frequency increases by two points per round. Thirteenth, the fumble rate increases by two percentage points per round in each quarter. Last, it would have a slight drop to a little bit higher if you could have seen a bit lowering. Piano Master is a band like instrument where you join a piano, and then play a piano solo for the first few minutes. Have fun and Enjoy your day!.🧡minibutterflys🧡Version: 2.3.15

I want to use wind instruments, but they’re not there!I’m a beginner music maker, and I’ve been playing in a school band for a lot of my life, so I grew up loving wind instruments like flute, trumpets, etc. but as of July 10, 2019, there doesn’t seem to be an option to get them. I searched for extensions to add to GarageBand so that I may use the more traditional instruments, but I couldn’t find anything. All I have is the computerized digital percussion, some strings I don’t know how to use (yet), and a piano which I’m unable to really use because on my phone screen, the accents and attacks on the instrument are very spontaneous and annoying. It’s a good app, don’t get me wrong, but no matter where I look, I can’t find any instruments I know what to do with in a composition (i.e. wind instruments). There also doesn’t seem to really be a good way of making music box music in it no matter how hard I try (I try using the Sweet Bells on the piano setting, but even after messing with the sound settings it still doesn’t feel right). The reason I point these things out is because I want to create more traditional or fantasy-based music. It would be nice to be able to create some ethereal music without struggling to find the instruments. Other than that, the app is wonderful and intuitive. I intend to keep using it, just so long as I have access to wind instruments and hopefully a music box-like instrument. Thank you for your time!.YourLittleSylveonVersion: 2.3.7

Needs to be solvedSo I have been using this app since the iPhone 5s. And I have a major complaint it is a major book for those who are using voiceover with GarageBand. It’s a book Apple needs to take care of. I am a voiceover user myself and I have been having this issue. Whenever you would like to add compression, change your EQ, add reverb, or echo, or any really cool affect like reversing the track, changing the speed so if you were trying to make those rap style high hats, or adding other great effects. Garage band will not let you, as soon as you close out of your mixer it erases all of the things you’ve done. Matter of fact it doesn’t even add DFX it’s like you never even added them. I have been dealing with this bug, since I started using this app I have never been able to successfully add any of those amazing plug-ins garage band will not even change the sound of your recording, as soon as you go and increase or decrease the amount of compression reverb or like I said any of the other affects, and you close out of the mixer and prepped play to hear your track it doesn’t add them, then you go back to your mixer and look at it and see they’re all back down to 0% Apple please please fix this issue, recordings with sound so much better when you can actually affect the sound. This bug has been going on long enough. On behalf of me and other voiceover users a like please fix this issue.AJ_money makerVersion: 2.3.7

Ok I have some problems.By: —————— So I think this app is pretty good but when it comes to making your own stuff there is a bad bad problem. I have no problem with creating stuff already made but today me and my mom wanted to create our own song on it and I used a lot of the loops. And then finally when I was about to hit record button, THE APP TOOK ME OUT OF IT AND I LOST ALL OF MY PROGRESS. (It crashed) It took me almost an hour just to get some of it done. And now all of the progress is gone and I really think that you need to fix that because if that’s gonna happen to every single time you make a new song by yourself that’s not created all ready, then you’re gonna have a lot of people saying the same thing. Maybe you can fix that bug in another update! Please do it because I am very mad at the game and I don’t want that to happen ever again. Overall i give it a three-star because the app allows you to still create songs that great so I gave you five stars for that but then I’m like im about I create my own song and then that happened so that’s why I took away 2 stars. But I still hope that you guys can make GarageBand way better than it is right now but I don’t mean that in a bad way because I already said that I like it I just don’t like it too much because it crashed. so please fix that because I don’t want this app to be on my bad app list for the rest of my life..RektandreasVersion: 2.3.8

Dear Apple:I love this app so much. I am not a professional music designer and I would be lying if I said I was, so this app works great for my intents and purposes, but I think there are a few missing features that could very well revolutionize GarageBand music designing: 1. Exporting iPad/I OS GarageBand files to Music. PLEASE PRIORITIZE THIS FEATURE This is already a thing on OSX (MacOS), but I would like to be able to export my GarageBand files to Music without many disappointing attempts at back doors and bypasses. 2. Add pitch correction for ALL blue audio samples/recordings. One of the problems is that if I record audio, then I can use Settings -> Follow Tempo & Pitch -> Semitones +|-, but with imported audio (not just from the sound library) I rarely am able to. 3. Sound pack request. This is a simple request for some new sounds. There are many times when I feel as though the “other” category should be renamed. Often times I find myself attempting to substitute an accordion with the Toy Melodica, or a saxophone with a clarinet and oboe/bassoon. I think the pack(s) should include: Almost the entire family of woodwinds The entire brass family A few more world instruments I hope you read this and will take these into consideration, and I REALLY appreciate the royalty free sounds..Punch1252Version: 2.3.10

Recording Sections Limit UsefulnessI was told GarageBand is a great free Apple app that’s easy to use to start recording my podcast. Free, easy to use, Apple app, yes, but not that great for podcast recording. When I set out to try out the various features offered like adjustable line-in mic, monitor, and noise gate along with pitch controls and such I was very excited. The letdown came when I was ready for my first take. I wanted to make sure I could "spit my truth" for my full 15 minutes of fame. Now, I’m not a musician so I don’t think in terms of tempo, bars, sections, and time signatures. Unfortunately, GarageBand only allows 26 sections at 8 bars each, and adjusting tempo and time signature was no help at all. After ~4 minutes of recording I realized I had used almost 12 sections which gives me a maximum recording time of 10 minutes. Now I’m sure that’s phenomenal for musicians nailing down a riff, bridge, solo, chorus, or massive vocal track, and I’m not foolish enough to think that this app isn’t specifically designed for musicians. Yet, I still think there’s a slight loss of functionality, and opportunity to expand GarageBand’s reach by not allowing unlimited recording and the addition of a timer or stopwatch for those who are not adept at music’s timing system. Voice actors, storytellers, life coaches, podcasters, etc. could all benefit from the simplicity and functionality of the GarageBand app with a few simple tweaks..ZipperbugVersion: 2.3.8

Honestly greatI’ve made a dozen songs on Garageband (and a lot more unfinished little sound snippets) , and it’s honestly a great entry-level DAW. It comes with plenty of sound effects already, but Alchemy Synth changed the game for me. As my introduction into the art of turning knobs until something sounds good, GarageBand’s Alchemy Synth boiled it down to the basics——Hundreds of presets that give me a few options to tweak. The limits of what I could change about each preset helped me broaden my effects knowledge rapidly as someone who’d decided that it would be fun to try covering Megalovania in GB a few years ago. At this point, though, I’ve reached a ceiling of GarageBand; The lack of ability to cleanly automate things other than volume (and pan, with some work) has started to put walls on what I can make, so I’ve decided to move over to Cubasis 3. This isn’t to say that GarageBand is bad, though——It did for me more or less what I wanted it to. Seeing how it’s completely free, very easy to use, and packed with features, I’d say that GarageBand is an excellent choice for someone who wants to compose quickly and efficiently without needing to go into higher-level settings. However, for people looking to meddle with more odd things, it may not be the best choice..Legocopter2Version: 2.3.15

GarageBand in life church environmentFor the past eight years I’ve been using GarageBand ever since I can remember since I got my iPad mini first generation started working on ideas making music and also making hip-hop and R&B compilations for a couple customers . The shock to me came more when I started to use it in my local church as a means of metronome I started creating tracks that would keep us in sync and in Temple. Back when I started using this the sounds in GarageBand or very minimal throughout the years garage band has expanded their library I think that’s been something that has really helped. I know for a fact that this has been one of the best things that we have added to our music department in our church I can honestly say that now for the past years I still get asked what is it that you’re using for your tracks and it’s funny when I get that look on their face when I say his garage band it’s literally on your phone they simply can’t believe it only thing that I would love as some thing that will really help is a trigger switch either a Pedal some thing that you could literally tap Or program certain tracks so when you’re live you can switch from them there is a lot of software out there that does the trick but this is very simplified this is literally logic it would be nice if some of the logic features are available in garage band. Apple by far this is a very good product I recommend it to any upcoming session church director producer anybody that does music the coolest thing is that you have it in the palm of your fingertips you don’t need to go to Big studio to create a track you can literally explore the idea of writing your hands now don’t get me wrong you still sometimes do need you to go to Studio"...............................................Don MtzVersion: 2.3.9

I love this app!When i got my 13 in march it was already loaded to it and at first it was so complex i didnt mess with it much. After i had to wait around a few times i found the things i enjoyed the most about it that far… sadly i had a tagalong in my cloud using data like a crackhead and calling apple and sprint/tmoble several hundred times did me no good and they have been trained well. The first thing they asked who did YOU give youre apple id or imei to… the same stuff happend to two phones one i expected it to happen to the other id had high hopes but it didnt last long and the isd breach caused the device to green screen and paying my bill was also a giant hassle. They claimed i had service so they wanted their money… i still havent paid for august-now and unless i get a few $k ill be getting a flip phone and wearing foil on my head when i turn this 11 on… its connecting to wifi with no carriere service… i feel pretty let down being a customer since 2018 i did enjoy the extras but im unable to afford the trouble involved with any smart phone… when someone tells you iphones are unhackable ask how the imei in every phone is protected… i hate all phones now… it was a waste of money and a useless investment…..Jrodswifey14Version: 2.3.13

...I’ve been using this app for almost four years now, during a time which I knew close to nothing about music. After playing around for a solid year, this gave me a good grasp on the central workings of music, from a steady beat to more classical elements. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the amount of pack additions, especially in the last year or so. However, I do have some critiques. 1: I know it’s possible on some other interfaces, but there must be a way to look at the tracks and the instrument at one time. Going back and forth hasn’t been the best experience for me. 2: this is a little petty, but the loops need to be organized better. The fact that I have to look up ‘piano’ instead of just putting it into an instrument is ridiculous. Also, adding onto this, there should be more loops of different time signatures. 3: This is probably the worst of my critiques; where is Macne nana. I’ve heard of rumors that she was created by GarageBand, (hence the Mac) and I’d love it if there was any sort of text to song audio that could be used, especially if it worked the same as the sampler, or maybe even the smart drummers. Overall, this app is probably the best mobile music creation app I’ve used. The rest cost money for what can be done for free here..ShnsnsnssnnsnsnnsnsnsVersion: 2.3.8

Should have better consistency and basic functionsOn an iPhone 6 and iPad something. The iPad has the velocity slider but iPhone doesn’t. And how come there is no saxophone or harp? While I am making personal and unpublished playlists that are completely recreational, I enjoy having a large amount of instruments at my disposal and how come there is no saxophone when there are like 300 pianos? Also, it is impossible to change note dynamics. How do you make sfpz? It is also really glitchy and erases a lot of hard work. And maybe my phone and iPad are slow, but why does exporting take forever? Dynamics are also interesting. A loud note over a few quieter one fades the quiet ones out. Huge sustain glitch as well, I can’t join two sustain-using recordings without it glitching, how come? Can you not change time signature, tempo, or modulate either? I like slowing down my songs or change to 3/4 midway through a song and it gets annoying. Apple loops are useful, but it’s hard to find royalty free sound these days and it would be useful to have things like more animal sound effects and short 2 bar risers instead of 20 latin piano riffs or the English number 8. Honestly. However, the app itself is pretty cool and simple to use and I have made all my music on there since 2021..H ZhengVersion: 2.3.12

Great app for those starting outI’ve been using GarageBand iOS since I was 15 years old and I won’t tell you how much older I am now but you can bet it’s a whole lot of time under my belt with this application. I’ve used many different DAWs in my life. Reason, Ableton, FL, you name it, none of them quite compare to this GB for me. As stupid as that could sound there’s something about my origin in making music being mutually exclusive with the app that does it for me. I remember being a naive young artist, ready to prove myself as the “next best thing since sliced bread” creating my first beat with nothing but preset instruments (Grand Piano, some random acoustic drum kit completely unmixed, bass, and the most annoying synthesizers you’ve ever heard in your entire life) feeling as smug as one can possibly be. Oh, I also ended up adding vocals to this track. Alright we’re gonna go off the rails here a little bit here, if you read the title and you’re anything like I was years ago: just starting out and don’t have a high end microphone, that’s okay. You can absolutely just use a pair of Apple headphones. You’re gonna have to accept the white noise that comes through the post-recordings and honestly you’re probably just beating yourself up because most people don’t hear it LOL. You can even use something like this to your advantage to encapsulate a Lofi sound. Remember, you get better as time progresses. What was the point here? I’m not sure. All I’m saying is that if you’re wanting to start making music and don’t have a desktop, this is totally the app for you. Anyone with an iPhone can use this app which is amazing, I love the accessibility, so what are you waiting for? You should start today and if you have, make beats on here for fun. (:.SatiricalbeeVersion: 2.3.12

Better than fl studio mobileI can't stop giving this app props because this is honestly the greatest music producing app so far... I'm actually in love with GarageBand the fact that there's so much to it actually makes me hype every time I get on the app. First timers will use the loops to create there songs that can tailor to there style. You can also add your own loops with the keyboard selection and synths. Millions of sounds that you can expand your arsenal with and it doesn't stop there. You can even download your own samples to expand your sound selection. Like I can record a note from my grand piano and turn it into its own song. This app will never die out as long as there is more and more sounds added to it. The only suggestion I'd add to GarageBand if I could. Would be to add more sound FX and chants. The essential to making genres of music is something that makes them memorable and the sounds that you can add will show it. I love this app and I hope it continues to grow because this potential already exceeds that of computer software. I can't wait for the community to grow more and more so that people won't have to spend 200 dollars on something when they can simply download a FREE app!!!.Jack TaltonVersion: 2.3.7

Buggy, not as user friendly as desktopTitle says it all, I think. Many times I haven’t messed with any settings but it’ll randomly stop playing an entire track it previously had no problems with upon playing the 2nd or 3rd time after opening any project, not muted, and no matter what I do I can’t fix it unless I completely re-record it. Can’t copy and paste it to a new track, either. Feels like it randomly corrupts the files somehow or something, lol. The features that make it easy to edit your track on desktop is not at all user friendly on here. It randomly glitches sometimes, when I’m not even touching the iPad, to make it to where only tracks are showing and you can’t access your options to show the library again bc it’s literally not present on the screen, so you have to force close it and re-open it to be able to access your library to add tracks or change instruments. Input lag is also an issue if you’re solely on your iPad. So many times it won’t be able to catch all of the input, and then editing it to ensure it has the missed sounds is again, a nightmare. For me, nice if you want to mess around or start some ideas, but editing is so clunky and buggy I’d recommend sticking to desktop for the final whatever’s..Magic_MushrenVersion: 2.3.12

Essential for songwritersI have been writing songs for over 20 years through a simple 4-track and using a drum machine. When I first heard about GarageBand, I thought it was a music-related computer game. I even got an iPad which already has GB downloaded on it from the factory and never even opened it for a year. Finally, I was bored one day and thought I’d take a look at it. WOW! I couldn’t believe how robust and professional it was! Here I’m tinkering with a 4-track and drum machine from the 80s all this time while I had a pro-quality music studio to write and produce sleek sounding demos just waiting for me to discover it! I’ve recorded some 400+ songs in GB that sound so good, some people actually think I recorded with an actual band! The drum sounds are impeccable along with fantastic bass, piano and string instruments. They even added brass horns! I just wish they included a saxophone with the horn selection. My favorite feature is the edit feature for each virtual instrument, especially when it comes to the drums. I’m able to move snare hits, kick hits, hi hat patterns, etc. to make them sound much more natural, like a real drummer would play. GarageBand is easy to use. You’ll be recording masterpieces in no time!.KillersongzVersion: 2.3.3

I want something to addHello garage band makers my name is Emmanuel I’ve been playing this game since 2017 and I want to add something I wish that you could add more symbols and not just one symbol to drums I know you have to go in do you like new drum sets and play does sound and then switch to the acoustic drums sense to get new sounds but I wish you all those new sounds that are hiding from the acoustic and electronic drums could be just there so we don’t have to waste our time looking for new drums like splash cymbals, China cymbals and etc. I hope you add them someday but this app is the best I’m so happy you add sound library so we could add a new drums and new instruments thank you so much and good app I especially love that I can make custom instruments by messing around with the controls that make the sound but it’s kind a hard to make a new acoustic drums because first of all we are not updating or we’re not adding new drums anymore for some reason and second of all we’re not it’s hard to control the arrow phones a.k.a. the woodwind instruments because and never mind but because it’s also kind of frustrating that you cannot turn off the storm boxes in the amps off the acoustic guitars and electronic ones all in all this is a really good music app and I wish I could buy a full studio with it so I could add Athos do you video some of their music to the GarageBand app so I can make even more music for my lifetime but FL studio cost more money than this one plus a matter fact this is an even cost any money it’s not even a in app purchase so you could buy it for free except on some devices you have to pay for them like this one but at least the Apple community let us get this garage band app for free. Good app😄.Poiuyt-goodguys5000Version: 2.3.8

I don't get itGarageBand is good in some ways, not good in others, and completely ridiculous in others. It's good about keeping everything in sync, easy to create tracks, easy to mix down, and simple to use. But some things in GarageBand makes you scratch your head as to what they were thinking. One of the biggest ridiculous things I've found is dealing with segmented tracks. In song creation it's often necessary to create segmented tracks....add a part here....then another part further down the timeline within the same track. It's also beneficial to then be able to merge some of the segments into one so that you're only dealing with one item rather than several. 6his can be done easily with drum tracks (colored yellow) and touch instruments (colored green). However, recorded tracks such as vocals or plugged instruments or anything recorded (colored blue) CANNOT merge segments together. Why? I have no idea and neither does Apple support. There's no logical reason why you can't do this for recorded tracks. All tracks are waveforms. A waveform is a waveform. It doesn't matter how GarageBand categorizes it. It's still just a waveform. Drum loops are waveforms and segments can be merged. Touch instruments are waveforms and segments can be merged. Recorded tracks are waveforms but CANNOT be merged. Completely ridiculous..OkieWolfVersion: 2.3.7

Tuning, and time signaturesHello! I love this app and I use it all the time to jot down music ideas I get through the day. One thing that I struggle with, though, is working around 4/4 or 3/4 or 6/8 when I’m trying to work in other time signatures. Things don’t meet up on the ones anymore and it’s a struggle to wrap my head around. Also, when trying to develop ideas in other tuning systems, like just intonation, it’s extremely tedious to 1. Record one midi string note 2. Merge that to itself so it’s just audio 3. Put that audio into the sampler 4. Adjust tuning by using the fine tuning feature 5. Merge new sample midi with itself so I don’t change the tuning for note a when I’m trying to change the tuning of note b. Can you add some way to make each sample track individual so when you adjust things like tuning, it only adjusts that one track and not all other sample tracks? Ideally I would like to have a feature where you can slide each individual note in a midi string track +/- 50 cents. Maybe even adding something like the current articulation feature but for tuning on each note. That way we can slide our notes up and down to the exact vent we want..ThenachokillerVersion: 2.3.14

Almost perfectOk so I’ve been using GarageBand seriously for 3 years. And I’ve enjoyed making beats on it. I truly have. I think it just needs a little bit of adjustment. One thing I request is to add in a saxophone sound. I’ve been trying to make a chill beat with a saxophone in it and I’m not gonna buy a saxophone for this one beat. Another thing is to have tuned drum kits. For example, in the FL studio you can use a hi-hat sound, but it on a piano roll, and make a cool effect where if you make a quick chromatic sequence, it has a cool ascending hi-hat sound. I have one last request. Auto-tune. Now you don’t have to, but it would be a cool little feature to have on GarageBand. Like say I were to record me singing one note, say middle C. I would like for that note to change into other notes. Like if I recorded myself singing the note C, and the word “office”, and both syllables were on beat, each syllable could be different notes, or to make it more complicated, divide the syllables by twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes and so on and so fourth. Ok that got complicated. I just wanted to get the specifics about a possible new auto-tune feature. But so far the app is great I just request those three things. Have a great day!.OuuuweeskiVersion: 2.3.7

Something happened to my songs…Now I’m not an expert composer, but I was pretty satisfied and proud of what I had made on GarageBand. I had at least 7 songs that I really liked and one a work in progress. Overall, the app is pretty good. The sound is good (most of the time), but one thing is that the guitar and bass sound really fake, and so does the brass ensemble. Speaking of brass, this app needs a trumpet and trombone, maybe a tuba. There isn’t enough brass. Percussion choices are perfect, and so are the synth choices. The pianos could use a little work though, not sure in which aspects, but they don’t sound right. But one thing that had me really annoyed was the amount of storage the app takes up. To make some of the songs I did, I had to download packs in order to play certain sounds. But it turns out that sound packs take up a lot of storage. At one point, I had every song pack downloaded, and the app took up a little over 3gb. But back to my song problem… so, when I went to open one of my older songs from a few months ago, it wouldn’t finish loading. So I exited the app and tried again, but this time, it erased all of my songs… this has never happened to me before, and it really crushed me when I found that all of my songs were gone. I checked every folder and file I have, but didn’t find any one them. Thanks for reading this review, and if there is any way to get my songs back, I would be happy if you could fix it. Also, please take my ideas into consideration, as I think they are much needed in the app. :) EDIT: An idea that thought of recently would be allowing users to creat their own packs, drum packs, synth packs, whatever fun stuff you want. I’m sure other people have come up with this too, but I think it would be a nice addition to the app. Also, would there be a way to decrease the size of things? That would be great 😊.Aussie girl 01Version: 2.3.12

Okay, but here’s the problem….I am a music producer and songwriter, and i’ve been using GarageBand for almost 5 years. Here’s the thing: GarageBand is great for simple songs and anything without complex vocals, keys, etc. But when you want to do detailed recording + editing, GarageBand simply doesn’t have the complexity that other music production software does. With this being said, GarageBand is a great starter tool and the best free production software i’ve seen. Here are some suggestions: Make it so you can tweak the vocals exactly. I know you can do it with piano, guitar, etc., but if you could pitch the singing to be the exact note you want, that would make any flats or sharps in it less noticeable. On the note of singing, I also think that there aren’t a lot of filters on the audio recorder. It would be nice to add some more that would actually be useful (crowd vocal options, main singer options, etc). Also, I really wish there were more loop options, especially acoustics. Most of them are some type of R&B or Hip Hop, so adding more genres for the loops would be beneficial. Thank you for reading, and please take this into consideration..Elyseisthe67rizzlerVersion: 2.3.12

I would love to give this app 5 stars.For what it’s worth, I’m a new app user, and new to the workings of production in general. I find that from what I know, GarageBand runs pretty smoothly. I REALLY love some of the synths, and tbh, before I started using GarageBand, I didn’t really have much of a trajectory in life. I used GarageBand for a few months, and suddenly(and this was just for a moment), I realized that MAKING music out of pure love and appreciation for the art of it, the SOUND of it, was exactly what I wanted to do with my life, for the REST OF MY LIFE. I don’t know if I’m supposed to give the app all the credit or not but, I DO think they were the catalyst for something amazing to shift inside myself. Not to get off topic though, I DO love the app. I don’t however have access to uploading to SoundCloud for some reason , but maybe this is happening to everyone?? I hope someone sees this and can help but even if they can’t, I am VERY happy for the self discovery I was able to make with this app, and for some for some of the pieces I was able to create, even if I can’t yet upload it. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS APP!!.Finesse P.Version: 2.3.11

Forced auto-normalizationI love this app and have been using it to experiment with music for many years. it’s helped me grow into a pretty solid music producer/beat maker and i’d love to have confidence using it on professional projects, but the auto-normalization can’t be turned off. this was fine when i was just learning but i’ve long since outgrown it and would like to turn it off. it was a bit disappointing to find out that auto-normalization could be turned off in the Mac version but not the iOS version :( I’d like to mix my songs in garageband and then master them in another app but every time i export, it gets rid of all the headroom i tried so hard to make because it normalizes all the peaks to 0db. the mixes sound okay but i feel like the forced auto-normalization is keeping me at a plateau in my growth as an artist. i can’t learn how to master the way i want if i can’t export from garageband without it normalizing. please make an option to turn this off like the Mac version. to me, that’s been the single consistent downside to the iOS version for so long, but the addition of this option would make it perfect. Either way though, thank you guys for an awesome DAW!.Xjohnny2000Version: 2.3.14

Hardstyle, and better sound qualityPlease add more hard hitting instruments such as hardstyle or hardcore kicks like in a sound pack or something with hardstyle synths like sub zero project or d-sturb. Also, it would be good if you guys added punchy basses for psytrance. Basically garage band needs more music packs and it would be great to see an option with eq tampering and more effects for a single track. Sort of like FL studio but more simple. What would also be great is better sound quality, one main reason why I don't think I should use this app full time is because of the sounds. All of the keyboards and instruments seem that they need more treble and clear tone. Also we need more instruments in a project instead of 30 only. If this version of GarageBand had more tracks and higher BPM (for French core and hardcore) this would be a permanent option for me and I wouldn't have to pay extreme prices for an over complicated DAW. In conclusion, please add hardstyle, French core, and hardcore kicks (and synths). Make the sound quality better. And more effect tampering and eq tampering. Please read this..Spaceman2015Version: 2.3.9

Amazing App for Disabled Still Yearning to Play GuitarI was a former guitarist. I’ve used logic pro for going on two decades now. Four years ago, I lost use of my left hand and therefore my ability to play guitar. In that time, I have learned how to simulate on various keyboards with various plug-ins. I have to say though that the guitar feature in this app is hands-down probably my favorite thing in the world because it allows me to simulate playing guitar on something other than a piano. It is highly underrated. Yes it is very limited and if you are a professional, obviously you are not looking at this app. I do not use this for recording purposes, but my gosh this app has really saved my life because it has given me the ability to express myself like I used to be able to on guitar. Thank you Apple for keeping this going. I know that this is not intended for disabled people, but I hope that somebody sees how much this has changed my life and that you continue to support it. And also thank you so much for finally expanding the fret board!.Parker123456123456Version: 2.3.17

Headed in the right directionI love what Apple’s done with GarageBand and GarageBand iOS over the past few years, and I’m glad that now you can import and playback MIDI files on GarageBand iOS. HOWEVER, I’m still waiting for Apple to allow the EXPORT of MIDI files FROM GarageBand Mac & iOS. That would be a feature I could use that would round out the app as a near-“proper” DAW. That aside, I love the Alchemy presets and all the ways you can tweak them to create your own unique patches, plus the great user interface which makes it easy to use for both people new to making/recording music and longtime producers/DAW users. I’d also like to throw in though, that while I don’t generally use them myself, as well-crafted as the (post-2016) built-in and downloadable loops are, they’re pretty much only for EDM and dubstep music, maybe occasionally scratching the surface of pop-trap beats and glitch-hop. I’d personally like to see more loops that lend themselves to old-school hip hop or something. P.S. — This is all coming from someone who has used multiple DAWs (GB being a constant usually) separately and together, for many different styles/genres of music, electronic and otherwise. 🙂.Seth DravenVersion: 2.3.7

Awesome But I Wish These Features Were AddedI’ve been using GB for a while now and overall it’s a really good DAW for mobile, at least when you get the hang of it. There’s just some things I wish were added to make the experience even more better. I get a lot of my sounds from online kits and there isn’t really a way to organize them since if you insert a file in the file section (the one with Apple Loops on the top right), it grays out the file and I can’t click on it. So basically I have like hundreds of mp3, wav and more files unorganized so most of the time I can’t figure out which file it came from. Another feature I wish was added is the time stretch feature. There is multiple ways to do this but you have to use the sampler and/or other apps to time stretch audio files which, in my opinion, is just time wasting and inefficient. It would be much more easier to just implement the feature itself into GB. Overall though, I would say if you’re new to making music and don’t know what DAW to start off with, I would choose GarageBand..Ok lol ok lol ok lolVersion: 2.3.14

Problems, Solutions and Requests.There are way too many keyboards which is good but it makes it pretty hard to browse the huge library. Can we have the option to star our favorite keyboards like in apple loops to make browsing easier. Browsing drums can also be a pain because sometimes i like the kick of a drum machine but the snares or hi hats are bad so i have to go load through the hundreds of drums machines until i find some good ones. Can you add a custom drum machine where you can add any kick, snare, etc from any drum machine and be able to save those custom drum machines and also have the ability to favorite the the individual samples from drums to make browsing easier. We also need more cinematic drums! Lastly we need a master track so we can master our songs for free or at the very least be able to export wav files at -6Db so we can master using a 3rd party app. No matter how low i have the volume, when i export wav files its always pretty loud so there’s no room for mastering. Thank you for your time and consideration..Exalted GolemVersion: 2.3.12

Some Suggestions?Hello! I’ve been a fan of GarageBand for a long time now- back before the Alchemy Synth and the orchestral instruments were added. It’s been great making music, whether it’s covers of songs or my own creations, but I do have a few things to suggest. Key changes and tempo changes. When you’re working on a song, there are times when you realize, “Dang. This needs a cool change!” Here’s what I’m thinking: When you duplicate/add parts or edit them, there’s a switch for key/tempo changes. When you turn them on, the app will ask what key you want to change it to, or the tempo screen will pop up and say, “What tempo will your song be?” or something. 😂 Ukulele. Please. People may‘ve been asking for this already, but please, please add this in! It’s a cute sounding instrument and for those of us who don’t own one but want to use one in our music, who better to ask than the GarageBand team? Otherwise, it’s a great app, and I love using it. I haven’t experienced any bugs so far, and I’m happy I haven’t! Keep doing what you’re doing, guys! ❤️ Peace out! ✌🏻.—• B •—Version: 2.2.2

Hung up my phone call without askingHaven’t gotten to use it yet, but i heard it’s good. Only complaint at the moment is that i was on a late night call with my bf, the kind where he’s asleep already and I'm still awake with weird creative thoughts in my brain. I know, cringe, but we just like feeling each other’s presence even we’re physically apart. Anyways i decided to give the app a try cuz I’ve heard good things about it and it’s in one if those dusty folders on my phone of apps i never use. So i open it and a pop-up tells me i can’t open garageband while im on a call. Weird but ok, i’d understand if i can’t record audio on the app but i can’t even enter it? I press “ok” (the only button it gave me) thinking i could just try again tomorrow and IT HANGS UP MY CALL WITHOUT EVEN VERIFYING THAT THAT IS A THING I WANTED TO DO. Obviously i can’t call back cuz my bf is asleep, and obviously it’s not that big a deal cuz I’ll see him tomorrow, but it’s still extremely annoying and frankly RUDE that they didn’t ask first before hanging MY phone call. Thanks for ruining my love life GarageBand. Haha but seriously, please consider fixing that feature. I’m going to sleep..I love to eat riceVersion: 2.3.12

Make the older version compatible for iOS 12This was my favourite app, but I can’t use it anymore since I don’t have iOS 13. Can you please make the older version compatible for iOS 12?.Jada! 😍Version: 2.3.8

Calling all humansThis is the best app and Taylor swift is mid.Sunzy1Version: 2.3.16

The worst News ever.I love this app. Ive used it every day for 5 years. I just found out my iphone 6 will not update to ios 13. So i dont get to make music anymore. Or even hear the songs i made. I can literally barely breathe after finding this out. Farewell Garageband and thanks for all the Jams. I dont want to go back to FL Studio.🤕😢.JunkysnakeVersion: 2.3.8

May I just say...3 WORDS... AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME What’s wrong with it? NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING Thanks for reading... 100% RECOMMEND!!!.FifilikesgamesVersion: 2.3.7

Extremely good music maker app 😁😁As soon as I tried it I made a cool beat, Although you should make it so you can import it to your iTunes so you can listen to it on the go. Other than that I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get into music making..Xxdemondudex6xVersion: 2.2.2

A little moreI will say that this is a great game but I think you should add some more. I think you should add some wind instruments for example the flute. Now I am a musician myself I play piano and sing so I know these instruments. I also think you should add some Percussion instruments. Other than that great game..MD-18:5-0Version: 2.3.12

NeatoPlease make new guitars with more distortion And add sitars.Ogrekebabs191918182828Version: 2.2.2

Good but....Sound stopped working but great game otherwise.XplanebobVersion: 2.2.2

I am a PRO and you can become one too!!Step 1: download every loop/drum/synth pack in the game. (This can take up a lot of space. Worth it though!) Step 2: PRACTICE, this is an easy part. Just make some synth loops mixed w/drums. Doesn’t have to be good. You can also find loops to base synth off of, or vice versa. Step 3: create a real song! Recreate an easy song. My song that I recreated was my 4th grade dance class song called I’m in the sun yay yay. Just 3 notes! Step 4: create your own! This song is custom made. Combine your own tracks with GarageBand’s. Make a drum loop. Mess with the sampler! (Select a loop, and cut it to make a synth.) Step 5: learn the hard stuff like the scales on the violin and guitars. Learn custom drums, synths and vocals! This will allow you to play better. Thank you for taking time out of your day to do this. Peace!!! 😇.To7678bhVersion: 2.3.11

Sk8er101I LOVE GarageBand, however it takes up so much storage that I find I can’t take photos or videos, or even go on other apps as I have to offload almost ALL my apps to download this. Please make it use less storage but other than that pretty great app..Viza667Version: 2.3.10

GreatGarage band is such a good music creator and let’s you express yourself for no cost and I think that it’s great and perfect.Plopy1673(363Version: 2.3.10

Love It!The only thing this app needs more versatility. Apple needs to focus on any more acoustic instruments to their software, so their can be an immense amount of genres and sounds to really spice up your tunes. Every time they come out with a new update, it’s exciting, but nowadays the updates are a little more anti-climactic. I would love to see the orchestral side of instruments be developed more, as I am yearning for a harp. Also, the dynamics for the acoustic Instruments need more to them, so it adds realism and quality to whatever music you’re making. Such as the hard rock guitar; it doesn’t have the right sounds to make upbeat battle music and rock music. There are also many glitches involved in this app! But overall it is definitely a big start for someone who wants to step into the world of composing and songwriting..Benjemima.exeVersion: 2.3.6

Good gameAwesome music anyone will love!.Christine jackyVersion: 2.3.10

The app is great, but...I love this app, don’t get me wrong, but, as an aspiring metal musician, there are some things that would be nice. To start, a build your own drum kit option would be nice. Also, to be able to change from 4/4 timing to 3/4 between bars would be a very helpful addition, along with other timings, like 7/8 or 5/4. It would mean a lot to me and many others if you could add at least one of those features..D4N1M4L TSCVersion: 2.3.8

IOS 15.7.9Pls make it for iOS 15.7.9.لنبنينبنبنVersion: 2.3.15

App Not Working On IPad ProGB has stopped recording. I have tried all of the online and in app trouble shooting suggestions. It is not a problem with the iPad mic, it works perfectly for video, but after years of using it on this iPad, the Garage Band app has stopped working. It will not record and does not show any volume on the recording indicators. Too bad, it was a useful app. I think the last up date killed this app..HhjjuhVersion: 2.3.17

My own voice won't recordI make really heavy trap metal songs and I scream a lot and I don't know if that has anything to do with my voice recordings coming out silent and straight lines and I don't see any sound waves at all and when I try to scream really really loud it can only be heard a little but when I'm finished recording my screaming it can't be heard at all and the line is straight and no sound waves at all.I support Donald trumpVersion: 2.2.2

Good app even if it’s paidGood app but my dad keep deleting it off my phone.AutoRapFan1970Version: 2.3.8

GreatReally good with my grandpa Jerry.J4CK?Version: 2.3.18

IOS 26I’ve updated my iPhone 15 pro to IOS26 This app constantly crashes it’s very annoying. Since I’ve updated my phone everything is a mess..VinxelliVersion: 2.3.17

CALLING ALL HUMANS!!!You can make a ringtone in this game btw!.BunnieswhispersVersion: 2.3.17

Good but there’s one thing that’s annoying meIn GarageBand Mac you can turn off normalization but you can in GarageBand iOS why? It’s really annoying, you should be able to turn it off if you want like GarageBand Mac. Bruh… love the app though.OwenBurnhamVersion: 2.3.12

Skibdy rizzI made a bethoven beat and came.Mel_1977$Version: 2.3.17

Please add the ability to change the pitch of inserted audio filesIt gets really annoying to have to change the pitch outside of the app and reconvert it. I like this app, but this feature would make me love it..GuidoMista4444Version: 2.3.8

I love it!!I love it so much and it like a real piano Thank you for this app and I like a lot..Allison jr yuVersion: 2.3.8

HmmmmHonestly, I had a decent time..Eremy LuVersion: 2.3.8

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GarageBand Negative Reviews

PLEASE FIX THE SAMPLER.Im writing this because i deeply care for this app as it has been (one of) my main drive to make my music. For the type of producer i am, im very disappointed as to what this new update has done to the sampler tab and hopefully the folks at Apple or the Garageband team can hear me and figure things out soon. Normally i would create a custom made sample out of something i have exported from my files app, then drag that custom sample into the sampler track and the sampler would read it and it lets me freely use it however i can as much. It seems that function has been left off or seemingly broken because as of right now whenever i try to do that, the sample doesnt register into the sampler and only the "Bark" sfx appears. Ive done this multiple times and tried to look for any work arounds to bypass this issue and i simply couldnt. The only thing that ive found was through the Files app upon searching for the custom sample, i see it in an ".exs" folder thats embedded withing the project file of the song im trying to create (and its in an audio format), however whenever i try to click on it, wherever i try to open (whether the Files app or in Garageband) the app lags out and immediately freezes. I appreciate the efforts in doing what you guys can in improving the app and all but this issue has been infuriating and breaking me and my flexibility to create for a week and i genuinely hope it can be looked into and be fixed as soon as possible..Ambl DstnyVersion: 2.3.17

They ruined the app for me back making a changeI have been using this app on my iPad since 2011. I have made lots of music with it. It has been several weeks since using the app and tonight I opened it up to write some new tracks. It was upsetting for me to open a new song using one of the synth sounds, and find that when in the keyboard mode that is supposed to show you the keyboard in full screen that it no longer does this. Part of the screen is taken up by the tracks. This shouldn’t be happening because you have the ability to switch between the keyboard and the tracks by pushing that particular button. Perhaps somebody complained because they want to see the tracks in the same screen, but that is a personal preference and it should not be forced on everyone. If there is a way for me to change it back it is not made clear. I searched the entire menu and was not able to figure out how to get the keyboard back to full screen. It does go to full screen when you have it split into two keyboards but not when it is only one. I cannot play it like a proper instrument unless I can make the keys as big as possible. Whatever was done to the app to change it has removed my ability to do that. Now in order to play any of the sounds in the app I have to purchase a special interface and connect my mini controller. That also means I need to carry around a bunch more equipment with me that I do not want to deal with. I went from being incredibly pleased with this app for over a decade to being incredibly frustrated in a matter of seconds..ADH Graphic DesignVersion: 2.3.12

Why do you need a microphone when starting in the app? Just many problems.Apple has established a strong reputation for producing high-quality products and developing innovative applications that often set industry standards. Their dedication to continuous improvement is evident in many of the apps they release, with each version bringing enhancements and new features that aim to provide a seamless user experience. However, my personal experience with a specific app has not lived up to those expectations. Unfortunately, I have encountered numerous issues with this app, particularly when trying to play music. The app frequently malfunctions, leading to frustrating interruptions during my listening sessions. There are times when it refuses to play at all, while other times it skips tracks erratically or pauses without any input from me. This inconsistency makes the app feel unreliable and detracts significantly from what should be an enjoyable experience. Given Apple's high standards and the premium pricing of their products, I anticipated a much smoother operation. It's disappointing to see such a vital feature underperform. I sincerely hope that the development team is aware of these problems and prioritizes addressing them in future updates. A timely fix would not only improve the app's functionality but also restore my confidence in Apple's commitment to providing exemplary user experiences across all their software offerings..MZ!!!!Version: 2.3.17

In a word .... Huh?Obviously you’re opinion of this app varies by perspective. It seems that if you’ve used this kind of thing before it’s good by comparison but coming into it cold this app makes 0 sense to me. All I wanted to do was record myself playing the drums with decent sound. Seems like it would be simple enough right? Well not so much really. First off the menus are labeled only with indecipherable pictographs. Even after you hit the ? It only labels the lower menus. To this day I don’t know what any of the symbols on the top Left are supposed to represent. So I start recording only to find out that for some inexplicable reason, they have the default setting to have a loud metronome click at random preset tempo AND to have that click show up loudly on your recording!! As the default setting ??! Really?? And you guys rave about how easy it is to use??! Then I turn off the metro and start recording again only to find out AFTER I finish the song that it is also PRESET to stop recording after two measures !!! And you have to learn how to use a whole new set of menus to figure out how to turn that little gem off! But don’t worry , the app will helpfully put all these settings back to the unusable preset levels EVERY TIME you start to record a new song ! Keep in mind I’m trying to stay loose and really feel this song right so I can play it nice and smooth. I mean hey if you’re trying to play some rage metal or brain blasting punk rock I guess this app is perfect , but it is definitely messin with my Zen thing man 🎶😜.Todd the builderVersion: 2.3.10

It used to be super good...GarageBand used to be awesome, it was my first music program and I loved it. Even when it first started out and it didn’t have as many features as it does now. However, over the updates and all, it’s performance has definitely dropped. It’s very laggy, it’s extremely buggy, I’ve had multiple files disappear (luckily iCloud saved me from that), and almost every single time the sustain doesn’t work properly. I record with sustain on and it plays with it off no matter how many times I keep putting the sustain on and it’s very annoying. When I tap on a key lightly it’ll play extremely loud but when I play it actually with force, it’s quiet and it happens multiple times. It’s made making music extremely frustrating and I stopped using this app. The MacBook version is much better but isn’t as portable and a lot of the keyboard sounds are nowhere to be found and it feels different and I don’t use it as often. Not only does the app itself feel laggy, but when using AIRPODS, APPLES OWN PRODUCT, it doesn’t even play correctly and there’s a huge delay when playing notes. Auxy and other music apps don’t have this problem when I use AIRPODS, so why is GarageBand BY APPLE having this sound delay when other non apple products are? It used to be 5 stars but I’m giving it 2 stars..Elijio7521Version: 2.3.8

NO 2/4 Time template/backgroundIt is absolutely amazing and astonishing that Apple provides as default time signature rhythm templates NO 2/2 or 2/4 patterns but only a 4/4 template. SERIOUSLY Apple??? Lemme guess re this UX design flaw: the designers are under 30 and listen only to 21st century white rock/pop stuff. This is where either having a UX person with some maturity can be helpful or at least a person with perhaps some actual music education - someone who not only has listened to but has studied the roots of American music much of which is based in 2/2 and 2/4 time signatures. Another way of saying this is that most of the folk songs and music every kid in America has grown up with not to mention the base of most popular music especially blues is based on a 2/2 or 2/4 time signature. Your little hot coders may have figured that mathematically a 4/4 signature can be adapted. FYI: Nope. And that’s why dearest Apple you have GOT TO RETURN TO USING PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE ARTS BACKGROUND as well as the coding chops... or just at least hire UX people over 12 years old. This is such a huge missing basic that I am using it as an example to students in the UX unit of my design and development program. FIX IN NEXT REV PLEASE!!! You have been told about this multiple times. It needs to be moved WAY up on the fix list..AnonymsFanVersion: 2.3

NamesI like to change names around. I use this app to make ringtones. I had a song named x and I changed it to y. I named another song x afterwards, but when I dragged it into garageband it plays song y. Bruh. So I changed the name of the song in iTunes before using it in garageband. Big deal. I change the names of my ringtones around too. I had a ringtone named a in the past. I either deleted it or changed its name into something else. I made another ringtone which I want to call a. “The name is already taken.” T-T-T-WHUH?! No it’s not! Where? I looked around. Don’t see any files named a. I looked online for help. Google thinks I’m trying to start a band but my band’s name is taken. I’m not trying to start a band I’m just trying to makes ringtones and name them after tarot cards! Why is it that making ringtones is so tedious with apple anyways?! Just make it so we can make songs from ‘Music’ into ringtones! Then I wouldn’t be here complaining about garageband which I wouldn’t normally use in the first place! If naming wasn’t a problem I’d give this app anything but a 1, but for some reason naming IS a problem! Now what do I name my files after? Organs in the human body??? I got a 3 in ap bio which wasn’t good enough to transfer credits for college! Why is naming files of all things what I have a problem with???.AhhhayeeeVersion: 2.3.10

Requires iOS 13 or higher???I just upgraded my iOS to 12.4.2, but can’t install this app because it requires iOS 13 or higher? Makes total sense, Apple..ChubchubabubbubVersion: 2.3.8

GarageBand won't downloadYes, GarageBand has some very useful features, but it won't downloaded. I started the download process over 15 hours ago and the app has only downloaded 25%. My wifi has full bars and I have lots if mobile data left, so I know this issue is with the app..Dana MarshVersion: 2.3.10

NoI keep trying to download it and it won’t let me I deleted all of my photos and it won’t let me I deleted a bunch of apps and it still won’t let me then I tried to download a different app and it worked like nothing.Adoptme😁gurlVersion: 2.3.11

Can’t download itUsed to support my device but now I can’t get it because I can’t get iOS 13 on my device.Ericloew10 @gmail.comVersion: 2.3.8

Updates killed all of my musicSuddenly my GarageBand decided not to work on my iPad. It wouldn’t update. As a result I’ve lost all of my original music. Thanks. Total crap..Stupidnickname22840307371892Version: 2.3.11

So dumbCan you make it so iOS 12 CAN USE IT AS WELL.I want to use it!!!Version: 2.3.8

Lost a good song because of these bugsI was working on a project for around a month and finally finished it. But then I just lost it all because it crashed from an audio change and apparently has no backups so the project is corrupted and garage band just says “The song could not be opened. Please open the song after updating to the latest garage band” like shut tf up, this is the latest version just say it was corrupted from a crash. I really hate this software it’s a shame it’s gone to waste..Save the music.ccVersion: 2.3.11

Takes up a bunch of spaceI wanna download but it keeps saying i have to much storage, i try to delete alot of things but it doesn’t download anymore. >:((.Et3rnl_Version: 2.3.10

You guys are funny as heckI have it on my Iphone 5s works perfectly fine and now can’t download it on my Iphone 6, seriously??? I have to search it on safari to at least try to find a download page or the app page because when I search for it on the app store it’s just not there. And for some reasons I’m the only one with this problem, or it seems like it because I searched on google and I had only one page where someone shares the fact that he has the same problem but he only forgot to update his phone, and that’s something I didn’t forget so why wouldn’t I be able to download it? Thanks for replying.ClicStudioVersion: 2.3.8

This Garage Band App Sucks and it Doesn’t workThis Garage Band App Sucks and it Doesn’t work. Every time I was about to try one of the instruments on the app, it always disappears and shows no recents. This doesn’t make sense. Somehow this app is not easy in my iPhone. 😡.D. StyleVersion: 2.3.10

Too long!I got this app yesterday and it still hasn’t even started to download!.Fatmandoo 888Version: 2.3.7

Transfer d’enregistrement par messenger impossibleJe ne peut plus transférer mes enregistrements par messenger a d’autres musiciens..CoucouroucuitcuieVersion: 2.3.18

It’s so damn hard to work with itVery unfriendly app to work with.FrozenRose666Version: 2.3.18

It deleted my whole song.I was working on a bass guitar song on the app for like 45 minutes, I’d only recorded a messy first try and has spent a long time editing it to be much better. But yeah. I was almost done editing it when the game crashed. It’s on my brand new iPad (for drawing & other creative hobbies) too so it’s not like my software wasn’t good enough to run the app. The game closed and deleted all of what I spent nearly an hour editing. Of course the bad version with less notes, only a third of the notes i kept and none of the notes I added in and tweak later on, nor the new spacing of the notes saved was still saved in my files. But not the updated version. It deleted the good one. It isn’t in my files, not on the app, nothing. It’s just gone. I thought I’d try this app but it functions about as well as a 2010 computer that just had 4 litres of water dropped on it (that’s to say, it doesn’t). Safe to say I’m never using this awful broken musty old app ever again for the benefit of my sanity 👍 I’m sure technology has evolved enough to be able to autosave files every few minutes..Soyboy666Version: 2.3.17

IOS 18 audio issueEver since I updated to iOS 18 on my iphone 14 every time I try to record an instrument (piano, synth, drums, etc) it just gets delayed, the audio and the input delay gets out of touch! This was fine before but now it’s just annoying I have to readjust it on the edit section and not to mention the fact that now I have to tap three times to go to the settings on an instrument? (Tapping on a green box then it shows the options cut, copy, paste etc now there’s an extra > button to go edit? come on apple) I’m only criticizing this in hopes they fix this, no to mention they updated it and said bug fixes but it only caused some bugs, I’m only saying this in hopes they see this and fix it asap! I love making beats on this app, I have been using it for the past 4-5 years and I want it to be normal again on airpods (i got used to the bluetooth delay but now it’s just unbearable, change it back to how little delay it had or fix it back).Etua. EVersion: 2.3.17

Garage band called me the n word😨I know pretty impressive title huh? Well it wasn’t true but it sure is eye catching and if your readin this it obviously worked now hear me out garage band is the kind of app that is straight up mid sure it helps develop your music skills but does it actually? Well if you don’t have the actual instrument and the hand coordination you really aren’t learning much besides how to sound cool by literal spamming even if you do have the instrument why have this then? Sure you could write music by using this but every thing you can do on this app is already available on the instruments? And an instrument would not depend on WiFi or updates so I firmly believe garage band is a pointless waste of time and skills then again if your using this app your “skills” are inmaginary why? Read back a bit And that’s why garage band is straight up garbage not to mention poor devs and customer service. -a very good critic.Dab me up ma nikkerVersion: 2.3.16

Donkey’s smoking addictionWhenever I start creating my new music, my donkey starts smoking. I’ve come to the conclusion that it has something to do with my songs. My music is techno mixed with classical mixed with pop I only use a tambourine and I’m still getting thousands of listeners on Spotify!! Anyway my donkey has been showing signs of depression and anxiety. I don’t think it has anything to do with his smoking addiction. He’s recovering in rehab currently but the music is still probably the problem. 😡😡.Hahahaha help me!Version: 2.3.16

Not impressedI looked on my tablet only to find this app was not uploaded back! I have music I haven’t shared on there for SoundCloud...I’m totally depressed that I can’t even access my songs...I had recently been trying to upload them to SoundCloud but didn’t have the space. I was going to get to that in a bit, not thinking the app would just look odd on my tablet. I mean it looks like a “ghost” on my tablet. No “guitar” like here on this page, how the app is supposed to look, but all I see are lines and all grey, almost like the “flesh” of the app is gone. Where is my music? I’m not very happy right now...especially if it does upload and update and my music is gone...I’m really tired of others who can afford to have expensive apps overrule those who cannot...I’m tired of being hacked by rich idiots who are jealous of raw talent...that they do things because of their lack of talent! I want my music restored! Now! No excuses...I’m tired of excuses...I paid for this Apple product as other ones as well...this is not very good of you folks... Thank you!.J.C loverVersion: 2.3.15

Terrible file formattingWhatever you make you won’t be able to save it as an mp3..Kid AustinVersion: 2.3.8

This app doesn’t work anymoreI am on an iPhone 8 and when I try to use any function it just sends me back to the tracks screen with a notification that just says ok. This is really annoying as I just want to use this app but it will not allow me to for no reason.HdchcjVersion: 2.3.8

I don’t get itI had this app a few months ago and this sound like another comment but now it won’t load I join it kicks me out bcs it’s not done it’s been loading for hours does anyone else have this problem?.😑🤨🤦🏼‍♀️😑🤨🤦🏼‍♀️Version: 2.3.8

Didn’t saveIt didn’t save the piece that I was working on for the past 6 days.... All the hard work wasted..Science is my lifeVersion: 2.3.8

Doesn’t workNone of the instruments show up and it won’t let me record live audio. I’ve watched 3 tutorials and followed them exactly but there is no response. Waste of time and effort..IrbgosVersion: 2.3.8

I can’t download itBoi why?.Dnesjhsyiogs iusniuVersion: 2.3.8

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