What is Audiobus? — Audiobus isan award-winning music app for iPhone and iPad which lets you useyour other music apps together. Chain effects on your favouritesynth, run the output of apps or Audio Units into an app likeGarageBand or Loopy, or select a different audio interface outputfor each app. Route MIDI between apps — drive asynth from a MIDI sequencer, or add an arpeggiator to your MIDIkeyboard — or sync with your external MIDI gear.And control your entire setup from a MIDI controller.
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Audiobus is the app that makes the rest of your setup better.
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Dec 25, 2012 Support Communities / iOS Apps / GarageBand for iOS Announcement: Announcing the newest addition to Apple Support Communities, Apple Arcade! Question: Q: Add Brass instruments to iPad Garage Band? Are there brass instruments available for Garage Band on the iPad? IPad 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 6.0.1 Posted on Dec 25, 2012 8:01 PM. Introduction meet the hard drive orchestra GarageBand's 'software instruments' are midi instruments that live on your hard drive as 'Audio Units' Have a look at our Tutorial: the GarageDoor Audio Units.GarageBand instruments are triggered by midi commands like: play E above middle C on trumpet at velocity 64 and hold for two beats. Mar 30, 2012 Update Takes iPad GarageBand From Bread and Butter To Jam Review. GarageBand has a range of virtual instruments, including many keyboards. Instruments offered by this app — but I.
I'm looking to add in some horns and brass instruments into my music. I was looking at the iFretless line of apps (iFretless Brass and iFretless Sax) are those decent quality? Any other apps you guys can recommend? GarageBand ‘09 comes with more than 100 software instruments, and each of those has dozens of presets that can sound like distinct instruments in their own right.
I'm looking to add in some horns and brass instruments into my music. I was looking at the iFretless line of apps (iFretless Brass and iFretless Sax) are those decent quality? Any other apps you guys can recommend?
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- This might be worth a look:BeatHawk has a brass IAP pack as well. Can't comment on the quality of either as I'm not really into horns..
- Thumbjam has some nice samples, and is not a single-purpose app.
- The BeatHawk brass pack sounds good, but maybe limited in application. Surprisingly, I found some useful brass sounds inside of Korg's iM1, and don't overlook GarageBand..some decent sounds in there too.
- @illaddin said:
I'm looking to add in some horns and brass instruments into my music. I was looking at the iFretless line of apps (iFretless Brass and iFretless Sax) are those decent quality? Any other apps you guys can recommend?Thanks!Brass is decent, worth the money if you want those sounds. iFretless Sax however is plain bad (quality made app, but awful sound). Skip that one.If you NEED a one-trick pony smooth, sensual sax, then there’s this. It’s not very versatile; don’t expect to wail. But it sounds good even if it’s somewhat a novelty.Sensual Sax by Embertone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sensual-sax/id1186361516?mt=8 - I'll second ThumbJam.
There are also some really good brass soundfonts out there if you want to go that route. - ThumbJam for the Harmon Mute especially though the others are quite nice. It's a must have app. Heavy Brass is excellent.
- @TozBourne said:
The BeatHawk brass pack sounds good, but maybe limited in application. Surprisingly, I found some useful brass sounds inside of Korg's iM1, and don't overlook GarageBand..some decent sounds in there too.I also like Beathawk's Brass Riffs pack. - Thanks guys! I'll check some of those suggestions out
- @oat_phipps said:@illaddin said:
I'm looking to add in some horns and brass instruments into my music. I was looking at the iFretless line of apps (iFretless Brass and iFretless Sax) are those decent quality? Any other apps you guys can recommend?Thanks!Brass is decent, worth the money if you want those sounds. iFretless Sax however is plain bad (quality made app, but awful sound). Skip that one.If you NEED a one-trick pony smooth, sensual sax, then there’s this. It’s not very versatile; don’t expect to wail. But it sounds good even if it’s somewhat a novelty.Sensual Sax by Embertone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sensual-sax/id1186361516?mt=8Agreed - Sensual Sax is definitely a one-trick pony, but MAN WHAT A TRICK! It sounds amazing - just know that it's got a VERY specific application so it may not be what you're looking for.Great sound and a blast to play. - @dvlmusic said:@oat_phipps said:@illaddin said:
I'm looking to add in some horns and brass instruments into my music. I was looking at the iFretless line of apps (iFretless Brass and iFretless Sax) are those decent quality? Any other apps you guys can recommend?Thanks!Brass is decent, worth the money if you want those sounds. iFretless Sax however is plain bad (quality made app, but awful sound). Skip that one.If you NEED a one-trick pony smooth, sensual sax, then there’s this. It’s not very versatile; don’t expect to wail. But it sounds good even if it’s somewhat a novelty.Sensual Sax by Embertone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sensual-sax/id1186361516?mt=8Agreed - Sensual Sax is definitely a one-trick pony, but MAN WHAT A TRICK! It sounds amazing - just know that it's got a VERY specific application so it may not be what you're looking for.Great sound and a blast to play.It sounds good for Kenny G. covers and such, right? - @CracklePot said:@dvlmusic said:@oat_phipps said:@illaddin said:
I'm looking to add in some horns and brass instruments into my music. I was looking at the iFretless line of apps (iFretless Brass and iFretless Sax) are those decent quality? Any other apps you guys can recommend?Thanks!Brass is decent, worth the money if you want those sounds. iFretless Sax however is plain bad (quality made app, but awful sound). Skip that one.If you NEED a one-trick pony smooth, sensual sax, then there’s this. It’s not very versatile; don’t expect to wail. But it sounds good even if it’s somewhat a novelty.Sensual Sax by Embertone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sensual-sax/id1186361516?mt=8Agreed - Sensual Sax is definitely a one-trick pony, but MAN WHAT A TRICK! It sounds amazing - just know that it's got a VERY specific application so it may not be what you're looking for.Great sound and a blast to play.It sounds good for Kenny G. covers and such, right?That's the obvious thing, yeah.Look - I'm NOT an Easy Listening kind of guy. I don't particularly like sax in a band, and I like horn apps even less so since they never get it right. Let's get this out of the way:SENSUAL SAX IS EXTREMELY SILLYThat being said, it's the only app/plugin I've heard that actually SOUNDS like a sax. All of the slides, trills, glissandos, etc. combined with a realistic vibrato really give it an air of authenticity I've not heard elsewhere. But yeah, you're not going to be jamming old 50's tunes or jazz standards or anything with Sensual Sax. Izotope nectar serial mac. You've got to be going for a Gerry-Rafferty-Baker-Street-meets-Wham!-Careless-Whisper vibe. - @dvlmusic said:@CracklePot said:@dvlmusic said:@oat_phipps said:@illaddin said:
I'm looking to add in some horns and brass instruments into my music. I was looking at the iFretless line of apps (iFretless Brass and iFretless Sax) are those decent quality? Any other apps you guys can recommend?Thanks!Brass is decent, worth the money if you want those sounds. iFretless Sax however is plain bad (quality made app, but awful sound). Skip that one.If you NEED a one-trick pony smooth, sensual sax, then there’s this. It’s not very versatile; don’t expect to wail. But it sounds good even if it’s somewhat a novelty.Sensual Sax by Embertone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sensual-sax/id1186361516?mt=8Agreed - Sensual Sax is definitely a one-trick pony, but MAN WHAT A TRICK! It sounds amazing - just know that it's got a VERY specific application so it may not be what you're looking for.Great sound and a blast to play.It sounds good for Kenny G. covers and such, right?That's the obvious thing, yeah.Look - I'm NOT an Easy Listening kind of guy. I don't particularly like sax in a band, and I like horn apps even less so since they never get it right. Let's get this out of the way:SENSUAL SAX IS EXTREMELY SILLYThat being said, it's the only app/plugin I've heard that actually SOUNDS like a sax. All of the slides, trills, glissandos, etc. combined with a realistic vibrato really give it an air of authenticity I've not heard elsewhere. But yeah, you're not going to be jamming old 50's tunes or jazz standards or anything with Sensual Sax. You've got to be going for a Gerry-Rafferty-Baker-Street-meets-Wham!-Careless-Whisper vibe.Deadpool aproves this comment. - @dvlmusic said:@CracklePot said:@dvlmusic said:@oat_phipps said:@illaddin said:
I'm looking to add in some horns and brass instruments into my music. I was looking at the iFretless line of apps (iFretless Brass and iFretless Sax) are those decent quality? Any other apps you guys can recommend?Thanks!Brass is decent, worth the money if you want those sounds. iFretless Sax however is plain bad (quality made app, but awful sound). Skip that one.If you NEED a one-trick pony smooth, sensual sax, then there’s this. It’s not very versatile; don’t expect to wail. But it sounds good even if it’s somewhat a novelty.Sensual Sax by Embertone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sensual-sax/id1186361516?mt=8Agreed - Sensual Sax is definitely a one-trick pony, but MAN WHAT A TRICK! It sounds amazing - just know that it's got a VERY specific application so it may not be what you're looking for.Great sound and a blast to play.It sounds good for Kenny G. covers and such, right?That's the obvious thing, yeah.Look - I'm NOT an Easy Listening kind of guy. I don't particularly like sax in a band, and I like horn apps even less so since they never get it right. Let's get this out of the way:SENSUAL SAX IS EXTREMELY SILLYThat being said, it's the only app/plugin I've heard that actually SOUNDS like a sax. All of the slides, trills, glissandos, etc. combined with a realistic vibrato really give it an air of authenticity I've not heard elsewhere. But yeah, you're not going to be jamming old 50's tunes or jazz standards or anything with Sensual Sax. You've got to be going for a Gerry-Rafferty-Baker-Street-meets-Wham!-Careless-Whisper vibe.Yeah I was just trying to remember correctly. I thought I saw a video demo of this a long time ago and from what I remember my reaction was 'Damn that sounds like some Kenny G.' Your two references are way better than mine, lol.Now I'm trying to imagine this thing playing through a bunch of FX or even ToneStack-type amp/FX setups. Jeez it even is an AU apparently.
Garageband makes it really easy to get in there and easily set up virtual instruments that come built-in. However, if you're going in to Garageband with the intention of using a third-party plug-in, y
Garageband makes it really easy to get in there and easily set up virtual instruments that come built-in. However, if you're going in to Garageband with the intention of using a third-party plug-in, you might be scratching your head at first.
In this Quick Tip, I'd like to show you how to easily set up a third party audio unit plug-in (like EZDrummer, Addictive Drums, Superior Drummer, etc).
In this tutorial, I'll be using Addictive Drums!
Step 1
Create a Software Instrument Track!
Step 2
In the Software Instrument Tab on the Right, press the 'Edit' Tab.
Step 3
Under the 'Sound Generator' heading, click where it says 'Piano'. It will always default to the 'Piano' instrument when you create a new track.
Step 4
In the drop-down list that appears, navigate to the 'Audio Unit Modules' section and choose your desired instrument. In my case, I'll choose 'Addictive Drums'.
Step 5
Once you select your instrument, a little orange Audio Unit Icon will appear, with your instrument next to it. But you still can't see it, right? Click the Orange 'Audio Unit' icon.
Step 6
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Once you click the Audio Unit icon, your instrument will appear with it's graphically-friendly interface, ready for your use!
And that's really all there is to it! From here you can use your third-party instrument exactly the same as if you were using a built-in Garageband instrument! If you're using a MIDI Controller, you can trigger the instrument it the exact same way you would a regular Garageband Instrument.
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One word of caution though: I would heartily recommend against running multiple versions of plug-ins like EZDrummer that use a lot of samples, or recorded audio. You can quickly eat up valuable system resources before you know it! Stick with one instance of EZDrummer, or Addictive Drums, and the rest should be smooth sailing!
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Want to learn more? Check out these Garageband tutorials!