GarageBand gets new Katy Perry, Seventeen 'Remix Sessions'

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GarageBand on iOS and iPadOS get new DJ sessions that can help users learn to mix two songs. Katy Perry's "Harleys in Hawaii" and K-Pop group Seventeen's "Darl+ing" are added to GarageBand's Sound Library this time. Elements of both songs are added to the app so that you can experiment with them.

On top of adding the songs, Katy Perry's track is the subject of the new in-person Today at Apple sessions. "Music Skills: Remix Katy Perry" will be a live tutorial showing how to use GarageBand features in depth. Apple used Seventeen's "Darl+ing" as a Today at Apple session when it promoted the opening of its Myeongdong store in South Korea.

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GarageBand for iPhone and iPad gets new Sound Packs

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Apple wants GarageBand to be a "catalyst for music creation," so the app for the iPhone and iPad are getting new Sound Packs from some of today's top artists and producers. There are new Remix Sessions from singers Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga. Plus, there are seven new Producer Packs with beats, instrumentals, and loops from top producers like Boys Noize, Mark Lettieri, Oak Felder, Soulection, Take A Daytrip, Tom Misch, and TRAKGIRL. 

GarageBand also has a new Producer Pack that's a companion experience for its upcoming Apple TV+ docuseries Watch the Sound With Mark Ronson, which will allow you to experiment with sounds inspired by the show. These new packs are available starting today as a free download from the Sound Library in GarageBand 2.3.11.

Source: MacRumors

Apple's GarageBand app celebrates 15 years of music creation for the rest of us

John Mayer and Steve Jobs demo an earlier version of GarageBand

Apple is celebrating 15 years of Garageband, the app included in macOS which enables anyone to put together various loops and samples as well as integrate live voice or musical instrumentation. Garageband was an ambitious and successful application that was part of iLife, the suite of apps included with every Mac sold.

GarageBand brought drag and drop simplicity to music creation and added myriad options for instruments, loops, and beats which were mostly royalty free. For budding musicians or composers, it gave them the ability to put together music even without having to read notes or having access to various instruments.

The app, originally introduced onstage at Macworld '04 by Steve Jobs and John Mayer, has grown to be the most widely used music app in the world — and is now on over 1 billion iPhones, iPads and Macs globally. 

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GarageBand 2.3 for iOS bringing new beats and loops

Apple announced an update to GarageBand for iOS. Today’s update introduces a new GarageBand Sound Library, where users can select and download a variety of free sound packs featuring new instruments and loops. Beat makers can tap into a new Beat Sequencer instrument inspired by classic drum machines — popular with artists who produce Hip-Hop and Electronic music. The app also features new Asian Touch Instruments and updates to Drummer, including six additional players.

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