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IPad, garage band and a mic

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geddy402

Jul 20, 2012
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So I'm thinking of using an iPad, garage band and a mic to do a little basement recording. Anyone have any experience recording with a set up like this? I'm looking to just get down some guitar and bass and then put drum track in with the software and other instrumentation. I really don't feel like getting a macbook and pro tools and all that other stuff. And my current laptop can't support any type of recording other than crappy mic on the computer.

Hoping this may be an option to get some basic recordings down to shop around.

Thanks for the help!
 
#3
A generic usb audio interface e.g. Behringer UCA222 USB Audio Interface works excellent via the USB camera adapter. I use it all the time to record my bass. Whereas the irig is totall crap for bass. It seems like it rolls off at 100 hz. Virtually no bass no matter how hard you boost the bass seems to be totally tailored for the guitards.
 
#4
Cool. So if I get a USB adapter for the FireWire I can use the Behringer rig. It looks like Tascam makes something too. Does it handle the recorded bass and guitar well?

How does the irig work?

Thanks!
 
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Nordic Groover said:
Am I the only one who thinks the Apogee Duet is horrendously overpriced? I know it's aimed at the "It's sexy like my iMac" market who are likely to pay for the prettiness, but...
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I can't comment on the latest USB version, but IMO opinion the FireWire version (which I own) was a great bargain. Great sounding A/D and D/A converters that will compete with DACS at 4X the price, especially if powered from a high quality power supply rather than bus power.

re iPad recording, both the JAM and the Apogee Mic are great products (the Mic is a fantastic sounding SDC for the money) but in my experience the iPad's latency is problematic for serious production work.
 
#13
Thanks for the help all. I'm looking to make some demos and flesh out my songs. Hoping this is a user friendly way to do it..."normal" PC systems have a pretty steep learning curve from my past experiences that just end up frustrating me and give up on trying to make any descent recordings. And it seems like I can do most of the tracking by myself. Just have to figure out how to play the iPad drums I guess...
 
#14
geddy402 said:
Cool. So if I get a USB adapter for the FireWire I can use the Behringer rig.
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I'm a little confused by this statement. There is no such thing as a USB to FireWire adapter (despite such things appearing on eBay), the data streams are said to be "incompatible." And, the Behringer he mentioned is USB already.

All the iPad's can do USB. I don't think any iPads do FireWire.
 
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geddy402 said:
Thanks for the help all. I'm looking to make some demos and flesh out my songs. Hoping this is a user friendly way to do it..."normal" PC systems have a pretty steep learning curve from my past experiences that just end up frustrating me and give up on trying to make any descent recordings. And it seems like I can do most of the tracking by myself. Just have to figure out how to play the iPad drums I guess...
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I've not tried garage band on the phone, but I imagine learning any recording software will be about the same. It is easy to hook up and record a bass signal with a cheap usb interface (mine is an old Line6 Tone Port). Learning to create your own beats, etc… much more time consuming (no hit record, play instrument/done). I'm trying to learn now and won't get frustrated and quit, I hope.

f n o r d !
 

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