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The best iPad music making apps in the world today

UPDATED: MusicRadar's top 10 list of recommendations

The MusicRadar Team, Thu 14 Apr 2011, 3:09 pm UTC

Although it has similarities to the Mac version (and projects started on your tablet can be imported into it) GarageBand for iPad is very much its own app. There are Touch and Smart Instruments, an eight-track sequencer and a decent selection of guitar amps and stompboxes.

What you don't get is anything in the way of MIDI editing, and file import/export options are also limited. But GarageBand for iPad is still a winner: plug in a controller keyboard via the Camera Connection Kit and you've got a powerful, fun and portable song sketching solution.

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READ: Apple GarageBand for iPad review

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  • Angelina RobertsI love music and love use iPad, your article very useful.
  • Kord TaylorHi, I wanted to post a mention that Looptastic HD for iPad (usually $14.99 on the #AppStore) is on sale for only $.99 (that's only 99 cents US!) until Dec 30th. Go to http://bit.ly/arKmTx. As you mention, it's a great live loop instrument for folks who like to make music. You can remix live with loops and FX on-the-fly and then edit as an arrangement in apps like studio.HD. It comes with a ton of loops in lots of styles like house, hip hop, etc. Our gruvtron imstrument is only.99 right now too. Grab them before the price goes up again! Happy Holidays -kT
  • Matt PooleAlso very much worth considering is 'Animoog' - unbelievably great sounds.
  • iOS Musician BlogPretty fair list... Don't think Amplitube should be that high though, as you STILL can't use it with a 30-pin dock interface...
  • Daniela Orrantiaalso there is also ik multimedia sampletank
  • Flamin HarryGarageband doesn't work with Ipad 2 and os5 on the Alesis iodock. Beware!
  • Anthony AlvesI use Meteor Multitrack by 4pockets. By far the most powerful and pro like daw station for the iPad.

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