Could someone confirm one way or the other whether this content is available for the iOS version? And more generally, what content and/or features are missing from each version?įinally, if anyone had any more general reasons for getting an iPad Pro or MacBook Pro for music production that would be helpful as well.

It was unclear whether this also applied to the iOS version. From my search I found that version 10.3 for OS X recently made all their artist lessons free. I wasn't able to find a recent comparison of the Garageband versions. On the other hand, a MacBook Pro may be better for general music production use, especially if I wanted to use more serious DAW software like Logic Pro X, Ableton, etc. You don’t need any other extra pre-requisite software or OS to run GarageBand on Mac. How to download GarageBand for Mac or PC for free GarageBand for Mac OS X is available for free. One thing that I think works better on the iPad Pro was the touch instruments in the latest version of the app, really impressive, can't use them as easily on the MacBook Pro because it doesn't have a touchscreen from what I understand. But GarageBand only runs on OS X hence you don’t have to worry about viruses and other emulators other than the ones already mentioned in the article. Is there a recent list of the differences between the Garageband versions for iOS and OS X? I went into an Apple store today to get a quick demo of Garageband, and was kind of blown away by what could be done with the app (the demo was done on an iPad Pro). The kind of music I'll be making will be pop/rock with instruments and vocal. Right now I have a mixer attached to a digital piano and microphone with USB out, and will also be getting a midi keyboard and drum controller. I'm thinking of picking up either an iPad Pro or MacBook Pro to use Garageband for music production.

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