iPad 2 + GarageBand

[jackthehack]

Anybody excited about this? Stopped by the Apple store today, but nobody there has a clue if existing hardware like iRig (for Amplitube) or the Line6 MIDI Mobilizer will will allow to direct input into GarageBand or if Apple will have any of their own similar accessories or a dedicated recording interface option with MIDI/1/4" inputs...

 

[mayfly]

I think it's pretty cool.  I'm already grooving on garage band as a cheap and sleazy multi-track, this makes everything more portable. 

And compared to those tascam 4 trackers that we all had, the sound quality is AMAZING  :icon_thumright:

 

[SustainerPlayer]

Didn't they use some new Apogee-thing in the Keynote? (I'm too tired now to watch for that).

 

[AndyG]

Anybody excited about this? Stopped by the Apple store today, but nobody there has a clue if existing hardware like iRig (for Amplitube) or the Line6 MIDI Mobilizer will will allow to direct input into GarageBand or if Apple will have any of their own similar accessories or a dedicated recording interface option with MIDI/1/4" inputs...

From what I understand, Amplitube for the iPad has its own multi track recorder, and cannot be used as a plug-in for other types of software.  It also requires the iRig connector to get in, as I do not believe (from what I have read) other USB interfaces will work.  It seems to be a stand-alone app.
It probably won't be long before everything will be compatible with everything else, if the consumers demand it.  But for now, the best home recording solution seems to be the laptop or desktop computer.

 

[SustainerPlayer]

Apogee Jam

 

[jackthehack]

Got one yesterday evening; fricking incredible!!! The morons at the Apple store claimed you'd have to wait and buy Apple branded guitar/keyboard inputs that aren't released yet, but iRig connector for guitar/bass works fine with the GuitarAmp part of GarageBand and if you buy the camera USB connector, you plug one of these $39 M-Audio MIDI=>USB connectors and use it to play all the keyboards included: http://keyboards-midi.musiciansfriend.com/product/M-Audio-USB-Uno-1X1-MIDI-Interface?sku=701379

EDIT=> by plugging into any MIDI keyboard

The guitar amp/stomp box modeling is as good as anything I've ever heard, there are a number of different amp choices, Fender/Marshall/Orange/Vox/Mesa/Line6, make the Amplitude stuff sound like crap....

There are a limited amount of keyboards built in, but they sound unbelievable as well - Hammond B3/M2(with Leslie 122 and rotation speed control/acoustic pianos/Rhodes/Wurlitzer/etc.

Full review later....

 

[dmraco]

any thing like these available for the android based systems?  Xoom???

 

[jackthehack]

any thing like these available for the android based systems?  Xoom???

Nope, and I doubt you're going to see any.  Why bother coding for Android? Applications like this have to be designed/implemented from the system level.

Go download all the source code for Audigy and start porting, and that won't come close.

I've been playing with this seriously for a couple of hours, there are a few bugs, and not much useful in-app documentation;  I don't have a Mac and can't compare this to the full version, but expect to a whole lot of updates/improvements/add-ons available in the future.

I'm pretty sure the iPad2 and dedicated software Wes released a couple of months earlier than originally planned just to kill the shit out of OEMs scrambling to get Android Honeycomb tablets out to market.  I believe they will exceed in this endeavor...