GarageBand 4+

I don't like Apple. I don't like their ethos. I don't like their interfaces. I don't like their inflexibilty. I don't like their overarching control. I do however, for the most part, like Garageband and it's the only reason I own a MacBook Pro. It's not perfect and for a Windows user, I struggle with the paradigm shift from Windows shorcuts and control locations. However, I am willing to suffer given the perfect balance they have struck between power features and ease of use. But the feature that tipped me over into almost exclusively using Garageband is the auto-drummer. As a multi-instrumentalist who records all tracks myself, one by one, drums are the hardest. You can't do a one take scratch track so you have to go back and forth between drums and guitars until you get the groove and then start to lay down the serious tracks over the drums. And I'm not a great drummer either. With the drummer feature, I don't even bother recording my own drums anymore and just tweak what the app gives me.

I’ve been using GarageBand on my phone for a while and hadn’t thought of using it on my MacBook until I needed to use it for one of my classes. I had downloaded it onto my computer and started messing around with it, and after a few hours I started to understand how it works. I realized it’s easier to use this app on my computer than on my phone, too. The layout is straightforward and allows me to find everything and see everything I need all at once. It’s easier to grab and adjust the notes on each MIDI track, and the track controls are all together, so it’s faster to get to them. There’s a wider variety of controls and settings to use when editing each track or the master.
The electronic instruments are way more organized and stay open on the side in case I want to change one of the track instruments multiple times. It’s faster than changing the instruments on my phone. It’s simple and easy to use, while still having a ton of options displayed at the same time, making it a fast trip between the controls. This is a great app for starters since it’s completely free. The electronic instruments are also free, but they may take up a bit of space if you download everything onto your computer. You could figure out how to use the app on your own or watch tutorial videos to understand it faster. I definitely recommend this app for beginners and creators if they don’t want to spend the money on some fancy software.

Ive used garageband on my ipad for years before being able to afford a Mac. The crossover was simple all of the same functionalities with a few more bells and whistles (minus touch screen capabilities) so the learning process from mobile to desktop was quick and easily picked up while giving me more creating power. This DAW has to be one of the easiest but most effective music making progs. avail. and i grew to like the connection between the tablet and desktop giving the ability to transfer projects right from tablet GB to Mac version GB with no issues, and i later in life found the LOGIC app offers a mixing and more app that remotely works with desktop GB which made my add ins and mixing visible!!! from my tablet!!! as i worked!!!. Thumbs up on this software here which was an excellent gateway, stepping stone, lead off intro into LOGIC PRO X which is the same software but a more professional looking layout. So in return GB a great tool to have, even on my tablet which is my go to on the fly and actually has landed me several local and nationally known clients to work with due to its flexability and capabilities, Go hard at your craft you guys!!! im closer and closer to living out my dreams because of DAWS such as GB and LOGIC PRO. thanks apple you guys rock