IPEVO TR-10 designed for iChat, GarageBand

by Robert Palmer (Oct 17th 2008 11:00AM)

While most VoIP devices are made for Skype, IPEVO has made a version of its TR-10 conference phone with the Mac in mind: It can be used with both iChat and GarageBand. For iChat conversations, the device can be used either as a speakerphone or tradit...

Sting, Sarah McLachlan are hiding in your Garage(band)

by Mike Schramm (Apr 29th 2009 11:30AM)

Apple has added new "Learn to Play" lessons to the latest version of GarageBand, including two lessons by Sting and the first one by Sarah McLachlan. Gordon Sumner (a.k.a. Sting, so named by his friends when he wore a shirt with black and yellow stri...

Apple announces GarageBand for iPad

by Dave Caolo (Mar 2nd 2011 2:10PM)

Earlier today, Apple announced GarageBand for the iPad (US$4.99). Available March 11, this app puts the power of audio recording and editing on the sleek, portable iPad. Features include touch instruments, guitar and amp effects (you can plug your...

The Ultramods record entire album in GarageBand for iPad

by Steven Sande (Apr 4th 2011 3:00PM)

We all know that Apple's GarageBand for iPad 2 makes it incredibly easy for anyone to make and record music. Now The Ultramods have gone and created an entire album using the 8-track recording capability of GarageBand. Most of the songs on the al...

Microsoft recommends GarageBand for advanced audio editing

by David Chartier (Feb 12th 2007 10:00AM)

It's rare that a rival in the marketplace tosses anything but a canned compliment your way, so it's always refreshing to highlight such a kind gesture. In what is likely a mixup at Redmond or simply the work of a covert Apple guy behind enemy line...

GarageBand 4.1.2 now out

by Nik Fletcher (Mar 3rd 2008 5:55PM)

Podcasters, wannabe music stars, and GarageBand dabblers of all ages -- it's that time again for Apple has released an update to your beloved application (bumping it to version 4.1.2). It goes without saying that this wouldn't be an Apple consumer-so...

Use Rock Band drum controller with GarageBand

by Dave Caolo (Oct 29th 2008 12:00PM)

Here's a fun tip from Mac | Life that describes how to use the Rock Band drum controller with GarageBand. In fact, they describe two set-ups; one cheap and one less so. The cheap setup requires GarageBand, the Rock Band USB drum kit and either the Ga...

GarageBand for iPad: Using the app to show off the device

by Erica Sadun (Mar 22nd 2011 7:00PM)

GarageBand for iPad is, I'm pleased to say, another one of those apps. It's software that melds so perfectly with the iPad hardware that when you show it off to someone, their natural inclination is to say "Oh, so that's why I should buy one of ...

GarageBand updates to 6.0.2, improves iPad support

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 31st 2011 6:19PM)

GarageBand has updated to 6.0.2, updating stability throughout the program and addressing support issues regarding projects that are imported from GarageBand for iPad. GarageBand 6.0.2 is a 45.2 MB download and is available through Software Upda...

GarageBand for iPad running on an iPhone 4

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 27th 2011 7:30PM)

YouTube user PSPfano has posted a video of GarageBand for iPad running on an iPhone 4. He accomplished this by using a hack (detailed on 9to5) that allows users to modify jailbroken iPhones; it also allows them to run most iPad apps on them. Aft...

GarageBand app goes universal, now ready for iPhone

by Dave Caolo (Nov 1st 2011 1:45PM)

Apple has updated GarageBand for iOS. It's now universal with support for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation) and iPod touch (4th generation). There are several new features, too, like custom chords for smart instrum...

Apple releases Mac updates for iPhoto, iTunes, GarageBand and Xcode

by Dave Caolo (Mar 7th 2012 5:25PM)

Apple has issued updates to the Mac versions of iPhoto, iTunes, GarageBand and Xcode. iPhoto is now up to version 9.2.2, which lets users delete images from Photo Stream. Hooray! iTunes 10.6, as we mentioned earlier, adds the ability to play 1080p H...

Apple scores patents for surround-sound MacBook, GarageBand gestures

by Mike Wehner (Aug 19th 2014 12:30PM)

When it rains, it pours in the world of Apple patents, and today it's pouring. As Patently Apple reports, the company official scored 48 new patents today, a couple of which apply to GarageBand and a feature that may eventually find its way into th...

Mossberg on GarageBand

by Sean Bonner (Feb 5th 2004 7:12PM)

Walter Mossberg, who writes the personal technology section of the Wall Street Journal, chimes in about GarageBand and some of the things it’s going to change. Personal computers long have been used to produce popular music. But it ha...

Cast your pods with Garageband

by Scott McNulty (Jun 30th 2005 7:00PM)

You've been swept up in the podcasting hysteria, and now you want to create your own podcast, get it on the iTunes Music Store, develop a cult following, transition to radio, and then forget the little people. We all do, so no need to feel bad.Apple,...