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GarageBand for iOS updated, adds AudioBus support

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 20th, 2013)

Apple has pushed out an update for GarageBand for iOS. The version 1.4 update brings a number of enhancements to GarageBand for iOS, most notably support for playing and recording audio routed through the third-party app AudioBus. AudioBus is an iOS app that allows users to route various ...

Apple announces iPhone 5-compatible updates for iPhoto, iMovie, Keynote and more

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 12th, 2012)

At its press event today, Apple announced the new iPhone 5 with a 4-inch, Retina display. For customers, the larger screen means there's extra room for apps to display their content. The most noticeable difference will be the homescreen, which will now display five rows of icons. This extra ...

Apple may acquire Italian digital audio editing software firm Redmatica

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 1st, 2012)

Speaking at the recent D10 conference, Tim Cook said Apple is still in the business of buying companies, but he doesn't want to announce these accusations acquisitions unless necessary. According to a recent Tech Crunch report, Italian startup Redmatica may be the target of one of these quiet ...

Apple updates iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand for iOS

by Michael Grothaus (May 1st, 2012)

Apple just pushed a series of updates for its iLife iOS apps. The iPhoto 1.0.1 update doesn't add any new features, but does offer a number of stability improvements including when publishing a journal to iCloud, the URL of the journal can now be copied using a Copy Link button. It also ...

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

by Dave Caolo (Mar 7th, 2012)

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 HD movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store. ...

Apple announces updates to iWork, GarageBand, iMovie apps for iPad

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 7th, 2012)

Apple has updated the iWork apps, GarageBand and iMovie for iOS to go along with today's announcement of the new iPad. GarageBand now has a Smart Strings feature, a note editor and the ability to push songs through iCloud. The iMovie update has added storyboards and new editing tools, going ...

Griffin announces StudioConnect Audio/MIDI interface for iPad

by Steven Sande (Mar 1st, 2012)

Musicians have another audio and MIDI interface to choose from when they're looking for a way to connect a guitar, bass or MIDI instrument to an iPad. The new StudioConnect Audio/MIDI interface for iPad (US$149.99) was announced by Griffin Technology today, and it adds a sleek looking dock to the ...

Considering Aperture for iOS

by Mike Schramm (Feb 7th, 2012)

Gabe Glick over at Macstories has a proposal: Aperture for iOS. On the surface, it sounds like a pretty silly idea -- Apple's high end camera app is really made for a desktop environment, and with the hassle required to get high quality photos onto iOS devices, there really isn't a point bringing ...

Garage Band: TUAW Best of 2011 for iPad music apps

by Steven Sande (Jan 6th, 2012)

It's been a long haul, but we've finally come to the end of the TUAW Best of 2011. The last category in which readers nominated their favorites and then voted for the top five finishers was iPad music apps. This was a huge category -- music apps cover the landscape from applications that turn the ...

TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for your favorite iPad music app

by Steven Sande (Jan 2nd, 2012)

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing ...

Nominate your favorite iPhone music app for TUAW's Best of 2011

by Steven Sande (Dec 21st, 2011)

During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each ...

The iPad rocks this 'It Girl' remix

by Mike Schramm (Nov 30th, 2011)

We've heard some really good music come out of an iPad before, but to me it's all basically sounded like yeah, it came from a tablet. This remix of Jason Derulo's "It Girl," however, which you can watch below, sounds like the real thing to me. Yes, there's a lot of R&B sampling in there, ...

GarageBand app goes universal, now ready for iPhone

by Dave Caolo (Nov 1st, 2011)

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 instruments, support for additional time signatures (3/4 ...

GarageBand and iMovie for iPad updated

by Chris Rawson (Jun 1st, 2011)

The iPad versions of GarageBand and iMovie have been updated today. GarageBand for iPad has been updated to version 1.0.1 and contains the following new features and fixes: Support for audio output over AirPlay, Bluetooth devices and HDMI with the Apple Digital AV Adapter Import of AIFF, ...

Guitar solo on iPad shreds

by Michael Grothaus (May 25th, 2011)

At first I kind of made fun of GarageBand on the iPad because I never thought anyone could make truly compelling music on a touch device. That's all changed after I saw Cult of Mac point out George Lambro's guitar solo on the iPad. I'll let the music speak for itself, but I will say this is how ...