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User profile for user: Dawn Williams1
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Garageband on Mac vs iPad - where is the grid?

My 10 year old daughter is very interested in creating EDM songs. We set her up to use Garageband on the iPad and we went through a tutorial and she learned to use loops in the "grid mode" and also made some loops of her own and recorded a song to tracks and created a little music of her own. Our next step up was to get her a midi cable for an old midi keyboard I have and let her go to town using Garageband on the computer. However, it doesn't seem like the "grid mode" that is available on the iPad is available in Garageband on the Mac. I can't find any information about this. Can someone please help?

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Posted on Jan 3, 2019 6:27 PM

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User profile for user: chris_g1
chris_g1
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Posted on Jan 5, 2019 2:21 PM

Hello Dawn,



Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. If I understand correctly, your daughter is having an issue with the difference of how loops work in GarageBand on an iPad and on a Mac. Only the iPad has the Live Loops grid, so please check out these Apple resources to help with transitioning from GarageBand on the iPad to GarageBand on your Mac.



What are Apple Loops? - GarageBand Help

Create your own Apple Loops - GarageBand Help

Work in the Live Loops grid - GarageBand for iPad



Cheers!

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User profile for user: chris_g1
chris_g1
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Jan 5, 2019 2:21 PM in response to Dawn Williams1

Hello Dawn,



Thanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. If I understand correctly, your daughter is having an issue with the difference of how loops work in GarageBand on an iPad and on a Mac. Only the iPad has the Live Loops grid, so please check out these Apple resources to help with transitioning from GarageBand on the iPad to GarageBand on your Mac.



What are Apple Loops? - GarageBand Help

Create your own Apple Loops - GarageBand Help

Work in the Live Loops grid - GarageBand for iPad



Cheers!

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User profile for user: léonie
léonie
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Jan 6, 2019 7:44 AM in response to Dawn Williams1

The iPad has the big advantage of the touch screen. That makes it easier to use it as a musical instrument to play and record songs and touch instruments.

This would be difficult on a mac without a touch screen.

But GarageBand on the mac is more powerful when mixing and arranging songs, also editing recorded software instruments, when you play a midi keyboard.

The smart instruments (drummers, smart strings, arpeggiators) are fun to create an automatic rhythm track.

The GarageBand for Mac User Guide is here: https://help.apple.com/garageband/mac/10.3/#/


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