GarageBand for iOS needs more tracks.

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GarageBand for iOS needs more tracks.

GarageBand needs more tracks. Period. I’ve recently gotten into making music in GarageBand; I jumped straight into it and have made some things that I’m pretty proud of. However, just when I felt immersed in the potential this robust tool offered, I hit a devastating limitation - they cut you off at 32 tracks per project. No exceptions. What makes this even more frustrating is that the Mac version offers 256 tracks per project - EIGHT TIMES what iOS allows.

I’ve tried merging tracks, but the audio isn’t the same when I do that. It must shift to a different volume level or equalise the audio or something, because once I merge the tracks it throws off the sound. For instance, now the chords suddenly sound much louder than the melody. And I only have to merge two tracks to screw up the sound of the entire song!

My family does not own a computer I can use for this, nor are we in a place to obtain one, so this is very frustrating. I’ve been dying to get into music for years and this hindrance should not be holding people back from making things. GarageBand is the BEST music software for mobile devices by far, but Apple should be taking GarageBand iOS as seriously as they take GarageBand Mac. Please add more tracks. Give your mobile users just a small adjustment to make things all the more easier for them. I wouldn’t even complain if additional tracks were paywalled, I’d buy it.

Does anyone know a way around this besides merging? Or, even better, could Apple actually do something about this? Thanks.

iPhone 13

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 3:30 PM

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Apr 25, 2023 9:27 PM in response to vacuums_suck

Hey there!

I have the same exact problem. I’ve been getting into making my own techno and orchestral music and I also find that the 32-track limit is very annoying. (Anyone who listens closely to techno and orchestration will understand how many effects go on in the background.) But I think I have a solution for you.

Create as many projects as you need for the same song and keep each track separate. When you’re finished, export them all as songs and save them in Files. Then go back to GarageBand and start a new project. Drag and drop each of your song fragments into your new song. They’ll automatically show up as Audio Recorder tracks. You can change the names and icons of them so you know which one is which.

I’ve tried it for a techno song and once you can keep track of your song, it works :) I usually copy the lead into every new project, and then delete it after so I can put my 32nd track.

Hope this helps and I will see if I can report this to Apple.

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