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You can be the "One Man Band"
February 18, 2020

You can be the "One Man Band"

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with GarageBand

So I have been using GarageBand for my personal use since almost 2015 now the time I got my first iPad. I know this software well because my sister uses it extensively to record her music and add tracks to it, which she usually posts it on Youtube(Production quality). The reason she uses it and prefers it over sophisticated software like Ableton, ACID, etc. is because of its capability to do things smoothly and efficiently.
  • Ease of use
  • Free to use
  • Only useful of IOS devices
  • Lacks advanced features compared to other software.
  • Its free for IOS
  • You can buy tracks as you want to use
FLStudio: It has a breadth of functionality compared to Garageband, and its equally easy to use.
Abelton: Its the best one that I have used, I have not even explored I believe 1% of the whole studio, but that proved to be enough for me on the project that I was working on. (For long term definitely would recommend this )
I have never tried it. It's just simple, and you should be able to navigate most of it via self-exploration and Apple Help.

Do you think GarageBand delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with GarageBand's feature set?

Yes

Did GarageBand live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of GarageBand go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy GarageBand again?

Yes

  • So for an individual who likes to record music and add some cool tracks to it, nothing beats GarageBand. GarageBand is just so convenient to use, and the best thing is I can edit it on any device I am currently on. So If I am traveling, I can use my iPad or iPhone to edit the same track, which I was writing earlier. As long as you have the Apple ecosystem, you can be a "One man band."
  • However, when the scale increases to production-grade, this won't be an ideal place to go for it. Also, I believe many times the inbuilt tracks, and for that matter, the ones available online are also just a small subset of what you find in the other apps.