Make Music With Your iPad - Softcover

Harvell, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118145585 ISBN 13: 9781118145586

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Get the most out of your iPad's music capabilities!

Music recording and performance apps are some of the top grossing applications for iPad. Major label artists are making use of Apple's iOS products and apps to make music and have even recorded complete albums on the iPad. Written by an experienced Apple and digital music journalist, this unique resource opens your eyes--and ears--to the amazing possibilities that the iPad offers as a musical creation device for both novices and professionals. You'll sing a new tune when you learn the power and simplicity of using the iPad as a tool for creating professional-quality music.

• Introduces the unique possibilities that the iPad presents for creating professional-level and high-quality music
• Explores how the iPad can serve as a complete set of musical instruments, recording studio, and composition tool all in one
• Discusses all areas of music production from recording live instruments and vocals to building drum parts and working with samples
• Shares interviews and helpful tips from world-famous recording artists
• Recommends a variety of suggested accessories to add to your iPad

Tune in! Make Music with iPad is a must-have guide for any iPad user with an interest in music, regardless of the level of experience.

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Review

Ryland Blackinton, Lead Guitarist of Cobra Starship, on Using the iPad to Make Music

Lead Guitarist Ryland Blackinton of Cobra Starship

What music app do you use most on your iPad? Probably the Korg iElectribe

What do you use it for?
I have a bunch of basic pattern beats I saved in there. They're good to use on the fly to get an idea down quickly.

How does the iPad fit into your work in the studio and on the road?
I use my iPad for music apps and to look up videos and songs for inspiration. I try not to "surf the web" on the same screen I'm producing on. It can be distracting. Although I play Street Fighter on my iPad, which doesn't help.

What does the iPad offer you musically that wasn't possible/more difficult before?
For me it's most useful on the road when you want to lay something down fast and you don't have any keyboards near you. I have a lot of Korgs at home and the apps have a familiarity to them that I like.

Can you explain an iPad music trick or technique you use often?
Sure! A cool way to utilize the Korg i-ms20 app for iPad is to track a C note on your favorite patch and export it to Logic, or whatever you produce on, and put it on a piano roll to trigger it via MIDI.

From the Back Cover

Make your iPad a full-fledged, mobile music studio

That iPad is a sleek, shiny piece of musical magic. Whether you're a drummer, guitarist, singer, or even a DJ, here's where you'll learn about all the apps and techniques you need to make your iPad a music-making machine. With tips from the pros and an entire section devoted to GarageBand for iPad, this book shows you how to turn your iPad into a music studio that goes where you go.

• Discover essential apps and techniques for making real music with your iPad

• Connect existing instruments and devices and integrate your iPad into your present studio setup

• Master the most exciting, powerful mobile music software yet — the GarageBand® app

• Learn how to write your own sheet music, guitar tab, and lyrics on your iPad

• Explore the secrets of chart musicians already using iPads in the studio and on the road

Featuring advice from Dave Matthews Band's Stefan Lessard, Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess, Jason LaRocca, and other top artists

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118145585
• ISBN 13: 9781118145586
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 266