However, the A4 processor in the iPhone 4 is clocked a bit slower than the 1GHz of the original iPad. The hardware is similar to a first generation iPad, which we tested that app on back in April. "Rock It" in your pocketĪs mentioned, we tested GarageBand for iOS 1.1 on an iPhone 4. These are relatively minor improvements, but they make GarageBand just that much more useful for a wider variety of users. It's also easier to copy and paste audio from other apps, and there are additional AAC and AIFF export options. Song keys can be reset without transposing notes, and there are additional transposing options available. The app now supports the common 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures, and quantization can be done to triplet and "swing" (or syncopated) beats. Other improvements add flexibility to an already great package. If you understand music theory and songwriting, this feature is definitely for you. If you pick and choose your chords wisely, it's possible to add a key change to your song.
GarageBand is very particular about using a single key throughout a song. You can choose the root as well as several variations, such as major, minor, augmented, sustained, and 5th, as well as additional added notes (6, maj7, etc) and an optional bass note. GarageBand 1.1 addresses that limitation directly by allowing you to change any of the eight chords for the key used in your song. One major complaint we had with the first version of GarageBand was the fixed selection of chords for smart guitar, bass, and keyboards.
For recording guitar and bass lines by mashing up the various automatic patterns, it will just take a little more planning and looping through a section to get it just right. Since virtual amp and synth settings change an entire track (there's still no live knob tweaking), it's not that much of an issue for other instruments. If we had any major gripe with the changes, it's that working with the iPad makes it easier to change some settings-in particular, the guitar and bass settings-on the fly. Some of the changes are subtle, but we generally found them to be really good solutions to getting GarageBand working on such a small screen. To tweak an amp's settings, you'll need to switch views. And you can still record vocals, acoustic instruments, play guitar through a range of virtual amps, and record and playback sounds with a sampler. In addition to virtual drum sets, drum machines, and a truckload of virtual pianos and synths, the app also retains its smart drums, smart bass, and smart guitar. Like the version that runs on its larger-screened sibling, GarageBand running on the iPhone includes a complete complement of virtual instruments at your beck and call. We suspect there are probably a few more pauses and hiccups than what we saw on the iPhone 4 (more on that later), but again, we consider the fact that it runs at all to be a major plus. To be fair, however, we are surprised it works at all on those devices given the functionality GarageBand has. We didn't have older hardware to test on, so we can't speak directly to performance on those devices. It's worth noting that Apple has made the app compatible with the iPhone 3GS as well as third-gen iPod touches. Switch songs, switch instruments, or switch amps or other options with ease.
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