<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstations	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
music	O
or	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
and	O
brought	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
’s	O
music	O
and	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
creation	O
system	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
multiple	O
tracks	O
with	O
pre-made	O
MIDI	O
keyboards	O
,	O
pre-made	O
loops	B-Application
,	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
various	O
instrumental	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
recordings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
positions	O
GarageBand	B-Application
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
app	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
iLife	B-Application
,	O
a	O
bundle	O
of	O
consumer	O
media	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
professional	O
market	O
,	O
Apple	O
offers	O
another	O
digital-audio	O
product	O
,	O
Logic	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Gerhard	O
Lengeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Lengeling	O
was	O
formerly	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
Emagic	O
,	O
makers	O
of	O
Logic	B-Application
Audio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
iLife	B-Application
'	I-Application
04	I-Application
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
GarageBand	B-Application
2	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Macworld	O
Conference	O
&	O
Expo	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
iLife	B-Application
'	I-Application
05	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
3	O
,	O
announced	O
at	O
2006	O
's	O
Macworld	O
Conference	O
&	O
Expo	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
'	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
studio	O
 '	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
effects	O
and	O
jingles	O
,	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
iChat	B-Protocol
for	O
remote	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
iLife	B-Application
'	I-Application
06	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
4	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
GarageBand	B-Application
'	O
08	O
,	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
iLife	B-Application
'	O
08	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
provides	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
automation	O
of	O
tempos	B-Application
and	O
instruments	O
,	O
the	O
creation	O
,	O
and	O
exportation	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Device
ringtones	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Magic	O
GarageBand	B-Application
"	O
feature	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
jam	B-Application
session	I-Application
with	O
a	O
complete	O
3D	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
Electric	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
5	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
iLife	B-Application
'	O
09	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
new	O
features	O
for	O
electric	O
guitar	O
players	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
dedicated	O
3D	O
Electric	O
Guitar	O
Track	O
containing	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
stompbox	O
pedalboard	O
,	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
amplifiers	O
with	O
spring	O
reverb	O
and	O
tremolo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
5	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
redesigned	O
user	O
interface	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Project	O
Templates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
6	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
GarageBand	B-Application
'	O
11	O
,	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
iLife	B-Application
'	I-Application
11	I-Application
package	O
,	O
which	O
Apple	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
tempo	B-Application
of	O
one	O
track	O
with	O
another	O
instantly	O
,	O
additional	O
guitar	O
amps	O
and	O
stompboxes	O
,	O
22	O
new	O
lessons	O
for	O
guitar	O
and	O
piano	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
How	O
Did	O
I	O
Play	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
GarageBand	B-Application
10	O
along	O
with	O
OS	O
X	O
10.9	O
Mavericks	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
lost	O
Magic	O
GarageBand	B-Application
and	O
the	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
updated	O
GarageBand	B-Application
10	O
for	O
Mac	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
10.0.2	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
export	O
tracks	O
in	O
MP3	B-Application
format	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
drummer	O
module	O
,	O
but	O
removed	O
support	O
for	O
podcasting	O
;	O
users	O
with	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
files	O
created	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
6	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
edit	O
them	O
using	O
the	O
older	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
version	O
10.0.3	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
GarageBand	B-Application
10.2	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
and	O
music	O
sequencer	O
that	O
can	O
record	O
and	O
play	O
back	O
multiple	O
tracks	O
of	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built-in	O
audio	O
filters	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
AU	B-Operating_System
(	O
audio	B-Operating_System
unit	I-Operating_System
)	O
standard	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
audio	O
track	O
with	O
various	O
effects	O
,	O
including	O
reverb	O
,	O
echo	O
,	O
and	O
distortion	O
amongst	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
at	O
both	O
16-bit	O
and	O
24-bit	O
Audio	O
Resolution	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
a	O
fixed	O
sample	O
rate	O
of	O
44.1kHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
large	O
selection	O
of	O
realistic	O
,	O
sampled	O
instruments	O
and	O
software	O
modeled	O
synthesizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
on-screen	O
virtual	B-Application
keyboard	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
using	O
a	O
standard	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
musical	O
typing	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
synthesizers	O
were	O
broken	O
into	O
two	O
groups	O
:	O
 [ virtual ] 	O
analog	O
and	O
digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
tracks	O
,	O
Garageband	B-Application
allows	O
for	O
guitar-specific	O
tracks	O
that	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
simulated	O
amplifiers	O
,	O
stompboxes	O
,	O
and	O
effects	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
five	O
simulated	O
effects	O
can	O
be	O
layered	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
amplifiers	O
,	O
which	O
feature	O
adjustable	O
parameters	O
including	O
tone	O
,	O
reverb	O
,	O
and	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
can	O
import	O
MIDI	O
files	O
and	O
offers	O
piano	O
roll	O
or	O
notation-style	O
editing	O
and	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
rhythms	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
via	O
the	O
software	B-Application
instruments	I-Application
,	O
or	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
piano	O
roll	O
environment	O
;	O
rhythm	O
correction	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
to	O
lock	O
notes	O
to	O
any	O
time	O
signature	O
subdivision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
global	O
editing	O
capabilities	O
to	O
MIDI	O
information	O
with	O
Enhanced	O
Timing	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Quantizing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
offering	O
comprehensive	O
control	O
over	O
MIDI	O
files	O
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
does	O
not	O
include	O
several	O
features	O
of	O
professional-level	O
DAWs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
sequencer	O
for	O
drum	O
tracks	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
normal	O
piano	O
roll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
shortcomings	O
have	O
been	O
addressed	O
with	O
each	O
successive	O
release	O
of	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
of	O
note	O
,	O
MIDI	O
sequences	O
edited	O
or	O
created	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
cannot	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
other	O
DAWs	O
or	O
programs	O
without	O
first	O
being	O
converted	O
to	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
included	O
with	O
GarageBand	B-Application
'	O
09	O
and	O
later	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
pre-recorded	O
music	O
lessons	O
from	O
GarageBand	B-Application
's	O
Lesson	O
Store	O
for	O
guitar	O
and	O
piano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Basic	O
Lessons	O
for	O
both	O
guitar	O
and	O
piano	O
are	O
included	O
with	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
GarageBand	B-Application
10	O
,	O
many	O
sounds	O
(	O
aka	O
patches	O
,	O
which	O
Apple	O
refers	O
to	O
as	O
'	O
audio	B-Operating_System
units	I-Operating_System
 '	O
)	O
which	O
are	O
listed	O
within	O
the	O
sound	O
library	O
are	O
dimmed	O
and	O
unusable	O
until	O
the	O
user	O
pays	O
an	O
additional	O
fee	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
utilization	O
of	O
those	O
sounds	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
guitar	O
and	O
piano	O
lessons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempting	O
to	O
click	O
on	O
and	O
select	O
the	O
dimmed	O
audio	B-Operating_System
units	I-Operating_System
to	O
apply	O
to	O
the	O
track	O
causes	O
promotional	O
prompts	O
to	O
appear	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
log	O
on	O
with	O
their	O
Apple	O
ID	O
and	O
furnish	O
credit	O
card	O
information	O
before	O
knowing	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lessons	O
include	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
guitar	O
or	O
piano	O
,	O
which	O
demonstrates	O
finger	O
position	O
and	O
a	O
musical	O
notation	O
area	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
correct	O
musical	O
notations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
GarageBand	B-Application
10.3	O
update	O
made	O
Artist	O
Lessons	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garageband	B-Application
includes	O
an	O
extensive	O
array	O
of	O
pre-made	O
audio	B-Application
loops	I-Application
to	O
choose	O
from	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
import	O
custom	O
sound	O
loops	B-Application
and	O
an	O
additional	O
loop	O
pack	O
that	O
is	O
purchasable	O
via	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
loops	B-Application
have	O
an	O
edit	O
and	O
effects	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jam	O
Packs	O
are	O
Apple	O
's	O
official	O
add-ons	O
for	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Jam	O
Pack	O
contains	O
loops	B-Application
and	O
software	B-Application
instruments	I-Application
grouped	O
into	O
certain	O
genres	O
and	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
another	O
GarageBand	B-Application
Jam	O
Pack	O
,	O
initially	O
known	O
just	O
as	O
GarageBand	B-Application
Jam	O
Pack	O
,	O
later	O
GarageBand	B-Application
Jam	O
Pack	O
1	O
,	O
which	O
Apple	O
discontinued	O
in	O
January	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
GarageBand	B-Application
Jam	O
Pack	O
:	O
World	O
Music	O
also	O
saw	O
a	O
redesign	O
in	O
packaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MainStage	B-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
Apple	O
also	O
includes	O
40	O
built-in	O
instruments	O
–	O
including	O
synths	O
,	O
vintage	O
keyboards	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
drum	O
machine	O
–	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Apple	O
,	O
many	O
other	O
companies	O
today	O
offer	O
commercial	O
or	O
shareware	O
virtual	B-Application
software	B-Application
instruments	I-Application
designed	O
especially	O
for	O
GarageBand	B-Application
,	O
and	O
collections	O
of	O
Apple	O
Loops	B-Application
intended	O
for	O
GarageBand	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
can	O
also	O
use	O
any	O
third-party	O
software	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
that	O
adheres	O
to	O
the	O
Core	O
Audio	O
(	O
Audio	B-Operating_System
Units	I-Operating_System
)	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
limitations	O
,	O
including	O
that	O
Audio	B-Operating_System
Unit	I-Operating_System
instruments	O
which	O
can	O
respond	O
to	O
multiple	O
MIDI	O
channels	O
or	O
ports	O
can	O
be	O
triggered	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
channel	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
multi-timbral	O
instruments	O
which	O
contain	O
multiple	O
channels	O
and	O
respond	O
to	O
many	O
MIDI	O
channels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
Kontakt	B-Application
and	O
MOTU	O
MachFive	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
ideally	O
suited	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
vendors	O
also	O
offer	O
extra	O
loops	B-Application
for	O
use	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
record	O
custom	O
loops	B-Application
through	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
via	O
a	O
software	B-Application
instrument	I-Application
,	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
an	O
audio	O
interface	O
to	O
connect	O
physically	O
a	O
guitar	O
or	O
other	O
hardware	O
instruments	O
to	O
a	O
Mac	O
or	O
iOS	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Trent	O
Reznor	O
from	O
the	O
band	O
Nine	O
Inch	O
Nails	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
multitrack	O
GarageBand	B-Application
files	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
The	O
Hand	O
That	O
Feeds	O
"	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
his	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
permitted	O
prospective	O
GarageBand	B-Application
users	O
to	O
remix	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Nine	O
Inch	O
Nails	O
has	O
released	O
several	O
more	O
GarageBand	B-Application
source	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
artists	O
have	O
also	O
released	O
their	O
GarageBand	B-Application
files	O
that	O
the	O
public	O
could	O
use	O
to	O
experiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Zealand	O
band	O
Evermore	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
multi-track	O
files	O
for	O
GarageBand	B-Application
for	O
their	O
song	O
"	O
Never	O
Let	O
You	O
Go	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stems	O
and	O
Seeds	O
contained	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Way	O
to	O
Normal	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
disc	O
containing	O
GarageBand	B-Application
files	O
for	O
each	O
track	O
from	O
the	O
album	O
to	O
allow	O
fans	O
to	O
remix	O
the	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
GarageBand	B-Application
'	O
08	O
,	O
other	O
parameters	O
affected	O
by	O
MIDI	O
knobs	O
can	O
be	O
automated	O
later	O
,	O
per-track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
has	O
no	O
functions	O
for	O
changing	O
time	O
signature	O
mid-song	O
though	O
the	O
software	O
does	O
now	O
allow	O
a	O
tempo	B-Application
track	O
to	O
automate	O
tempo	B-Application
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
pitch	O
bend	O
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
is	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
pitches	O
and	O
intervals	O
of	O
standard	O
12-tone	O
equal	O
temperament	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
natively	O
support	O
xenharmonic	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logic	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
supports	O
many	O
different	O
tunings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
different	O
tunings	O
however	O
,	O
audio	B-Operating_System
units	I-Operating_System
which	O
support	O
micro	O
tuning	O
(	O
using	O
.scl	O
or	O
.tun	O
files	O
,	O
or	O
some	O
other	O
method	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
employed	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
to	O
produce	O
alternative	O
pitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
GarageBand	B-Application
10	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
export	O
option	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
option	O
was	O
to	O
save	O
files	O
as	O
.band	O
or	O
export	O
to	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
built-in	O
MIDI	O
export	O
feature	O
,	O
although	O
regions	O
can	O
be	O
manually	O
exported	O
as	O
loops	B-Application
and	O
converted	O
to	O
MIDI	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
GarageBand	B-Application
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
many	O
features	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
can	O
be	O
emailed	O
or	O
sent	O
to	O
an	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
projects	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
to	O
GarageBand	B-Application
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
further	O
editable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
also	O
allows	O
instruments	O
from	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
to	O
be	O
savable	O
to	O
software	B-Application
instrument	I-Application
library	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
projects	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
cannot	O
be	O
opened	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
3GS	I-Operating_System
or	O
higher	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
or	O
higher	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
instruments	O
included	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
$6.99	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
different	O
instruments	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
version	O
2.2	O
,	O
the	O
Alchemy	O
Synth	O
synth	O
engine	O
from	O
Logic	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
instruments	O
have	O
adjustable	O
parameters	O
such	O
as	O
Attack	O
,	O
Cutoff	O
and	O
Resonance	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
drum	O
instruments	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
includes	O
5	O
guitars	O
:	O
an	O
acoustic	O
guitar	O
,	O
three	O
electric	O
guitars	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
distortion	O
guitar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	O
Strings	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
1.2	O
and	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
string	O
section	O
made	O
of	O
1st	O
and	O
2nd	O
violins	O
,	O
violas	B-Protocol
,	O
cellos	B-Application
,	O
and	O
bass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Drummer	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
2.1	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
player	O
who	O
will	O
create	O
realistic	O
drum	O
grooves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
can	O
be	O
recorded	O
through	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
internal	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
a	O
headphone	O
microphone	B-Application
or	O
external	O
microphone	B-Application
connected	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
via	O
an	O
audio	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amp	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
plugging	O
a	O
guitar	O
or	O
bass	O
into	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
recording	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
sounds	O
from	O
the	O
audio	O
recorder	O
,	O
included	O
Apple	O
Loops	B-Application
,	O
and	O
imported	O
music	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
music	O
apps	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
inside	O
GarageBand	B-Application
one	O
of	O
two	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Audio	B-Operating_System
Unit	I-Operating_System
Extensions	O
feature	O
allows	O
third-party	O
instruments	O
and	O
effect	O
plug-ins	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
and	O
used	O
directly	O
inside	O
of	O
GarageBand	B-Application
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
native	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Inter-App	O
Audio	O
functionality	O
lets	O
you	O
record	O
audio	O
from	O
another	O
app	O
into	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sound	O
Library	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
with	O
the	O
2.3.1	O
update	O
and	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
download	O
additional	O
free	O
instruments	O
,	O
drummers	O
and	O
loops	B-Application
released	O
as	O
Sound	O
Packs	O
that	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
GarageBand	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
1.1	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
among	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
3/4	O
and	O
6/8	O
time	O
signatures	O
,	O
and	O
exporting	O
in	O
AAC	B-Application
or	O
AIFF	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
GarageBand	B-Application
to	O
1.2	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
the	O
new	O
Smart	O
Strings	O
instrument	O
,	O
a	O
string	O
orchestra	O
of	O
1st	O
and	O
2nd	O
violins	O
,	O
violas	B-Protocol
,	O
celli	O
,	O
and	O
bass	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
notes	O
legato	O
,	O
staccato	O
,	O
and	O
pizzicato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
note	O
editor	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
fine-tune	O
note	O
placement	O
and	O
length	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
songs	O
to	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
SoundCloud	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
projects	O
to	O
iCloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
Jam	B-Application
Session	I-Application
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
enables	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touches	I-Device
,	O
and/or	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
with	O
GarageBand	B-Application
installed	O
to	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
1.2.1	O
,	O
providing	O
minor	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
stability	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
new	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
GarageBand	B-Application
to	O
1.3	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
1.4	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
received	O
an	O
overhaul	O
of	O
design	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
2.0	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
design	O
to	O
match	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
an	O
extended	O
number	O
of	O
tracks	O
per	O
song	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
functions	O
in	O
the	O
Sampler	O
instrument	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
version	O
2.1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
which	O
GarageBand	B-Application
received	O
a	O
new	O
Live	O
Loops	B-Application
layout	O
that	O
lets	O
users	O
create	O
and	O
perform	O
music	O
by	O
triggering	O
loops	B-Application
and	O
adding	O
effects	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
update	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
Drummer	O
,	O
increased	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
tracks	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
edit	O
volume	O
automation	O
curves	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
basic	O
EQ	O
and	O
compressor	O
plug-ins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
instrument	O
apps	O
could	O
now	O
be	O
used	O
inside	O
GarageBand	B-Application
via	O
Audio	B-Operating_System
Unit	I-Operating_System
Extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
version	O
2.2	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
the	O
Alchemy	O
Synth	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Logic	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	B-Operating_System
Unit	I-Operating_System
Extension	O
compatibility	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
also	O
allow	O
third-party	O
effects	O
apps	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Sound	O
Library	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
additional	O
free	O
instruments	O
and	O
loops	B-Application
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sound	O
Packs	O
that	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
released	O
multiple	O
new	O
Sound	O
Packs	O
with	O
loops	B-Application
and	O
instruments	O
from	O
many	O
producers	O
such	O
as	O
Boys	O
Noize	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
Remix	O
Sessions	O
from	O
Dua	O
Lipa	O
and	O
Lady	O
Gaga	O
that	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
remix	O
their	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
released	O
2	O
Remix	O
Sessions	O
from	O
Seventeen	O
and	O
Katy	O
Perry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
released	O
a	O
Remix	O
Session	O
from	O
Zedd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	O
Loops	B-Application
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	B-Operating_System
Unit	I-Operating_System
Extensions	O
(	O
via	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
exporting	O
functions	O
(	O
As	O
of	O
2.3.3	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
export	O
recorded	O
project	O
as	O
songs	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
removed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
iLife	B-Application
,	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
applications	O
(	O
also	O
including	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
,	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
,	O
iDVD	O
,	O
and	O
iWeb	B-Operating_System
)	O
intended	O
to	O
simplify	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
organization	O
of	O
digital	O
content	O
,	O
or	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
independently	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
iPhoto	B-Operating_System
and	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
Garageband	B-Application
's	O
user	O
base	O
has	O
increased	O
drastically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
has	O
been	O
embraced	O
by	O
many	O
musicians	O
of	O
varying	O
levels	O
of	O
fame	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
record	O
and	O
produce	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Lacy	O
used	O
the	O
GarageBand	B-Application
app	O
on	O
his	O
cracked	O
2012	O
iPhone	B-Device
to	O
produce	O
music	O
for	O
his	O
solo	O
projects	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
J	O
.	O
Cole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
Inch	O
Nails	O
made	O
their	O
song	O
"	O
The	O
Hand	O
That	O
Feeds	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
multitrack	O
GarageBand	B-Application
file	O
on	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
allowing	O
other	O
GarageBand	B-Application
users	O
to	O
remix	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musicians	O
that	O
have	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Apple	O
to	O
promote	O
GarageBand	B-Application
include	O
Katy	O
Perry	O
,	O
John	O
Mayer	O
,	O
Dua	O
Lipa	O
,	O
Billie	O
Eilish	O
,	O
and	O
Lady	O
Gaga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlotte	O
Day	O
Wilson	O
,	O
Doja	O
Cat	O
,	O
Ellie	O
Rowsell	O
(	O
of	O
Wolf	O
Alice	O
)	O
,	O
Sloan	O
Struble	O
(	O
of	O
Dayglow	O
)	O
,	O
Meghan	O
Trainor	O
,	O
Ethel	O
Cain	O
,	O
and	O
Awkwafina	O
all	O
began	O
learning	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
create	O
music	O
using	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageBand	B-Application
was	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
T-Pain	O
;	O
Grimes	B-Application
for	O
her	O
album	O
Visions	O
;	O
Anne	O
Clark	O
of	O
St.	O
Vincent	O
for	O
multiple	O
projects	O
;	O
Danielle	O
Haim	O
for	O
Haim	O
songs	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Summer	O
Girl	O
"	O
starting	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
GarageBand	B-Application
demo	O
;	O
and	O
Jesse	O
Rutherford	O
for	O
his	O
sophomore	O
solo	O
album	O
,	O
GARAGEB&	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
produced	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Rihanna	O
's	O
hit	O
"	O
Umbrella	O
"	O
was	O
born	O
from	O
a	O
stock	O
GarageBand	B-Application
drum	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
viral	O
internet	O
video	O
Charlie	O
the	O
Unicorn	O
was	O
recorded	O
in	O
GarageBand	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
can	O
export	O
songs	O
to	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
MP4	O
or	O
AIFF	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
