Shameful, Blocking features to force upgrades?- Omar Kamel January 19, 2017 New won't let me use the Alchemy on my iPad Air! Must have iPad Air 2.
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You see, any iDevice that can run the latest version of iOS can update to GarageBand version 2.2, but only iPhone 6 onwards and iPad Air 2 onwards will have access to Alchemy.Ī lot of users were not happy to find out that their (in some cases) barely 3-year-old iPad Airs couldn’t run the coolest part of the 2.2 update: Which makes Apple’s decision to severely limit which iOS devices Alchemy will work with all the more baffling.
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There’s also specific controls for patch types as well as crossfade and distortion X-Y pads.Īll in all, Alchemy is a superb addition to GarageBand iOS and one that the vast majority of users will get a hell of a lot of use from. Accessible from the Keyboard Touch Instrument menu, there are over 150 Apple designed patches from a wide variety of genres to get stuck into (EDM, Hip Hop, Pop and even Rock).Īlchemy’s Transform pad has made the transition too, allowing you to morph between eight sonic snapshots in real-time. You can get more specific and select preset patches from the browser too by tapping the ‘more’ button.Īpple made waves back in 2015 when it bought Camel Audio, the makers of the hugely popular freeware synth plug-in Alchemy.Ī fully featured and redesigned version of Alchemy has since appeared in Logic X and Mainstage, with GarageBand 10 getting a simplified version last year too.įunctioning almost identically to it’s (now unavailable) standalone app, Alchemy is a fantastic addition to GarageBand’s Touch Instruments. The redesign brings a lot of the options that were hidden behind menus or dropdowns in the instrument screens themselves front and center.įor example, you can now choose whether you want a clean, distorted or bass sound in the amp modeler directly from the sound browser. It’s hard to imagine that Apple could make the app any easier to use, but they’ve done exactly that.Īdding several instrument specific options to each Instrument in the sound browser makes exploring and setting up your Touch Instrument tracks faster and easier. There’s a lot to sink your teeth into – here’s the highlights:įrom its very first iteration, I’ve felt that GarageBand iOS’ interface has been incredibly intuitive and slick. Surprise, huh? Proving that it is possible to improve on perfection Apple sneaked out a massive update to GarageBand iOS on Wednesday, adding a plethora of new features and instruments as well as updating GarageBand’s interface. GarageBand 2.2 for iPhone and iPad opens up a new world of possibilities for mobile music makers
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