Thinking of getting an iPad to do some home practise and demo recording. I think this could be a good route since I hear lots of people singing the praises of it, and I find setting up a laptop for recording to be a hassle.
So, would an iPad mini 2 do the job? How much memory? What interface?
Then comes software. I want to record guitar, bass and vocals. And I need to create drum tracks - I've got an electric kit but I'm not good enough to do that yet.
And, what would I need to Jan along without headphones? I have powered PA speakers so is it just a simple cable to connect to the iPad?
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Lots to consider. I need to spend some time wiring out the differences in all the iPad models - I'm an android user so it's new territory.
I'm reassured by the app suggestions and ease of setup
The irig is a cheap way to get good connection to your guitar. and it comes with a few amp sims. After that, its a question of money and will. Garageband is more than good enough to start recording with too, though you will soon outgrow it - its no good for detailed mixing, but ideal for getting ideas down quickly.
Cubasis for the ipad is a fully fledged DAW, for 35 quid. There are likley to be some good deals after xmas, when it comes to apps, I'm sure.
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I use GarageBand, and finger-tap them in on the on-screen "kit". There are other dedicated drumming apps too.
Having tapped them in, you can then edit them, beat-by-beat in the piano-roll view, just in case your timing ever goes slightly off. Enter the pattern that you want, and then copy it (easily) to all the bars of the song that you want it to apply to. It's really not difficult, nor laborious. I spend way way way more time multi-tracking guitars than I do on the drum track.
You can enter the beats directly in the piano roll view if you prefer.
PS like Hertz32 I also use an itrack dock.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.