Whether you’re just keeping track of ideas or putting together fully fledged projects, there’s no better way to create music on the go than with Garageband for iOS.
If like me you’ve all but exhausted the existing loops that come pre packaged with Garageband through hours of experimentation and recording, adding new sounds is definitely something you’ll want to do.
Trouble is, Apple haven’t exactly made it obvious HOW to add new loops to your mobile library…
In the video below, I walk you through how you can quickly add new loops to Garageband, so you can get right back to doing what you do best – creating awesome music on your iDevice!
Check it out:
Garageband Cannot Download Loops
Feb 16, 2008 How To Install Loops Into Garageband. I felt this really necessary to do. It's one of the most asked questions so I figured I would just make a quick tutorial on how to install Loops into Garageband. Because folders cannot be transferred to the old Garageband loop. Only files can be transferred to the old Garageband loop. Hence, this is something that you need to take care when you have an older version of Garageband. Now you have to open Garageband and expand the loop browser when needed.
If this video inspired you to get out there and grab some new loops for use in Garageband iOS, i’d recommend checking out Loopmasters.com. They’ve always got great sales and discounts and allow new users to download a huge amount of FREE loops. You can find out more here.
GarageBand User Guide for iPad
After you install GarageBand, additional content bundled into sound packs may be available to download in the Sound Library.
Sound packs can contain different types of content, including the following:
Sounds for the Keyboard and Alchemy synth
Drum kits for Drums, Smart Drums, and Beat Sequencer
Live Loops grids
New Touch Instruments
In the Sound Library, you can download and manage sound packs on your iPad. Each sound pack has an icon and a name that shows a brief description and preview button when you tap it.
Notifications on your iPad and numbered badges in GarageBand indicate that new or updated sound packs are available in the Sound Library. New sound packs have a badge labeled New, and sound packs already installed are labeled Downloaded.
Garageband Loop Library
Some sound packs may also be needed to perform certain tasks, such as opening a GarageBand song created on another device. In this instance, a message appears, asking if you want to download the required sound pack.
Open the Sound Library
Garageband Apple Loops
Do one of the following:
Tap the Browser button , swipe left or right, then tap Sound Library.
Tap a numbered badge in the Sound browser, Template browser, Loop Browser, or anywhere you can choose instrument sounds.
Download a sound pack
In the Sound Library, tap the sound pack you want to download.
Sound packs needed to open a song have a badge with an exclamation point.
Tap the Preview button to hear a sample of the sound pack.
Tap Get to download the sound pack.
Tap Done when you finish.
Delete a sound pack
In the Sound Library, tap the sound pack you want to delete, then tap Delete.
Tap Done when you finish.
Manage sound packs
You can manage downloaded sound packs to free up storage space on your iPad. The total amount of space used for all installed sound packs is shown at the top of the list. The size of each individual sound pack is shown in the list. You can delete sound packs whether or not your iPad is connected to the Internet.
Open the Sound Library and tap Manage Packs in the upper-left corner.
Do either of the following:
Delete a sound pack: Tap Edit at the upper-right, tap the Delete button next to the sound pack you want to delete, then tap Delete. Alternatively, you can swipe left on the sound pack, then tap Delete.
Download a sound pack: Tap Get next to the sound pack you want to download.
Manage notifications
You can change the settings for notifications you receive when new sound packs are available. You can turn notifications on or off, choose how and where you want the notifications to appear, choose how you want the notifications grouped, and more.
Close GarageBand, then open the Settings app.
Tap Notifications, scroll down, then tap GarageBand under Notification Style.
Change the various settings for GarageBand notifications.