GarageBand iPad instruments question

[Italianblend]

Hi, I've never had a copy of GarageBand until I downloaded the iPad app. Wile it's fun and easy to use, I am concerned about the lack of instruments.

I am especially looking for a pipe organ or church organ sound. I cannot manipulate the rock organs to sound like a pipe organ.

I was wondering if this is just a limitation of the iPad app, and this is available on other versions of the software. Is it possible to download more instrument sounds for the iPad version of GarageBand.

I would also like more orchestral instruments and was surprised there are none to be found!

Thanks for any help.

 

[DuckSoup]

One has to remember that the app is called Garage Band. Not too many church or pipe organs are in any garage band I've heard. Same goes with orchestra instruments. I recall another thread where someone was lamenting over the lack of a horn section in this app. I offer the same explanation. Sure, there are some such bands that have a trumpet or a sax (or a violin for "orchestra"), but not many. I think the app has stayed true to the concept.

That said, I figure there may soon enough be an iPad app that includes much more. Maybe not, but I look forward to it.

Mike

 

[Italianblend]

That's a good point but they sell packs with different instruments like this

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA319Z/A

But there's nothing like this on the iPad.

 

[DuckSoup]

but they sell packs with different instruments like this

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA319Z/A

But there's nothing like this on the iPad.

Had I have known that my response would have been a bit different.

I like that Jam Pack. I am thinking that they may offer some sort of paid update someday to offer more instrumentation. I know I'd buy it!

Mike

 

[handsome pete]

Not too many church or pipe organs are in any garage band I've heard.

I've heard plenty. It's called an electronic keyboard.

 

[kuwisdelu]

Remember GarageBand for iPad is pretty new and that all e media for the different instruments take up a lot of space for a mobile device. They may make such jam packs available in the future for the iPad version as an in-app purchase.

If you have access to a real pipe organ, you can sample the notes on it and assign the sounds to keys on the iPad version of GarageBand. I know I read something where someone used it so he could play his violin in GarageBand.