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IPAD LIFESTYLE GUIDE
IPAD 2 BUYERS’ GUIDE
CREATE AND EDIT!
MAKE MUSIC. TAKE PICTURES. SHOOT MOVIES. EDIT THEM ALL DIRECTLY FROM THE IPAD.
Apple GarageBand for iPad
Uncharacteristically generous with features for an initial software release, Apple blew
everyone away with the $5 iPad version of its Mac music tool GarageBand, unveiled in March
for iPads and iPad 2s alike. GarageBand combines “smart” guitar, bass, drum, and keyboard
instruments - each capable of being played, or playing themselves (!) - with an eight-track
recording feature. Using the iPad’s touch and motion sensors together to detect interactions
with different instruments, GarageBand effectively approximates pressure-sensitive strings,
key depressions, and drum strikes. Moreover, between the nine guitar amps, 10 stompboxes,
250 included loops, a sampler, and the ability to record vocals using the iPad’s integrated
mic or accessories, the total power in this one app outstrips professional mixing studios of
yesteryear. Recordings can be edited, directly outputted from the iPad, e-mailed, or synced
back to a Mac for further work in the latest desktop app.
Apple iMovie for iPad 2
As an iPad 2-only addition to the prior $5 iPhone/
iPod touch app, iMovie lets users trim, edit, transition,
and title videos recorded with the iPad 2’s cameras.
Significant
new audio
special effects
and editing
features are
included in this
easy-to-use
app; it’s only
limited in its
non-iPad video
support.
Previously Covered
The iPad 2’s Camera and Photo
Booth apps record photos and/
or videos. Adobe’s Photoshop
Express is a free editing app. IK
Multimedia’s AmpliTube adds
guitar amps and effects.
Accessorize It
Apple’s iPad Camera Connector
imports photos/videos from
cameras. Guitar adapters and
microphones such as iRig and
iRig Mic create better music.
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