Ipad Garageband Guitar Latency
In this feature I ditch the recording studio and take a look at the best portable interfaces for GarageBand musicians who want the freedom to record anytime, anywhere.
The beauty of an app like GarageBand for iOS is that you no longer need to spend ludicrous amounts of money renting studio time or wait until your ‘big break’ to write, record and release your own music.
If you want your DIY music to sound its best however, you’ll need to ditch that inbuilt mic on your iOS device and invest in an audio interface of some kind.
- If you’re experiencing latency problems with your MIDI keyboard into GarageBand, try the simplest solutions first. Solution #1: 1) Disconnect all of your gear from your computer and restart it. 2) After you’ve turned it back on and re-booted GarageBand, reconnect all of your gear and try it again.
- How to Use Real Musical Instruments with GarageBand on Your iPad By MacLife 13 February 2012 It’s time to plug a real instrument into GarageBand to see what it can do.
Apogee JAM is a USB guitar interface for connecting and recording studio quality electric guitar or bass with GarageBand on iPad, iPhone and Mac. Apr 09, 2017 Latency in Garageband with Guitar - newb questions, yet again. Additionally, if not, is there a DAW far better than Garageband for latency issues, or should I give up and purchase a Yamaha THR? I am really trying to keep this as compact as possible, as I live out of suitcases most of the year for work. I am just wanting to play guitar. Aug 18, 2016 Using an interface allows me to play through my monitors and a next to nothing latency. The most frustrating thing in the world in music is latency and timing, this fixed that issue for me. Also, the ability to use this app in garage band is incredibly useful. I use a clean amp setting in garage band and use Tonebridge to cover the rest. Jan 04, 2019 Has 24-bit, 192 kHz audio and Antelope’s signature flawless conversion, guitar amp modelling and effects processing with virtually zero latency. It has FPGA-based hardware models of vintage gear and equalisers, at no cost at all, 32 channels via Thunderbolt and 24 on USB for zero-latency audio streaming. Airpods and GarageBand! Guitar will still be connected to interface via 1/4 cable. Save hide report. This thread is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. You may not be able to play with the latency.
There’s tons of choice out there and it can be hard to work out what interface is right for you. I’ve brought together 3 of the best portable recording interfaces on the planet to help you narrow down your options.
Let’s take a look.
£74.99/$99.99
Compact, portable, and easy to use, the Roland GO:MIXER makes it simple to record high-quality audio with your iDevice.
With multiple inputs available, you can connect a mic, musical instruments, and media players and mix them all together at the same time.
The unit features the ability to combine five sources at once via inputs for a ¼” jack vocal mic (no XLR input or +48 V Phantom Power here), guitar, stereo keyboard, and two stereo line-level devices (such as music players, drum machines, etc.).
The quality is great, assuming you don’t clip/peak the audio. There is a dial for each main instrument input as well as a master volume dial to adjust as appropriate. The GO:MIXER also has a peaking LED which is useful to have.
All in all this little box is incredibly versatile, though the lack of XLR input or 48v Phantom Power would definitely prove limiting for some.
Tech Specs
- Inputs: 8 channels
- Outputs 2 channels
- Connectors INSTRUMENT (L/MONO, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
- LINE IN 1 jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- LINE IN 2 jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- MIC jack: 1/4-inch phone type (no plug-in power)
- GUITAR/BASS jack: 1/4-inch phone type (high impedance)
- MONITOR OUT jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- USB port: USB Micro-B type USB Bus PowerCurrent Draw40 mA
- Accessories: Lightning to USB Micro-B type cable (50 cm, 1 ft 7 inches)
- USB OTG Micro-B type to USB Micro-B type cable (50 cm, 1 ft 7 inches)
£81.99/$119.99
Focusrite has a great track record for producing extraordinarily high quality USB and Thunderbolt audio interfaces for Mac and PC. With the iTrack Solo Lightning, they’ve packed most all of the killer features from their range into this little box.
While it is smaller and lacking a few of the features of some of Focusrite’s more expensive units , the iTrack Solo packs enough of a sonic punch to hold its own against most other interfaces at this price range.
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The mic preamp used here series are nothing short of phenomenal, giving you clean and clear recordings every time. There’s also +48 V Phantom Power available, so you can use a studio quality condenser microphone to really push the quality of your recordings to the next level.
Super-low latency brings confidence to your performance, letting you record and monitor with software effects in real time.
New gain controls and a sleek metal chassis underscore its industrial design – this thing can take one hell of a beating!
Tech Specs
- 1 microphone input – XLR, 1 Instrument input ¼’ unbalanced, 2 Gain knobs,
- 48V Phantom power switch, Direct monitor switch
- 2 unbalanced monitor outputs – RCA Phone, DEVICE LINK port (to connect iTrack Solo to iPad)
- USB 2.0 Port, Kensington Lock slot
- Supported sample rates 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz, 88.2 KHz, 96 KHz – Mac and PC 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz – iPad
- In the box: iTrack Solo, 1.2m USB cable, 1.2m “DEVICE LINK” cable (to connect to a Lightning iPad), Getting started guide, Registration card, USB power supply (US only)
- Compatible with: iTrack Solo Lightning: Any iPad with Lightning connector, Standard iTrack Solo: iPad (1st gen), iPad (2nd gen) and iPad (3rd gen)
£127.99/$149.99
iRig Pro I/O is a pocket-sized full-featured audio and MIDI interface that gives you 24-bit/96kHz recording studio quality sound everywhere you go with a few additional essential features for mobile recording.
Its designed to be “plug and play” and easy to use with all of your gear — studio mics, vocal performance mics, guitars, basses, keyboards — whatever it is, iRig Pro I/O can probably handle it.
It features a new 1/8″ stereo headphone out with preamp and level control, making it compatible with even the most recent iOS devices. Plus, when used with the optional DC power supply, the unit will charge your iPhone or iPad while in use for unlimited playing and recording time – super handy!
The Pro I/O also features a new MIDI Out jack that gives you even more flexibility and control over your outboard MIDI gear.
Despite it’s small size the iRig Pro I/O has it where it counts, packing the features you’d expect from a full scale audio interface into it’s sleek form factor.
Tech Specs
- High definition 24-bit/96kHz audio plus MIDI interface for iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC and Android devices
- Connects to everything, yet easily fits in your laptop bag, gig bag or pocket
- Neutrik™ combo input for guitar, microphone or other instruments with a professional quality preamp, phantom power and gain control
- iPhone 7 ready with integrated headphone output with volume control
- Powered via USB bus, two AA batteries or the optional iRig PSU 3A (PSU simultaneously charges iOS device)
- Detachable Lightning and USB cables included for connection to iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC (MFi certified)
- Comes with a Velcro strip to secure iRig Pro I/O to a mic stand
- Comes with over $/€550 worth of full version Software & Apps
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There you have it, that’s my top 3 favourite portable audio interfaces for use with GarageBand for iOS.
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Whether you’re using your iOS device’s touchscreen or a MIDI controller of any kind to record music on your iPad or iPhone, one issue you often have to deal with is called latency. Latency is the split-second delay between when you touch the screen to play a note (or press a key or any other note trigger on an external MIDI controller), and when the note actually sounds.
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Although measured in milliseconds, latency delays can be enough to throw off the rhythm of your playing. Latency is also an issue when recording audio into your device.
So what causes latency? The delay occurs between the time it takes the app to recognize the note you’ve triggered from the touchscreen or a controller and when the note is heard on the speaker or headphone output of your device. Many instrument apps, especially the more consumer-oriented ones, have a distracting amount of latency when you’re playing. For apps aimed at professional and semi-pro musicians, more time and effort is spent in the design stage to minimize latency, but even so, it can still sometimes be an issue.
Many music apps have a low-latency setting that you can turn on in your iOS device’s Settings app. Open Settings and look for the name of the app in the main app list on the left, and when you select it, see if you are given a low-latency option. The reason this isn’t switched on by default is that it takes more processor power to minimize latency, so in order to keep performance as high as possible, the low-latency feature is an option.
Ipad Garageband Guitar Latency Chart
Turning low-latency on for the music apps doesn’t seem to cause any discernable processor issues, but theoretically it could. Also remember that any audio interfaces you connect to your iOS device can affect latency as well.