Two months ago, I made a daring purchase (I say daring because, well, I never really buy shit online) in the app store and got myself the Garageband iPhone application.
Here's what I came up with on my first try:
Lonely bee, can you hear me calling? Waiting for your sting~
10 minutes to navigate around the app, familiarize myself with it, put together the instrument parts, and then write the lyrics. I know I could've made something longer, but I just wanted to try it out. Hopefully I'll get around to recording an entire song in the near future. Knowing how lazy I get when it comes to handling equipment, I'll probably be recording my next song with this baby.
Basically, it's a really compact version of the desktop program. All in all, I'd say it's a pretty handy app to have when you're on the go and you have something you're itching to record and you don't give a damn about the sound quality (not implying that the quality is crap because it totally isn't).
If you're the type of person who enjoys making the most out of/abusing your iPhone, you might want to look into these products:
The Mikey 2.0
and...
The Amplitube iRig
The Mikey 2.0 is a stereo microphone that you can attach to your iPhone 3Gs/iPod Touch/iPod Classic (not compatible with other iPod models). The Amplitube iRig is an interface that allows you to connect your guitar directly to your phone. Pair the iRig with the built-in Garageband amps and pedals, and you've got yourself one heck of a machine in your hands.
More about the Mikey 2.0 in the official product page ->
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And of course, the Amplitube iRig's got one, too ->
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And just in case you're interested in reading the poorly-written write-up I did a while back on the Mikey, clickity your way over here ->
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Hit the jump for more info on the Garageband iPhone app!
