If I used a "real" DAW like Cubasis or Auria Pro on my iPad, could I still somehow leverage the GB percussion? Or is GB just too silo'd?īasically, I am grateful (and a bit embarrassed) to have #FirstWorldProblems here, but frustratingly overwhelmed by the options. I really really suck at percussion stuff now and appreciate the serviceable drum stuff in GB. Can I leverage aftertouch with GarageBand (through an external MIDI controller)? With the default sounds? With VSTs such as the ones from SampleTank or Cubasis (Halion)?ģ. What would the optimum flow be? Output audio to my iPad? My Macbook?Ģ. The piano thankfully has audio-out, but I'm unsure how I'd best be able to mix that output into compositions with VSTs. I love the feel and sound of my digital piano, which has great modeled sound.
Here's the composite challenge and questions:ġ. I studied piano for 14 years (mostly classical, some jazz). My experience: I'm pretty geeky / tech-savvy, but outside of work I'd rather spend time making music than dealing with crazy-steep learning curves, tweaking settings, etc. Some VSTs (considering buying & reselling a cheapo $59 iRig keyboard to take advantage of the get-SampleTank3-free promo). iOS and/or Mac/PC sequencing/DAW software (since Garageband doesn't offer MIDI out or seem to play very well with others in general). What I'm thinking about getting: A MIDI controller so I can have aftertouch for wind/brass instruments (leaning towards the CME Xkey 37 Air).
What I have: Roland LX-17 digital piano with Bluetooth MIDI (downstairs), iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, iPhone 6S Plus, Macbook Pro, Windows 10 desktop (upstairs), old USB audio interface (M-Audio FastTrack Pro), a willingness to spend an additional hundreds of dollars but not thousands. If you're curious or bored, you can check out some of my (mostly decades-old) noodlings, but note that the instrument choices / instrument sparsity / lack of instrument diversity was largely due to the limitations of music hardware at the time. What I want to do: compose, record, and share online pieces that are typically piano-centric with orchestral accompaniment. I promise I've done lots of homework before blathering here have spent tons of hours researching the space & options (which kept me up 'til 4am last night ).
Tl dr: Geeky lapsed hobbyist musician seeks advice re iOS/Win/PC-based DAW workflow that includes modeled sound from digital piano.