Reggaebass Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Quick question here for a novice š¤,Ā I installed GarageBand yesterday, and I have an irig2, and after a lot clicking around managed to import a backing track a friend sent me, and Iāve sort of found out how to record my bass, but I canāt play over the backing track and hear what Iām playing, itās one or the other, Ā on this video at 3.42 it says thereās a monitor option, but it isnāt on the app, any ideas, cheersĀ Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Is that on the Mac or on iOS - I assume iOS with your video? Now I look at garage band there doesn't appear to be a monitoring unless you are recording (not when just playing). As you said, there used to (I use JamUp or BIAS Amp, which were always better at playing along to a track) and it also depends on your interface (I am not familiar with the IRig). If you set it to record, you can use the monitor button and just throw the recording away when you have finished. If you are not recording though I would still use something like JamUp for just playing along.Ā 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Thanks woodinblack, yeah itās on my iPad, Iāll take a look at JamUp and BIAS amp š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Tony - 2 things that may help GO to settings and advanced and click run app in the background - you can then play when say listening to a track in Spotify or whatever or when not directly in the app. Ā I am pretty sure you can listen and play whilst the track is playing but not recording, but when you add a second track into the stream you have to make sure monitoring is available for both 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Whenever i do a new track i normally just use voice or instrument, go to producer effects/fun - have it on clean - then you can use anything external you already have. Actually the tube amp isnāt too bad as re other effects in there for a bit of a mess around. Ā Lemme set one up from scratch again and see how i managed it - but i am pretty sure its monitoring for both tracks has to be selected Ā Also tapĀ this icon Make sure you have the settings correct for each track 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: Tony - 2 things that may help GO to settings and advanced and click run app in the background - you can then play when say listening to a track in Spotify or whatever or when not directly in the app. Ā I am pretty sure you can listen and play whilst the track is playing but not recording, but when you add a second track into the stream you have to make sure monitoring is available for both Many Thanks cuzzie, Iāll take another look, I lost hours yesterday trying to figure it out , I was looking for the simplest way to record the bass over a backing trackĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Have to walk the dog, but i do it not infrequently- Iāll check again in a bit and give you a nudge if you havenāt done it already. Ā to import tracks i usually have them saved on the device and just import as an mp3 with a right click (effectively) and make sure you set the tempo to the same as the recording tempo if you want any formal control and pass it back and forth between people 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: Have to walk the dog, but i do it not infrequently- Iāll check again in a bit and give you a nudge if you havenāt done it already. Ā to import tracks i usually have them saved on the device and just import as an mp3 with a right click (effectively) and make sure you set the tempo to the same as the recording tempo if you want any formal control and pass it back and forth between people Thanks cuzzie š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 OK - i am sure you have it, but just as a 101 for people....... Clicking this helps you set up basic stuff on the track as you can see Ā Tapping the plus button ads another track and you can chose what, if inserting music, i suggest the studio clean one, no effects Ā Swipe to the right it gives you the chance to monitor and which one to record In the settings and advanced settings you can also select multi track recording select The loop - you can add drum loops and apple loops etc. But select your files tab and whatever is on your device you can browse - here you see it likes m4a and mp3, not aac weirdly (this is an ipad) Drag it into a track line and chop and match to zero or wherever you want it to start bingo - play and record alongside a track Ā Hope his helps 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Thanks cuzzie, I wasnāt dragging the track across, which Iāve just done šĀ and it plays , but I canāt hear the bass unless I switch the irig2 switch off of FX and on to thru , then the track goes offĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Have you enabled multi track recording in advanced settings? Have you also selected Monitoring for both tracks? I did the demo using a focusrite iTrack solo Iāll dig out my Irig and check as well after tea - just doing a Burns supper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: just doing a Burns supper! Iāll check š, that sounds niceĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) Supper was nice thanks - gotĀ the whiskey sauce just right iRig lost somewhere in the gear vortex-not sure it should behave much differently tho...... Edited January 24, 2021 by Cuzzie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 How did you get on with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Cuzzie said: How did you get on with this? Itās taken endless hours cuzzieĀ but Iām getting there, I can import tracks now and record over them yay š, Iām now going through all the settings and bar lengths , Iām quite enjoying it , itās a new learning curveĀ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Good man - if you can work Garageband then if you want to go full DAW Logic is very similar and of course has loads more š¤š¾šš¾šŖš¾šš¾šš¾ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Cuzzie said: Good man - if you can work Garageband then if you want to go full DAW Logic is very similar and of course has loads more š¤š¾šš¾šŖš¾šš¾šš¾ Cheers, Iāll stick with GarageBand for the moment, but Iāll take a look at Logic, I tried AmpliTube before that, but gB seems simplerĀ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 You can do a lot in GB - itās loads of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Quick question for anybody who uses an irig2 with GarageBand, I know itās what they are made for but can using one of these do your amp any harmĀ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 No.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: No.Ā Thank you mon ami š 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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