MUSIC MEMOS IN iPadOS
Note down ideas in the music-friendly app
1 Record your idea
Tap the Tuner icon in the top right to check you’re in tune and then either tap the big Record button or Auto. That latter option automatically monitors the internal mic or external device and starts recording when it detects sound.
4 See your stuff
All your Music Memos are stored in the drawer, which you can access by tapping the icon in the top centre of the main screen. It’s best to give your recordings meaningful names, unlike our example! To edit a song, tap on it.
7 Change the time 2 Bring in the band
Music Memos can play along with your song. If you look at the bottom of the screen you’ll see the icons for Bass and Drums to turn them on or off. If you long-press (shown here) you can choose the type of bass and the playing style.
5 Explore your audio
Music Memos automatically detects the chords you’re playing and shows them alongside the relevant bit of audio, which is handy if you’re telling somebody else what to play. You’ll see there’s a little toolbar immediately above the music.
8 Share your creation
You can share your audio in two ways, both of which happen via the Share icon. The first is to send your complete track as a .m4a audio file, which you can send as a message or to an app. The second is to export to GarageBand.
3 Dictate the drums
You can change the drums in the same way. This is a simplified version of GarageBand’s Drummer; you simply drag the dot to make your drums louder, quieter, simpler or more complex. You can choose different kits too.
6 Edit your song
If you tap the Edit icon second from right, you can change the chord – which you’ll have to do from time to time because Music Memos doesn’t always guess correctly. You can also select No Band to stop the bass and drums.
9 Tweak your tune
Music Memos creates a GarageBand project with three tracks: the recording and its bass and drum tracks. Those tracks are just normal GarageBand tracks, so you can move or edit the bass notes or tweak the Drummer settings.