Need some help connecting my Roland TD-11 to my Ipad 3 (first version with 30 pin connector) for using in Garageband. I have the midi to usb cable and the camera connector. At first when I connected it, I got only the bass drum, snare and crash and ride. It sounds all faulty and misses hits. Jan 10, 2018 Use the Beat Sequencer in GarageBand for iOS In GarageBand for iOS 2.3, build grooves on your iPhone or iPad with an interface inspired by classic drum machines, then add the groove to your song. To get started using Beat Sequencer, either create a new song or open an existing one. May 21, 2012 Connect the iRig Midi to your iPad; Now, here's the bit that made me think it was worth writing this post. The DTXplorer doesn't support custom midi mapping and it uses different midi notes than those used by GarageBand for iPad. To get around this you need to remap the incomming midi on the iPad using an app such as MidiBridge.
GarageBand User Guide for iPad
Using the Drums Touch Instrument, you can play a drum kit simply by tapping the onscreen drums. You can choose either an acoustic or electronic drum kit.
Choose a drum kit
Tap the name of the drum kit at the top of the screen, then tap the drum kit you want to play. You can also swipe left or right to change to the previous or next drum kit.
Acoustic drum kits show a realistic-looking set of drums, and electronic drum kits show a grid of drum pads.
You can access an acoustic or electronic drum kit directly from the browser by tapping Acoustic Drums or Electronic Drums.
Play the drums in the drum kit
Tap the onscreen drums (for electronic kits, drum pads).
Some drums, such as the hi-hat and snare drum, make different sounds when you tap different parts of them. To see which sounds they make, tap the Info button to show the coaching tips. Some drums also respond to other gestures.
Touching and holding a drum with two (or more) fingers plays a repeating pattern. By changing the distance between your fingers, you can make the repeats faster or slower. Moving a finger up or down makes the repeats play louder or softer.
Record a drum groove
Tap the Record button in the control bar.
Tap the drums in the drum kit.
You can record one or more drums at a time. When the playhead starts over from the beginning of the section, you can record another part and it will be merged with the existing parts. You can turn off merging in the Track controls.
When you finish, tap the Play button in the control bar to stop recording. Tap Play again to hear the drum groove.
Play the crash cymbal and bass drum together
By default, when you tap the crash cymbal on the acoustic drums kit, the bass drum plays together with the cymbal. You can set whether tapping the crash cymbal plays both sounds, or only the cymbal.
Tap the Track Controls button in the control bar, tap Track Settings, then tap Recording.
Tap the “Bass Drum with Cymbal” switch to turn it on or off.
Adjust the touch sensitivity of the drums
You can set the touch sensitivity for the drums to one of four levels. Increasing the touch sensitivity makes hits sound louder or softer depending on how hard you tap the drums. If you turn touch sensitivity off, all notes sound the same regardless of how hard you tap the drums.
Tap the Track Controls button in the control bar, tap Track Settings, then tap Velocity Sensitivity.
Tap the sensitivity level you want to use for the drums.
Save your own custom drum sounds
Modify an existing drum sound by adjusting the control knobs (for electronic drum kits only).
Tap the name of the drum kit at the top of the screen, then tap Save.
Type a name for your custom sound, then tap Done.
The first time you save a custom sound, a new Custom category appears, with an icon for your sound. You can rename or delete the sound by tapping Edit, then tapping the icon (to rename the sound) or the red circle (to delete the sound).
Make music with Touch Instruments
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Use Touch Instruments to play keyboards, drums, guitars, strings, and more. Record your own vocals or plug in your guitar or bass, and play through a great selection of amps and stompbox effects.
Build your song
Choose from hundreds of Apple Loops to add to your song, add a drummer that plays along to the music you recorded, and mix your song with effect plug-ins.
Create music like a DJ
Use Live Loops to create electronic music by simply tapping cells and columns in the grid to trigger musical loops. You can build your own arrangements, then improvise and record a Live Loops performance.
Download free loops and instruments
Use the Sound Library to download and manage sound packs containing hundreds of loops, sounds, Touch Instruments, drum kits, and more. GarageBand lets you know when new sound packs are available to download.
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To browse the GarageBand User Guide for iPad, click Table of Contents at the top of the page.