"A new year" a Geir original

[Tangled Wires]

Beautiful song Geir, love the sparse use of the Garage Band symphony strings.

The simplicity of this is its strength, and your vox is just as stunning as ever.

I have used Garageband on the Ipad for various uses in songs, but never recorded a whole song using it, I am too loyal to my Micro BR!

[Geir]

Thanx for the kind words my friends !

...... Did you use a MIDI controller for the sounds, and record the vox directly into the iPad?

No midi controllers were used. I played every instrument directly on the iPad. The vocals were also recorded with the iPads internal mic (in a car ).  This song started out mostly as a way of testing out how it would be to play the different instruments on the iPad directly, and to learn the basics of how to do so. For the violins and violas i used the "scale mode" so that each note would be in perfect pitch. The upright bass was done "fretless" and was perhaps the most challenging part of the song to play.

there's 8 tracks here. 2 violins (one of them pizzicato), 1 viola, one grand piano, 2 different synth-tracks, upright bass and vocals.

The strings are really hard to play when scale-mode is turned off, but used carefully and with some practice they can be great tools. I think I'm going to use both the upright bass and cello quite a bit in the future. Playing piano on the touch-screen is a pita, and I think I'll need a midi keyboard to ever be able to play more than the simplest stuff. Synth however, especially lead, is really fun as you also control the modulation by gliding your fingers up the keys. Quite expressive playing should be possible with some practice.

[thetworegs]

lovely song Geir....Garageband is great fun on the ipad......Logic is like its big brother with a ton more instruments....i use an M-Audio keystation Pro88  and can't crow about it enough it has weighted keys although not exactly like a piano not as plasticy as some i have played...you should check it out i got mine for a bargin price of £180 of ebay 3 years ago  although it did take me a while to find

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL7WHs6H_Xw

[cuthbert]

No midi controllers were used. I played every instrument directly on the iPad. The vocals were also recorded with the iPads internal mic (in a car ).  This song started out mostly as a way of testing out how it would be to play the different instruments on the iPad directly, and to learn the basics of how to do so. For the violins and violas i used the "scale mode" so that each not would be in perfect pitch. The upright bass was done "fretless" and was perhaps the most challenging part of the song to play.

there's 8 tracks here. 2 violins (one of them pizzicato), 1 viola, one grand piano, 2 different synth-tracks, upright bass and vocals.

The strings are really hard to play when scale-mode is turned off, but used carefully and with some practice they can be great tools. I think I'm going to use both the upright bass and cello quite a bit in the future. Playing piano on the touch-screen is a pita, and I think I'll need a midi keyboard to ever be able to play more than the simplest stuff. Synth however, especially lead, is really fun as you also control the modulation by gliding your fingers up the keys. Quite expressive playing should be possible with some practice.

Thanks for the details, and big props to you, Geir - such an expressive piece, all done entirely in/with the iPad & GarageBand!

I think it may be time for me to open up the wallet once more!

[Jarle]

Love the Louis Armstrong feel in this one.
Can't wait to meet at the cabin and try out your new toy.
I guess this means I can keep the BR.

JOA

[Hook]

Brilliant. brilliant brilliant! Love it, love your voice, love the perfect strings & I love the fact that I have a new Geir tune!
Rock On!!!!

[Bluesberry]

Great use of the IPad........this technology is getting so crazy lately.  Nothing but IPad......you are future man Geir.  I must get one of these.  Its a really beautiful song.

[Chezedog]

Well that was good.  Very good, actually.

[Sundbo]

Impressive Geir! The iPad makes it "easy" to play, but it far from easy to get to what you have done here. And this was your first attempt? Real talent there  .

Like your song also and especially the vox. Impressive sound quality too from the build-in iPad mic.

[alfstone]

You master GarageBand and the iPad perfectly, great song, congrats!

Alfredo