New Alchemy-like GarageBand synths appear to be first fruits of Apple's Camel Audio acquisition
Apple has quietly revealed a forthcoming update to its GarageBand music production app that will add a number of new synths with shape-shifting controls, additions that seem to be influenced by Camel Audio's popular Alchemy synth software, which Apple acquired earlier this year.
GarageBand's new synths with transform pad control
The new synths -- demos of which can be seen on Apple's GarageBand page --?include sweeping arp, droplets, bright punchy synth, pumping synth waves, and epic hook synth. In all, Apple says the update will give GarageBand "100 EDM‑ and Hip Hop‑inspired synth sounds."
Notably, each synth can be controlled by a new smart control that Apple calls the transform pad. That control is nearly identical to the remix pad found in Alchemy Mobile, an app which Apple acquired with Camel Audio in February.
Alchemy Mobile with remix pad
This suggests that Apple has worked quickly to integrate Alchemy into GarageBand, an unusually fast integration for Apple. Generally, the fruits of an acquisition are not seen in the company's products for a year or more.
Apple also teased some additional updates that are slated to arrive on June 30, the same day Apple Music launches in the U.S. MacWorld contributor Kirk McElhearn believes this could bring the ability to upload content directly to Apple Music's new Connect feature, while the GarageBand website suggests that the changes will be related to the existing Piano Roll Editor.
GarageBand's new synths with transform pad control
The new synths -- demos of which can be seen on Apple's GarageBand page --?include sweeping arp, droplets, bright punchy synth, pumping synth waves, and epic hook synth. In all, Apple says the update will give GarageBand "100 EDM‑ and Hip Hop‑inspired synth sounds."
Notably, each synth can be controlled by a new smart control that Apple calls the transform pad. That control is nearly identical to the remix pad found in Alchemy Mobile, an app which Apple acquired with Camel Audio in February.
Alchemy Mobile with remix pad
This suggests that Apple has worked quickly to integrate Alchemy into GarageBand, an unusually fast integration for Apple. Generally, the fruits of an acquisition are not seen in the company's products for a year or more.
Apple also teased some additional updates that are slated to arrive on June 30, the same day Apple Music launches in the U.S. MacWorld contributor Kirk McElhearn believes this could bring the ability to upload content directly to Apple Music's new Connect feature, while the GarageBand website suggests that the changes will be related to the existing Piano Roll Editor.
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Why not focus on Logic?!!!???
I remember when if you wanted to play music, you learned an actual instrument.
I remember when if you wanted to play music, you learned an actual instrument.
I remember when you wanted to complain, you wrote a letter.
I should add that I downloaded the app a few months back (although never paid for the IAP) and re-download the app from the "Purchased" section of the App Store.
Forgot they bought Camel. Weird acquisition.
Why not focus on Logic?!!!???
It will come. GarageBand has often been a testbed for new functionality, only rolled into Logic when it was tried and tested.
FWIW, Redmatica's Auto-Sampler (awesome software) has been rolled into MainStage, but not yet into Logic.
I remember when if you wanted to play music, you learned an actual instrument.
The tool doth not make the musician.
It used to be that in order to learn an instrument, you had to build your own.
Instruments change, as do times.
I've learned several instruments the traditional way and I consider virtual instruments just as valid for making music.
Well said.
I remember when... What was I saying?
I remember when I wanted to be able to make music, and all I was offered was the rote memorization of notation that I never could find a way to learn that's compatible with my learning style. Along came computer tech and I started making music and learning on my own. I also ended up buying/acquiring "actual" instruments to add to my electronic sounds.
I'm a bit pissy about "best makin' producas" myself, though, hah hah..
Get off my lawn!
I remember when if you wanted to play music, you learned an actual instrument.
Who is to say what is or isn't an actual instrument. Music is music no matter what it is derived from.
Not if it's rap. Sorry!
Not if it's rap. Sorry!
Everybody knows real music ended in 1962.
Yes, I met a guy who seriously claimed that.
Not if it's rap. Sorry!
Don't think you're sorry.