Just needs more instruments that aren’t synths or loops – GarageBand Review

Disclaimer in that I am not a professional or trained musician, I just compose for fun and to avoid copyright strikes. And that l don’t hate synths or loops; I make regular use of them. The app is absolutely amazing and powerful, and incredibly user and beginner friendly! It is VERY easy to start with and you can make some seriously fantastic music with just the basic features. I love that you can plug in your instrument and add some really fun effects to the sound too, and the looping, once you get a hang of it, is honestly addictive to use. My only gripe with it is while there is a wide selection of loops and synths, there doesn’t seem to be much in terms of instruments. I keep hoping we might get something like a harpsichord, an accordion, a church organ, a violin, saxophone, ukulele, recorder, anything, or even a kazoo, but we just get them in form of pre-recorded loops. Even the last update, which mentioned new instruments, mostly added more synths. Nothing against synths as there are some really cool sounding ones, but I’m really missing the instruments. At the very least if you’re going to add more synths, why not more realistic-sounding choir synths? Or chiptunes and videogame sound effects! There are very few videogame sounds on here! Not to mention the huge demand for Middle Eastern and Asian instruments (as read in the Arabic comments below). Instead of apple loops of a oud or sitar, it would be awesome if we could have them as an instrument- even if just in the Other category of the Keyboard section. I realise you can sample the sounds you’e missing, but the sampling in GarageBand just speeds up/slows down the sound instead of pitching it, and that’s not ideal when you’re trying to get the timing right. I’d really appreciate it if you could either change how the sampling works or add more instruments to the selection. I realise the app is free, but I think it would be a fantastic addition. Otherwise please keep the fantastic work and thank you so so much!
Review by Krisfy on GarageBand.