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SURPRISING THINGS YOU CAN DO ON YOUR IPAD

Make beats

17 GarageBand has two easy grid-based modes.

On its home screen, tap + to make a new song. At the top, choose Live Loops and pick a genre to get a grid prepopulated with loops. Tap the chevron below any column to play loops on all the instruments shown. Tap another column before the start of the next bar to cue it up. Tap an individual cell, and that instrument performs

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