About GarageBand

GarageBand is a fully equipped music creation studio right inside your Mac.

Create with or without an instrument.

Start making professional-sounding music straightaway. Plug in your guitar or mic and choose from a jaw-dropping array of realistic amps and effects. You can even create astonishingly human‑sounding drum tracks and become inspired by thousands of loops from popular genres like EDM, Hip Hop, Indie and more.

Jam with drummers of every style.

Drummer, the virtual session player created using the industry’s top session drummers and recording engineers, features 28 beat-making drummers and three percussionists. From EDM, Dubstep and Hip Hop to Latin, Metal and Blues, whatever beat your song needs, there’s an incredible selection of musicians to play it. Each drummer has a signature kit that lets you produce a variety of groove and fill combinations. Use the intuitive controls to enable and disable individual sounds while you create a beat with kick, snare, cymbals and all the cowbell you want. If you need a little inspiration, Drummer Loops gives you a diverse collection of pre-recorded acoustic and electronic loops that can be easily customised and added to your song.

Powerful synths with shape‑shifting controls.

Get creative with 100 EDM- and Hip Hop–inspired synth sounds. Every synth features the Transform Pad Smart Control, so you can morph and tweak sounds to your liking.

Welcome to the school of rock. And blues. And classical.

Get started with a great collection of built-in lessons for piano and guitar. Or learn some Multi-Platinum hits from the actual artists who recorded them. You can even get instant feedback on your playing to help hone your skills.

You run the studio.

Heaps of helpful recording and editing features make GarageBand as powerful as it is easy to use. Edit your performances down to the note and decibel. Fix rhythm issues with a click. Finesse your sound with audio effect plug-ins. And finish your track like a pro, with effects such as compression and visual EQ.

Release your song. Worldwide.

Your music deserves to be heard — everywhere. GarageBand lets you share your finished song easily with friends, family or the whole Internet community via social networks. Or save your track as a custom ringtone. So whenever someone calls, your song rocks. You can also export your new hit single to the library of the Music app, where it can live alongside all your other favourite music and go wherever you go.

Add a track. Start a song. From anywhere.

Wherever you are, iCloud makes it easy to work on a GarageBand song. You can add tracks to your GarageBand for Mac song using your iPhone or iPad when you’re on the road. Or when inspiration strikes, you can start sketching a new song idea on your iOS device, then import it to your Mac to take it even further.