1. Is there a version of Garageband for Windows?
2. I don’t have a MAC, how can I use Garageband?
3. Can I install Garageband on Windows?
4. Is there an alternative to Garageband for Windows?
If you are a musician, podcaster, trainspotter, bird watcher etc. new to recording the answer to “how can I do it simply?” is typically Garageband.
If you don’t want technology to get in the way of your creativity then Garageband is one of best answers.
Apple had the right idea when they made Garageband, it’s very simple to use and produces professional results, but like most Apple software apart from iTunes, it is only designed to run on Apple products. Unfortunately, there is a price for cool and it’s been increasing exponentially for years.
Is there a version of Garageband for Windows?
No, there is not. Garage band is Apple software designed for Apple products, there are no Android, Windows or Linux versions of it.
I don’t have a MAC, how can I use Garage band?
If you have an iPhone or an iPad then you can use the iOS version of Garageband for free, just download it from the AppStore. You can connect most bus powered standards compliant audio interfaces to an iPad, iPod or iPhone using the camera dongle (pro tip: why not purchase a third-party dongle that allows you to charge at the same time) check with the interface manufacturer to make sure that it is compatible.
Can I install Garageband on Windows?
By using a virtual machine like VM Ware you can install OSX on a virtual machine in Windows and run Garageband on it. I don’t recommend this, Virtual machines are clunky at the best of times and using peripherals attached to the host machine can only create latency hell.
Is there an alternative to Garageband for Windows?
Yes see later posts for my top tips
