Here's another cover I created on the iPad 2 GarageBand app. New Order's classic song Blue Monday. 

Video here: http://youtu.be/p10H0_FIp8A

Again, no external instruments were used and I recorded my voice via iPhone headset. Everything including the drum track I performed painstakingly realtime which is another app limitation.
The original had a lot of sound layers and since the app would only let you do 8 instruments, I had to improvise some of the sound FX.
There are other limitations I found out:
Apparently, you could only do 140 bars on the app. I tried adding more sections for the outro and it won't let me. 
Anyway, it was another fun project and it turned out quite danceable.:-)
Instruments used:
Hyper Dance synth, House Drum Machine, New Wave Bass (of course), Hollywood Strings, Classic Clean Guitar (w/ Chorus and Echo),Small Room Vocals, Synthetic Voice and Plucky Synth. Reverb is Large Hall and Echo is Dance Echo A.

Blue Monday (New Order) IPad 2 Garageband Cover-

Here's a cover of a cool song from an obscure 80's band Silos done entirely on an iPad. The original song was originally from a lo-fi compilation called Subterranean Romance. No external instruments were used in this cover  and the voice was recorded with just an iPhone headset. 

Video here: http://youtu.be/qLpwi2Rravs

Instruments used:
2 Classic Studio Drum Kits (one is for the hi-hats and cymbals), 1 Liverpool bass, 2 Hard Rock guitars with Vintage Drive, 1 Organic Bells synth and 2 Dreamy Vocal tracks.

Things Within (Silos) IPad 2 Garageband Cover

Here's my cover of the classic romantic post-punk song Whirlpool Heart by the Wild Swans. Again, no external instruments were used because, as everyone knows, the iPad is pretty badass on its own. Vocals were recorded using an iPhone headset. 

Video here: http://youtu.be/f2f9gOrzY6A

Instruments used:
2 Classic Clean Guitars with Chorus
1 Roots Rock Guitar  with Hi-Drive
1 Liverpool Bass
1 80's Synth Brass
1 Hollywood Strings
1 Live Rock Drum Kit
Large Room (for vocals)
Master Effects:
Reverb is Large Hall
Delay is Dance Echo A

Whirlpool Heart (Wild Swans) IPad 2 Garageband Cover

Here's my initial test of an Alesis Q49 USB/MIDI Controller on an iPad 2, running GarageBand using the Camera Connection Kit, with something that sounds like Enya. The Alesis Q49 doesn't need a power supply when it's all USB powered, so it's plug and play on the iPad. it works really well with no latency and I do recommend it if you want to upgrade to a keyboard. The keys are not weighted but velocity still works OK. It also works with other synth apps like the Korg iMS-20.

Video here: http://youtu.be/jtgoMQGoUUc

Watermark (Enya) on iPad 2 plus Alesis Q49 USB-MIDI Controller

It's been a while since I've posted an iPad GarageBand cover song so here's a new one. It's the classic new wave song "More To Lose" by Seona Dancing. My hack vocals kinda suck because with its key, I can't sing this song really well, but whatever...it's all just for clean fun, anyway. hehe Kudos!

Video here : http://youtu.be/Bhee2fNXQu8

More To Lose ( Seona Dancing) IPad GarageBand Cover

Here's my cover of Joe Satriani's classic done entirely on iPad Garageband and the new features from the 1.2 update. All played instruments are native to the app. 

Video here: http://youtu.be/d-67J0UHexY

The added features like the note editor and within song key change expands the usability of this app greatly. Now, you have access to the guitar's whole range by transposing notes which made this cover possible. This song has a major to minor key change so this was almost impossible with the old version of GB.

It is now viable to play any guitar part but it requires a bit of editing work as you could see on this video. Most of the edits I did on the guitar track are for the vibrato and the octave transpositions. It is hard to get a consistent vibrato in real time because of the touchscreen. Also, although I'm playing along in this video, the actual guitar track was recorded in parts and some tricks were used. The video is just to give you an idea where the notes are and how I played them.


Key is B Major/ Minor
Time Sig: 3/4
Tempo: 147 BPM
Scales used: None, B Major, B Minor, B Pentatonic Major 
Main Guitar Sound: Hard Rock with Vintage Drive
2nd Guitar: Roots Rock with Hi-Drive and muted (Finger on the "Nut")
Picked Bass
Acoustic Guitar
Organic Bells
Classic Drum Machine
Large Hall Reverb
Ambient Delay

I hope this will give you ideas for your iPad GarageBand noodlings.

IPad GarageBand (Satriani) Always With Me, Always With You Cover

Hi, here's my bedroom solo acoustic version of Kaleidoscope World in memory of the late great Francis Magalona. 

Video here: http://youtu.be/G21IklzyOvY

Kaleidoscope World (Solo Acoustic) Kiko Navarro/TelevatorMuzak

Hello, here's another ukulele piece I am writing I call "Let's Walk and Sniff the Grass", inspired by happy afternoon dog walks and maybe, childhood ice cream trucks.Ukulele used is a Luna Tapa Cedar.

Video here: http://youtu.be/_aYvZETBgKo

Let's Walk And Sniff The Grass (Ukulele)

Hello, here's my solo cover of the Modern English classic 'I Melt With You' using only iPad Garageband and an AKG Perception 220 Condenser Mic through a Focusrite iTrack Solo. All instruments are native to iPad Garageband. Yebah!

Video here:  http://youtu.be/oPX97GNytVU

I Melt With You IPad Garageband Cover Francis Kiko NavarroTelevatorMuzak

Hi, here's my Sad Robot Acapella cover of The Dawn's Enveloped Ideas. The 'instruments' were done completely with my voice, through an iPad running VoiceSynth vocoder AudioBussed to GarageBand, except the guitar solo, (because no one should ever robotize Teddy Diaz solos, please).

Video here: http://youtu.be/m8tTQUuoLSQ

I thought this song will get an interesting twist if sang from the POV of an A.I. machine.

Enveloped Ideas (Sad Robot Acapella Version) TelevatorMuzak

Here's a piece I was working on today. It's about the end of August with time just marching by. Piece was recorded live with iPad Garageband Piano controlled by an Alesis Q49 MIDI keyboard. It's just a sketch but might as well share it. Kudos, my friends!
Video here: http://youtu.be/eJx7_XsHlNs

AUGUST IS STILL (iPad Garageband Piano)

Here's my demo of the theme from Somewhere in Time using the iPad 2 GarageBand app.
Video here: http://youtu.be/CepHNbCV6Vk

Somewhere In Time IPad 2 GarageBand Live Piano Demo

Here's an old home recording of Cacai Velasquez' 'As Still as a Photograph' from way, way back I did with Toni, Ivan and Faelmar collectively known as Chiro (sorry, Et Gabriel, this was so long ago, they were still a trio, hehe). Hear them before they became these superstars now. :-) Sorry Ivan, I got a little carried away with the fake drums, your K-hon got lost. hehe Hey, we were all still learning back then. Enjoy!


As Still as a Photograph (Cover) with Chiro

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