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Garageband as keyboard live use, how to transpose live???
I`m using Garageband iOS version on ipad to play keyboards live. Have someone figured out how transpose midi that is going in Garageband? I have tried Audiobus but no success. My Korg microkey does not have transposing in itself. Any workarounds? I think I have tried everything.
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Or if someone has any good app suggestions for keyboard live use that could include transposing. I could stop using Garageband and move to better app that is suitable for live use.
I am not expert on the matter but you should look torward AUM or Audiobus. What do you perform with ? Auv3 ?
Have you searched the forum? I know this as been discussed many times.
I perform with garageband instruments as it has great sounds in itself and also sampler. I have searched the forum but no success. Everyone is talking about in app midi but I have midi keyboard that I use.
Search the terms Playing live or Live performance
Do you need to be able to control the transpose amount from a knob on your midi keyboard? Or is touching the screen OK? If touching the screen is OK, is switching out from GarageBand to a plugin that does the transposing OK?
If you could explain exactly what you wanted to do it would be easier to help. Basically what @wim said…
Are you trying to transpose midi notes being sequenced? Or it sounds like you might want to transpose The actual midi keyboard keys being played? If you want to transpose the keys played on the midi keyboard then that should be on the midi keyboard. If not you can connect the keyboard to an AU Midi FX like Rozeta Scaler or others to transpose the notes before they trigger the instrument.
If you’re trying to transpose directly in GarageBand, I don’t believe it’ll work unless you use the touch keyboard.
But, if you’re using Audiobus to connect to GarageBand, you can use the MIDIFLOW Transpose plug-in.
The plug-in allows you to adjust the semitone directly from it. You can go up/down a few steps.
Here’s a quick preset.
http://preset.audiob.us/3ljOJfhBV3BdcsA
Here’s the plug-in
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/midiflow-transposer-audiobus/id1175575102
You need to replace the input port with your keyboard type.
The midi flow transposer plugin will work, but may not be the best choice. For one thing, it will only work with Audiobus. The transpose amount also isn't able to be controlled by external midi input. That means that to change the transpose amount requires touching the screen to switch out of GarageBand, adjusting the amount on the screen, and finally switching GarageBand back to the foreground.
mfxStrip is an inexpensive plugin that can work hosts other than Audiobus. The transpose amount can be controlled by external midi input, such as from a knob on a midi controller so that no screen touches and app switches are needed.
Rozeta Scaler from the excellent Rozeta Suite can do this as well in addition to optionally quantizing notes to many scales.
Midi Tools Transpose from the Midi Tools Suite can do transpose in any host as well, but isn't available for iPhone and also can't be controlled externally, but does have some other nice utilities in it.
All of these tools would be set up in the same position as midi flow transposer in Audiobus.
Thanks for the tips. I play with band and sometimes they want to change key on the fly. My midi keyboard does not have transpose in itself. I investigated this more and seems that Garageband is bad app for this purpose. It seems that it takes every midi channel in all the time and I can’t edit midi channels before they hit Garageband. Probably I will need to use Cubasis 3 and sample those good Garageband instruments to Cubasis. A lot of work... Cubasis 3 had this global transpose slider for midi.
I agree, definitely would help to know what you’re trying to achieve.
If it’s keyboard input, maybe practice playing in the keys you want to transpose to? It’s going to be of the most benefit in the long run if you can play in multiple keys without needing to transpose.
I believe you still might be able to accomplish accomplish what you want using mfxStrip to filter and modify the MIDI before it hits GarageBand. You can filter and change channels. Note the channel filtering and changing options it has on the screenshot below.
@wim, let me extend OP question and ask you for very similar situation. I'm also using MIDI keyboard + internal GarageBand instruments and I would like to split my 25keys keyboard into 2 zones and transpose just the 1st zone to octave down. The reason is I want to play a bass figure with left and melody with my right hand and my keyboard is too "short" for that. I like Numa Player app where I can set key zones but I want to use internal GB Alchemy synth as well.
I bought MIDIFlow (standalone) but it didn't work with GB and I don't want to buy another app just for test.
Could you recommend me some suitable solution which will work with GB, please?
I don't have Audiobus yet but what I understand the bottom "button" in each column is dedicated to output device/app. I see "VIR MID" in your screenshot ... where is GarageBand set?