Getting Started - Using Chordwalk with Garageband on an iPad (Video)
Ready to master ChordWalk using Garageband on your iPad or iPhone? Watch the quick video below to learn how to set it Chordwalk up with Garageband. It’s the easiest way to get up and running in no time. Watch the video and get creative.
Getting Started with running Chordwalk and Cubasis on an iPad
When you are running ChordWalk with Cubasis on an iPad, and you are toggling between the applications, you must have ChordWalk, and Cubasis set to “Run in background” mode for Cubasis to continue playing with ChordWalk running in the background.
Numa Player with ChordWalk on an iPad.
Numa Player is a free, four-track MIDI player available for download from the App Store. It allows you to create and play meaningful compositions using ChordWalk quickly. With a wide range of Virtual Instrument sounds and effects, Numa Player is a fantastic tool for beginners and those looking to have fun with music creation.
Run in Background
When you are running ChordWalk with a DAW on an iPad, and you are toggling between the applications, you must have ChordWalk, and the DAW set to “Run in background” mode for the DAW to continue playing with ChordWalk running in the background.
Resize Views in ChordWalk
ChordWalk provides a "Screen Configuration" option that enlarges borders, making it easier to resize individual views precisely on touch devices.
Resizing a Dialogue Box using Touch
To resize a Dialogue Box, hold one finger at the top of the Box, and with another finger, grab the bottom extremity of the Box and move it up/down/across to resize the Box view.
Recording Numa Player with ChordWalk using GarageBand
Numa Player does not provide a recording facility. Here, we will show you how to record third-party instruments to a track in GarageBand.
Virtual Instrument using SoundFonts
Independently of Local or external MIDI Devices connected, you can immediately start playing a wide range of instruments sounds using our bundled SF2 SoundFont Package. Five on-board Virtual Instrument MIDI destinations are provided. They are Labelled V1, V2, V3,V4 and V5.. You can assign any SoundFont Instrument sound to one or all Virtual Instrument Destinations.
Recording in a DAW Using ChordWalk
In most instances, the whole band will play the same "chord" together. The melody can be played by a single instrument or sung by one or more singers. Even though all instruments are generally playing the same chords together, it doesn't mean that all the chords sound the same for all instruments.
Creating Virtual Loopback MIDI-Ports
We will show how to configure loopMIDI to enable you to route individual Arpeggiators, Chord selections, and virtual instruments in ChordWalk to individual virtual instrument channels of your DAW.
Protools with ChordWalk
Select the port that corresponds to the assigned Port in ChordWalk. The MIDI data stream from the assigned Port in ChordWalk will be routed to the selected Ports in the individual Instrument tracks of Protools.
FL Studio with ChordWalk
Setting up FL Studio involves a few steps. In Options, select “MIDI Settings. Remember: to play multiple tracks together in the Channel Rack you must have them activated. To do this, you must press and hold the Shift button while activating each channel individually.
PreSonus with ChordWalk
The MIDI signal from the assigned Ports in ChordWalk will be routed to the selected corresponding Ports in the individual instrument or MIDI tracks in Prosonus. Setting up Prosonus is quite straightforward if you know what to do, so please follow the video tutorial to set up ChordWalk to run with Prosonus.
ChordWalk on an iPad, iPhone running Garageband
If you want to play and create meaningful compositions quickly on your iPad and have no experience using a DAW, Garageband is the best option. It is free for all Apple devices, easy to use, and already installed on most.
Logic Pro, MIDI routing for Individual Tracks to Pair with creation areas within ChordWalk
One of the most revolutionary features of ChordWalk is the ability to route the MIDI data stream, originating at any individual creation area, to be independently paired with individual instrument tracks in Logic Pro.
ChordWalk running on an iPad or iPhone connected with another iPad or iPhone running Garageband, Cubasis or any DAW
Here, we will discuss ChordWalk running as a Remote Creation Surface on an iPad connected with Garageband, Cubasis or any DAW running on another iPad.
Connecting an iPad/ iPhone to a USB MIDI-enabled Device / Keyboard
You can connect ChordWalk to any selected USB MIDI Play Devices to play simultaneously with ChordWalk locally on an iPad, iPhone, or Mac.