How to Record Electronic Drums in GarageBand iOS

This video shows you how to record Electronic Drums (E-drums) into GarageBand on iPad or iPhone. Using a midi cable, GarageBand and edrums, you'll be able to make music in your home studio easily, even if the Midi doesn't line up properly.
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[@rferguson3]

I backed this shit up, like 8 times; so I could hear you say, GarageBand 😂🤘🏼 Love it. Great/informative vid, brother. Thanks, dude.

[@DadBodDrumming]

Thank you for This! I hooked my iPad up to my Alesis Nitro Mesh via a usb cable directly. And followed along and was rewarded with the ability to record my drums. It does parse the sounds to the wrong instruments at times but some kits in my Alesis seem to match perfectly.

[@ZenLord]

Do you have a second crash cymbal? And if you do… does it work? Bc for me the second crash is just silent and I’m trying to figure out how to fix that.

[@ZaxDrumsandGolf]

@@ZenLord If you haven't got it figured out yet you have to change the midi notes from the second crash to the same as the other one. Unfortunately then you have to same crashes but you can use it then.

[@ZenLord]

@@ZaxDrumsandGolf thank you 🙏

[@UkoyMan]

did midi break on ipados 14? i could no longer trigger drums on garageband with my e-drums thru usb midi. used to work on ios 12.

[@johncoker13]

What's up Champ 😎? If you remember from our last conversation I'm learning , your definitely speaking Greek to me lol .... But I am learning. Thanks so much for the knowledge and stay safe 👍

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Right On Aaron! Thanks for watching and yes, I am very glad you're learning to make music! Take Care!

[@snicjelmo3]

A problem I am having is that the hi-hat pedal is like all other pads - in that if I push it down, the pedal makes the open hi-hat sound and if I lift my foot it does nothing. Then with the hi-hat itself just always plays the closed sound. I've tried mapping both to the same pad number, setting the pedal to 00 on the drums themselves (so in a way trying to unassign as a pad) but nothing works. Anyone else have this issue and know how to fix? EDIT: I have noticed that the 3 states of the hi-hat each have a MIDI number assigned to them. So you have one for hi-hat with foot off pedal, then if I press the pedal the number changes for use with the closing sound, and one more for hitting the hit hat with the pedal closed; never noticed that before. Hope that helps anyone.

[@MrNoahFTW]

I eventually made the same discovery. On my Roland TD-1 I had to change the signals associated to a couple of the Pads. Annoyingly on this module you cannot have custom pads, so even though most kits all register with the appropriate pads, there are a couple off kits where the floor tom doesn't register, and nearly all of the electronic pad sets are missing most sounds. But if I wanted to correct the settings for one of these kits It wouldn't work the the majority of the others.

[@ashleysaunby2002]

Hi, I have found this extremely useful, thanks. Can I ask though, the recorded tracks that you had to reassign to the correct instrument, when you record yourself playing again will you have to reassign these tracks again or are they now mapped to the correct drum?

[@Infinity_Gamer10]

This is an amazing and informative video. Thank you!

[@charalove6867]

I have been wanting to know how to do this for a while. Your video makes it so easy to understand the process to connect my drums to garage band. Thank you so much!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

You are welcome!

[@fadedportalmaster9745]

Thank you sir. That helped me a lot. I hit like and subbed ! Have a good day.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

I appreciate you subbing and taking time out of your day to watch this @fadedportalmaster9745

[@chrishatton2642]

This is exactly what I was looking for. I want to record marching drum parts, but haven’t been able to find tutorials on how to create multiple tracks for snares, toms and bass drums. Is there a way to record multiple tracks of the same drum, or of multiple snare drums, to replicate the fact you have multiple snare players at the same time?

[@GreenHell831]

Good video. I’m trying to do this with Logic Pro on IPad using usb midi from my Roland TD17. It works but I can’t get any sounds from edge of crash, edge of ride or edge of hi hat. Frustrating but I’ll keep trying.

[@frankegremy784]

Thank you so much!!

[@Ismokerugsalternate]

Are you able to run the audio data from the 1/4mm jacks from the module to an interface and then run the interface to the iOS device with GarageBand?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Absolutely you can, the input on the interface should be set to line level, not instrument to ensure proper levels.

[@radekw708]

Can i connect the usb out from the drum module into the macbook? When I tried this nothing happens.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

The mac needs a driver to install to see the drum module, and this depends on the kit you're using. Roland edrums there are driver packages to install on the mac and PC to see the kits, once thats installed, it works great.

[@pyschepokemon]

why this channel have a 700 sub? he deserves a more subs

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+ase hey ase, thanks for your kind words!

[@Humanumikey]

Great video! Getting my first electronic set, Roland TD17, next week. I have been using Garageband for a few years now. Is it possible to do this with the Iphone Garageband app??

[@DarkRoastRecording]

hey!! first, thanks for watching and if you want more content like this vid, hit the subscribe and bell please 😀. yes you can do all of this with the iPhone in GB too, I have an old 6s that I use from time to time

[@Humanumikey]

Dark Roast Recording thanks man. This is gonna save me so much time cause GarageBand just works. I had a 6s but couldn’t do much with GarageBand cause I only had so much GB. I upgraded so now I have plenty lol. Rock on 🤘 oh and thank u for leaving the links below to the wires I need...one of them is $40! Damn! Lol

[@agustina3747]

Hi this video is pretty clear and will try to connect my E drums that is giving me a headache when trying to record on a computer.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

I appreciate you taking time out of your day to watch this Agustin A. how it works well for you. please subscribe if you haven't already and this vid helped in any way. thanks!!

[@agustina3747]

Dark Roast Recording I have already subscribed after watching, will continue to see your videos which are interesting since I’m a drummer with no experience in recording with edrums

[@Dadedrums]

Interesting video! I first started my recording adventure with garage band but eventually upgraded to its big brother logic pro x

[@DarkRoastRecording]

have you installed the new logic 10.5 update? apparently it's the bomb!

[@pouriay.kenary6361]

I have a Roland TD-1KPX. It has a USB-B input. Can I simply connect it to my device with that cable? Will it function the same way as the MIDI you used?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

You bet it will, just double check your manual to make sure the Roland module is sending over USB

[@MrJbuddrow]

Thank you for this. Great video.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Hey there [Mrjbuddrow]! Thanks for being here! If you liked what you saw, give me a like and subscribe too, it means alot! See you at the next video!

[@luissilvadrummer]

I would like to record the drums from my actual module and not the one on garage band, any solutions for that?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Hey thx for watching!, to do that just connect a stereo cable from the outputs L and R out of your drum module and into the iPad/iPhone. Open a Garageband project with the "Audio recorder" track and select the "instrument" button at the bottom.Shuld be good to record the audio from the drum module sounds now, not the midi. have fun!

[@Huelogy]

Great video man subscribed can't wait for more recording tips!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+Huelogy I appreciate you taking time out of your day to watch this and thx for the sub!

[@RafaelBeatsub1]

Well now i need a midi drum kit

[@joeracer]

How do you map the MIDI to your drum kit so you don’t have to drag and drop every time you record?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

unfortunately, if you switch the drumkit in GB, the midi may change. so best way is to use the same kit, and program the edrum module to always send the same midi into GB when played. most drum modules offer the ability to edit the midi not sent out.

[@AeroBand.official]

Well,this is a great help.But here's an easier way to record the drums,using our PocketDrum and record it from phone's built-in recording function

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+AeroBand I'd be happy to do a review if you sent me a set and I can put your comment to the test! seriously though, I'm interested in reviewing it, you can email me at [e-mail] to discuss further if you like. and , thanks for watching!

[@HDtenor1]

So if I want tocrecord my drums and not just use ithe garage band drums I need that m-audio thing? I tried using a cable straight from USB midi on my command to ipad and that totally didn't work lol. Need that hub and the adapter I guess. (Ipad mini 2)

[@DigitalDamnation]

Are you able to quantize in garage band?

[@kameronharrington5478]

yes, if you press that icon that looks like volume faders (the screen that has the virtual drumset visible), it opens a track settings sidebar and theres a 'quantization' drop down menu that can quantize the MIDI notes to a fraction of your choice

[@fatglist]

I have two drum kits. This is a Yamaha DTXPlorer, as in the video, and another small Yamaha DD 65. So I noticed that there are no problems with DD65 at all. GarageBand immediately detects it and all the reels are in their places. You can even play live. And DTXplorer sucks completely. On PC, you can train each drum to the appropriate sound in Addictive Drums and save it as a preset. But on the iPhone and iPad, I have not found such a program, alas =(

[@docheavy5072]

If you change the lines to the right drum, does it remember that for the next recording? Thx great video👍

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[@zakallnutt4400]

I have a Roland td-11v it only has a midi out connection. You think this will work for me?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Yes it should work provided you set the midi output to on in the menu. Check your manual for the right steps. Thanks for watching and if u haven't already, please subscribe. 🙂 It helps me grow the channel to do more of these videos.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

btw, the TD-11 should have a USB connector on the back of the module, one is a standard female USB labelled "Memory" and the other is a USB labelled "Computer". You should use the usb labelled computer and you'll find it will work awesome. Also, be sure you have the Roland USB drivers correctly installed. You can download them from their website.

[@kameronharrington5478]

2:23 I'm stuck here, I have the MIDI cable plugged into my iPad Pro 12 JUST LIKE THIS, camera connector and all, but I am not getting any MIDI input like at 3:00!! The light is red not green, im clueless - I've even tried running it through an audio interface but im limited to stereo line input there, cant get any MIDI signals. I'm about to go and buy a damn Macbook for this shit haha, or wrestle Presonus for my Studio One license

[@DarkRoastRecording]

What midi cable are you using?

[@AlainCovers]

your son is so cute, thanks sir for the tutorial

[@DarkRoastRecording]

thanks for watching!

[@davidkrawczyk1613]

I connected everything exactly the same but It didn't work for me. I can only hear the drums when I tap the screen on my ipad. I get nothing when I play my kit.

[@YuDrumOfficial]

Thank you for sharing the video. It helps with my drum recording alot thru midi

[@DarkRoastRecording]

hey Dookon YuDrummer, thanks for your kind words!

[@artsmithdrums]

Thanks for this, really interesting but seems incredibly labour intensive, I'm just looking to record my electronic drums as they are onto my Mac to match up to a guitar track a friend has sent me. Do i need something better than garageBand?

[@senanwilson5355]

Try ez drummer

[@artsmithdrums]

@@senanwilson5355 thanks, I'll take a look

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+Arthur Smith this video is just for GarageBand, definitely try ez drummer or Steven slate drums 5 (basic version is free)

[@artsmithdrums]

@@DarkRoastRecording thanks, yes I was trying to use GarageBand as I have Mac, iPad etc which brought me here, its a good video and thanks for that.

[@sbrave]

Wouldn't it be easier to assign each pads midi note to the respective drum in Garage Band? Seems like a huge time saver.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Thanks for watching! You can’t edit the drum pads on GarageBand for iOS. you could edit the pass notes being sent from the edrums IF your drum machine has that functionality. Some older ones don’t, as was the case with the drums used in this video (dtxplorer)

[@JUSTINE1]

I have a question. Does the drum recording on Garageband records the sound kits from the drums itself or it uses the sound kits from Garageband?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

In this vid, its using the sounds from the GB kits since I have the kit connected to Midi. If I connected the kit to my iPad with the audio output cables to an interface connected to GB, like a focusrite 2i2 as example, I could then record the Yamaha kits sounds instead

[@abelmathew2998]

how do u play rolands spd-30 on garage band pc pls

[@ChappoCrothers]

So. Is this only able to use the drum sounds already in garage band. Is it possible to record the sounds straight from the drums kit?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Hey, yes you could record the sounds from the kit too by simply connecting the outputs from the drum module to an interface going into GarageBand, otherwise, recording the midi will allow you to edit the drum sounds in garageband

[@jebbylawless]

can this be saved as a profile of some sort so that each time you use this kit, the pads will get assigned properly in your DAW or do you need to remap for each recording session?

[@bensmith3537]

This is a great help. I’m just venturing into getting an electric drum set and wondered if I could use my iPad Pro’s garage band. Thank you for sharing. It’s certainly inspired me more.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

hey Ben Smith, thanks for your kind words!

[@superbrian113]

I tried to do this on my set- unfortunately it gives latancy - especially when I send the headphone out to a amplifier . Can I fix that?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Hey @superbrian113. thx for subscribing! How do you have your setup connected right now?

[@lilakarisma2311]

hi I tried your hack and it worked really well but I have one problem. I have a Roland td-11 and as soon as my GarageBand records it, it doesn't detect my hi-hat and it is shown as a single long note in the recording of my GarageBand. do you think you could help me?

[@TnTx3vErEsTx]

Do you know if you can use Ubisoft’s Realtone cable to plug straight in? It works perfect for electric guitar, I was curious if it would work for drums as well?

[@clairehamilton485]

Fascinating, didn’t know this was possible. My drummer has an electronic kit. I have a home recording setup with a presonus interface, camera adapter etc that I use for my iPhone. Will he be able to record his drums into my iPhone /interface without knowledge of the drum recording aspects etc? What I mean is, is it self explanatory,!and just records the track, or is it more complex than say, recording a guitar or vocal track? (As you can see I lack knowledge on this) . Thanks!!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+Claire H hey, thanks for watching! it Sort of depends on what kind of kit he has, but it is as straight forward as this video describes in GarageBand. yes, he can connect to your iPhone with a usb connector and a 4 port usb hub as shown. if you follow the vid, it should work great. 😀

[@firdaushaji2638]

Can you show me where you connect your headphone to please?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Connect the headphones from the iPad headphone jack to the Aux input of the drum module to hear the sounds from GarageBand. with your headphones plugged into the phones output on the drum module.

[@ramsesperezmonroy3881]

Amazing!!! Thanks for the vídeo !

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Hey there Ramses Pérez Monroy! Thanks for being here! If you liked what you saw, give me a like and subscribe too, it means alot! See you at the next video!

[@katekarpenko4475]

Hello! Thank you for the video! I saw an adapter from lightning to usb AND 3.5 jack. Is it possible to use this one instead of the hub etc and connect my headphones through it?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Im sure that would work as well. I would still use the USB hub however as it allows you to power usb devices like midi controllers without iOS giving you errors.

[@digital00101]

Hi, have you tried using other DAWs or drum iOS apps with your drum kit? Thanks.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

I have tried Logic Pro X, but that's about it. The daw doesn't make much difference as they all are capable of multi output for Midi tracking drums.

[@ZaxDrumsandGolf]

Can you adjust the midi notes in your module to match up to that what garageband uses? So you don't have to do all the post rearranging? I think I read somewhere that the midi setup in GB is GM Standard? I have had an ipad since last Christmas. I tried once to import the midi notes that I recorded in my DAW it showed up like yours in the video I just for some reason couldn't get it to sound or work right? I am using an older dtxpress3 so I would have a similar setup if I get a camera connection. Great video by the way!!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+Zax Drums Hey there Zax Drums! I can't edit the midi output in my DTXPLORER module, and that's why I have to edit the midi afterwards. check your manual, you may be able to change the midi output in it to match the GarageBand midi, which is basically General Midi. Thanks for being here! If you liked what you saw, give me a like and subscribe too, it means alot! See you at the next video!

[@ZaxDrumsandGolf]

Dark Roast Recording I know I can change the midi notes so I assume it would be able to find the right note for the right drum. Thank you for your reply!!👍😀

[@Pvt_PartsPSN]

I have those exact drums but for the life of me I can’t figure out how to get the midi working

[@DarkRoastRecording]

how are you connecting the midi from the module? what software are you using? computer or iPad?

[@belapawar1572]

I am using a MIDI cable for recording on to garage band, but after few months now, the snare has started recording as cymbal... If I do not connect it I the laptop, it works just fine. What could be the reason!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

It could be a different drum kit being used. Done the kits have slightly different midi notes. Open a keyboard instrument and play the drums to see what the note is that’s messed up and check your ekit if you can change the midi note the snare send out. May need to check your ekit manual

[@JoseDlucca]

Great video man. I have a problem when I record my edrums, when I hit the pad, the length of the midi note continuous indefinitely until I hit the pad again. Everything sounds right when I am recording, but when I wanna to listen to what I record the sound crack because all the midi nodes that where recorded has this large length. Any idea on why this is happening or what can I do to fix it?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

sounds like you may have that pad programmed as a "latch" rather than momentary. check the drum module for the midi programming on that pad and compare it to the other pads that work. hope that helps

[@JoseDlucca]

@@DarkRoastRecording thanks for the comment man. I actually solved the issue, the problem was a configuration in cubase named "chase the midi note", that was making an overload

[@falkorock]

Thanks for the tutorial! FR

[@XDAVIDification]

Hey thanks for the video i hope u can help me with smth i conect my drums to my macbook and use garageband to record it works fine but theres only one problem. Garageband does not recognise when i open or close my hi-hat. it just sounds open all the time i have an alesis turbo kit

[@DarkRoastRecording]

hey David, for the issue you have, GarageBand is not reading the midi notes same as how the Alesia is sending. you need a program called "midipipe". it's free and there are many others on KZbin that show how to set it up. thanks for watching! if you haven't already, would you subscribe as well? it would help me keep the channel going. thanks!

[@johnyrichaerd2368]

Can I use lightning to usb for this?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

yes, absolutely. up to you if you use one with a lightning charging port or not, links are in the description for the cables and connectors you need to get this going. 😀. could you do me a favor of this helped you at all, and like, subscribe my channel? it would be very appreciated!

[@emrecrs]

Great video, first thank you very much. But I have a problem, I have same drum kit Yamaha dtxplorer and when I tried to record with midi-usb cable on garageband like you, some (nearly all) notes are too long on garageband. Actually when recording it seems normal but when I stop recording some notes goes to the end of the record. Sounds are fine but it becomes very hard to edit. If you have any idea, I would be great

[@DarkRoastRecording]

that is most interesting. are there any fx on the track like reverb? maybe the tail is too long. try another drum kit and see if it's different results, also, you f possible try another iPad / iPhone if you can.

[@dylanjastle]

Once you have your MIDI data mapped in the garageband project, does it remember it when you record other takes on that track? And when you’re monitoring from the headphone jack on an iPad or MacBook, does it monitor the mapped sounds after mapping it that first time? I also didn’t see a link to your other vid on getting the sounds from your electric kit loaded as a sample pack into garageband. Would LOVE to see that. Thanks for the vid! I think this will get me up and running

[@DarkRoastRecording]

that's a great question man, give me a day and I'll find out for ya!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

hey, so after testing, GarageBand does not remember the mapping during the same session or in any other session. it keeps the mapping you've set after editing it to the proper drums, but not when recording again. each time you record, you need to move the midi hits to the proper drum mapping. monitoring will always work regardless as long as you press the headphone symbol on the track to monitor it.

[@snicjelmo3]

@@DarkRoastRecording Can't you simply adjust the note number of each pad on the drums to map correctly to the receiving notes on Garageband? That's what I do. I also found an app that works with garageband and supports MIDI drums called Beat Machine, which has it's own MIDI receiver tuner. So instead of configuring your drums to the app, you can configure the app to your drums, and you can assign any drum sound to any of the 16 pad numbers, so for me I prefer 2 toms, 2 crashes and either a cowbell or ride - I assign toms 1 and 3 as toms, tom 2 as the ride and the 2 cymbals as different crashes. Best of all it's free and (afaik) app purchase and ad free too. And as mentioned, Garageband recognises it as an inter-app connection and imports it as a wav so no need for mapping the notes in GB after recording.

[@dylanjastle]

Richard Ellmore I ended up picking up an electric drum set and I did just that. I adjusted the output midi notes on the drum controller to line up with what garageband needed to receive. The strategy in this video isn’t very practical for recording drums for a whole song. You need to hear the right drum sounds being triggered as you’re playing them. How are the acoustic drum sample packs in Beat Machine? Do they use *different* sound samples depending the velocity of the hit? Or do they just play the same sound but quieter? I’ve been looking for a way to not be stuck with the drum sounds in garageband for iOS, but the ‘drummer’ instrument in GB seems to be the only compatible instrument that uses moderately realistic samples and triggering for drums. If I was in Logic on a Mac, there are tons of options for realistic sounding drums beyond the stock Logic/Garageband drums.

[@robloyst4514]

Oh man. So cool. BUT I’m used to Getgood drums and slate. Prob nothing like that for ios I’m sure :(

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Thanks for watching! Yes, those are a little more complicated, but they both offer midi maps built in making it very easy to get going

[@JoseMorales-jn5qw]

I have a different issue, I am trying to use my TD17-kvx to record drums on songs one of my bands sends me on garageband. the problem that I am having is that the hi hat is not triggering all the time on garageband. everything else works. I used to use my TD-6 connected the same way and it worked fine, only sometimes it would miss a note. Also not al the garageband drums kits work properly. some are not triggering the floor tom. so I can only use one of the GB kits at the moment. I have tried everything in the MIDI settings of the module to make the hi hat work. when I play the drums not connected to garageband everything works flawlessly and the hi hat triggers correctly. how can i fix this ? I have a need to use garageband with my phone or ipad. Any insight is appreaciated Set up TD17 -KVX midi out connected to Rig Duo, Iphone or ipad connected to iRig duo, headphones connected to IRig heaphone jack. I recorded several demo songs using this same set up with my older TD-6

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Ya, I hear ya man. GB has different midi mappings in different kits unfortunately, so you will get different sounds. I believe there is a page dominates online that maps out several of the popular gb kits, google garageband drum kits midi mapping and you should find it. I’m not sure about the hi hat issue though other than it may be related to the same issue as the different kits, sounds like it’s triggering a pedal control instead of a closed Hi hat for example

[@JoseMorales-jn5qw]

@@DarkRoastRecording hey man, thanks for responding. even tho Ive been playing over 25 years am a total noob with midi and electrics. I googled it for weeks and couldnt find the right answer or answers that applied to mac. I finally gave in and contacted Roland , and lo and behold they gave me the solution. Its a mapping issue, they said this is common because GB and other softwares are not map right or what not. Anyhow here is the solution in case there are others I didnt even know what that other button did or that there were other menu settings. .. I would imagine this method would apply to all kits ... on the TD 17, I had the kit on and hooked to garageband open with a selected Kit......on the module I clicked the "other" button , this opened a menu I had never seen, then arrow down, this way you can select the MIDI mapping. They told me to change the edge one (the one that wasnt triggering) to 44. This matched the bow setting, and that did it. Since I was having the same problem with the open hi hat I set that one to 46 to match the bow and bingo, done. again, thansk so much for replyng, I'm going to google for that page you suggested as well. By the way , about 6 months ago i watched this video and it taught me about moving midi notes around, which helped fix other issues i was having before :)

[@Jhonest18]

Hey, I have the same type of electric drum set Yamaha DT Xplorer. I have my iPhone instead of the iPad using GarageBand. Is there anything different I need?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+Joshua L. Goddard nothing else, it will work exactly the same on iPhone. 😁

[@Jhonest18]

Dark Roast Recording Okay awesome. Thank you! Feel free to check out my electric drum covers on my page! 👍

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+Joshua L. Goddard I will do that man! thx!

[@emrahm.1113]

So you are just usin' your e-drum your ipad... the usb midi and the usb to lightning? I saw some guy played also e-drums with the Sound of Garageband... but he was using the 'irig midi' and a midi to midi...

[@DarkRoastRecording]

yes, I am just using the edrums with a midi cable to the M-Audio uno to USB into camera connector kit, into ipad. The irig midi is just another midi device like the maudio uno. another person suggested recording the edrums on a keyboard/piano track, then copying that midi to a new drums instrument track and editing the hits there if your ekit doesnt send the same midi notes as Garageband recognizes. just a good tip.

[@MrNoahFTW]

I'm having latency issues...wondering if the older processor and ram on my Air 2 can't handle recording a full 4 minute song in real time? Anyone else have latency and hit drops/late registers? I'm using a Roland TD-1 and an Ipad Air 2 with a midi cable to Ipad camera(usb) adapter

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Thanks for watching! Please subscribe if this helps you as well :). I was also using an iPad Air 2 in this video and didnt have latency. I suspect it's either an app is running in the background causing it to slow down, be sure to close all apps and just open GarageBand. Only other thing I can think of is ensuring that you are using the headphone output of the drums rather than the iPad. You could run a cable into the roland from the iPad and turn on monitoring on the track, then you'll get the feed from garageband into the roland to listen to with headphones on the Roland while you play.

[@_alexarteaga95]

How do you record the drums w out midi?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

to do that you connect a cable from the Output of the drum module to the input of an audio interface like a Scarlett 2i2 or Arturia minifuse 2. That interface will be connected to your device by USB. This will record the sounds from the drum module instead of midi.

[@michaelgiordano6490]

How do you add to garage band?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

its just plug n play, there is no "setting" to "add instruments" or midi devices to GB. Just plug it in and start hitting. deoending on the GB kit you're using and the midi drums you have, you may need to adjust the midi note being sent on the drum module itself, and this can take some trial and error.

[@andersonpereira1475]

Ive tried everything. It didnt work. All of The cables are New. Its a roland td11 my ipad is ipad pro . None of that worked

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Hey, sorry it took me a while to get back to you. Are you using a usb cable directly from the Td 11 to the iPad, or are you using a midi to USB adapter such as the Maudio UNO? The reason I ask is that the td11 needs a driver to work on computer connections, where using the midi output on the Td 11 is class compliant, no drivers needed.

[@timkutz7042]

I’m trying to use electronic drums, that going to one of my lightning inputs and the other I want to be my headphones but it won’t play the sound back through the headphones. I don’t have the 8th in jack only lightning. Any suggestions?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

You would need a device to send the audio back it in that case, like an irig 2 hd

[@timkutz7042]

@@DarkRoastRecording yeah I’m realizing that I need more equipment than I have lol thank you!

[@SkuzzFeed]

Any way to set it up so you can assign the snare sound to the specific pad so you can hear it while you play? All my pads work for monitoring while playing besides my snare and kick. i can move it around post recording like you did but is there a way to get the sounds to register as i play? i have the same exact kit as you and I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure this out. Thanks!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+skuzz Cuzz sorry, but the yamaha DTXPLORER doesn't allow changing the outgoing midi. if you use GarageBand on mac OSX, you could install a program called 'midipipe' that can translate midi as it goes into GarageBand, or use templates from ez drummer, SSD5 , etc. but dtxplorer and iOS GarageBand can't do it together

[@SkuzzFeed]

@@DarkRoastRecording Thanks so much for the reply! I downloaded midipipe and made a pipe with the right requirements just don't understand how to open that up in garageband? Cant really find any more info on where to go after making the pipe. Any advice you have on that part of it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your help!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+skuzz Cuzz it's been a while since I used it, but I think you keep it open, then in GarageBand you add Midipipe as a midi device, but this video is one I saved and it helped me get it going. check it out here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ2nXnp3d7WqqdE. also, if you haven't already, and it works for you please subscribe 😀. thanks!

[@SkuzzFeed]

Dark Roast Recording awesome I’ll give that a shot thank you so much!

[@JonCogie]

Can i put the headphone directly to the phone for monitoring? (i have iphone6).

[@JonCogie]

Is the 4port hub important? Because you can connect the midi cable directly to the adapter (without the hub), is it right?

[@JonCogie]

I'm just asking because i have dtxplorer to, and i want to map it to garageband to

[@DarkRoastRecording]

hey dude, your can plug in headphones direct to the iPad, but you won't hear the drums that aren't mapped properly as you play/record. that's why I used the headphone port on the dtxplorer instead and used another cable to play the click from GarageBand into the dtxplorer Aux input jack. also, you may not need the 4 port hub, but if GarageBand didn't recognize the midi to usb device from dtxplorer then you likely would need the hub. the hub changes the amps being drawn from the devices connected, and then the iPad will recognize the devices better.

[@JonCogie]

Dark Roast Recording oh i see, thank you dude!

[@adha3406]

My electronic drum Behringer XD8USB has no midi audio interface but only has usb audio interface, still works like on your video or not?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

+Adha Lizam should still work because the 'midi' notes are being sent through usb. just connect directly with a usb camera connector dongle and it should work great. thanks for watching, please subscribe to help me out! 😀

[@pno729]

Adha Lizam, did you tried already? :)

[@adha3406]

Nocur 12 sorry. not yet. 😅

[@pno729]

@@adha3406 I also have Behringer drum :D and guess I will try it with otg cable attached to an USB A B cable.

[@ryenbrousseau1710]

Ger-AH-ge Band

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Im Canadian, and weird. lol

[@bignatec1000]

Anyone know why it won’t pick up rolls? When listening I can hear the rolls just fine but once recorded it only picks up 16th notes 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@mrjones-rd5el]

Maybe it get quantized. I’d say under track settings change the quantization to 1/64. Hope this helps

[@bignatec1000]

@@mrjones-rd5el yeah, it was quantized I actually figured it out a while ago, but thanks!

[@mushroom31]

Can you do one for Mac

[@DarkRoastRecording]

It’s in the works as we speak

[@mushroom31]

@@DarkRoastRecording Thank you!

[@tulussetrio910]

Does it also work on pro tools?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

yes you can add the drums as a midi instrument within any DAW and record direct midi into a virtual instrument track. Many virtual drum programs will help sculpt your sounds with the plugin on that track like EZ Drummer 2, Superior Drummer 3, Steven Slate Drums 5.5, and GetGoodDrums

[@tulussetrio910]

@@DarkRoastRecording thank you very much.. have a nice day!

[@Wazza722]

You didn’t show or say what your plugging into after the USB hub!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3uTf6eiaNaZoLc I explain in detail here how the connections work. Midi UnoSport to usb hub, then the hub into the Lightning camera connector into the iPad.

[@petethesongwriter]

How could one get the drum MIDI track from iOS garageband to share with someone else using Logic?

[@DarkRoastRecording]

I believe that Logic will open any GB project. You just need to share that GB project to them and they should be able to open it up within Logic.

[@peternigelproduction]

So many 'out of date' videos explaining how to use external drum modules to trigger iPad iOS GB drums and none of them actually work (and if they do they require wires and adapters up the a** and don't work with USB C iPad's). iOS GB is basically junk software and not worth the bother anyway. Save yourself the hassle and just use a powered USB C out audio interface (with MIDI in/out) and connect it to macOS GB on a MacBook Air (using the USB C port). It will map perfectly and GB macOS, is far better software and the whole process is much easier to do (no need for adapters and other junk that just cost lots of money). iPad's no longer have lightning connectors and you can't just go USB B to USB C and expect it to work.

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Yes, the later ipads use USB-C now. for those that only have an ipad however, there's no issue using a USB-C hub, many of which can be powered and have a 3.5mm headphone/mic jack. I have one of these and it works perfectly on my iPad pro 11 2nd gen in Logic Pro and Garageband

[@ausilliam]

this isnt turbofolk, how did i get here

[@MrGenedancingmachine]

so tedious and fucking awkward

[@mapleleafer74]

It's pointless doing this on youtube

[@DarkRoastRecording]

Thanks for watching! Sorry it doesn't help you, but as you can see many have found this video useful, so "useless" to you perhaps, but 'useful' to others. Lol

[@mapleleafer74]

@@DarkRoastRecording Yeah sorry about that lad, I got frustrated and took it out on you, silly really.

[@mapleleafer74]

@@DarkRoastRecording Just can't seem to record my drums into GB without having to use different sounds. Soooo annoying for a drummer!

[@DarkRoastRecording]

@@mapleleafer74 its all good dude. Happens to us all. :) especially this year....

[@DarkRoastRecording]

@@mapleleafer74 Is it the drum kits sounds that you are trying to record or just the midi into GarageBand?