• Remix tracks from Lady Ga Ga and Dua Lipa in new Remix Sessions.
• Learn how to use Remix Sessions from an Apple Retail Creative Pro.
• Dive into 7 all new Artist and Producer Packs with thousands of new loops, drum kits and instrument patches.
• Discover a companion pack for Mark Ronson’s new Apple TV+ Documentary series.

Remix Sessions

So the headline feature of this GarageBand update are the Remix Sessions featuring Dua Lipa’s ‘Break My Heart’ and Lady Gaga’s ‘Free Woman’.

Apple have done similar things in the past with their Artist Lessons in GarageBand for Mac and the addition of Billie Eilish’s track ‘Ocean Eyes’ as a demo project in Logic Pro.

In fact i’m going to make a prediction here. I think that Eilish’s track will make its way to GarageBand for iOS in the form of a GarageBand Update Remix Session at some point.

You can only access these remix sessions via the sound library. Just tap on whichever one you want to check out and hit show to launch the session. You’ll also notice that Apple have added video footage to the pack’s description and if you hit the play button, you’ll open an in depth breakdown of the selected Artist’s workflow.

These sessions are essentially live loop grids that have had the stems from the two songs added to them in the form of loops.

One thing to note is that Apple makes it VERY clear that these two tracks and their component loops are for personal and non- commercial purposes only.

Unlike all other sounds and loops in GarageBand, the content in these remix sessions is NOT royalty free.

So unless you want Lady Gaga and her ridiculous shoes kicking your door in and demanding royalties, maybe refrain from using any of these sounds in projects you plan to release.

Artist & Producer Packs

For me, the eight new sound packs are the best thing about this update.

Now these aren’t little, half assed packs where the producer has added a couple of new patches and loops and called it a day!

Across these 8 packs you will get access to:

• 2055 Apple Loops

• 31 Drum kits

• 91 keyboard patches

• and 8 live loop grids

We’re used to getting ONE sound pack release every few months at BEST. Apple dropping eight fully fledged packs all at once is a BIG deal.

And the sounds included in these packs are fantastic.

There is something here for everyone, well almost anyone, with many of the sounds and instruments proving useful for those of us who haven’t got a clue what Slap House, NU-Disco or Future Bass are.

I’ll be taking a closer look at each of the included packs over on The GarageBand Guide YouTube Channel, so make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss out!