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Add to SafariWhen comparing GarageBand vs Soundation, the Slant community recommends Soundation for most people. In the question“What are the best free DAWs?” Soundation is ranked 12th while GarageBand is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Soundation is:
Extensive library with ready to use sounds.
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Pros
Pro Great sounding instruments
Pro Free if you have a Mac
Pro Extremely easy
GarageBand is one of the most basic and user friendly DAWs, making it very easy to learn.
Pro Good MIDI editing with quantization, piano roll and notation
Pro Amp Sims/ Pedal Effects/ Mics
There are several amp sims for guitar and bass or other direct input instruments. Different style speaker cabinets, microphones and mic placements. It also comes with a good selection of pedal effects.
Pro Allows 3rd party plug-ins
Plug-ins for effects or sample instruments can be installed and work great. Must get the AU plug-in for Mac if available.
Pro Easy automated drummer
Pro Sound library
Extensive library with ready to use sounds.
Pro Share music
Music can be shared as links: Example by HONESTandBLUNT.
Pro Performance
Built using Google WebAssembly Threads.
Pro Free version
Free version available (registration required).
Cons
Con No send/buss tracks
Tracks can't be sent into a buss channel for grouping tracks together.
Con 44.1K sample rate
The maximum sample rate is 44.1K. No 48K or higher.
Con Mixer console panel not available
Mixing must be done on the channel strip or by smart control panel only. There is no mixer with fader, vu meter and effects chain listing.
Con No sidechain effects
Can't manipulate other tracks with a sidechain trigger such as ducking with a compressor.
Con Platform dependant
Only for Mac.
