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Using the iPadOS menu bar in GarageBand

Demo summary

The user shows how to access the new iPadOS menu bar to perform tasks in GarageBand such as opening recent projects, splitting regions, and toggling transport controls like the metronome.

Step-by-step

  1. Swipe down or move the pointer to the top of the screen to reveal the menu bar
  2. Select the File menu to open recent projects
  3. Use the Edit menu to split, join, copy, paste, or loop regions
  4. Toggle automation or the remix track via the menu options
  5. Access transport controls to start, stop, or toggle the metronome and count-in

Options

  • Open recent projects
  • Split, join, copy, paste, or loop regions
  • Toggle automation
  • Toggle remix track
  • Toggle metronome or count-in

Highlights

Anyone who's used a Mac before will find this really familiar.

All demos from “iPadOS 26 Just Changed Everything for GarageBand

  1. 3:320:51Using the iPadOS menu bar in GarageBandCurrentThe user shows how to access the new iPadOS menu bar to perform tasks in GarageBand such as opening recent projects, splitting regions, and toggling transport controls like the metronome.GGarageBandAI Audio Editor
  2. 4:401:44System-level audio routing and noise cancellation in iPadOSThe demo shows how to use the iPadOS Control Center to toggle global voice isolation and switch between an external Audient EVO interface and the built-in iPad microphone in real-time.Logic ProAI Audio Enhancer & Noise Reduction
  3. Watch “iPadOS 26 Just Changed Everything for GarageBand” →

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