4-track Recording Apps for iphones?

[SkunkedAgain]

Does anybody have a recommendation for a 4-track type of recording app on the iphone?

[LMITOUT]

Never used it, but did a Google search and found this:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/multi-track-song-recorder/id390599090?mt=8

[delcecchi]

I don't get it. iPhone only has one mic, right? So what is with a multitrack recorder? What is the source for the tracks?

[SkunkedAgain]

It's not the ability to record four things at once, but to record multiple tracks individually and splice them together into music. Record the drums, then the bass, then the guitar, then the vocals...or in whatever order you want.

That recorder looks interesting. I was hoping for some folks who had used some of them, but I'll see how it works. My real concern is how well the iphone can pick up sounds.

[Farley]

GarageBand will do that. The iphone mic isnt that good though. I've recorded some stuff on my iphone but I have other options that sound much much better (Boss BR-800), so I usually go that route. I've used Audacity (free download) on my laptop with good results, although you would need an interface and mics but the difference in sound quality is night and day.

If you are looking to record guitars and such, one thing you might want to look into is an irig. I have the irig mix. That way you plug your guitar into that, it plugs into your phone, and you play thruogh the amps on garage band. They actually dont sound too bad, and I think you can mic up an amp\drums\vocals etc... through it too if you want to go that route.

Are you trying to record a demo for a band or what?

[SkunkedAgain]

No, just messing around. I've played the drums for 30+ years, the bass for 5 years, and can play an assortment of other instruments. I thought it would be fun to actually make some one man tracks.

The multitrack recorder that I downloaded from the link above works okay, but is pretty basic. You can't adjust the volume of each track so you have to be careful about volume while you record. It's trial and error.

[Farley]

Yeah try GarageBand, its exactly what you're looking for. I think its $4.99 on the iphone. Adjust volume on seperate tracks, even reverb and delay. A lot of built in instruments (3 drumsets, 3 drum machines, 5 bass guitars, 5 guitars, a boatload of synths, a ton of amps if you get the irig to plug in a guitar, orchestral instruments) its a actually a pretty powerfull app. A ton of loops too. Takes a while to figure it all out, but better than any videogame IMO.

I have a soundcloud account with a few songs I did in gargeband. If you want to get an idea of what you can do with it, search FarleyMcjohnson there to check them out.

[SkunkedAgain]

I think that's what I was looking for...thanks Farley