With your mic connected, open GarageBand and make sure it appears in the Input Settings menu. Then double-click on the Voice template to open a new project.

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Simple, no? Likewise, if you prefer to create ringtones of your own music, just build your own tracks in GarageBand and repeat steps two through four.

Click the Plus button to add a new track, choose Electric Guitar, and click Create to create a new Electric Guitar track. Choose Control -> Show Loop Browser to expose GarageBand’s loops.

A computer with GarageBand (or your MIDI sequencer of choice) An iOS device All you need to do is launch the server on your computer and set it as a MIDI input in GarageBand.