GarageBand is an app in what was once called the iLife suite that comes natively bundled on all Mac devices. Whereas iPhoto Photos is for managing your, erm, photos, and iMovie helps you manipulate video, GarageBand is a really robust app that lets you edit multi-track sound recordings.

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Hey, there, music lovers! And by music lovers, I don’t necessarily mean people who just love listening to music (although I do sometimes want to talk to you). No, this time, by “music lover,” I mean the people who make music. If that’s you, and you’re coming to a place where you’d like to mix your own sound, then odds are you’re on the market for some good sound mixing software.

Now, a lot of (let’s hope) well-meaning people may pull you aside from time to time and say “Dude, use GarageBand!” And while this is, on the surface, good advice, it tends to overlook something important: GarageBand is exclusively Apple software, and you may not want (or be able) to drop a couple of grand on a Mac just to be able to use one app.

Well, we feel you. We here at Appamatix have done a lot of investigation to see what people are saying about PC equivalents and alternatives to GarageBand, because, despite some really successful marketing in the late 90s and early 00s, Mac users do not have the monopoly on artistic creativity.

It’s cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strenth and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony. — Benjamin Britten

Choose Your Platform

Before we dive into the main event here, I’d just like to get a couple things off of my chest about platform choice. And since you’re looking for PC GarageBand alternatives, then I’m guessing I’ve got a sympathetic audience right here.

Can we for once and for all just admit that both Macs and PCs can be great machines? Because I feel like there’s this culture war going on just beneath the surface of the tech community. Granted, it’s not quite as strong as it once had been (I point you again to my comments about the late 90s), but it seems like as soon as you tell people your platform of choice, you’ve alienated half of your audience.

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If you say that you use a Mac, people assume that you like to imagine you’re a rule-breaker (who uses incredibly popular hardware, for some reason), or that you’re just generally a snob — or even that you’re a technological idiot who can’t work your toaster without calling an Apple Genius.

Meanwhile, if you say that you’re a PC user, you get condescending comments about unreliable hardware, or how your software is all Mac-derivative, or you just have to face that tacit implication that you’re only using a PC because you’re too poor to use a Mac — but you secretly have Mac envy!

Can we put that to bed once and for all? Because I feel like it all comes down to the cost — and I don’t just mean the comparison. I mean that once you plunk down how ever much you’ve paid for your machine, you want to feel like you’ve made the right choice, and that often means siding with the army of your fellow users and plugging your ears against any indication of the virtues of the competing platform.

And I feel like some of the recent tech decisions on the part of Apple have made things worse: because now that there are so many devices that can integrate with your Mac, it creates a pressure (once you buy a Mac) to buy nothing but Mac products for every need: You must have an Apple Watch (when maybe a FitBit would do nicely). The only choice for a tablet is the iPad (whereas Surface is a solid machine.) For phones, it’s iPhone or bust (don’t even say the A*****d word). And when it comes to your MP3 player, it haaaas to be an iPod — there’s no way you would… Actually, that one’s probably true.

All this to say, sure, the native software suites and apps on each device is better tuned towards different needs. And sure, maybe the native setup of a Mac is better for people who want to do graphic design (although given the variety of PC components, that’s not necessarily true), but the truth is that some Mac users like to code and do their taxes in long form, and some PC users are in bands and design their own album art.

Cross Platform Solidarity!*

*(okay, so in the above rant, I left out Linux users. But they’re used to that.)

GarageBand Basics

So if you didn’t bring up this article specifically because you’re looking for GarageBand alternatives — perhaps you’re just a regular Appamatix reader curious to see what the newest article was — then some basics on GarageBand. If you are familiar with GarageBand, then please be patient — it’s just courteous rhetoric to define your terms.

GarageBand is an app in what was once called the iLife suite that comes natively bundled on all Mac devices. Whereas iPhoto Photos is for managing your, erm, photos, and iMovie helps you manipulate video, GarageBand is a really robust app that lets you edit multi-track sound recordings. You can splice tracks, layer them, split them, manipulate levels… you can also record in-track (or import audio files you already have).

The only hitch, which I mentioned before the jump, is that GarageBand is exclusively part of the iLife suite. Of course, within the last two months, Apple has released an iOS version of GarageBand. This means if you have any kind of mobile Apple device (and the entry point for these is much lower than it is for an iMac or MacBook), then you can use GarageBand (after a fashion at least) after all. This is a mobile version, and so there is limited functionality (fewer instruments to choose from, and — since this is still a very new app — some attendant glitches), but it is an option for you.

But if you specifically want something you can use on your PC…

PC Alternatives to GarageBand

Below are some PC-friendly programs you can use for your sound editing needs. Know that, at Appamatix, we are usually trying to find free alternatives for the cost-conscious tech-lover. However, this is some pretty specialized software, so there aren’t going to be a lot of (great) options for free. It all comes down to what you want it for: if you’re a hobbyist who just wants to play around, then sure, one of the free ones may be enough. But if you are serious about sound design, you may want to consider one of the paid versions. After all, even the most expensive software package we talk about here is cheaper than buying a MacBook.

Soundation

Our first one up has a huge plus because it doesn’t require any downloading. Soundation is an entirely web-based applet that will let you do a lot of the things that you would do in the fancier installation packages. If you look at the infographic below (taken directly from the Soundation website) you will see that there are several tiers of pricing, ranging from free to $99 a year.

These tiers are actually one of the things that I really like about Soundation: not only does it give you a chance to try out the Soundation experience, you can also see how you yourself take to sound editing. So if you’re not sure just how committed you are, you can always start on the lowest tier and upgrade (or, later, downgrade) however meets your needs.

Of course, there are a couple of really big drawbacks. For one thing, all that pricing is per year. Many users may be willing to pay a pretty steep price tag, but only want to pay it once. (This is why I don’t like the new subscription model for the Microsoft productivity suite). Second, this is entirely web based.

Yes, that is also a plus, because you don’t need to install anything or worry about software conflicts in quite the same way, but that also means that if your WiFi isn’t 100% reliable, there will be times that you are locked out of your own work, which can be frustrating to no end.

LMMS

If you’re looking for a free piece of software that’s been fairly well received by the music community (in fact, this one has its own music community), look no further than LMMS. LMMS is open-source, free software. This is not the demo version of any kind of app, nor is this an ad-strewn nightmare. This is clearly a labor of love — a painstakingly put together app developed by a wide array of music-loving programmers.

Of course, this does come with a downside — since it’s a labor of love, making its way on donations, you can’t exactly set your watch by when the updates will come out. Also, the UI is nothing particularly great to work with. But oh heavens, does this one have some features. Listen, if you’re unsure of anything, download LMMS and give it a try. You can easily lose a few evenings just exploring its myriad filters, track tools, and settings.

FL Studio

Depending on how long you’ve been on the internet, and if this is your first time looking for PC alternatives to GarageBand, you may have come across FruityLoops before. No, not the cereal: I’m referring to the Belgium-based design team that produced some of the best Apple-competing sound design software out there. Well, time has gone by, and FruityLoops has rebranded itself as the much more professional sounding FL Studio.

This app is pretty user friendly, so don’t feel like you have to have a degree in sound engineering just to look at it. It’s approachable for people of all levels of experience. However, the $99 price tag may scare some people off. There is, however, a free demo with almost full functionality. There are only two limitations to the demo version: 1) intermittent white noise bursts in your recordings (like a watermark that shows up in a video) 2) you can save your projects, but you can’t open them again. Don’t get me wrong: you can render to .wav, .mp3 .ogg or .mid files prior to saving a demo project, so you can still produce usable audio files, but if you were planning on going into the raw data again and working with that, you’ll need to upgrade the to full version.

One thing that you may find particularly attractive about this one is that it’s more than just sound design — it’s also a sound board. You can run shows from this app. And given its great UI, it’s a great one just to play around with, to see what it does.

If you have any PC alternatives to GarageBand that you like to use that we didn’t mention (and yes, I looked at several that I ended up not talking about) feel free to mention them in the comments. Rock on!

If you are trying to download Garageband for PC/ Windows and you’re clueless about how to make it work for you on your Window PC/Laptop keep reading ahead, here’s the free guide for you.

I always have friends coming over to ask if they should invest in a desktop system to connect with their phone and MacBook to sync GarageBand, I understand exporting and being limited to the devices with software availability can be frustrating but I still tell them No.

To download GarageBand on Windows (computer/desktop), click on the button below. Click “Next or Accept” to proceed in the installation and enjoy the music composing app.

Also, Read – What is VMware and why you need it?

Watch this full tutorial of how you can install Mac OS on your PC

It is very important you watch the whole tutorial in order to install macOS High Sierra

Intel-based Processor: If you are running an Intel processor-based PC, then I would recommend you to go for VMware method only.

AMD-V: If you are an AMD user, you already must know that not many AMD-processors support AMD-V (AMD Virtualization) because it is a major factor to run a Virtual-based OS on your Windows PC. ( You will have to check whether your processor supports Virtualization or not). If you want to know more about AMD-V you can check out our detailed guide here :- What is AMD-V?

How do I know if my PC supports AMD-V?

You can find out if your AMD-processor supports Virtualisation before trying any of the methods.

Step 1: Download the AMD-V compatibility checker from the official AMD site.

Step 2: Once the download is finished, open the Compressed folder, and Extract it using Winrar.

Step 3: Open the folder, and Run as administrator “AMD Hyper-V.“

Step 4: You have to enable it from your BIOS. Like my case, Unfortunately, my AMD-processor does not support AMD-V

The Android Emulators may work but won’t function properly.

Installation of Mac Sierra OSX

You need to enable Virtualization from the Bios, or it won’t work at all. You will face several errors. So, make sure to turn it on in the BIOS.

Step 1: Download the macOS Sierra from the button below.

Specifications of the File you download:

Step 2: You need to download and Install VMWare Workstation player because of its a freeware.

Step 3: Now extract the macOS folder using Winrar.

Step 4: You have to open folder macOS Sierra > macOS Sierra 10.12 tools > Final Youtube Folder > unlocker208.

Step 5: Now run Win-install as Administrator.

Step 6: A Window will pop-up, which is a command prompt, which macOS will let the Windows know that changes are made after taking necessary permissions.

Step 7: Launch the VMWare from the desktop shortcut.

Step 8: Now click on the “Open Virtual Machine.”

Step 9: A Window will pop, and you have navigated it to macOS Sierra > macOS Sierra 10.12 tools > Final Youtube Folder > macOS Sierra folder and Select the OS.

Step 10: Click on “Edit Virtual Machine.”

Step 11: Select number of Processor Cores (Recommend two, if your processor is Quad-core.)

Step 12: Select number of RAM, you can dedicate to the VMWare, if your RAM is 8GB, then make it 4GB in the machine.

First macOS Sierra Boot

It’s incredibly simple, and you don’t need many instructions on how to do so.

1: You need to re-launch the VMware workstation 10 and “Play Virtual Machine.”

2: A snap will start showing up on your screen. It usually takes 5-10 minutes to load completely.

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3: Now select your country.

4: Select your keyboard language.

5: Select the third option “Don’t transfer any information now.”

6: Enable location for better productivity of the apps.

7: Create or Sign up from the panel itself because you are going to need it.

8: Agree to the terms and conditions.

9: Choose the second and move on.

10: Now select your time zone, which is important.

11: The macOS will start setting up, and it usually takes one or ten minutes to complete.

12: You are now looking at the desktop.

Go to app store from the taskbar and the search for “GarageBand” and then download the first search result.

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This is the only genuine method to freely download GarageBand for windows pc! I

Note: You need to have an active ID to proceed and download just like you do on Google Play Store. In case, you were unable to top create an ID back from the setup then you can create online using the official site.

1. Audiotool

There is another easy way to make music online. Ever heard of Audio tool? Guess not! This software is one of the most used applications for composing that should feature on your desktop. Once you are done making or creating your piece, you can directly publish your tracks on to YouTube, Sound Cloud or Facebook. This software is highly accessible and is an online music production studio which can easily be accessed from your browser.

Audiotool enables the user to all samples, presets and tracks in the cloud thus you can access them from any browser without worrying about software installations. Adding to this, you can directly publish your music.
What makes Audiotool highly smooth to function with is that: It makes it very easy to collaborate with different software and hardware.
You can effortlessly add all Audiotool devices to the app’s desktop. This makes the process of merging, splitting or routing of various synthesizers outputs a little bit simpler without many glitches. It is one of the best Garageband alternatives for PC.
You get a sense of brotherhood after you join the community. Not only do you get an access to an ever-expanding community fed cloud-based library with unlimited samples (over 250,000 but you also have the advantage of getting your hands on the many devices presets accessible through a wide range of preset browsers (over 50,000).

2. Ableton Live

If there is any app that goes through the excruciating yet fruitful process of making music, it is Ableton Live. It assists you throughout, right from songwriting, composing, remixing, live performance to recording. Some of the features that make Ableton a favorite among the live performers are the application’s ability to render powerful real-time editing along with providing live nonlinear, excellent flow as well as flexible performance options. These features are a boon for any music enthusiast and Ableton Live is the perfect choice to opt for.

Ableton Live has the latest Live 8 version which comes with new techniques and improvements. It is also equipped with a new groove engine which provides services and effects like live looping reworked MIDI editor and crossfade in the Arrangement View.

Recently Ableton Live announced a public beta for Live 9.7 which includes amazing new features:

1. Advanced editing options which help to cut off samples by beta division.
2. Amazing color customization from color clips which helps to make the live performances easier.
3. It provides better playability due to its features pads sensitivity which allows you to play from chords to drums.

3. Music Maker Jam

Anyone who has music taste which encompasses many genres like Hip Hop, House, Metal, Techno etc and prefers expanding your music library. Music Maker Jam is the best application to use. Music Maker Jam is a free music application available for Windows 8 and works on iOS devices as well.

Using this application you can not only create tracks in a simpler and faster way but you can also remix the tracks with a great degree of ease. Adding real-time effects by shaking and tilting your device is just one of the many perks of this application.

Update: 05 June 2018

There are many sites that are trying to give you new methods of installing GarageBand app on your laptop. But beware of them, as most of them are just trying to lure you into visiting them and making money out of fake methods and downloads. We have added the exact working method of getting this software using VMware and our chief developer has spent 10+ hours in just installing and getting the ins and outs of this software so that our users face no problems. So, go ahead and use our download guide to make your day and use this magical software today for composing great music, fun, audios and entertainment.

1. Is Garage Band for free?
   Ans: Yes, the mother company provides it for free in its devices like iPhone, iMac or MacBooks. Even when you access it on PC/Windows Laptop via VMware, the emulator may cost you for being a pathway from windows but the app is free.
2. What is Ipadian?
   Ans: iPadian is a software emulator which once installed creates another desktop screen on your PC/laptop looking like iPad screen and making the app store and apps accessible to you just like on the orignal device. They have custom AppStore which comprises of more than 350 most popular apps which are sometimes not android accessible available to you.
3. What apps are similar to Garageband?
   Ans: There are few options available which work as smooth as the original interface, Check our review and description on them here.

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