Remember the iPod Touch? The fourth generation model of Apple’s beginner smart device was my entry into the iOS ecosystem, the world of mobile apps, and smart devices as a whole. As it turns out, the iPod Touch – and its included GarageBand music production app – would kickstart a lifelong love of digital music production.
At the time, there was nothing else like GarageBand – the ability to arrange songs with a wealth of sounds and samples on such a pocketable device was unique. But eventually, I found myself hitting the limits of both the software and hardware of the time, and when Ableton put Live, its premium digital audio workstation (DAW), on an extended free trial in 2020, I made the leap to desktop.
