It's part of the ongoing democratization where the tools have become inexpensive, and that's a very exciting prospect.' 'Making an album even a year ago costs thousands of dollars,' Sparber said.

Furthermore, there are no additional costs to upload and sell an album on the internet, Sparber said. Sparber said he was excited about the dramatically lowered cost of music production thanks to the iPad and GarageBand. GarageBand also includes 'Smart' instruments that automatically generate drum loops and guitar or piano chords so that even people without musical training can pick up an iPad and create a song. The GarageBand app packs a virtual keyboard, lead guitar, bass guitar and drum, and up to eight tracks of layered instruments can be recorded to create a song. All the necessary tools are available inside the app. Starting at $500, the iPad is more affordable than a Mac, and the $5 GarageBand app doesn't require additional external instruments or hardware for recording music. Some might say that GarageBand for iPad furthers Apple's vision of making music creation accessible for the masses.