Do you have to use an audio interface when you record a guitar with garageband on an iPad Air?

I've been looking into getting an iPad Air through a new cell phone contract. The only reason I want it is so that I can start recording my own music. I don't want to have to buy an audio interface however, so I'm just wondering if I really need one.

Josh, there really is no good way in and out of the iPad for recording audio without some sort of interface. There are a broad range available, some starting under $100.

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