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GarageBand

GarageBand

Developer: Apple
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Category: GarageBand utils
Price: $79  /  79€
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Downloads: 33295

Description
    To perform, record, and create music.

    Comes with iLife, Apple Software for Digital Music, Photography, Moviemaking, and DVD Creation.

    - over 50 instruments
    - Record with any USB or MIDI keyboard, guitar or microphone
    - included effects and settings
    - thousands of pre-recorded loops to add virtual musicians
    - Guitar amp emulator
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Reviews
    OSX ppc version 2.0.2 Dec 12, 2005. 04:07, by MIDImodesitt
    Considering all the Apps that iLife comes with, Garageband only costs about $20.00 That's amazing. I've used it for almost a year with a midi keyboard/controller, using the built in fx and instuments as well as 3rd part AU's. Yeah, Garageband makes a perfect Audio Unit host. It sounds great. The loops that come with it.. well you can consider them free of charge when you think about it. It has great editing power, and high performance. You can't tell a big difference between it and Apples $300 Logic Express as far as I can hear. For any type of music, Garageband is an VERY affordable and EASY to use Mac app that sounds GREAT!
    OSX ppc version 2.0.2 Sep 11, 2005. 19:44, by teleblues
    As a newcomer to digital recording, and on a very limited budget, I chose to buy a Mac mini, PreSonus TubePre, Tascam US-224, and a Audio Technica '3035. It is VERY easy to operate, and I can easily send and recieve files with my bandmate in San Francisco using "yousendit.com" He is using Protools and the two are very compatible.
    Fantastic at Twice The Price!
    OSX ppc version 1.0.1 Mar 2, 2004. 03:34, by Damon H
    Best Joke that Ain't Funny
    I just picked this thing up as an excuse to purchase the iLife 4, and I have to say, this is one shopping cart with some serious horsepower. All the basic instruments sound pretty good, and when you toss in some of the included effects, the result is a bit amazing. And I almost fell over when I was able to activate my copy of Reaktor in it! WOW! That is like dropping a Ferrari engine in a kiddy car! And it works! Go figure. Gotta give Apple credit on this one. Could be a major upset for some much more glamorous programs. And I might add, the cheapie looking fake wood interface does not quite add up to the potential of this little program. And the loops are cliché and the sequencer seems to wobble a bit in my eMac 700, but for the price of 3 retail CD's, Garage Band is a kick in the pants. I think I will be using it just because I can. Quite a statement that something so simple can do so much. Kind of like an FL Studio for the Mac, but sort of not really. Well, kudos to Apple, Garage Band is the sleeper of the year.
    Blessings,
    Damon
    Ps.
    And at twice the price, it would still be almost reasonable.
    OSX ppc version 1.0.1 Feb 23, 2004. 17:58, by Francois Déchery
    An excellent software for beginners, even usefull for professionnals as a "notepad". Worth the price!
    OSX ppc version 1.0.1 Feb 18, 2004. 23:52, by Gahlord Dewald
    I also have a Powerbook G4 (not even a spanking new one, but the "old" 867mhz one). I have not experienced the trouble that Jonathan Williamson has.
    I get quick response and good sound (in headphones and also via speakers I have plugged in by way of an adaptor).
    I get no trouble at all with "disk is too slow" errors. I saw one once after I put a zillion tracks in though, just to test it out. The Help file (in lieu of a manual... I agree I'd rather have a dead tree but thems the breaks) mentions things you can do, like limiting voices etc.
    When I export to iTunes it definitely doesn't try to fire up classic... sounds like you got a whacked setup Jonathan.
    What prevents me from going Excellent (gotta keep in mind that it's Excellent in the $50 software arena) is the lack of MIDI import. I'm hoping Dent du Midi will solve this oversight until Apple adds it in.
    I like it tons. Just what the Doc ordered. There's room for improvement but it's a great little program.
    OSX ppc version 1.0 Feb 13, 2004. 06:39, by Jonathan Williamson
    No MIDI import. NO manual. My new Powerbook G4 gets "disk is too slow errors playing the sample songs from Apple on the install CD.I choose "Expot to iTunes" it trys to start up OS 9 iTunes under OS X versiion of GarageBand! This app is slow and needs help. I also have Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer, I thought this would be easier to learn and work with - BUT - NOT SO!
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