sunvalleylaw
January 6th, 2009, 04:58 PM
The new Garageband that comes free with new computers and comes with the iLife suite of programs looks really cool. Check it out! http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/#lessons
The amph models and pedals, and how you tweak them, has all been re-worked so it is much more visual, and adjustments are made by turning virtual knobs, etc. The amph models look really cool. You can re-create "legendary guitar rigs", and tweak them with stompboxes, etc.
Also, they have a series of basic lessons that you can manipulate, slowdown, play along with, and record to. There are also artist lessons from Fogerty, Sting and others. And, you can put together a "Magic Garageband Jam" EDIT: the lessons appear to be very basic, but well done from what I can tell of the previews. Useful for beginners.
And, you can put together a "Magic Garageband Jam": ". . . turn your Mac into a full-screen stage with Magic GarageBand Jam. Assign instruments and styles to your guitarist, bassist, drummer, and keyboard player. Shuffle instruments randomly to instantly hear a new sound from your backing band. Create a custom mix using volume sliders or by muting and soloing any instrument. Quickly navigate to any part of the song using the new Arrangement Track, or just repeat your favorite part. When you’re happy with rehearsals, you can record right into Magic GarageBand."
Garageband is already a nice tool, and looks to be getting better all the time. :AOK:
Robert, according to a review I read, they fixed iMovie too.
"The other cool product is a new version of iMovie, Apple hope that the 09 version will be able to blow users away as they will all be able to use these new features. Phil (Schiller of Apple) admitted that they did something wrong with last year’s version of iMovie, but this year’s version will rectify that."
http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/01/06/2009-macworld-keynote-apple-introduce-iphoto-and-imovie-09/
The amph models and pedals, and how you tweak them, has all been re-worked so it is much more visual, and adjustments are made by turning virtual knobs, etc. The amph models look really cool. You can re-create "legendary guitar rigs", and tweak them with stompboxes, etc.
Also, they have a series of basic lessons that you can manipulate, slowdown, play along with, and record to. There are also artist lessons from Fogerty, Sting and others. And, you can put together a "Magic Garageband Jam" EDIT: the lessons appear to be very basic, but well done from what I can tell of the previews. Useful for beginners.
And, you can put together a "Magic Garageband Jam": ". . . turn your Mac into a full-screen stage with Magic GarageBand Jam. Assign instruments and styles to your guitarist, bassist, drummer, and keyboard player. Shuffle instruments randomly to instantly hear a new sound from your backing band. Create a custom mix using volume sliders or by muting and soloing any instrument. Quickly navigate to any part of the song using the new Arrangement Track, or just repeat your favorite part. When you’re happy with rehearsals, you can record right into Magic GarageBand."
Garageband is already a nice tool, and looks to be getting better all the time. :AOK:
Robert, according to a review I read, they fixed iMovie too.
"The other cool product is a new version of iMovie, Apple hope that the 09 version will be able to blow users away as they will all be able to use these new features. Phil (Schiller of Apple) admitted that they did something wrong with last year’s version of iMovie, but this year’s version will rectify that."
http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/01/06/2009-macworld-keynote-apple-introduce-iphoto-and-imovie-09/