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_Dom Martin_
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 Sat 17 Jan 2004, 20:42
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QUOTE (donglai @ Jan 7 2004, 02:28) my burning question is does GarageBand support Firewire audio interfaces? Yes. It seems to work on my M-Audio FW 410 though I'm still suffering a latency problem on OSX.
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Sat 7 Feb 2004, 07:26
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I work for "the man" and he hasn't figured out that MAC/APPLE is the future...so I'm using a PC...however...I'm excited about "GarageBand" - any word that this product will be available for PC users?
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Sat 7 Feb 2004, 15:59
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If I were on a PC, I'd probably pick up something like Fruity Loops, instead: http://www.fruityloops.com/It lacks GarageBand's simplicity and elegance, but it also does a whole lot GB won't do, even in FL's lighter versions. And if it's the looping capabilities you're excited about, and you want realtime live looping, go with Ableton Live. Yes, it's $200 more expensive than GB. But if you want to experiment in realtime, improvisationally, with loops, Live is your only choice -- and it's cross-platform.
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Sat 7 Feb 2004, 17:28
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QUOTE (closet PC user @ Feb 6 2004, 23:26) I work for "the man" and he hasn't figured out that MAC/APPLE is the future...so I'm using a PC...however...I'm excited about "GarageBand" - any word that this product will be available for PC users? Apple has become very savvy about what things it ports to the PC side. So far, it has only been iTunes which is a way for Apple to sell songs and perhaps iPods to PC users. Steve Jobs has already been quoted as saying that "Selling music on line is not a way for Apple to make money, but it is a great way to sell iPods." and Apple has some very ambitious plans for the iPod becoming a premier mp3 player in both worlds. Check the news boards about HP and Apple wokring a deal for HP to bundle iTunes on all of their new computers and selling iPods in a special "HP Blue" color. If GarageBand were ported to the PC...PC's users wouldn't have a reason to buy a Mac. Hate to be so blunt about it, but Apple has this issue about selling hardware. 
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Sat 7 Feb 2004, 21:18
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Since Apple stopped Windows development of Logic, I'm pretty sure there will never be a Windows version of GarageBand.
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_GM_
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 Sat 14 Feb 2004, 04:30
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I think GarageBand is an amazing app, however, if you don't own a keyboard, you have to stick to the loops. I would suggest that you get the keyboard, THEN JamPack, because you only get a few thousand more loops, whereas with a Piano-like interface, you can create your own. There are hundreds of instruments to choose from, and the keyboard adapts to each one, assigning a not/sound to each key.
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