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Product GarageBand
Developer Apple
Primary Type Sequencer / Multitrack
Price (MSRP) $79 (iLife bundle)
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Audio Unit
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ReWireReWire Mixer Application
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Mac OS XMac OS X Universal Binary 5.1 -Released
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GarageBand

GarageBand turns your Mac into a simple anytime, anywhere recording studio. It's the easiest way to create, perform and record your own music on a Mac whether you're an accomplished player or just wish you were a rock star.

Key features:

  • Record with any USB or MIDI keyboard, guitar or microphone.
  • Mix your track using professional effects and settings.
  • Use thousands of included pre-recorded loops to add "virtual musicians".
  • Make your guitar sound like it's playing through your favorite vintage amp...

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Korg releases nanoKONTROL - Control Surface Plug-in for GarageBand / Logic 20th November 2009
Apple updates GarageBand to v5.1 and releases ProKit 5.0 5th August 2009
Apple updates GarageBand to v5.0.2 18th June 2009
Apple updates GarageBand to v5.0.1 5th February 2009
Apple introduces iLife '09 (incl. GarageBand '09) 7th January 2009
Cakewalk announces $99 DAW Synth Upgrade Offer for Dimension Pro and Rapture 29th August 2008
Puremagnetik releases Clavinet and Amplifier Effect Micropaks for Live, Kontakt, Logic and GarageBand 29th May 2008
Puremagnetik releases MS-20 Analog Bass Micropak for Live 7, Kontakt 3, Logic 8 and GarageBand 25th April 2008
Puremagnetik releases three new bundles for Live, Kontakt, Logic and GarageBand 17th April 2008
Puremagnetik releases Purple Kit for Live, Kontakt, Logic and Garageband 4th April 2008
Apple updates GarageBand to v4.1.2 4th March 2008
Puremagnetik releases TB-303 Micropak for Live, Kontakt & Logic 21st February 2008
Puremagnetik releases PM Mark One for Live, Kontakt, Logic/Garageband 25th January 2008
Apple updates GarageBand to v4.1.1 17th December 2007
Puremagnetik releases Circuit:30 - Moog Sounds for Live, Kontakt 2, Logic & Garageband 23rd November 2007
Digital Music Doctor releases GarageBand 08 - Know It All! [Video] 25th October 2007
Apple updates GarageBand '08 to v4.1 28th September 2007
Apple releases iLife '08 (incl. GarageBand '08) 8th August 2007
macProVideo.com releases Podcasting in GarageBand tutorial videos 19th March 2007
Metric Halo announces ChannelStrip for Garage Band 33% Discount Offer 15th January 2007
macProVideo.com releases GarageBand 101: Mastering GarageBand 17th November 2006
Apple updates GarageBand to v3.0.4 29th September 2006
Apple updates GarageBand to v3.0.2 25th April 2006
Digital Music Doctor releases GarageBand 3—Know It All! (video) 21st April 2006
Metric Halo releases ChannelStrip for GarageBand 5th April 2006
Apple updates GarageBand to v3.0.1 3rd March 2006
Apple releases iLife '06 (incl. GarageBand 3) 11th January 2006
appleLoops.com launches 11th November 2005
UltimateSoundBank releases EthnicBoomBox for GarageBand 15th September 2005
Spectrasonics releases New Orleans Strut Library to benefit hurricane victims 13th September 2005
UltimateSoundBank releases ClassicalBoomBox 6th September 2005
Zero-G releases Dance Pack 2 for GarageBand 2nd September 2005
Apple updates GarageBand to v2.0.2 26th July 2005
Big Fish Audio releases Greg Adams' Big Band Brass 26th April 2005
Zero-G releases World Pack for GarageBand 26th April 2005
Apple releases GarageBand v2.0.1 26th April 2005
Apple updates Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra to v1.0.1. 20th April 2005
Dance Pack for GarageBand released 21st March 2005
Apple announces Garageband 2 12th January 2005
ExsManager v2.7 released 15th November 2004
Zero-G releases ProPack for GarageBand 8th October 2004
GB Steptime Loops v1.1 released 4th October 2004
Apple releases two new Jam Packs 29th September 2004
USB SonicBoomBox released 13th September 2004
Apple GarageBand v1.1 released 18th May 2004
Apple introduces Logic Pro 6 & Logic Express 6 20th January 2004

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