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hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:34 am

It's not Logic pro, it's not protools, it's not DP...........BUT............is it ok to get your feet wet recording bass/guitar if going mac?

What about adding reason.......do they sync?

Groove agent?

Sampletank?

Just curious for S*^*S AND Giggles.

thanks

neverwhere2012 · Post by **neverwhere2012** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:54 am

garageband will load AU plugins, comes with it's own instruments. if you get a new mac and get ilife '05, garageband 2 wiill allow 8 tracks simultaneous recording and some minor notation facilities. it's a really fun starter program that makes for a decent sketchpad, and comes with some alright sounds as well. you'll probably outgrow it quick, but it'll definitely get you started.

koolkeys · Post by **koolkeys** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:58 am

I agree. Garageband is great for getting started, and you can do a complete original tune inside the app. You can't rewire, and the only plugs allowed are AU, but V2 does have some cool features, like importing different kind of loops(Acid loops are included, I believe). You can record into it with your voice or guitar, and there are basic effects. But as it was said, you will likely outgrow it.

Koolkeys

hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:03 am

Bitchin,

I'm old school, pre music mac......before the switch to curtains......AU? Arn't most crossplatform software AU like reason/grooveagent/etc?

dreibel · Post by **dreibel** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:07 am

koolkeys wrote:I agree. Garageband is great for getting started, and you can do a complete original tune inside the app. You can't rewire, and the only plugs allowed are AU, but V2 does have some cool features, like importing different kind of loops(Acid loops are included, I believe). You can record into it with your voice or guitar, and there are basic effects. But as it was said, you will likely outgrow it.

Koolkeys

Garageband has been able to do Rewire (ie sync with stuff like Reason and Cubase) since version 1.1.

hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:30 am

dreibel wrote:
koolkeys wrote:I agree. Garageband is great for getting started, and you can do a complete original tune inside the app. You can't rewire, and the only plugs allowed are AU, but V2 does have some cool features, like importing different kind of loops(Acid loops are included, I believe). You can record into it with your voice or guitar, and there are basic effects. But as it was said, you will likely outgrow it.

Koolkeys
Garageband has been able to do Rewire (ie sync with stuff like Reason and Cubase) since version 1.1.

sounds fun........

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:00 am

A buddy got GarageBand on his G4 lappy to lay in vocal jams, and it's awesome for that! It's pretty easy to lay in loops and copy them along to flesh out a song. And it seemed to do 'tempo stretching' of the recorded stuff afterwards - go from 120 down to 110, and everything was still in sync. But then on refiring my buddy's lappy later - the drivers and the song got all fouled up? I think it was just my buddy screwing around, and or dropped the lappy on the floor after falling asleep watching porn on it or something?

But I think GarageBand has alot of potential to start with and get good demo's done.

koolkeys · Post by **koolkeys** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:09 am

I wasn't aware that GB had rewire. I guess I didn't look. One of my instructors just told me that it didn't support it. Then again, I doubt my instructors at SAE really use GB,

I do find it to be a good tool for sketching, and SAE even requires a small project using it, as an introduction to track based sequencers. Sorry about the mis-information.

But hey, if you're getting a Mac, it comes with it anyway, so mess with it. It won't cost you anything!

Koolkeys