My only real complaint at this point is with the choices of keys. You're REALLY limited to the range of keys for loops (like with piano loops). There's a transpose feature, but it's not very intuitive (you change keys by providing numbers (1, 2, 3, -1, -2, -3) for the amount of key change you want. If someone would explain this for me (e.g. explain how I make a loop in C that I need to be in G do the thing and the stuff), I'd appreciate it.
If anyone would like some sound files, I'm willing to noodle with various settings and place files on my idisk. Let me know.
Cheers
Scott
huh...made perfect sense to me, there are 12 notes(15 for you enharmonic people you apply 1, and it raises everyhing by a half step(e.g. C +1= C#), -1 lowers it by a half-step(C-1=Cb(B))
If you were in C and you wanted to move into G you'd want to move +7 half steps.
huh...made perfect sense to me, there are 12 notes(15 for you enharmonic people you apply 1, and it raises everyhing by a half step(e.g. C +1= C#), -1 lowers it by a half-step(C-1=Cb(B))
If you were in C and you wanted to move into G you'd want to move +7 half steps.
OK. I've now switched from thinking GB is the second coming to thinking it's got SERIOUS problems.
On my machine (G4/533, 384 ram) it works just fine with 4-5 tracks of real instruments. But when I add that 6th track, I suddenly start getting errors about my hard disks being too slow, system overloads, etc.
Can someone else with a comparable machine comment or compare experiences?
Well right off I'd say it might have something to do with the speed of your Mac's processor. The system requirements say the minimum requirement is a 600 MHz G3. Now, how that stacks up against a 533 MHz G4 probably depends on the kind of work you throw at it, but still. You have a little more RAM than the minimum, so I'm thinking it's your processor speed.
On my machine (G4/533, 384 ram) it works just fine with 4-5 tracks of real instruments. But when I add that 6th track, I suddenly start getting errors about my hard disks being too slow, system overloads, etc.
I think the iLife collection has a couple of purposes. One is to lure people to the Mac by providing them with a bunch of cool Mac only software. The other is to encourage people to do things that are a lot more processor, disk space, and memory intensive than email and web access so they realize the limits of their current Macs and upgrade.
I think the iLife collection has a couple of purposes. One is to lure people to the Mac by providing them with a bunch of cool Mac only software. The other is to encourage people to do things that are a lot more processor, disk space, and memory intensive than email and web access so they realize the limits of their current Macs and upgrade.
Sure, and I'm fine with that. But what's got me befuddled is that I've run more tracks (using different software) on FAR slower machines. I'll try it on the G3 setting (larger buffer and slower response) and see if that changes anything.
I am not a brilliant musician by any means.... but I am very happy with GarageBand. I have made 4 songs already... my friends think I spent a wad on CakeWalk or Logic. I would have liked a little "music primer" to help me put some things together... (times, keys, tempo, etc) but hey... not bad for $49. For some reason, it crashed when I tried to open my first saved composition, but after I reinstalled Panther (for another reason) everything is cool.
I really wish you could have multiple tracks open at one time. That would be useful.
Actually, this was worth WELL more than the price.
iPhoto alone has been enhanced more than I thought it would be... it is FAST now. Love it. Love it. Love it.
The new iMovie ROCKS. I use it at least 3-4 times a week... and this version is impressive.
iDVDs new themes are excellent.
Overall... GET iLIFE '04. You will not be disappointed.
I have to say that I absolutely LOVE GarageBand. I haven?t done anything especially cool or groundbreaking, but damn...what a fun, powerful thing to play with and learn on!
I?ve only scratched the surface and I think I?m going to spend a little time each evening this week digging into it a bit more and REALLY learning how to use it. So far, I?m just dragging crap on top of each other and playing with settings, panning, setting volume on individual tracks, altering the loops and piecing together snippets to make it sound more ?played?, etc.
This is all totally new to me.
But I?ve learned so much in just a couple of days. I also think I?ll enjoy it more when I have a keyboard to add parts with or manually play the sounds/instruments.
So far I?ve done a goofy 007-inspired thing and then an acoustic/banjo/Dobro/mandolin thing, just to see what it would sound like. Considering that I really have just sat down with it for the first time, I?m impressed.
The things I learned while doing the second one, I?m going to go back and improve upon - and flesh out - the first ?secret agent? one (transposing, tweaking loops, etc.).
I have two things in mind now that I want to try, for giggles: a funky 70?s cop show theme (clavinet, horns, flatwound bass, wah-wah porn guitar, rattle/shaker, etc.) and something blatantly ?surfy? (?Pipeline ?04??), one of my all-time favorite genres.
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Originally posted by midwinter
My only real complaint at this point is with the choices of keys. You're REALLY limited to the range of keys for loops (like with piano loops). There's a transpose feature, but it's not very intuitive (you change keys by providing numbers (1, 2, 3, -1, -2, -3) for the amount of key change you want. If someone would explain this for me (e.g. explain how I make a loop in C that I need to be in G do the thing and the stuff), I'd appreciate it.
If anyone would like some sound files, I'm willing to noodle with various settings and place files on my idisk. Let me know.
Cheers
Scott
huh...made perfect sense to me, there are 12 notes(15 for you enharmonic people
If you were in C and you wanted to move into G you'd want to move +7 half steps.
dig?
Originally posted by Wrong Robot
huh...made perfect sense to me, there are 12 notes(15 for you enharmonic people
If you were in C and you wanted to move into G you'd want to move +7 half steps.
dig?
That's what I'd figured. Thanks!
On my machine (G4/533, 384 ram) it works just fine with 4-5 tracks of real instruments. But when I add that 6th track, I suddenly start getting errors about my hard disks being too slow, system overloads, etc.
Can someone else with a comparable machine comment or compare experiences?
Cheers
Scott
On my machine (G4/533, 384 ram) it works just fine with 4-5 tracks of real instruments. But when I add that 6th track, I suddenly start getting errors about my hard disks being too slow, system overloads, etc.
The answer to your problems
Worked for me.
Originally posted by JBL
I think the iLife collection has a couple of purposes. One is to lure people to the Mac by providing them with a bunch of cool Mac only software. The other is to encourage people to do things that are a lot more processor, disk space, and memory intensive than email and web access so they realize the limits of their current Macs and upgrade.
Sure, and I'm fine with that. But what's got me befuddled is that I've run more tracks (using different software) on FAR slower machines. I'll try it on the G3 setting (larger buffer and slower response) and see if that changes anything.
Cheers
Scott
I really wish you could have multiple tracks open at one time. That would be useful.
Actually, this was worth WELL more than the price.
iPhoto alone has been enhanced more than I thought it would be... it is FAST now. Love it. Love it. Love it.
The new iMovie ROCKS. I use it at least 3-4 times a week... and this version is impressive.
iDVDs new themes are excellent.
Overall... GET iLIFE '04. You will not be disappointed.
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I?ve only scratched the surface and I think I?m going to spend a little time each evening this week digging into it a bit more and REALLY learning how to use it. So far, I?m just dragging crap on top of each other and playing with settings, panning, setting volume on individual tracks, altering the loops and piecing together snippets to make it sound more ?played?, etc.
This is all totally new to me.
But I?ve learned so much in just a couple of days. I also think I?ll enjoy it more when I have a keyboard to add parts with or manually play the sounds/instruments.
So far I?ve done a goofy 007-inspired thing and then an acoustic/banjo/Dobro/mandolin thing, just to see what it would sound like. Considering that I really have just sat down with it for the first time, I?m impressed.
The things I learned while doing the second one, I?m going to go back and improve upon - and flesh out - the first ?secret agent? one (transposing, tweaking loops, etc.).
I have two things in mind now that I want to try, for giggles: a funky 70?s cop show theme (clavinet, horns, flatwound bass, wah-wah porn guitar, rattle/shaker, etc.) and something blatantly ?surfy? (?Pipeline ?04??), one of my all-time favorite genres.