garageband gui
as usual apple hits another grand-slam in app design smashing the windows competition, but i only have one question, i do love the darker gui of GB (as aposed to the still beutiful brushed meatl of 'old?') what is up with a totaly different color scheme in gb than the other iapps, did steve demo the real thing? was it perhaps a pre-preduction beta with web updates of the real gui to come on release or could we soon see a 4.1 upgrade (4.3 for itunes) with this new cool look?
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But man, it is inconsistent and it may confuse new users who are expecting either Aqua or Brushed Metal
Thank you very much Apple!
As such, it belongs in Digital Hub. Moving now...
If you want to see a beautiful thing, though, go to the PR section of Apple's site and grab the image of the GarageBand interface. Viewing that at 100% (way larger than it would need to look on-screen in the actual application, but the high-res image is necessary to ensure the best printing quality) made me drool.
(NB, the images for download on the PR site are for media and analysts only, yadda yadda. I won't post a direct link to the GarageBand material here just 'cause I don't want to piss off Apple or abuse posting guidelines or whatever. You'll have to read a usage agreement before you can download any images. Fire up your browser of choice and type apple/pr in the address field.)
Originally posted by Jeremiah Rich
As funny as this may seem, I think it is to appeal to the people Apple expects to use it the most. They like the "cool black" look and such. I dunno.
i'm the type. i love the black (not the wood though).
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It's probably not a huge deal for someone who's not part of the media or an "analyst" (whatever that really means) to poke around the PR section of Apple's web site. I think the gist of the agreement Apple makes you adhere to is that you understand you can't alter the images or use them for profit or something.
Speaking of which, I often wonder about the origins of Moogs name - and what his thoughts are about the GB GUI... ?? \
Originally posted by chu_bakka
If you've ever seen a sound board in a recording studio... you would get the wood grain metaphor in the GUI. It's just a nice touch to the look. It's not a theme. And I think the darker metal look is a reference to a sound equipment gear look. Not a new trend for apple... just GUI touches for the GarageBand musician,
as a windows user i never put the 2+2 together here, they make programs look like the tools they duplicat and/or repace, the gui does match studio decore.
come to think of it apple has done this before, look at Shake on osx.
i feel like starting a thread along the lines of "how many companies make up apple anyway?" with all of the different camps with different teams, agendas and managers, everything seems more and more inconsistent with every upgrade. sure, they all work together, but still...
Originally posted by jasonfj
so how do Soundtrack and Garageband compare? I have Soundtrack - do I still want Garageband?
Only if you want/need MIDI connection and features.
Originally posted by rok
logic looked this way
Logic looks exactly as it has since version 4, and it stands out because it looks little like any real world hardware.
That said, almost all audio applications, soft synths and plugs mimic the look of hardware. And, yeah, wood grain is extremely common.
The same can be said for DAWs and Plug-ins that use knobs and switches. How do you turn a knob with a mouse? You can't. You "turn" the knob by engaging a linear motion on a non-linear object. Up-or down? Left or right? I myself have been confused as different software developers use different conventions.
That being said, yes the black and wood is meant to look like a studio console, but the similarities should end there. Notice that they use a knob for panning. Why? A slider would be better design and intuitive to use. The only thing I'm happy about is the fact that there isn't a mixer. That analogy which is carried over with nearly every DAW is always poorly implemented. Automation lines drawn on the track itself make more sense and eliminate the need for a computer-screen mixer.
Tell you what. Take a look at what GarageBand could be:Tracktion from Raw Material Software. NO mixer, NO confusing "hey it looks like a Mackie" design. Nostalgia has no place in a computer interface.
- Composer