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Apple Releases Soundtrack

Posted by pudge on from the one-way-to-fight-the-riaa dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apple have released Soundtrack to retail. The application, which is similar to ACID and FruityLoops on the PC, allows composition of music from a library of over 4000 samples (approx 14GB of data) that can be used royalty-free. It also supports the AudioUnit framework (which has a new logo) and comes with 30 AUs bundled in the box. The application was previously only available bundled in Final Cut Pro 4 and will retail for $299/£249."

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  1. Re:Apple's Developer Relations Shift by i0wnzj005uck4 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Currently Soundtrack seems poised to fill a specific void in the mid-range audio production market on Mac OS X. Truthfully, both ACID and FruityLoops on the PC are amazing programs, both simplistic in design and powerful if you take the time to learn them, but there are no equivalent programs on Mac -- you end up paying for Ableton Live, which is strange and IMHO counter-intuitive, or Logic, which is hella expensive.

    Plus, For $299 you get all those samples, royalty-free. That's the single largest free sample bundling I've ever seen with an audio package. I think ACID supplies 250 or 500 loops, and Fruity Loops is about the same.

    My one qualm is that the requirements state you must have G4; I'm hoping that I can still get it to run with less audio tracks on my iBook...

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  2. Re:Royalty Free Samples by daviddennis · · Score: 3, Informative

    You are not allowed to sell them individually or as part of a library. You can only sell your own compositions made with the samples.

    D

  3. Re:Apple's Developer Relations Shift by denzombie · · Score: 5, Informative

    My one qualm is that the requirements state you must have G4; I'm hoping that I can still get it to run with less audio tracks on my iBook...

    Better pony up the cash for a G4. Soundtrack will not launch if you don't meet the minimum system requirements.

    Voice of experience talking.

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  4. Re:Question From an Acid User by flipflapflopflup · · Score: 3, Informative

    Try Ableton Live. You can get a demo for free, at least on Windows. I've found it's really goos for loop triggering - I write tunes in Reason mainily now, but for playing live we sample them out, cut them up and paste them into Ableton. After that you can map all your songs, one-offs, loops etc on to a keyboard, and Ableton keeps track of all your timing and shit. Works a treat.

    I never got on with Acid too well, but I find Ableton really good, at least for playing live. I believe you can use it for writing in too just as well.

    hth, FLip