Apple Releases Soundtrack

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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Apple's Developer Relations Shift

[Alliante]

Is Apple trying to kill off nearly all 3rd party development for their platform or are they trying to fill blanks where 3rd party developers aren't doing as well as Apple would like for them to do?

Re:Apple's Developer Relations Shift

[i0wnzj005uck4]

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...

Re:Apple's Developer Relations Shift

[denzombie]

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.