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GarageBand Update 1.0.1 Released

Posted by pudge on from the bandwidth-abuse-run-rampant dept.

Apple has released GarageBand 1.0.1, which, according to the release notes, "clarifies specific alert dialogs regarding system performance." The update is a 21.5MB disc image. Yes, updating your alert dialogs takes 21.5MB.

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  1. Red Jewel by Michael.Forman · · Score: 4, Interesting


    GarageBand does take quite a bit of horsepower. Previewing and rendering even these songs required me to turn my 1-GHz Titanium laptop's CPU performance to "full", when I'm on the go.

    GarageBand notifies the user of the system load by changing the color of a clear time-indicator jewel as it sweeps across the samples. It's a brilliant way to display the system load directly in a program. I speculate that the update affects not just the dialogues but also the subsystem which monitors and displays the CPU usage. (Hey, now I'm making up news just like CNN does.)

    Michael

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    1. Re:Red Jewel by \\ · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I'll say it does, the fan on my powerbook starts about a minute after I've started Garageband.

      More fun, I have a Powerbook G4 with an 800 MHz processor, only about a year and a half old, but I think the hard drive is a 4200RPM. I get this error when I play a creation with four or five tracks for more than a few seconds.