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GarageBand Update 1.0.1 Released
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.
Someone should let apple know about binary diffs.
It's only $49 man --- for the whole new iLife package. And it even comes free with a new Mac.
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
Linux : Mac
Being as I run server and Garage band wont install on server I have to manually update my installations via pacifist. The disadvantage as it can be a pain to update things, the advantage is that I get to see exactly what is being updated.
In this case it is all the spplication itself. The original Garage band.app was 53.3MB the replacement app is 42MB.
The AECore framework drops from 1.5MB to 1.4MB
DfSearchEngine Wrapper Framework is almost halved in size from 360KB to 195.1KB
LoopCore shrinks from 1.1MB to 868.1KB
Where the largets difference is in the application resources ( button images and controls and their ilk as well as localization files) It drops from 39.1MB to 27.9MB.
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Obligatory on-topic observation:
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On the old 400 mhz Cube, performance is so sluggish as to be confusing. Simple "Stop" and "Home" keyboard commands are slow to be recognized. On the bright side, it has the least latency of any system i've tried to multi-track with. I have at least achieved proof of concept (yes that's me, guitar, bass & 2 vox)
(non-original material and obvious copyright violation, but it's an Apple-friendly artist, sosumi).
Now my real gripe:
i finally got around to tyring out connecting the trusty old Korg M1, the original MIDI pack mule. It turns out that GarageBand has a very short list (20) of compatible MIDI interfaces, all high-end numbers from the likes of MOTU and DigiDesign.
But sadly, my Mark of the Unicorn Fastlane (less than two years old) was not listed in the recognized list of MIDI interfaces.
Since the Cube chokes up at about 6 voices of audio data, that's gonna be my limit. Once again, to play with Apple, you not only have to have the latest Apple gear, you have to keep up with the latest gear in all other related fields too. I understand needing a new computer every 4-5 years, and this is a 10-year old synth, but without sinking what looks like another 300-500 on an up-to-date MIDI converter, (or half that on a USB MIDI keyboard), I'm out of the MIDI input/ouptut game.
The thing is, I though that MIDI was a standard. I didn't realize it had layers that were already obsolete. OK, I understand GBis cheap software designed to sell computers, but as a professional musician with professional gear, I was very disappointed realize it's taking another round of hardware for my full potential as a creative musical genius to be recognized.
And, to those who say "If you're professional musician, why don't you use professional software," well, buy my wife's ebook and may be I can!
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I can see it coming, the GarageBang pr0n series with music made in GarageBand.
Lars T.
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that makes my voice sound screechy and out of tune!
The CB App. What's your 20?
Apple licenced the name from Garageband.com
there is also the argument, hmm where i have i heard it before, that restricting distribution of software is unethical because it restricts access to information, truth, tools, et cetera. it currently is a luxury, and i (and perhaps other slashdot readers) think that is a bad thing. digital divide==bad. luxury items should be things that people don't need, but want. if i want to have a leather couch i have to work a little harder to make the money to afford it instead of a cloth one. if i want a big useless rock on my finger, i have to work even more. but if i want tools to use to express ideas and create things, an easy way to access information, or even a decent meal, i shouldn't have to do anything exceptional to get it. of course some might say my argument is wishy washy since it hinges on concepts like easy and exceptional, but i assert that these terms have widely consistent definitions.
:), because you used an exceptional case, where someone has a lot more money in the short term than they did when they made the decision to pirate.
the example you gave is ridiculous (btw the only reason i am using such harsh words is because you are anonymous, so i am insulting your argument and not you
most of the time, people have a pretty good idea of what their budgets are going to be in the short and medium term, and also their needs and wants in that same time frame. so it's not sensible to not pirate something because you might win the lottery next week!
however it is sensible to not pirate because maybe you could eat out a little less often or buy one less drink when you go out, and save up for that software you need.
it's all about where to draw the line i guess. well, with most things it's all about where to draw the line, but in this case i think we need to migrate to a different value structure, first with music and movies, and then with software. and i don't just mean, do it like redhat, sell service, although that will probably be a significant part of intermediate steps. but the fact of the matter is, a copy of software is not a can of beans. no one is completely and intuitively comfortably with our current notion of virtual, history(development cost)-aware value. it's so easy to copy, but it's illegal...... but we've all hear this before. i can't wait for The Future when we get to see what the new value models will be.