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.

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Binary Diff

[m0rph3us0]

Someone should let apple know about binary diffs.

Re:whaband?

[Fatmiko1]

It's only $49 man --- for the whole new iLife package. And it even comes free with a new Mac.

Red Jewel

[Michael.Forman]

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

Re:Red Jewel

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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.

Re:Red Jewel

[Goldfinger7400]

Soundtrack takes quite a lot of processor performance as well, I've managed to completely top out my Dual G5 applying a couple admittedly intensive filters on a single mono track. An alert box actually popped up to say something to the likes of "I'm givin' her all she's got Captain, she can't take much more of this!"

The updates

[Hungus]

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.

Limited MIDI Drivers

[gryphokk]

Obligatory on-topic observation:

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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Re:Limited MIDI Drivers

[pldms]

But sadly, my Mark of the Unicorn Fastlane [motu.com] (less than two years old) was not listed in the recognized list of MIDI interfaces.

Silly question, but have you installed the USB MIDI OS X drivers from MOTU? My USB MIDI interface isn't listed by Apple, but it works with drivers supplied by Yamaha (in my case).

Re:Limited MIDI Drivers

[blackmonday]

"GarageBand has a very short list (20) [apple.com] of compatible MIDI interfaces, all high-end numbers from the likes of MOTU and DigiDesign."

Actually it supports the cheapest (but still great) usb midi interface around, the midiman (m-audio) Midisport Uno. Its $39 with no haggling at Guitar Center.

Note to Domini

[2nd Post!]

Everything, and everyone, is biased.

If you want life to reflect *your* biases... start your own site :)

Re:Wooops!

[Lars T.]

I can see it coming, the GarageBang pr0n series with music made in GarageBand.

I'm just wondering when they'll fix the bug...

[bennomatic]

that makes my voice sound screechy and out of tune!