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GarageBand 1.1 Released
joelhayhurst writes "GarageBand 1.1 addresses isolated performance and stability issues, allows per-track Echo settings similar to other effects, supports loop libraries in other disk locations, supports importing unprotected AAC audio files in addition to AIF and MP3 files, and addresses issues with ReWire support, moving GarageBand songs between different computers, Help support, fixing the timing of individual notes (as well as entire regions), and dragging entire tracks in the timeline." I hope it well let me select what MIDI channel to listen on, too. Here's hoping ...
You can use GarageBand with applications supporting ReWire functionality. You can play the ReWire application in a GarageBand song, and export the combined mix to iTunes.
* Rearrange tracks
You can move tracks up or down to rearrange the order of tracks in a song.
* Duplicate tracks
You can duplicate a track, which creates a new, empty track with the same instrument, effects, and input settings.
* Rename tracks in the track header
You can rename a track by clicking its name in the track header and typing a new name.
* Index loops in multiple locations
You can add loops stored in different locations, including external hard disks or disk partitions, to the loop library. GarageBand asks if you want to copy the file to the loop library, or index it in its current location Loops on removable media, such as CDs or DVDs, are automatically copied and indexed.
* Convert Software Instrument loops to Real Instrument loops in the timeline
You can convert a Software Instrument loop to a Real Instrument loop when you drag it to the timeline, allowing you to use more loops and effects in your song.
* Fix the timing of individual Software Instrument notes in the track editor
When you select notes in the track editor, you can click the Fix Timing button to fix the timing of the selected notes or the entire selected region.
* Add AAC audio files to a song
You can add AAC format audio files (except protected AAC files) to a song by dragging them into the timeline. As with MP3 files, AAC files are converted to AIFF file for use within your song.
* New "Track Echo" instrument effect
A new "Track Echo" instrument effect is now available in the Effect menu of the Track Info window. Unlike the default instrument echo, which applies the same echo settings to the entire song, the "Track Echo" effect behaves like other track effects, so different echo settings can be used on different instruments.
* Save a song as an archive
You can save a song as an archive, so that any loops the song uses are saved with the song, improving portability of GarageBand songs between computers.
* Close the song without quitting GarageBand
You can now close the open song without quitting GarageBand.
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Do you have GarageBand installed? It'll only show on Auto Update if it's in the Applications folder.
GarageBand requires an audio input source to support 44.1 KHz samples. I have an obscure TV tuner card whose audio input is similarly unsupported.
Import it into another application (try Sound Studio), then save it as a 44.1 KHz AIFF (you might have to resample it first), and all will be fine.
I wish I had a dedicated midi drum editor.
;-)
Ask and ye shall receive!
Sorry can't help with the time sig thing. I'm in the same boat.
Course, if you're willing to forget about sectional editing, just forget about bar lines, turn off the metronome and just jam! How many time signatures did the original TASCAM 4-track cassette portastudio support?*
*Trick question: None (or all
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* Close the song without quitting GarageBand
You can now close the open song without quitting GarageBand.