Apple has released a pair of updates for GarageBand and Aperture 2.0, now available via the Software Update panel. GarageBand 4.1.2 “improves overall stability and addresses issues with the automation of software instrument parameters, FireWire and USB based audio devices and Magic GarageBand”. Aperture 2.0.1 “addresses issues related to performance and overall stability. It also fixes a number of other minor issues”.
According to the Aperture 2.0.1 release note, the fixes include:
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[*] Upgrading libraries from earlier versions of Aperture
[*] Publishing .Mac Web Gallery albums
[*] Preview generation and deletion
[*] Creating and ordering books
[*] AppleScript support
[*] Keyboard shortcut customization
[*] Appearance of metadata overlays in the Browser, Filmstrip, and on light tables
[*] Watermarking of emailed photos
[*] Highlight Hot and Cold Areas
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It also fixes some “other minor issues” related to Loupe, Smart Albums, All Projects View, Straighten Tool, Filmstrip, Drag and drop import, Thumbnail generation, Import window, Export plug-in reliability.
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Creative Commons, Modiba Productions and Global Beat Fusion are pleased to present the Vieux Farka Touré / “Ana” Remix Contest. Vieux Farka Touré — a highly talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, and percussionist from Mali (and son of the late Ali Farka Touré) — is offering the audio source files from the song “Ana” online under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license, so that producers worldwide can use the sounds in remixes and new compositions.
Source materials are available for download here. You may enter the Contest by uploading your remixes to [URL]http://ccmixter.org[/URL] from 12:00 a.m. PT on February 7, 2007 until 9:00 p.m. PT on March 7, 2007.
For more information, visit ccMixter.org.
Apple has released a GarageBand update to version 3.0.2. This update addresses issues with video handling, podcast exporting, and importing QuickTime markers. It also addresses a number of other minor issues. You can get the update here or via Software Update.
Drum Werks Vol. VI: Blues and Bluesy-Rock Drum Loops and Samples for GarageBand from Beta Monkey Music
A complete Apple Loops songwriting resource for blues and bluesy-rock. Beta Monkey’s Drum Werks Volume VI offers 13 song-based drum loop sets with 12/8 feels, shuffles, and swinging blues-rock grooves. With 700+ loops (grooves, variations, fills, one shots), and a complete multi-velocity collection of drum and cymbal samples (almost 200 total single hits), this is a versatile collection of acoustic drum grooves and samples. A must for any bluesman or blues-rock guitarist!
FEATURES:
• Versatile drumming for blues and bluesy-rock projects
• 50-180 BPM tempo range
• 13 Song Building Loop Sets
• 12/8, 4/4, Half-time and Double-time feels, syncopated feels, and more
• Intro, Transition, Ending Fills, and One shots.
• COMPLETE multi-velocity drum and cymbal collection included.
• Two and four bar loops for enhanced drum track realism.
• Classic drum sounds for authentic blues playing
• 735 royalty-free, Apple Loop format loops.
Buy the CD with free worldwide shipping for $29.99. Visit Beta Monkey Music at www.betamonkeymusic.com for more details.
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Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has released the full multi-track audio session for “the hand that feeds” in GarageBand format. It requires a Mac with GarageBand 2.0 and lots of RAM (“the more RAM you have the better”).
Trent says:
For quite some time I’ve been interested in the idea of allowing you the ability to tinker around with my tracks – to create remixes, experiment, embellish or destroy what’s there. I tried a few years ago to do this in shockwave with very limited results.
After spending some quality time sitting in hotel rooms on a press tour, it dawned on me that the technology now exists and is already in the hands of some of you. I got to work experimenting and came up with something I think you’ll enjoy.
What I’m giving you in this file is the actual multi-track audio session for “the hand that feeds” in GarageBand format. This is the entire thing bounced over from the actual Pro Tools session we recorded it into. I imported and converted the tracks into AppleLoop format so the size would be reasonable and the tempo flexible.
So…
You need a Macintosh and you need GarageBand 2.0. If you have a newer Mac, you already have the software. The more RAM you have the better. I did this on a PowerBook 1.67 w/ 2G RAM but it has been running on far less powerful systems.
Drag the file over to your hard disk and double click it. Hit the space bar. Listen.
Change the tempo. Add new loops. Chop up the vocals. Turn me into a woman. Replay the guitar. Anything you’d like.
I gave this to my crew and band to test out and all work effectively stopped for a while – it’s fun to mess around with. I’ve now heard a country version of the track as well as an abstract Latin interpretation (thanks, Leo).
There are some copyright issues involved, so read the notice that pops up. Giving this away is an experiment. I’m interested to see what comes of it, what issues are raised and what the results are.
Have fun-
Trent Reznor
April 15, 2005
To download it, visit http://www.nin.com/current/ or click here (70M disk image).
iCompositions.com has partnered with loops producer Bandmateloops to give away another package of free loops for GarageBand, Logic, and Soundtrack. The collection, available exclusively for registered users of iCompositions, consists of 121 loops and joins 2 other free packages to bring the total number of loops available to members to 417, 40% more than are available to .Mac members.
The download includes loops from instruments such as the Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Drums and Percussion, various Synths, and Electronic Drums from Bandmateloops’ Apple Loops Collections. iCompositions registration is free.
MacJams.com and Tune Media have announced the availability of a free collection of Apple loops for users of GarageBand, Logic, or other compatible programs. The collection, Tune-up Mini, is an extension of Tune Media’s Tune-up for GarageBand series of loops. Tune-up Mini contains over 100 high quality loops composed and recorded especially for this package and not available anywhere else. Anyone can download the Tune-up Mini loops for free at MacJams.com (free registration required).
iCompositions, the world’s largest community for sharing music made with Apple’s GarageBand, has partnered with the leading producer of drum loops, Drums on Demand, to give away a package of free loops for GarageBand, Logic, and Soundtrack. The collection, available exclusively for registered users of iCompositions, consists of 90 drum loops, 19 “single hit” sounds for applications such as sound effects, and 9 “loop layers” for building your own drum loops.
The loops are organized through Drums on Demand’s unique and Patent-Pending “Song Set” system and are taken from Drums on Demand’s popular loop packages. Unlike other free loop packages, these loops were recorded live by Drums on Demand’s production professionals instead of being created through software-generated instruments.
The Drums on Demand free loops package joins the recent AMG+iC package from loops producer AMG as the second batch of loops offered through iCompositions. The previous package contained more than 200 loops, making a total of 296 loops available to registered iCompositions users. More information on both packages can be found at http://www.icompositions.com/freeloops or users can register at http://www.icompositions.com/register.
iCompositions.com has posted a detailed analysis of GarageBand Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra. The article includes a full list of all loops and software instruments included in the expansion pack and exposes a list of interesting changes in Jam Pack 4 such as different loop locations, incompatibility with GarageBand 1 and a loop with 128 variations with the same name.
GarageBand community iCompositions announced on Thursday that it has teamed up with AMG, MusicMakingTools and O’Reilly Media to offer more than 200 free GarageBand loops, free QuickTime tutorials and free book excepts to all members in celebration of GarageBand’s birthday.
The free loops come from AMG’s popular loop libraries as well as some from unreleased packages, and the books excerpts are chapters from GarageBand: The Missing Manual, and iLife: The Missing Manual.
