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The best way to learn music is probably to learn how to play a real instrument, but if you're like me and you don't have the time, Apple's popular song-producing application, GarageBand, can be useful for both the musically and non-musically inclined to have fun with music. I'm of the latter group - I know little of nothing about producing music. But when I find the time, I sometimes open GarageBand and play around with it.
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Quickly edit any MP3 or AAC file on your Mac. If you need to make a quick edit to a file–like creating a ringtone or cropping a hidden track from a song–Macsome Audio Editor is a great free tool. It's certainly not the most advanced audio editor on the planet, but it's perfect for quick jobs.
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Last week, I talked about how to get started recording a podcast - microphones, Skype or Google Plus and how to record either. This week, I'll be looking at how to edit your (audio) podcast in Garageband. Garageband is free with most Macs, and it's an incredibly capable audio editor with everything a podcaster could need.
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So you want to start a podcast? Well, hold up there. There's a few things you need to consider first, and though the technical capabilities of modern computers should make this kind of stuff super-easy, the reality often isn't as simple as it would seem. What's the difference between microphones? How many people can you record, and how? Read on for the full lowdown.
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Apple’s popular home music production suite GarageBand has been iOS-friendly on the iPad for a while now, and thanks to last month’s update iPhone and iPod Touch users can finally jam along too. This article is for anyone who has never used GarageBand before, and is not sure what to expect. It’s also for anyone still considering whether the app is worth the token $5 Apple are asking (hint: it is).
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Apple is keeping busy updating their mobile applications, and now they are bringing a new version of their popular music creation program GarageBand. For starters, this update adds support for iPhone, which is the biggest change. The app has been available for iPad users for some time now, but for users looking to create music [...]
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As an amateur musician who uses GarageBand, the most common question I get asked is what's the GarageBand alternative for Windows? When I answer that there's none, most of them just can't believe it. So far, I still haven't found any that can match all of the requirements. Still there are alternatives worth mentioning. One of them is Anvil Studio.
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When Apple introduced Garageband as part of its creative suite of software in iLife ’04, it gave Mac users hundreds of royalty-free music loops and effects that could used by both musicians and non-musicians alike. If you’re familiar with the over 1,000 pre-recorded cuts, you can occasionally hear them in television commercials and Hollywood shows. [...]
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Not all MP3s are created equal. The quality of some MP3s are good, others are barely audible. Among the thousands of songs on your hard drive, I’m sure that there are several that fall into the category of “should be better” — the ones with low volume settings, the ones with weak vocals, the one [...]
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When I was a child, I always thought that languages were static. They were always like that from the beginning and they will always be like that forever. But the more I study them, the more they appear to have certain qualities similar to living organisms. Languages born, grow, evolve (and sometimes die) along with [...]
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I bought my first cellphone at the end of 1998. It was a state of the art product with a black and green screen, the ability to send SMS and making calls, and – are you ready? – monophonic ringtones! I was very proud to own the gadget that cost me a few months of [...]
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Ever since it was introduced in 2003, Apple’s iLife suite has become one of the biggest names in the digital multimedia world. The package includes iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, iWeb and iDVD. There’s one unofficial member of the bunch which has gone solo but still integrates well with the others: iTunes. Since a package of iLife [...]
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