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GarageBand for iPad Hands-on: Why It’s Ideal for Beginners, What You May Not Know
Let’s get this out of the way: musicians are not a “niche” group. Recording has done some damage to the popular practice of live music, but still, you’ll find an astonishing number of people play instruments and sing. (New pop culture phenomena like Glee, the Guitar Hero/Rock Band games, and the resurgent TV talent show […]
Read moreAble10 Discounts, Artist Packs, Ableton Live Intro Now US$99
Ableton is 10. Does that make anyone feel old? Live in action; photo: Marco Raaphorst. As the company turns 10, Ableton has introduced a set of discounts and giveaways, the most notable of which is a new entry-level edition of Live. Live Intro smooths out a lot of the wrinkles between different starter versions of […]
Pro Tools Essentials and the Big Picture
A young, aspiring musician walks into a consumer electronics store. (Let’s call it Big Buy, and imagine people wearing… red polo shirts.) They wander into the game aisle and muse at the latest music games in the video game section – $60-100 in price. But there’s an endcap with something else: a box of Pro […]
Livid Cell: New, $99 Simplified VJ and Live Visual Tool
Peter Kirn - August 2, 2007
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