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GarageBand 2 Details

Details of GarageBand 2 are beginning to emerge.

* Multitrack: If you have a multichannel audio interface, you can
now record eight tracks at once, plus one virtual instrument track.
* Notation view: Display and edit your music as real-time
notation; essentially a score view you can have on the screen at the
same time as the traditional track view. This apparently does not
print. (I'm getting more details on that.)
* Timing and pitch correction: Displayed as a simple fader for
each, plus a 'constrain to key' for more sophisticated pitch
correction, a la Apple Logic Pro's Vocal Enhancer (or the Pro Tools
AutoTune plugin that generates the infamous 'Cher' effect if turned up
too high)
* MIDI Import, Save to Loop Library: Finally here: you can import
MIDI files, and you can save audio directly to loops. Unfortunately,
still no MIDI export, which means you can't write a song in GarageBand
and export to a notation program for printing; you have to upgrade to
Logic Express. (Ugh!)
* Orchestral Jam Pack 4: As predicted by rumor sites, Apple has
launched a new orchestral jam pack with 2,000 loops and 30 "of the
most important" orchestral instruments. (Hey, keep your viola jokes to
yourself!)

Cost: US$79 for iLife 05 (no separate GarageBand upgrade)

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