Garageband

This MIDI DIY project looks at making a MIDI glockenspiel, aka Quasimodo’s Revenge

The idea was to take a child’s toy xylophone and get the computer to play it. Now I know that the computer is capable of making noises electronically but it is much more interesting to watch an instrument being automatically played. I am [...]

Beatmatch is offering five collections of high quality loops for free download for non-commercial use:
Beatmatch.info is a new project aiming to provide fresh and original electro loops and dj tools for producers looking for fresh and cool sounds. Beatmatch.info soundlibraries and loop packs are great tools for modern music producers who want to explore new [...]

 

 free audio loop library demo [4:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Radiohead, like a lot of other bands, wants to let you make remixes of their latest single, Nude.
Unlike other bands, though, they want you to pay for the privilege:

Yep – they want you to pay six bucks for the privilege of remixing their song and maybe introducing them to a new audience.
Maybe you think that’s [...]

BitWaves Software has introduced MusicBeam, an AU/VST (Mac/PC) plugin for online music collaboration.
Using MusicBeam you can exchange audio from your sequencer with collaborators around the world.
“No more bouncing, compressing and emailing your tracks to your bandmates!” according to the company. MusicBeam does it all for you, in near-real-time.”
The application is now in public beta. [...]

Apple today released an update to Garageband that addresses multiple bugs:
This update improves overall stability and addresses issues with the automation of software instrument parameters, FireWire and USB based audio devices and Magic GarageBand.
Magic Garageband is the spawn of hell – so that doesn’t sound too interesting, but bug fixes are always welcome.

Instasampler is a new free sampler for OS X.
Description: 
The plugin takes its samples (instantly) from the audio input whenever you hit a specific MIDI note for the first time. Every consecutive time you hit the same MIDI-note, it plays back the recorded fragment (or shorter, depending on the note’s length).
When you play the sampled fragments, [...]

 

 Instasampler in action [0:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

NAMM Update: The MPD32 is Akai Professional’s latest pad controller for musicians and DJs. Using a USB cable to connect to a PC or Mac, the MPD32 is designed for hardware control of programs like Reason, Ableton Live and GarageBand.
The MPD32 is the only pad controller on the market to feature the MPC Note Repeat [...]

Apple’s site has an interesting profile of Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, looking at the way he uses Garageband.
Fall Out Boy isn’t a synth band and Stump’s a guitarist, so this post may bring out the haters. But Stump’s story showcases how Garageband has developed into an app with the flexibility and the quality to [...]

Smart Loops has released SL MultiTracks Volume 7 in Apple Loops Format (44.1kHz, 24-bit, Stereo and Mono AIFF files) for improved usability in Mac OS X audio software including GarageBand, Final Cut, Logic Express, Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro, and MOTU’s Digital Performer. Previously the multi-track drum loop collections were only available in ACID WAV format.The [...]

Puremagnetik has released Circuit:30, a collection of multisampled sounds and loops based solely on analogue Moog circuitry.
Description 
By employing a vast array of Moog synthesizers, effects and control processors, Puremagnetik has captured the legendary sound of these “circuits” and has meticulously reprogrammed them for Ableton Live, Native Instruments Kontakt 2 and Logic/GarageBand.
Circuit:30 for Ableton Live

30 multisampled [...]