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Nine Inch Nails has released a Garageband version of their new single The Hand that Feeds. It is available as a free download from the NIN site.
It’s a massive 72mb collection of Garageband resources, straight from Trent Reznor.
Garageband users can check it out at the NIN site.

 

iCompositions has partnered with 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 existing free packages available from iCompositions, bringing iCompositions members 417 free Apple Loops.
The collection includes loops from instruments such as the Acoustic [...]

 

iCompositions has partnered with 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 [...]

 

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 [...]

 

BandmatesLoops has introduced a new GarageBand loop library, Inspiration Volume 1. It’s an all-inclusive collection massive enough (1000+ classic BM loops and more) to warrant a DVD.
Bandmates Inspiration Volume 1 features over 1000 fully unique, world-class loops created from live professional performances. To achieve maximum sonic detail and realism, multisampled MIDI instruments are not utilized. [...]

 

Zero-G has released Dance Pack for GarageBand, weighing in with over 11,000 loops and over 6 Gigabytes, selected this time from their massive back catalogue of dance-oriented libraries with a diverse and comprehensive range of loops and samples covering all the great dance styles such as Drum & Bass, Hip Hop, House and Funk. A [...]

 

Bandmateloops.com has unveiled three new loop collections for the GarageBand community. The collections are available via electronic delivery, along with all current Bandmates products via their website.
BM016 – Bandmates Synth Player - MegaSynth Vol. 2
The MegaSynth series is back with a second collection of serious synthesizer attitude. MegaSynth Vol. 2 features wild new synth effects [...]

 

Beta Monkey Music has released several of their most popular drum loop and sample libraries in Apple Loops format for use in GarageBand, Soundtrack, Logic Express 7, Logic Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro 4. The sets include 3000 brand new Apple Loops and song starters in total.
Drum Werks Vol. IV: From straight-ahead rock to [...]

 

GarageBand community iCompositions.com has announced that it has teamed up with loop producer AMG to offer more than 200 free loops for GarageBand, Soundtrack, and Logic. The package, which is 10 times the size of any other free loop package available, are taken from some of AMG’s popular loop packages as well as a few [...]

 

NAMM Show: Brian Moore Guitars has introduced the newest model in their line-up of technology-based guitars, iGuitar.USB.
“The iGuitar.USB is the first guitar to offer on-board, Class Compliant USB audio to streamline the guitar to computer connection eliminating the need for an external audio interface” says Brian Moore Guitars President Patrick Cummings. “This is what’s next [...]

 

Apple has unveiled iWork ’05, productivity software designed to take advantage of both Mac OS X and iLife ’05 to help users easily create, present and publish professional-looking documents and presentations.
iWork ’05 introduces Pages, an innovative new word processor with an incredible sense of style, and also features Keynote 2, a major new version of [...]

 

Apple has introduced Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Orchestra provides you with more than 30 of the most important orchestral software instruments to play, including:
Strings
Symphony Orchestra includes first and second violins, violas, cellos, double basses and a concert harp, as well. Using GarageBand, you can control not only the dynamics and expression of each [...]

 

Apple has introduced iLife ‘05, an upgrade to Apple’s suite of digital lifestyle applications, featuring major new versions of iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand and including the latest version of iTunes.
“iLife ‘05 is far beyond anything available on a PC, and is a must-have upgrade for every Mac user,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “If [...]

 

Apple has introduced the Mac mini, the most affordable and compact Mac ever. Starting at just $499, the Mac mini lets users try Mac OS X and features iLife ‘05, the latest version of Apple’s innovative suite of software for managing digital photo and music collections, editing movies and creating music. Just two-inches tall and [...]

 

GarageBand users can learn how to create musical compositions from anything - vocals, guitars, MIDI keyboards, and even the kitchen sink - with the help of Take Control of Recording with GarageBand, the latest ebook by Seattle musician Jeff Tolbert.
An excerpt from Tolbert’s previous book is featured in the Synthtopia article, GarageBand Tips and Tricks.
Tolbert [...]