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A GarageBand for PC!?

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fille1000

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Hi!
My friend has GarageBand on his MAC and I absolutely love it! It's exactly the software I need! The problem is that I have a PC and I cant seem to find any software like it. I've tried ACID, fruityloops, Cubase, but everyone of those lacks the simplicity that GarageBand has. So, does anyone have an idea of what I should get?
 
kanker said:
A Mac. :D
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HA!!! so very true...


thats the thing... pc users miss out on the high quality of apple software... they snuff apple computers at every turn and then ask for pc equivelants of superior software...

just get the superior hardware and you wont have to worry about getting superior software...
 
ok, but unfortunately I dont have the money to buy it...
So please give me a name of a software please.... a serious answer
 
fille1000 said:
ok, but unfortunately I dont have the money to buy it...
So please give me a name of a software please.... a serious answer
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i really don't think there are any... what usually happens is that apple comes up with pretty cutting edge, one of a kind software and PC vendors emulate them... considering GB just came out, i think it could be a while before something like it would be "ported."

apple tries hard to sell iLife for this very reason - because software in it are unlike what's commonly available for Windows - and the only way to get them is to get a Mac...
 
Let's see, Reaktor and Reason a far superior than Grageband, but the learning curve is a bit steaper. I'm surprised you like GB more than Fruity Loops, it is just as easy to use and is much better. What exactly are you looking for? Don't get me wrong guys, GB is nice, but it's not that good.
 
fille1000 said:
ok, but unfortunately I dont have the money to buy it...
So please give me a name of a software please.... a serious answer
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Sorry man, I just couldn't resist. On a more serious note, check out the demo for Ableton Live, might do the trick, but it ain't exactly free (or the $50 for iLife for that matter).
 
Well FuityLoops isnt able to record from the mic or line-in, GB is.
The thing is I want to record my own guitar and voice and stuff, and then play it with various finished samples.. something like that.
Acid is pretty close, but I hate the way it looks and the way you "paint" on the loops, bluäh!
 
At the MacWorld Expo keynote speech when he introduced GarageBand, Steve Jobs said the closest thing to it on the PC is a program called Cakewalk Home Studio, which sells for $80-130.

I thought that was a charitable remark for him to make.

GarageBand is fun, but it's only the beginning of cool software that runs on the Mac.


Crikey
 
fille1000 said:
ok, but unfortunately I dont have the money to buy it...
So please give me a name of a software please.... a serious answer
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try getting one (a Mac, of course) on eBay. sell your pc (if it is worth something *joke*) and save for a Mac.

if you are true to your desire to use GarageBand, then follow this advice.
 
There are several different versions of Cakewalk, with slightly differing names. Some of them are extremely limited, some of them are extremely expensive; but yes, that is the closest thing on the PC side. Note that the cheaper versions may not include ANY software synths. Be very careful.
 
fille1000 said:
Hi!
My friend has GarageBand on his MAC and I absolutely love it! It's exactly the software I need! The problem is that I have a PC and I cant seem to find any software like it. I've tried ACID, fruityloops, Cubase, but everyone of those lacks the simplicity that GarageBand has. So, does anyone have an idea of what I should get?
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GarageBand is the first of its kind, much like iMovie was. There are products that approximate it but not with the same ease of use. In time PC companies will inevitably try and copy it, as they always do, but you'll have to wait and most likely it won't be as good.

Since you are tight on funds gettting a Mac isn't an option for you right now, but if you really like what you see you should consider it as a future option. Good luck in the meantime.
 
Steinberg sells Cubase SX 2 for $799.99
An entry level eMac costs $799.99 (no discount) with iLife 04 installed.

Why are you complaining you can't afford a Mac?

Not only would you get the software you love, you'd also get a great piece of hardware.
 
Well Im not gonna buy a MAC, at least not until I move out....
Thanks for all the answers by the way, Ill check out the Home Sudio, havn't noticed that one before. Thanks!
/Filip
 
lind0834 said:
Steinberg sells Cubase SX 2 for $799.99
An entry level eMac costs $799.99 (no discount) with iLife 04 installed.

Why are you complaining you can't afford a Mac?

Not only would you get the software you love, you'd also get a great piece of hardware.
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perhaps you'd like to buy it for him? Garage Band is a bit underpowered compared to Cubase.
 
I know it's something completely different, but have you tried the Line 6 Guitar Port? Now there's something I'd like to have that's offered to PC users but not available on the Mac.

Squire
 
lind0834 said:
Steinberg sells Cubase SX 2 for $799.99
An entry level eMac costs $799.99 (no discount) with iLife 04 installed.

Why are you complaining you can't afford a Mac?

Not only would you get the software you love, you'd also get a great piece of hardware.
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That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.

CubaseSX2 does way, way, way more than GarageBand. It also comes with a steeper learning curve.

To put it in Apple-speak, this is like comparing FCP HD (== CubaseSX2) and iMovie (== GarageBand.) Do you see the flaw in your logic (pun intended) now??
 
I feel Windows is for playing content, not creating it. I don't know any PC users that do anything creative or create anything. Windows probably isn't for you if you are interested in creating music.
 
Lacking creativity?

BornAgainMac said:
I feel Windows is for playing content, not creating it. I don't know any PC users that do anything creative or create anything. Windows probably isn't for you if you are interested in creating music.
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It is quite humerous to watch some Mac users who are so religious about Macintosh. Some of us out there shouldn't need to get an Ilife or buy a Macintosh to enjoy a program like Garageband. It would be one thing if low-end Macs were in the $300 to $500 price range, but when you are saying that $800 (or thereabouts) is a deal I have to laugh.

If Apple doesn't appeal to PC users with Garageband, someone else will with something as useful. Given some time and study, I think I could maybe come up with something in the spirit of Garageband, with a few additional things that I as a keyboard player and programmer would like to add.

I wouldn't so quickly discount the millions of PC users and claim that they don't do anything creative. If you really believe that, I'll leave you worshipping at the shrine of Apple and I'll be laughing on my way to the bank.

Dan
 
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