A GarageBand for PC!?

[CanadaRAM]

Steinberg has recently shipped Sequel which is a head-to-head competitor to GarageBand. Loops, included instruments, etc.

Others have mentioned Mackie Traktion 3
Cakewalk Music Creator ($39)
FLStudio FruityLoops edition ($99) or Express ($49)


Acid BTW is made by Sony, no longer Soundforge

 

[Cromulent]

Personally I think comparing Mac to PC is kind of like comparing a male to a female. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. The Mac has lots of really cool programs that really are much better than programs I've found on a PC, like GB. However, I really like downloading torrents and on the Mac, it's not something that is not as available as far as torrent clients The only torrent client I could find for a Mac was not free. I also noticed MSN messenger was not available for Mac but that's not much of a loss. Perhaps it's my lack of knowledge with Mac and there's other ways. For now, I feel that PC and Mac are equal, except for maybe the price.

MSN Messenger is available on the Mac but hardly anyone uses it. Use Adium instead.

Transmission and Azureus are both free and respected bit torrent clients available for the Mac.

 

[erikistired]

Maybe I don't completely understand the Mac Mentality. Yes, GarageBand should of course be cheaper for Mac users - no doubt! I'm not expecting Apple to shoot themselves in the foot (or apple core as the case might be).

However, if the program is as good as Mac users say it is, then why not sell it for PC for maybe 1.5-2x the price to PC users? I'm sure there would be quite a few interested. For those who say that Garageband requires a Mac's technology, I find that to be pretty bogus. My relatively old crappy PC could handle all the system requirements for a reasonable GarageBand-type program, and I've heard a number of GarageBand users only use cheap microphones and MIDI loops anyway.

Angelneo, I'm sorry, I can't figure out if you are sarcastic or serious. I'm really not sure about the hype Garageband has caused in the PC world, but I'm sure it would have some appeal.

Even the free Windows Sound Recorder is amazing! Check out this link - (requires Flash, I think)

Dan

P.S. It's kinda nice to know that when I search for GarageBand in Google, that this post came up near the top and people actually were reading my post.

apple makes software for their OS, why would they want to make software for windows, their direct competitor. i'm still not even sure why they ported safari to windows. itunes of course speaks for itself. garage band is definitely a cool program, even if you're just playing around.

 

[sananda]

1. i use bittottent on my mac. this is the one i use: www.bittorrent.com. i don't know how it compares to others as it's the only one i've used.

2. there is msn for mac. but it doesn't do webcams. so i use amsn.

 

[clevin]

i'm still not even sure why they ported safari to windows.

to encourage developers working under windows to produce web-based stuff for iphone. sorry most developers don't work on osx.

 

[CanadaRAM]

FFS, people, there was a point to this thread, originally. GarageBand equivalents? Remember?

Please take the religious wars to another thread, or get a motel room, or something

 

[phungy]

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Wow, bringing a thread back after ~2.7 years...that's a new record

 

[crocodile-7]

A Software Like Garageband But For PC Users!!!

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?

Well, there is a software for PC users that looks like garageband. It's called MAGIX MUSIC MAKER 12 DELUXE. It looks about the same as the Garageband but for PC. You could even do the same thing as you would do in garageband and more like play piano on your computers keyboard. It's not free. I bought it for like 50 bucks. Either go to WWW.MAGIX.COM and buy the software online or go to a retail store like COMPUSA and buy it there. I recommend it for people who want a software like garageband but for PC users.

There is also Magix Music Studio 12 Deluxe for 80 bucks but I haven't tried it. I'm too cheat to buy a software for that much. Plus, Magix Music Maker is fine for people who are beginners like me.

 

[QuantumFireball]

I don't know if you know about this but there is a crack for Mac OSX Leopard that lets you install it on a PC. I would get a 40-80 Gig hard drive (seperat from the one you already have for your PC). Then disconect your <Current_OS> drive so you don't accidentally over wright it, then use the OSX Leopard and iLife Torrents to set up your Hackintosh

 

[Callaginn]

I don't know if you know about this but there is a crack for Mac OSX Leopard that lets you install it on a PC. I would get a 40-80 Gig hard drive (seperat from the one you already have for your PC). Then disconect your <Current_OS> drive so you don't accidentally over wright it, then use the OSX Leopard and iLife Torrents to set up your Hackintosh

It's called the OSX86 Project.

I installed osX on a partition alongside Windows XP about six months ago. Although I was able to boot into it, I was unable to install any software. But, I was impressed that I could surf the web on it. You can also install it on a virtual machine.

See ya,
Callaginn

P.S. By the way, I eventually was able to determine that FLStudio is the closest & easiest to use alternative to GarageBand. Once you understand the basics of it, it actually does very well.

 

[BaRaKa-Sound]

Well FuityLoops isnt able to record from the mic or line-in, GB is.

Obviously he hasn't used FL much. Can do WAY more than GB. You can record ASIO direct into any of FL's mixer channels, or use the integrated sample editor if you lack an asio sound card. (in any channel box, hit cntl-E to open editor)

Anyways, there is a a few 'garageband clones' for pc ...there's 'M-Audio Session' And they make good software so it's probobly alright. Also there is 'Steinberg's Sequel' ... and a few others..

Honestly you'd be better off with Acid. The time-stretching and beatmapping is still unrivaled (except for ableton, which is at par) The editing in acid is fast. you can beatslice and sequence with ease and everything stays in sync.

Most apple software requires your loops to be apple'ized first. having to use a seperate utility. (Acid does all this automatically within the software) This technology was first made by sonic foundry. Apple copied them. So why do you want a clone of a clone? (holds arms in front of face) I'm not a pc fanboy. i only run a mac now it's all i need. (Ableton is my choice)

 

[supergrandma]

Mixcraft is a basic, GarageBand-esque application for Windows that I have used and would recommend as an alternative. Of course, nothing beats GarageBand...

 

[keehun]

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, iLife comes with an