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Apple Updates GarageBand With New Instruments and Sounds to Celebrate Chinese Music
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well for starters they've had African voice instruments for well over seven years. A lot of the old jam packs had tons of other instruments from other countries.
A hissy fit over increased musical instrument diversity? Yes, they are Chinese instruments. Does anyone really believe the "soft and cuddly" Chinese government is going to be swayed by a few instruments. This has more to do with marketing to Chinese customers, and China is the most populated country on earth, so why not? China also has a rich history that has long influenced the West, you know.
Sure he is. Amongst other things that's how capitalism works. Growth, then more if that. No matter what. Imagine the outcry otherwise, especially here, if the next quarter is another decline. That will be the very same folks complaining.
As per the original MR story, you may need to turn them on (show them) in iOS:
I for one really like the Erhu instrument especially. Whilst I get why a lot of people are focusing on the commercial and political angle on this story, I personally hope this is just the beginning of more instruments being added to Garageband (and I say that as someone who mostly uses Logic nowadays, but GarageBand is great fun and I think a very under-promoted app for how great it sells the possibilities of both iOS and OS X). I think switches to turn certain instruments on and off is not a bad idea too.
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Finally! If I had a penny for every time I'd exclaimed "Where ARE the Chinese instruments already?" when using GarageBand, I would have £3.46 exactly.
Next task? Learn what GarageBand is. And how to use it .....
Next task? Learn what GarageBand is. And how to use it .....
Apple is reportedly being targeted for being "too deeply established" in China's core industries
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So, an OSX update that crashes macs. An iOS update that bricks iPads. And now this. Remember when Apple was a tech company?
The executive floor at infinity loop must be like a three stooges episode these days. Timmy, Philly, and Ed. All spinning their wheels in random circles.
The executive floor at infinity loop must be like a three stooges episode these days. Timmy, Philly, and Ed. All spinning their wheels in random circles.
I assume most anti-China comments are from Americans. Most people outside the US know that they live in a bubble, inundated with far more sophisticated propaganda than China can ever muster. It maybe shocking to them that real humans live outside the US, most of them do. However, good on Apple for this. Apple needs to become more globally focussed.
Mr Jobs was a brilliant charismatic nerd who promoted brilliant innovation with a passion for aesthetic and mechanical perfection. We delighted in that spirit. That is his legacy. He is gone. Mr Cook is a smart CEO who promotes Apple as a business. Successful businesses know no borders, rather they pivot on risk and greed. Apple will go where and do what it can to succeed. Mr Cook's legacy is still in the making.
Learning to write an orchestra on this thing would still be easier than trying to figure out how to shuffle a playlist in the Music app.
Ignoring the complicated issues of the PRC, you do know that there are Chinese people outside of China too? In fact there is a whole other country of Chinese people who broke off from the mainland...
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