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January 06, 2004
Garage Band
An interesting MacWorld this time. Not a whole lot of news on the hardware front. No updates to the current line of laptops and desktop, though the Xserve got iPod mini. What the hell are they thinking over there? I like the small form factor, and the fact it holds a hell of a lot more music than other similar sized players, but the damn thing is $250. For $50 more you can get a full iPod. And those colors... What were they thinking?
Don't get me wrong, this thing will sell. Just hoping it does not eat away at the low end iPod sales.
The really interesting thing for me was the new versions of iLife programs. iPhoto is finally going to be able to handle large numbers of pictures. iDVD and GarageBand. Under the silly name is what appears to be a well thought out, well executed program that is going to change the face of amateur music.
The early Macintosh changed the world of desktop publishing, and eventually brought the ability for everyone to be able to create professional looking publications. Now Apple is pushing other formerly professional things onto the home user's desktop. And they are really the only company that can do it right. They can leverage the high quality professional products that they already have (Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack, DVD Studio Pro, Logic and Shake) and put interfaces on them that just about anyone can use.
iMovie and iPhoto have really pushed the envelope in that direction. Now, GarageBand will take that to a more astonishing level. People who have talent can now really create amazing music. It means people who would not have had a chance at being heard can, for a few bucks, make a professional production.
I can't wait to see what some of my talented friends do with it.
Posted by Samer at January 6, 2004 09:48 PM
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