Well for the curious trying to install iLife from the USB stick that came with my Air onto my iMac didn't work. "This software is not compatible with your computer." It knows! I just went ahead and purchased a copy, it seemed like a good enough starting place, but I remain open to any and all suggestions.
On Dec 30, 2010, at 6:56 AM, f10r14n wrote: > Garage band seems to be accessible enough nowadays. > > About iLife, I'm not sure. I can't remember if you get a dvd with that > software with your macs ...if so, i guess you could just install iLife > on the iMac as well. > > On Dec 30, 7:02 am, Austin Seraphin <[email protected]> > wrote: >> It always amazes me how Mac users have a family vibe. We feel empathy when >> we hear of the death of a fellow Mac user. Because of this, I first wanted >> to pass on the sad news that a long-time Mac user and professional musician >> has passed away. Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson helped found such legendary >> industrial bands as Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and Coil. He died in his >> sleep on November 24th. >> >> While reflecting and self-reflecting upon these reflections, I decided that >> this marked the time to finally get into making music on my beautiful iMac. >> I've started using Amadeus Pro at the excellent recommendation of list >> members. That does multi-track editing. Now I guess I need a sequencer. I >> don't even know exactly what I want. I created .mod files as a teen-ager, if >> anyone remembers those. I also toyed with some Windows sequencing before my >> installation crashed fabulously for the final time. >> >> I've heard about the new Garage Band, supposedly with improved >> accessibility. One guy told me he didn't find it so, but others seem to like >> it. I've also seen some other music programs in the Apple store and >> elsewhere. I want something I can easily learn, something with which I can >> start making trance music as soon as possible, and something that will give >> me room to grow, with a shallow learning curve. I also plan to do strange >> and wonderful things with instruments, including using sacred mathematical >> scales, as researched by Hans Cousto.http://akashaproject.degives examples >> of this. I'd appreciate any recommendations anyone may have. No doubt others >> have asked similar questions, so I apologize in advance. >> >> - Austin >> >> PS: I have iLife 11 on my MacBook Air. I would rather have it on my iMac. I >> wonder if I could just transfer it from one machine to another? If not I >> guess I'd have to pay the $49 if I want to go that route. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
