Rob, Yes, only three quid and it's brilliant value, but it surely wouldn't have required many lines of code to offer a few time sig options. So you have to wonder what's the motivation behind only allowing 4/4? Or is it just cultural ignorance at Apple? The domination of 4/4 in contemporary music is predominantly a Western phenomenon. You don't have to go very far East or South to find 4/4 much less inevitable (9/8 is very common in Greek folk music for example). Even just a 3/4 option would have made a huge difference (to me anyway).
Phil -- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] W: www.philward.biz W: www.myspace.com/philwardmusic W: www.myspace.com/thegalleonsband • Freelance writer and product designer. • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. • Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. • Regular contributor to Sound on Sound and Performing Musician magazines. On 17 Apr 2011, at 11:01, Rob Beattie wrote: > But it was only three quid. 8-) > > Rob > ----------------- > Rob Beattie > Freelance writer and book author > www.robbeattie.com > 07769 902820 > Twitter: @robbeattie > > > > On 17 April 2011 11:00, Phil Ward <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hmmm, I had a nagging feeling that might be the case. How sad is that? It >> smacks of cultural censorship (Big Brother Jobs says "You WILL only compose >> cliché infested pop songs"). It's pretty much useless from my point of view >> then (although I guess I can play odd-time sig drum parts manually). What a >> shame. >> P >> -- >> Phil Ward >> Flat 2 >> 24 Lewes Crescent >> Brighton >> BN2 1GB >> T: 01273 571980 >> T: 07971 961987 >> Skype: aphilw >> E: [email protected] >> W: www.philward.biz >> W: www.myspace.com/philwardmusic >> W: www.myspace.com/thegalleonsband >> • Freelance writer and product designer. >> • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. >> • Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. >> • Regular contributor to Sound on Sound and Performing Musician magazines. >> On 17 Apr 2011, at 10:51, Stephen Watson wrote: >> >> You're not being dim - 4/4 time is all it allows on the iPad whereas it can >> be varied on the Mac version. >> >> Stephen >> On 17 Apr 2011, at 10:42, Phil Ward wrote: >> >> All, >> Maybe I'm being dim (it has been known) but having started messing with >> Garageband on the shiny new iPad, I can't see how to create a "song" in a >> time signature other than 4/4. Presumably Apple does realise that 4/4 is not >> the only possible time signatures? >> >> Phil >> PS. Thanks to all who recommended apps for my iPad. >> -- >> Phil Ward >> Skype: aphilw >> E: [email protected] >> W: www.philward.biz >> W: www.myspace.com/philwardmusic >> W: www.myspace.com/thegalleonsband >> • Freelance writer and product designer. >> • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. >> • Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. >> • Regular contributor to Sound on Sound and Performing Musician magazines. >> >> "If the world needed an enema, Dubai would be the place to insert the hose." >> - Larry >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB.
