Given that any update to it to add 3/4 time (or whatever) would cost us nothing as like all iOS upgrades it would be free and given that GB for the Mac has umpteen time signatures, Apple must have left it out for a specific reason. It's not as though it doesn't have an extraordinary amount of functionality and fun packed into already for £3 ...
Stephen On 17 Apr 2011, at 11:11, Phil Ward wrote: > 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 A world that has nearly seven billion people on it and a rapidly dwindling supply of fossil fuels, after all, has better ways to manage its affairs than those based on the assumption that putting people out of work and replacing them with fossil fuels is the way to prosperity. - John Michael Greer -- 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.
