iLife '04: Don't waste your money

[pds]

Originally Posted by Randman

Why did kane buy the iLife package if he/she didn't know what was involved? Caveat emptor anyone?

What does iLife have to do with buying caviar?

[twister]

I still want it.

[dixonbm]

Originally Posted by monktus

You forget that Macs are the industry standard for making and recording music.

No I haven't forgotten. But serious musicians and production teams don't use programs like garageband or even soundtrack for that matter. They use professional programs like Pro Tools.

Originally Posted by monktus

I would say that GarageBand is the opposite to a speciality app, it opens up the possibility of creating music on a mac in a cheap and easy way. It's a little like saying that iPhoto is a speciality app for a small number of people because not everyone has a digital camera.

Everyone that I know who owns a Mac has a digital camera too. So I would disagree. I think iPhoto is more widely used than iMovie or iDVD.

[drunkmac]

not really....feelin iLife. Garageband is ok but pointless if you own Soundtrack.

[symphonix]

It has value, but I think it comes down to whether or not you are going to take advantage of that value. Kanecorp, why did you drive all the way out to the Apple store and buy it if you didn't know what you were getting?
There are a lot of new features in there that might be useful, and for the 30 or 40 percent of users who like to play music but have never set up a studio, GarageBand is worth every cent.
I guess it comes back to one thing though. If you go out and spend money without actually finding out what you're buying, then you're bound to end up very upset - even if you are getting a pretty good deal.

[monktus]

I wouldn't say GB is pointless if you own Soundtrack, they're entirely different programs. You can't do multitrack recording with Soundtrack and it doesn't support MIDI. It's more of a loop sequencer for working with video. GB is far more useful in general, I'd have it over Soundtrack any day.

[Randman]

Regardless of GB vs. Soundtrack, the point should be why someone doesn't do a little research on something before buying it, then complainafterward that it's not what he wanted. It's not like he had to buy Life '04 (I'm hoping my is in today).

[diablojota]

After watching a show on the iLife package (brief but nice), I was most impressed with the iLife package. As for GarageBand, that is exactly what I am looking for to record my music that I have composed.
As for iPhoto, I have been hoping for an update to this program for a long time since it runs like a dog. I have over 2k pics in my iPhoto. I can not wait to get my hands on this update. I don't use iMovie, iDVD. Just iTunes, iPhoto, and I can definitely see myself spending countless hours on Garageband (as long as my fiancée will let me).