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January 17, 2004
GarageBand Implications
Art, the creator of pHATmatik Pro comments on osxaudio.com forums about the ramifications of Apple's new iLife component, GarageBand:
Apple revolutionizes soundwareRead the complete thread here.I've been poking around those innocuous-looking .aif files in the GarageBand loops folder, and I've realized something... these are FAR more than simple ACID-type files or REX2 (or pHATfiles) which simply store transient, tempo and key information.
It appears the Apple Loop file format can store the following
1. A rendered version of the loop (what's in the standard aiff file, and and the reason you can load it into any application that supports aif)
2. Transient, key, and tempo information. (like ACID, Rex2 and pHATfiles)
3. The midi information used to create the loop.
4. The EXS patch used to create the loop (including samples, it appears, but I'm not sure) (!)
5. A 'channel preset' with effects settings for processing the loop.
What's the practical application of this?
Posted by Turfdigger at 5:13 PM
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January 27, 2004
Gotta Love Those Developers
Spied on the OSXAudio.com Forums...
Dent du Midi - MIDI File Converter for GarageBand
Dent du Midi is a drag-and-drop application that takes standard MIDI files and generates AIFF containers for each track which contains note data. These AIFF container files are suitable for dropping into Apple's GarageBand application for use as loops or entire tracks. In simple terms, this application allows you to convert MIDI files into GarageBand files.
Posted by Turfdigger at 2:31 PM
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