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Location: Sydney, Australia | Mac Users only need read this, unless you want to develop a severe case of Mac envy. :D
Did you know you can use GarageBand for more than just recording stuff you're already reasonably good at? OMG I can't believe I just discovered this. If there is a bar or two you find really hard to figure out (or a whole song if you're so inclined) use the software instrument to enter it in (it's tricky at first as it's not very intuitive, but it's worth it), then set it to loop, set the tempo at a slow pace and practice along with it. As you get better, increase the speed.
Bingo! You have a playing partner who will play for hours without a mistake and never complains. This is awesome, I'm going back to practice a bar I couldn't even get my head around an hour ago. |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Sounds like a great way to spend a public holiday afternoon in QLD Richard. Maybe I should get me a Mac :confused: |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | And just to add some balance - there is also Band-In-A-Box and Jammer for the PC. :D |
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Location: Alagoas, Brazil | Audacity has the same capabilities. Very easy to use and it is free, downloadable everywhere. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Richard, when you slow it down, does it change pitch, or is it like ASD? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | If you slow down the software instrument, it stays in pitch, just like a musician playing at a different speed. The actual sheet music is up on the screen and the computer plays the notes on the sheet music. It was a little bit fiddly getting the music in there in the first place, but I'm sure that will get better with practice.
If you've recorded something from a real guitar and slow it down, it loses pitch. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Or ... if you have it on mp3 just transfer it to your iDEA preamp, set it to loop, slow the speed and play along. On the beach or front porch, no computer or speakers required.
That said, GB is definately a cool program with tons more capability than most people know or need. |
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Location: PDX | What Miguel said -- Audacity. It's free and has ... "tons more capability than most people know or need."
"If you've recorded something from a real guitar and slow it down, it loses pitch." As long as it is a supported file (.WAV or .MP3) this is not the case with Audacity.
Tried both and I prefer Audacity over ASD.
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GarageBand as a practice/learning tool
