Year: 2005

SessionLoops shipping multi-track artist drum loops

Posted by | Jan 17, 2005 | |

To coincide with the release of Apple’s Garageband 2, SessionLoops today announced the availability of its new multi-track rock drum loop collection in the Apple Loops format. The collection features drum legend Simon Phillips, and includes hundreds of song-oriented loops and grooves, organized in 34 Drum Sessions with a tempo range from 63 BPM to 182 BPM. Each Drum Session contains loops (named Verse, Chorus, Fill. etc), inspired by a specific drummer or band, from AC/DC to The Police, to Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.

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Apple offers iLife Up-to-Date programs

Posted by | Jan 17, 2005 | |

Apple has posted information on its iLife Up-to-Date programs, which allow certain Mac users to get iLife ’05 at a discounted price of US$19.95. The iLife Hardware Up-To-Date program is for customers who purchase a new Mac on or after January 11, 2005 that does not have iLife ’05 included. The iLife Retail Software Up-To-Date is for those who purchased the boxed version of iLife ’04 on or after January 11, 2005. Both programs end on March 25, 2005.

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Gruber discusses Mac mini, iPod shuffle

Posted by | Jan 17, 2005 | |

Daring Fireball’s John Gruber has posted an excellent piece on Apple’s new low-cost dynamic duo–the Mac mini and iPod shuffle. “With millions of happy iPod users new to the Apple brand, and millions of unhappy Windows users fed up with crapware security issues, there’s never been a better time for Apple to make a move into the low end of the market.

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