

GB is one power hungry app! From the page: I am a little skeptical about the G3 specs listed on the Garageband page. If you get a used laptop it needs to at least be a G4 to run GB well. Although my 500mhz iMac can run OS X, Garageband would drive it to its knees.if it had any. Such a product would defeat the purpose for which Apple created GarageBand in the first place.įirst of all, Garageband isn't designed for older machines. This is why Apple has no inducement to make a GarageBand product for Windows. Apple doesn't make any money directly from the sale of the GarageBand software.Īpple created GarageBand because it helps sell Macintosh computers, which is what makes money for Apple.

APPS LIKE GARAGEBAND FOR FREE
Microsoft sells software only.Īpple gives GarageBand away for free with all new Macs (as well as iPhoto, iMovie, etc.). And there is no one program for Windows that can provide everything GarageBand does.ġ) an audio recording and looping program with loop library such as Sony AcidĢ) a MIDI sequencer such as Cakewalk or Steinberg Cubaseģ) a multi-sample player with a large library of sample-based instruments, such as SampleTank, Kontakt, or HalionĤ) several software synthesizer instruments (there are hundreds on the market).Īnd the resulting setup will not work as well as GarageBand.Īpple sells computers and software. To get the equivalent of GarageBand on Windows, you will need to spend well over $500 in software.
