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Turn your laptop into a Podcast-ready recording studio
Offered as part of the $79 iLife 06 package (iMovie HD, iDVD, iPhoto, iWeb and GarageBand), GB3 features multitrack recording, new Apple Loops and Foley sounds, iChat interview recording, waveform editing, vocal tuning, iMovie Scoring, file compacting and a pretty decent guitar amp sound – among other things.
Previous versions of [an error occurred while processing this directive] were definitely light on the features, but were aimed at an audience who didn't need to dig deep into production. Now however, in classic Apple fashion, they've updated the program to the point where those who are just getting started can achieve professional results.
Let's jump right into a few cool new features not offered in the last version:
A few more quick hits on what's new and cool with [an error occurred while processing this directive] :
Whether you're scoring an iMovie, composing a jingle or recording a local band, the integration of GB3 with Apple's iLife 06 program lets you get back to the art of actually having fun while creating.
Award winning producer/engineer/mixer Rich Tozzoli is also a columnist for such publications as Pro Sound News and Digidesigns' DigiZine. A specialist in 5.1 surround sound, he has worked on DVD's for such artists as Carly Simon, Blue Oyster Cult, Billy Squier and David Bowie.
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GarageBand 3 has grown up, becoming a fully functional production tool that integrates recording, mixing, editing and distribution into one slick piece of software.
iMovie
scoring: Just navigate to the Media Browser, hit the Movies
tab and drag your video file or import an iMovie into the project.
GB3 will let you watch the movie in the Video Preview window
while you create the soundtrack. 
One-click
Web Publishing: If you've rocked out a tasty Podcast (with
Video!) in GB3 and are ready for the world to see and hear
it, just click Send Podcast to iWeb under the Share menu.
The combination of GB3, iWeb and a .Mac account handle the
technical mumbo-jumbo, so you can easily send it out on the
net in a format that listeners can subscribe to. Within iWeb,
you can even submit your GB3 Podcast from to the iTunes Music
Store, complete with title, author and description tags. It's
a great way to get your band heard or movie seen by the masses. 
Amp Modeling: After
purchasing Monster Cables' twenty-dollar 1/4" female to 1/8" mini
adapter, I was able to plug an electric guitar directly into
my PowerBook G4. Tuning up with the built in tuner, I clicked
on the 'Open Track Info' button and dialed in Guitars > Arena
Rock under the Real Instruments tab. Then I added some Gate (the
Mac's input is a bit noisy), Echo and Delay (tempo mapped to
your BPMs). It sounded rather good considering I was plugged
directly into a laptop! 
Enhanced
Tuning/Timing: If that singer you recorded is a bit out
of key, don't sweat it. Just double-click on the Real Instrument
track and open it up in the new editor window. Simply move
the Enhanced Tuning slider right to increase or left to decrease
the enhancement amount. It actually works! 
Apple
Computer, Inc. is an American computer technology company. Its headquarters
are located at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, part of Silicon
Valley. Apple was a major player in the personal computer revolution
in the 1970s.
Apple is known for its innovative, well-designed hardware and software, such
as the iPod and the iMac, as well as the well-known iTunes application
(part of the iLife suite) and Mac OS X, its current operating system.