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Software

What a $US5 GarageBand Artist Lesson Actually Includes

5:00AM Mark Wilson | While iLife ’09’s GarageBand comes bundled with 9 free lessons on guitar and piano, Artist Lessons, with famous musicians, cost $US5 a pop to download. So what does that money actually get you?
Software

Sting Teaches You to Play Guitar in Garageband ‘09

3:51AM Mark Wilson | In one of the odder announcements during the Macworld keynote, Sting, along with others like Norah Jones, will teach you to play guitar and piano in Garageband ‘09. More »
Peripherals

Shure Hits Home Recording with First USB Mics PG27USB and PG42USB and X2u Mic Adaptor

3:00AM Wilson Rothman | Anybody who has ever recorded in studio or garage knows that “Shure” spells “microphone.” This year, they finally get into the USB mic action with PG27USB and PG42USB, plus the X2u USB mic adapter. More »
Phones

Create Your Own iPhone Ringtone Using iTunes

4:50PM Gizmodo US Edition | In case you wanted to create your challenge to the world’s longest ringtone, CNET has an interesting little video tutorial up that’ll show you how to do so on the iPhone using iTunes. Turns out the music software lets you choose the start and stop times of a song, rename the extension and create a custom ringtone. You’ll need Garage Band if you want to get fancier than that, but who needs fancy when all you want to do is make a 62 minute-long song? [CNET TV] More »