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Assuming that all amateur musicians (Hi!) suddenly up and purchase "Apple Garageband" as part of the $59 iLife ‘04 package...
Has anyone given any thought to the MIDI interface you'll need to connect external devices? The alleged $99 (US) USB MIDI keyboard itself will be fine (which, by the way, is mysteriously absent from the Canadian site), but a guitar or line-in mic will need a MIDI interface like this one right?
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/canadastore.woa/72108/wo/t32sCyxUqDxZ2DRBbYKRnPmHXpM/4.3.0.5.10.3.42.13.0
...at $300? Youch!
So if you can also find a product that works through the USB port for mic and instrument-in, why are Apple selling the above device anyway?
Is there a cheaper alternative? Is there an alternative keyboard that is supported by Garageband?
Has anyone given any thought to the MIDI interface you'll need to connect external devices? The alleged $99 (US) USB MIDI keyboard itself will be fine (which, by the way, is mysteriously absent from the Canadian site), but a guitar or line-in mic will need a MIDI interface like this one right?
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/canadastore.woa/72108/wo/t32sCyxUqDxZ2DRBbYKRnPmHXpM/4.3.0.5.10.3.42.13.0
...at $300? Youch!
So if you can also find a product that works through the USB port for mic and instrument-in, why are Apple selling the above device anyway?
Is there a cheaper alternative? Is there an alternative keyboard that is supported by Garageband?