Apple GarageBand Jam Pack: World Music

Apple GarageBand Jam Pack: World Music Description

Jam Pack: World Music combines over 3000 Apple Loops and 40 Software Instruments in a collection that allows you to create music from virtually every region and genre in world. It’s the easiest way to add exotic flavor to your with new sounds for GarageBand, Logic, and Soundtrack compositions, or add creative flair to projects in iMovie, iDVD and iPhoto.

A world of music in your hands

Enjoy over 12GB of sounds and music performed by top musicians and meticulously recorded to capture the nuances and spirit of these incredible instruments.

Over 3,000 Apple Loops

Assemble intriguing musical compositions using a collection of over 3000 Apple Loops from nearly every corner of the globe. Rare and exotic instruments from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, India, Europe, the United Kingdom, South and Central America, Cuba and Jamaica.

More than 40 Software Instruments

With over 40 new software instruments, you can create your own songs and soundtracks that sound as if they were composed with authentic world instruments. These new instruments have extensive layers and articulations to re-create the realistic performances when played from a standard midi keyboard. Among the instruments now available:

• Exotic Strings: Ultra-realistic stringed instruments in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors, including Indian Sitar, Japanese Koto, Persian Santoor, Russian Balailaka, Spanish Flamenco Guitar and more.
• Drum & Percussion Instruments: Five authentic world drum kits that incorporate the most relevant, interesting percussion from Asia, India/Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and European Folk.
• Ethnic Wind Instruments: Chinese, Japanese, Native American flutes, Highlands Bagpipes, Celtic Tin Whistle, Indian Shehhai Oboe, Peruvian Panpipes and much more.Other
• spectacular instruments include Afro-Cuban Upright Piano, Latin and Tango Accordions, South African Choirs, and Tibetan Singing Bowls.

System requirements

• Requires GarageBand (installed with iLife ’04, ’05 or '06)*, Logic Express 7, or Logic Pro 7. Soundtrack supports Loops only in Jam Packs.
• Macintosh computer with G3 600Mhz processor or higher to use Apple Loops (G4 or G5 required for software instruments)
• 256 MB of physical RAM
• A DVD optical drive (such as a Combo drive or SuperDrive)
• Mac OS X version 10.2.6 (Jaguar) or later
• 4.5 Gigabytes (GB) of free hard disk space

*Using a guitar, keyboard, or microphone with iLife ‘04 may require a USB or MIDI interface.