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> Twenty years ago, iTunes’ emphasis was on collecting, experiencing, and enjoying an art form. Or, better yet, creating. Time was when FCP trounced any video
by jollyllama 3y ago
> Twenty years ago, iTunes’ emphasis was on collecting, experiencing, and enjoying an art form.
Or, better yet, creating.
Time was when FCP trounced any video editor for Window, all of which were buggy and unreliable. Now, FCP is more of a niche product for pro or semi pro editors.
Garageband was never the top choice for pros, but it was highly accessible at that time. Hours of fun for an adolescent. Now, it's weird and tough to use, presumably due to a fruitless bid to target the pros.
Apple has basically given up on the low end of the pro market with their product choices and it's extremely disappointing. At a 5000 ft. view, their product line was basically gentrified as monied consumers pushed out artists and creators.
- paulrpotts 3y agoWhen Apple Logic becomes enshittified, my #1 reason for still owning Macs will go with it.
- riversflow 3y ago> weird and tough to use, presumably due to a fruitless bid to target the pros. Have you tried the phone app? It’s fantastic, and easy to use. I assume the expectation is that if you are opening Garageband on a Mac these days, you “graduated” from the phone. > fruitless bid to target the pros. I personally know multiple musicians who have albums on streaming services that they made in Garageband.
- jollyllama 3y ago>Have you tried the phone app? It’s fantastic, and easy to use. I assume the expectation is that if you are opening Garageband on a Mac these days, you “graduated” from the phone. I have not tried the phone app; that makes sense.
- Angostura 3y agoSchools still use GarageBand a lot in the UK. It doesn’t seem that weird.
- Nullabillity 3y agoThis idea of a "low-end creation apps" always sat weird with me. As kids our go-to tools were usually pirated copies of Cubase, Vegas, and Photoshop. Garage Band, iMovie/Windows Movie Maker, or MSPaint weren't even considered.
- hot_gril 3y ago"The King downloads Sony Vegas," a classic.
- jollyllama 3y agoYes, I have those memories too, and things were quite buggy as I recall. Edit: I would say the Apple tools like FCP were low end in relation to setups with dedicated editing keyboards, etc.