Final Cut Pro 7
Final Cut Pro is the hub of Final Cut Studio, with powerful capabilities for working with the other Final Cut Studio applications.
Final Cut Pro lets
you edit everything from uncompressed standard definition video to HDV, DVCPRO
HD, and uncompressed high definition video—as well as Panasonic P2 and Sony
XDCAM HD tapeless formats. You can mix and match a wide range of formats and
even frame rates in the open format Timeline. Final Cut Pro includes a complete
set of professional editing and trimming tools that let you work quickly, with
a full range of customization options to give you flexibility and control. Also
included are powerful multicamera editing tools that allow you to view and cut
video from multiple sources in real time.
Garage Band.
GarageBand
is a software application for Mac OS X and iOS that allows users to create
music or podcasts. It is developed by Apple Inc. as a part of the iLife
software package on Mac OS X.
Features
Audio recording
GarageBand
is a streamlined digital audio workstation (DAW) and music sequencer that can
record and play back multiple tracks of audio. Built-in audio filters allow the
user to enhance the audio track. GarageBand also offers the ability to record
at both 16-bit and 24-bit Audio Resolution.]
GarageBand also offers a tuning system that can effectively imitate the auto-tune
effect when tuned to the maximum level.
Virtual software instruments
GarageBand
can play realistic, sampled instruments, used for creating songs or playing
music live using over 100 sampled or synthesized instruments, which can be
played using a USB or MIDI keyboard connected to the computer, or using an
on-screen virtual keyboard. Some of the virtual instruments include pianos;
various drum kits, guitars, bass guitars, and a wide variety of synthesizers.
The synthesizers are broken into 2 groups; (virtual) analog and digital. Each
synthesizer has a wide variety of editing options, including richness, glide,
cut off, standard attack, decay, sustain, and release.
MIDI editing
GarageBand
can import MIDI files, and offers piano roll or notation-style editing and
playback. By complying with the MIDI Standard, a user can edit many different
aspects of a recorded note, including pitch, velocity, duration, and time.
Pitch can be set to 1/128 of a semi-tone, on a scale of 0-127 (sometimes
described on a scale of 1-128 for clarification). Velocity, which determines
amplitude (volume) can be set and adjusted on a scale of 0-127; 0 for silence
127 for loudest. Duration of a note and Time in which the note is played are
set within the compositions time signature, or can be set within realtime.
GarageBand also offers global editing capabilities to MIDI information with
Enhanced Timing, also known as Quantizing. Whilst offering comprehensive
control over MIDI files, GarageBand does not include several key features, such
as a sequencer for drum tracks. However, many of these shortcomings have been
addressed with each successive release of GarageBand.
Music lessons
A new
feature included with GarageBand '09 and later is the ability to download
pre-recorded music lessons from GarageBand's Lesson Store for guitar and piano. There are two types of lesson
available in the Lesson Store: Basic Lessons, which are a free download,
and Artist Lessons, which must be purchased. The first Basic Lessons for
both guitar and piano are included with GarageBand.In both types of lesson, a music teacher presents the lesson, which is in a special format offering high quality video and audio instructions. The lessons include a virtual guitar or piano, which demonstrates finger position and a musical notational area to show the correct musical notations. The music examples used in these lessons features popular music.
Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation platform for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, developed and manufactured by Avid Technology. It is widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film scoring, film, and television post production. Pro Tools can run as standalone software, or operate using a range of external A/D converters and internal PCI or PCIe audio cards with onboard DSP.
