Mac Confessions and a Little Ditty

Ok Mac users...I think I get it.  After spending nearly 4 hours on Garage Band, I have tasted and seen the joy of the Mac.  Am I a complete convert?  Not yet, but I am definitely sold on this nifty tool.  After receiving my copy of "Garage Band for Dummies" through Amazon, I spent some time at the end of the day tinkering with it.  I couldn't get enough...I had to keep adding layers to a little ditty made on the fly.

Here are the tracks I created for a little short recording:

• Rhythm guitar
• Noodling guitar (leadish)
• Vocal
• Pad on the Keys
• Drum Kit (chimes)
• Drum Kit (not sure what it is...maybe a tom?)
• Rock Organ
• Muted Electric Bass

What I found exciting about the program were all the instrument sounds built into Garage Band. The only instruments I played straight into the program were the two acoustic guitars and the vocal part. The rest were played through the embedded keyboard within the program itself.  I converted by Mac keypad into a keyboard...impressive no?  Not a bad little tool for laying down ideas.  It's portable, sounds great and addictive.

So to my Mac friends out there...I get it.

Oh...and here's the little creation I made with Garage Band below.  Keep in mind, this was just made up after hitting the record button...so I'm not looking for any lyrical critiquing here...just wanting to spread the good news of Garage Band.  Enjoy!