Is Garageband for me?

Back in 2004 I spent several weeks on a sound project using Garageband 1. My requirements were not very onerous: up to 6 tracks, non-destructive pan and volume, no loops or anything similar, all source material was recorded by microphone, and away I went.
I now have Garageband 2.0.2 on my computer, but it has been there unopened since it arrived with my G5 in 2006. Now I'm just about to embark on several months of various sound projects and was wondering if the Garageband I have is suitable, and if not, whether the latest version would be. Or do I need to go upmarket?
I made notes in 2004 about the limitations I came across, and this one was a biggie, but I was able to live with it because it as only a small project:
+Bars within a project cannot be deleted. If you end up with space inside a project the only way to delete it is to export the project, or part of it, and then use Sound Studio to delete the space.+
I wrote that six years ago and I think what it means is that when I cut and moved regions around, I ended up with bars – and therefore space – I couldn't get rid of.
So, regarding the latest version of Garageband (or, I'm hoping, G2.0.2):
Q1: Can bars with nothing in them be deleted?
Q2: Do I have to have bars at all? I don't need them.
If Sound Studio had non-destructive pans and volume controls, I could probably make do with it.

Bars within a project cannot be deleted. If you end up with space inside a project the only way to delete it is to export the project, or part of it, and then use Sound Studio to delete the space.
Are you talking about deleting from one track while keeping the other ones, or do you mean deleting whole passages from your song? In your version, indeed a gap would occur, but it's easy to fix by moving regions to the left. In the latest GB (after GB08, if I remember correctly), you can delete stuff from a track without creating a gap. To delete bars from the whole project, you can either proceed like that, cutting all tracks at the same time, or you can use the Arrange Track to create an arrange region and delete it.
Do I have to have bars at all? I don't need them.
No, for your purposes it's probably better to set the counter to real time (minutes and seconds) instead of musical time. That will automatically turn off the snap-to-grid function too. Should be possible with your version though.
GB 3 basically added podcast functionality to your version, so you don't need that. As for the new features of GB 4 (= 08) and GB 09, look at this:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/FAQPages/WhatsNew08.html
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/FAQPages/WhatsNew09.html

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ClaudioWalrus wrote:
How can I make a fade out effect at the end of the song in garageband for iPad?
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Bdim is the VII chord - rather we should ask why is the Bb there! Bb is not in the key of C major!
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- from circle progression wikipedia article
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https://soundcloud.com/jayesskerr/ipadgination
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https://soundcloud.com/jayesskerr/just-drums
I own a couple of good mac boxes loaded with killer software, and I also have some decent interfaces. They are pretty superior in regards to the amount of options that they present, without a doubt. And then when you include all of the 3rd party plugins and loops and stuff that you can get... well, it's very, very nice. The ipad intrigued me because it's self contained, and is extremely portable. It has limitations which force one to be kind of clever in order to work around them. Also, the recording process with an ipad is very, very quick. Setup time is minimal. So anyways, with just Garageband, and an Apogee Jam (I have the irig connector also, but in my opinion the Jam is so much superior...). The only other thing I'd reccomend is the Line6 Mobilekeys25 which I used here; MUCH easier to enter notes in on bass and drums. Here's some points to sum up my opinions on my experience with the device;
No it's not better than Logic or Cubase or prottols or something with an interface. It's only a 5 dollar app on a 600 dollar tablet (In my case an outdated 1st generation ipad).
There's only 8 tracks, but you can bounce and merge.
The amount of sections is limited, but you can work around that too...
It's extremely portable. Way less gear to haul and set up, but feel free to use your own stuff with it also...
GB on a tablet is very, very easy to learn. Super intuitive and quick to use.
The amount of sections is limited, but again you could always just make another song project and then stitch it together later...
The amp and pedal emulations aren't as good as Guitar Rig, a line6 Pod Pro hd, or a FAS Axe-FXII. But they aren't horrible, they are certainly pretty good for the price of 5 bucks...
If you're broke/poor and want to get into recording and sharing your music, this is the ideal way to go about it. Your recording device (The ipad) also makes documents, does email, takes and edits pictures, takes and edits video... The only thing standing in the way of you sounding great is you...
The 'merge track' option is a powerful tool, especially on your midi tracks.
No pitch correction. Waaaaaahhh boo hoo! You're gonna have to learn how to sing. Plus, it's only 5 bucks!
Don't want to use the internal drum sounds? Or want to use your amp's miced sound? Get a small mixer, and connect your mic to that. Then connect the mic to the Apogee Jam (There are other products out there that work better and in stereo, but this would do in a pinch) and you should be good to go.
I recommend using a small keyboard like the Line6 Mobile Keys 25 to enter your midi/virtual instruments stuff in. For me, using just the pad means more track editing after I enter it...
The last point is this; there's other software besides just GB. Cubasis anyone?
Anyways, thanks for checking this out, I hope that it helps, and if anyone else has any opposing viewpoints or points to add, please do.
http://www.guitarius.net
http://www.youtube.com/user/Scottulus

Yes, I do it all the time. The best I have found is the Apogee iMiC. Here is a link. http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/mic.php

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