iLife '11 Family Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)DO NOT BUY THIS SOFTWARE UNTIL IT IS FIXED! This pains me to write this. I live in the Applesphere and have for more than 2 decades. I am proud of my Apple computers, devices and software, at least I have been up until now. This review is about iPhoto '11. I've been an iPhoto user since 2005. In 2006 it became my only photo database. I've used versions '05, '06, '07, '09 & now '11. I have almost 17,000 pictures and add over 2000 a year nowadays with a 2 year old around the house. I use iPhoto almost every day. I consider myself an iPhoto expert.
iPhoto '11 is not a good upgrade. If you already have an earlier version of iPhoto, stay with it until Apple can come out with a version of iPhoto '11 (currently iPhoto 9.1) that fixes the issues. I'm only going to mention what I've hit my head against today. I have written feedback to Apple on each of these along with a half dozen other things.
Features eliminated or changed for the worse:
Copy of Edit>Adjust settings has been eliminated
E-mail restricts photos to 8 predesigned Apple formats and restricts file size selection to 2. Text on formats only 3 lines, 74 characters each. Drag & drop to an e-mail results in full file size. Work around is time consuming.
Description area in photo info is limited to showing 2 lines. Cannot select any other size. To put more into box you must type it on outside resource like Word or Pages, then copy & paste.
Search feature now looks for any word (of a group of words) you type versus looking for EVERY word typed. This dramatically decreases it's helpfulness.
Program does not allow you to view two pictures enlarged side by side to compare! This makes editing similar pictures or choosing between several, very difficult as you have to open and then move from one to another.
Full screen view of image impossible!!!
Bugs:
Program hangs up, crashes
Adjusting date and/or time won't resort photos within an event when sorting by date. To see properly sorted after adjusting you have to exit to Events or another folder and then reenter the event.
Places sometimes won't show entries after you select them. To see them to confirm your entry you must either exit the event or quit the program and restart it.
Again, these are only what I have bumped up against today. I wish I had never up(down)graded to this version. Here is what I like, the new card selections are nice. The share, create & add to menus are better.

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iLife '11 helps you do more with photos, movies, and music than you ever thought possible. In iPhoto, you can browse, edit, and share your photos in stunning new full-screen views. Create epic Hollywood-style movie trailers from your home video in iMovie. And GarageBand gives you everything you need to make a great-sounding song—including tools for keeping your song in perfect rhythm and guitar and piano lessons.

iLife '11 Family Pack License
Install on up to five Apple computers in the same household. A single-user license is also available.


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Music Maker 17 Review

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(More customer reviews)I just bought this,and I have to admit that it is absolutely terrible. For one,the technical support sucks.
You have to pay just to get help with any of their products. This software isn't like Magix music maker 15 and 16. This one is more geared towards "MIDI" and everything else,but not actual recordings.When you try recording (like guitar for example) the tracks just erase each other,and you have to everything manually. Unlike Magix music maker 15,each time you would record it would record on a new track and it would ask you if you wanted to keep that take or not. This one is just so dumbed down,I hate it.
I hate this software and I completely regret buying it. I cant even record anything. Don't buy this.If your serious about your music,buy something else.This is a joke.

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Music Maker 17 will put you in the composer's shoes and provide you with all the tools you need to create your own songs fromscratch. Plus, being your own artist will allow you to decide whether you want to stick to conventional musical genres, suchas Rap, R'n'B, pop, or classical music or take the plunge and develop your own--no musical training required! With over 1,500sound loops and an extensive number of virtual instruments at hand, Music Maker 17 will help you to complete your masterpiecein an instant.

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Acoustica Pianissimo Virtual Grand Piano Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are in need of a Virtual Grand Piano which can be used in live performance, I believe this is your best bet. I have tried many software pianos. Most of the free ones just don't have enough depth or expressiveness. And the Gigapianos are totally impracticle. Large sampled piano libraries that have to be constantly streamed from the hard drive can be far too CPU intensive and therefore too risky to be dependable for a live gig. The newest generation of virtual pianos has addressed this by combining sampling, modeling and morphing technology. The libraries are smaller in size and the marraige of these technologies has really trimmed the demand on the CPU. Best of all it has produced a richer more natural feeling, sounding and playing experience. The three top contenders in this category are Acoustica Pianissimo, 4 Front Truepianos, and Modartt Pianoteq. I have tried them all. And though they are all quality instruments, I feel that Pianissimo is the clear winner on sound and playability, alone. The fact that it is by far and away the most inexpensive is just a wonderful bonus. Try the demo versions of these pianos for yourself. I think you'll agree.

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Pianoforall - The Ingenious New Way to Learn Piano & Keyboard Review

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(More customer reviews)I really cannot stress enough that for me this was,and it sounds "over the top" but to me it isnt I had invested years on time and effort trying to get the sound I so wanted to on the piano I had spent a lot of money on books and tuition videos and so many methods my head was spinning and my heart was sinking as I just could not reach the standard I wanted to.
I had it must be said had a few lessons from a teacher but these can be very expensive and quite slow.
I stumbled onto this course and after reading the blurb,which there is surprisingly little of really I decided that this would be the last chance saloon and if this course did not help me I would just take up something else which isnt easy when you love a particular instrument as I do.
Well I tried it and it was amazingly simple and it must be if I can grasp the theory.This usual method lo learning the piano seems to have been turned on its head and its like you start from the top almost and work your way down....could it work ? well for me I have to be honest and say "Yes" I was playing within hours and so many make outlandish claims but in my case it was true now Playing ! when I say this I dont mean I was ready for a stint at The Royal Albert Hall but suddenly by just following the video and the insrtuction suddenly it became so much easier and sounded well really good.
In my honest opinion nothing can beat a face to face tutor but as stated they can be expensive and in my case there were the usuual scales and routine of learning a piece to try to keep you motivated and this is what this course did for me it mootivated me to the next stage and each time things got better my playing sounded better from The Entertainer to Bach its all here and very attainable for those who really want to get somewhere on the piano.
Now instead of giving up I am so glad that I invested in this course all the time I had spent is now paying off and all you do is listen and play what you are told as the instrutions says.."Dont ask" just play it.
If like me you are close to giving it up or worse putting it up for sale and you still in your heart wish to play..This is really worth considering...........I am glad I did.
I dont usually write long reviews but this is really worth the time and effort.
It worked for me so what this has done is put the fun back into learning new pieces of music and thats what its all about.
Dont give up.....Like me you might just discover that music and piano playing neednt be such chore.
This course for me is so simple it si genius

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