Apple Garageband Jam Pack: Rhythm Section

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Product Features

• More than 50 software instrument presets you can use to perform rhythm and backing tracks with a keyboard in a variety of styles
• Build unique tracks with loops for rock, blues, metal, jazz, and country songs
• Choose from new, fully playable acoustic (including an “unplugged” acoustic bass guitar) and electric basses covering some of the most popular studio tones,
• Play a variety of new software drum kits, covering everything from jazz brushes to classic 1970s studio sound to heavy metal
• Using your keyboard, you can strum, pick and perform more than 10 playable guitars and other stringed instruments, including a bluegrass banjo, an blues acoustic guitar, a dobro, and three new electric guitars, with harmonics and power chords

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0008GLGMC
• Item model number: MA375Z/A
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 10, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,669 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

Product Description

Songwriters and vocalists take note: the Rhythm Section Jam Pack provides you with the ultimate backing band, one that will never get tired. Of the 2,000 Apple Loops that come in Rhythm Section, half consist of drum beats you can use to introduce variations on grooves — with fills, alternate patterns and numerous other innovations. And the remaining 1,000? Guitarists and bass players will find bass lines, chord progressions, and guitar and keyboard riffs designed to support and enhance the performance of the singer/songwriter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Add On, June 24, 2009

By	Headphone Hero (Palatine, IL United States) - See all my reviews

I use Garageband to help develop my guitar skills and I thought that the loops that came with GarageBand were lacking in the drums department. This JamPack has a good selection of drum loops that work great for playing along with or for piecing together an original songs. After installing the JamPack, I now have 1236 drum loops of which about one third are for soft instrument drum kits and the other two thirds are actual recorded sound. I am pleased with the variety of the loops and fact that there are some fills.

I used an entry level drum machine for a while, but it was difficult to set up with the provided beats and even more difficult to program original beats. The drum machine costs twice as much as the JamPack. The loops and fills provided with this JamPack are way easier to set up for a song and the midi data can be edited to create new beats.

Overall, I am very satisfied with the product. If it were less expensive it would probably get five stars. (I have not fully explored the bass loops because I record my own bass tracks, so I have no comment on that aspect.)

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of rock for the buck, March 7, 2008

By	NWChef (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

I don't have a lot of music production experience, which is why I love Apple's GarageBand. This JamPack was easy to install - when I opened the program afterwards it was as if all of the new loops and instruments were always there. The sound is suprisingly warm and authentic, and I found the selection to be pretty comprehensive. This JamPack is a great foundation for anybody looking to learn the basics of the program... great drum kits and some incredible bass sounds.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Guitars, August 26, 2008

By	jasmcl (San Diego) - See all my reviews

I bought this just for the electric rock guitars and was not disappointed. Power chords, feedback, distortion, everything you need for real sounding rock sequencing.