Deger and Garageband

[Bagpiper]

I have successfully used the "fantastic" midi capable Deger Chanter with Apple Macintosh "free" (included with the OS) Garageband. Has anyone else using any other MIDI programs with the Deger Chanter ?

[kitchen piper]

Hello!
What did you use to connect up the deger to the mac? I didn't think of using the Deger for this. Wow!!!!!
:-)
Vx

[Bagpiper]

A review will be forthcoming on the newly updated Apple Macintosh iLife '06 program which features Garageband 3.0 and a fifth GarageBand Jam Pack, "World Music". GarageBand is the digital equivalent of a four-track tape recorder, which include all the instruments a budding musicians would need.

The World Music package contains 3,235 Apple loops and 42 software instruments. Some the software instruments that may attract a musician interested in Celtic music are:

Celtic Hammered Dulcimer
Celtic Harp
Celtic Tin Whistle
Highland Bagpipes
Irish Bouzouki
Irish Fiddle

As well as live recording, the application includes hundreds of riffs, beats, bleeps and breaks -- snippets of music known as loops -- that can be mixed and matched in endless combination.

Beltane Bass (Loop Count 2)
Beltane Celtic Harp (Loop Count 4)
Beltane Lute (Loop Count 2)
Beltane Percussion (Loop Count 2)
Beltane Recorder (Loop Count 2)
Beltane Tamburin (Loop Count 7)
Beltane Whistle (Loop Count 5)
Bosnian Sunset Bass (Loop Count 13)
European Jam Accordion (Loop Count 2)
European Jam Dulcimer (Loop Count 8)
European Jam Harp (Loop Count 2)
European Jam Whistle (Loop Count 2)
Highland Keep Dulcimer (Loop Count 7)
Highland Keep Harp (Loop Count 9)
Highland Keep Whistle (Loop Count 10)
Irish A Rún Violin (Loop Count 11)
Irish Athair Harp (Loop Count 8)
Irish Bay Bouzouki (Loop Count 4)
Irish Bluegrass Bouzouki (Loop Count 1)
Irish Breton Harp (Loop Count 9)
Irish Brionglóid Harp (Loop Count 15)
Irish Chante Bodhran (Loop Count 4)
Irish Chante Guitar (Loop Count 4)
Irish Chante Malodeon (Loop Count 6)
Irish Chante Violin (Loop Count 6)
Irish Chiann Flute (Loop Count 1)
Irish Chiann Harp (Loop Count 20)
Irish Chiann Violin (Loop Count 8)
Irish Chiann Whistle (Loop Count 3)
Irish Comp Bouzouki (Loop Count 3)
Irish Cooley Bouzouki (Loop Count 1)
Irish Delight Harp (Loop Count 2)
Irish Dew Melodeon (Loop Count 8)
Irish Frost Bodhran (Loop Count 6)
Irish Frost Flute (Loop Count 7)
Irish Frost Harp (Loop Count 4)
Irish Frost Violin (Loop Count 8)
Irish Frost Voice (Loop Count 2)
Irish Ginger Bouzouki (Loop Count 2)
Irish Jig Violin (Loop Count 11)
Irish Land Bodhran (Loop Count 3)
Irish Land Harp (Loop Count 2)
Irish Land Mandola (Loop Count 4)
Irish Lore Bodhran (Loop Count 7)
Irish Lore Voice (Loop Count 4)
Irish Nag Harp (Loop Count 3)
Irish Nag Mandolin (Loop Count 3)
Irish Póg Bodhran (Loop Count 2)
Irish Póg Harp (Loop Count 4)
Irish Póg Mandola (Loop Count 4)
Irish Reel Bouzouki (Loop Count 3)
Irish Strum Acoustic (Loop Count 5)
Irish Strum Guitar (Loop Count 5)
Scottish Bass Drum (Loop Count 4)
Scottish Bog Accordion (Loop Count 4)
Scottish Bog Fiddle (Loop Count 2)
Scottish Bog Harp (Loop Count 11)
Scottish Bog Whistle (Loop Count 3)
Scottish Flute (Loop Count 2)
Scottish Ides Bagpipes (Loop Count 5)
Scottish Ides Drum (Loop Count 3)
Scottish March Snare (Loop Count 5)
Shetland Bagpipe (Loop Count 6)
Shetland Bass Drum (Loop Count 7)
Shetland Fiddle (Loop Count 3)
Shetland Field Drums (Loop Count 3)
Shetland Shaker (Loop Count 1)
Shetland Snare (Loop Count 1)
Shetland String (Loop Count 2)
Shetland Tamurin (Loop Count 4)
Shetland Toms (Loop Count 1)
Shetland Whistle (Loop Count 2)