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Hi. As a classically trained cellist at the tender age of 18 I went in search of new musical territoy. I found it in the realms of Music Technology, using 16 track tape machines, Atari ST's, Mac Classics, Cubase, sound modules like the Proteus and Roland U220, Alesis SR16 etc. I was even one of the first people in the country to own a Yamaha QY10 - groundbreaking sequencer as big as two iPods.. Anyway I digress. My point is that it enabled a huge level of creativity that had previously been out of reach before. The same happened for me again with garageband, new textures, drum loops that don't sound stale. I dont rely on the loops on their own, that would be pointless for me, but to use them to support my own ideas.... now theres the benefit. I am lucky. I can play quite a few instruments, many cannot and thats where GarageBand has started to play another supporting role in my life as a classroom teacher. From minimalism to trance in a matter of minutes all using students own material. GB isnt the best software in the world, but it has so much to offer and is so easy to use that many would be writers will not have to give up throught the frustration of learning how to use it successfully. Can I breathe now? Thanks for reading. (I'm now 34) Long live a long living Mac!