I have been thinking of getting the (teen-aged) girls a super-duper keyboard for piano (they are in the Royal Conservatory program), partly as the family piano is truly showing its 100+ years age, and partly in order to encourage them to play/ practice. However, this thread has sparked the idea of getting a cheaper midi keyboard and harnessing one of my Apple machines instead. I could likely do that for $300-500 rather than $3000-5000. So this thread is, shall we say, of existential interest.
I can no doubt handle the keyboard part; what I'd want above all else is something with a natural keyboard action — and obviously also something with a driver for OSX. I would likely buy used, as who knows whether the kids would take to it? I can readily begin to look for a midi that fits these requirements.
But what would be the best music application to use on a stock (450MHz) G4 Cube? (At a pinch, it is possible also to work with a G5 iMac.) Is GarageBand the bees' knees or are there better options?
Sorry for asking, but a) I am not musical myself and B) I know zippo about this side of the computers that surround. The posts in this thread, however, are informed, so I would be grateful for advice.
I can no doubt handle the keyboard part; what I'd want above all else is something with a natural keyboard action — and obviously also something with a driver for OSX. I would likely buy used, as who knows whether the kids would take to it? I can readily begin to look for a midi that fits these requirements.
But what would be the best music application to use on a stock (450MHz) G4 Cube? (At a pinch, it is possible also to work with a G5 iMac.) Is GarageBand the bees' knees or are there better options?
Sorry for asking, but a) I am not musical myself and B) I know zippo about this side of the computers that surround. The posts in this thread, however, are informed, so I would be grateful for advice.