I'm looking into purchasing a mini, and had a question about Garageband.
Are the effects it can apply - for example, the vocal pitch correction or pitch shift - applied and output to speakers in real-time?
Another way of asking the question is, could I sing into the mic and hear myself pitch shifted in the headphones at the same time. I haven't found this out from Apple's site.
As far as the mini goes, I am grumbling about the lack of built-in audio input. This is only going to get sound recording at a hobby level, so that's really all I would have needed. Now if i buy a mini, I've got to spend extra on an iMic or equiv.
The effects are applied in real-time, but only to already-recorded tracks. Simply put, you can't apply effects *while* recording, but when you're done, you can.
iMics are pretty inexpensive and for hobby recording, should do the job nicely.
You probably wouldn't want an audio-input on the Mac mini anyway, as Apple's built-in sound hardware has been in significant decline for the past few years.
Just what I needed to know. Thanks, Doc.