The guzheng, erhu, dizi and more traditional Chinese instruments got a warm welcome into the Apple family today in the latest update of GarageBand.
Apple’s basic and uber-user friendly music creation software nows feature over 300 loops, samples and presets of Chinese instruments — seen as a major effort in the Cupertino company’s ongoing attraction of the market in China. No only is it easier (and pretty fun, we’d imagine) to jam or compose music on iPhones, iPads and Macbooks, but Apple has also made it easier for users in China to share their tunes on QQ and Youku — popular social networks in the country, considering Facebook is banned.
That’s not to say Mark Zuckerberg isn’t trying hard to break into the lucrative Chinese market though. The Facebook founder has done nearly everything to woo the Chinese — learning Mandarin, giving his daughter a Chinese name, jogging through Beijing’s smog-filled streets, and even met up with China’s propaganda chief in March. Facebook’s still not allowed in China though.
Apple chief Tim Cook however seems to be having a lot more fun on his side of things. Check out his recent jam session with Taiwan-based Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin as they cover Lin’s song ‘The Key’ with Chinese instruments on the new Garageband update.
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