We're excited to announce the winners of our first ever MacJamboree music and participation competition. The competition ended August 15, 2004, and featured two separate contests -- one for all-time, best overall song on MacJams.com, and one for best community participant during the course of the contest. A big thanks once again for our excellent sponsors, Drums on Demand, Thomson Course Technology, Peachpit Press, AMG/Samples4.com, and Jewelboxing. Click "read more" for the complete list of prizes and winners! If you are the winner of a prize (or prizes), please contact us while logged in to MacJams.com under your user account. You may contact us through the "Feedback" link or e-mail the Admin directly. Include your name and mailing address to receiveyour prize.

Place	Prize, Sponsor, and Winner
1st	Drums on Demand Vol. 1 & 2 ($100). Drums On Demand™ takes live drum track construction to a new level of simplicity, versatility and realism. Available in three volumes, CDs are organized in easy-to-use Song Sets, with each set including as many as 55 verse, chorus, fill, bridge, break, intro, ending and other loops. Simply find the Master Loops (verse or chorus) that fit your song and use the other loops and segments in the Song Set to quickly build a drum track that feels and sounds like a live session drummer playing a real song -- because that's exactly what it is. Sponsor: Drums on Demand. WINNER: Tobin Mueller for "Cliff's Edge."
2nd - 3rd	Synthpack for GarageBand ($54). Another first for AMG! 154 brand new vintage synth instruments for GarageBand. Specially programmed sounds from some of the classic synths of the 80s and 90s in one superb value SoundPack for GarageBand. Synths featured include MiniMoog, ARP 2600, Matrix 12, Xpander, Octave Cat, Juno 106, MKS70, MemoryMoog, Matrix 6, MC202 and more! The library includes sounds that can be categorized as follows: 37 - Basses, 25 - FX Sounds, 5 - Strings, 5 - Brass, 10 - Lead, 36 - Pads, 10 - Sequence Noizs, 3 - Organs, 9 - Choirs, and 14 other misc. sounds too hard to categorize! Sponsor: AMG WINNERS: juedm for "Forest Play (Alimar/JuedM Collaboration)", and mars for "Monsoon"
4th	20 Pack Jewelboxing DVD-size ($49). Includes: (1) 20 Super Jewel Box King™ Single-Insert Cases; (2) 24 Perforated Inserts, Optimized for Inkjet and Laser Printers; (3) 24 Perforated and Scored Trayliners for Easy Assembly; (4) 24 High-Quality, Self-Adhesive Disc Labels; (5) Instant Access to Precise, Software-Specific Design Templates; (6) Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sponsor: Jewelboxing.com WINNER: Alimar for "The Last Day (edit)"
5th	30 Pack Jewelboxing CD-size ($49). Includes: (1) 30 Super Jewel Box Standard™ Single-Insert Cases; (2) 36 Perforated Inserts, Optimized for Inkjet and Laser Printers; (3) 36 Perforated and Scored Trayliners for Easy Assembly; (4) 36 High-Quality, Self-Adhesive Disc Labels; (5) Instant Access to Precise, Software-Specific Design Templates; (6) Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sponsor: Jewelboxing.com WINNER: Ringo for ""One Two Blues"."
6th	Roots and Raw Reggae Apple Loop from PowerFX. A virtual band with skanking guitars, rootsy drums, booming basses, vintage clavinets and roots percussion. Hot and spicy loops that dub you back to into the day. Edited so the loops rhythmically line up, ready to be one-dropped right into GarageBand/Soundtrack directly and correctly. WINNER: penguinsocks for "bittersweet"
7th - 8th	Apple Training Series: GarageBand ($34.99). First Apple-certified training courseware for the popular new GarageBand music creation and recording software. GarageBand turns your Mac into an anytime, anywhere recording studio packed with hundreds of instruments and a recording engineer or two for good measure. It's the easiest way to create, perform, and record your own music whether you're an accomplished player or just wish you were a rock star. Apple Training Series: GarageBand will take readers through everything they need to know within the book and DVD combo in GarageBand. GarageBand turns your Mac into a digital recording studio--complete with instruments, pre-recorded loops, amps, effects, and editing tools. Why, you'll even find virtual recording engineers in the mix to help you out. You'll be spinning the music of the spheres in no time. Sponsor: Peachpit Press WINNERS: brb for "if not now, why?" and packosmokes for "We Will Miss You."
9th - 10th	GarageBand CSi Starter CD-ROM (29.99). Get ready to rock like a star with GarageBand! This amazing audio creation tool incorporates more than two hours of movie tutorials and gives you everything you need to create your own music, edit it, and export it so that you can share it with the world. No experience with music creation software? No problem! GarageBand™ CSi Starter is the ideal tool to help beginners get up and running quickly. Use this interactive training CD-ROM to work your way through a basic production from start to finish as you quickly get down to the business of producing a song with GarageBand. Sit back and watch a DAW pro show you the ins and outs and then switch over to GarageBand and try it yourself. Use the quizzing feature to test your skills along the way! Sponsor: Thomson Course Technology WINNERS: heavymellow for "Simple Bossa" and fosod for "Apart of Me"
11th	GarageBand Ignite ($19.99). Get ready to rock like a star with GarageBand! This amazing audio creation tool gives you everything you need to create your own music, edit it, and export it so that you can share it with the world. No experience with music creation software? No problem! With GarageBand Ignite!, you’ll get the information you need to get up and running with GarageBand so you can get the most out of its awesome features. Full of step-by-step instructions and visual examples, GarageBand Ignite! is the ideal guide for beginners who have never used music creation software, but are ready to jump in and experiment. Start with the basics—launching GarageBand and playing songs. Ready for more advanced topics? Find out how to incorporate Apple Loops into your songs and how to arrange your music and add effects for professional-quality results. Whether you are a professional musician in the making or just want to have some fun with this cool new program, GarageBand Ignite! is the only tool you need to rock with GarageBand. Sponsor: Thomson Course Technology WINNER: Suzanne for "Dressing for Death."
12th	GarageBand Visual Quickstart Guide ($19.99). Just weeks after GarageBand's introduction, an enterprising user had already put it to work to create the now-famous "Howard Dean Yeeargh" song (which MSNBC than synched up and ran with the video of Dean's night-of-infamy speech)--confirming the fact that though Candidate Dean may not like it, Apple's music-making software is a major hit with just about everybody else! Here to get you shaking the rafters with it fast is everybody's favorite task-based guide on the topic. In hallmark Visual QuickStart style, this to-the-point guide uses simple step-by-step instructions, loads of visual aids, and a raft of time-saving tips to explore every aspect of Apple's music-making software, from using GarageBand's interface to creating, arranging, and recording music with it. You'll learn how to turn your Mac into any of the more than 50 supported instruments; record with any USB or MIDI keyboard, guitar, or microphone; mix your hits with professional effects and settings; use thousands of prerecorded loops; and more. Sponsor: Peachpit Press WINNER: Bonka for "Dominique."
13th	Apple Training Series: iLife (29.99). In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '04, digital pioneer Michael Rubin has you making miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Using real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects, this book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of iLife '04. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through everything from arranging your iTunes library to adding special effects to your video project. You'll learn to create funky tunes with GarageBand, make custom music CDs or DJ a party with iTunes, add motion and sound to your iPhoto slide shows, use "Hollywood style" techniques for making better videos in iMovie, and pull it all together in iDVD projects. The book is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program, used by schools and training centers worldwide. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time. Sponsor: Peachpit Press WINNER: Daphna for "Jazzy Beethoven."

CONTRIBUTOR COMPETITION

Because we value user contribution to our community as much as we value music submissions, we are awarding those users who participate the most in rating, commenting, posting in the forums, etc. Point amounts are those earned during the duration of the contest period.

Place	Prize
1st	Synthpack for GarageBand ($54). Another first for AMG! 154 brand new vintage synth instruments for GarageBand. Specially programmed sounds from some of the classic synths of the 80s and 90s in one superb value SoundPack for GarageBand. Synths featured include MiniMoog, ARP 2600, Matrix 12, Xpander, Octave Cat, Juno 106, MKS70, MemoryMoog, Matrix 6, MC202 and more! The library includes sounds that can be categorized as follows: 37 - Basses, 25 - FX Sounds, 5 - Strings, 5 - Brass, 10 - Lead, 36 - Pads, 10 - Sequence Noizs, 3 - Organs, 9 - Choirs, and 14 other misc. sounds too hard to categorize! Sponsor: AMG WINNER: fosod (975 points)
2nd	20 Pack Jewelboxing DVD-size ($49.99). Includes: (1) 20 Super Jewel Box King™ Single-Insert Cases; (2) 24 Perforated Inserts, Optimized for Inkjet and Laser Printers; (3) 24 Perforated and Scored Trayliners for Easy Assembly; (4) 24 High-Quality, Self-Adhesive Disc Labels; (5) Instant Access to Precise, Software-Specific Design Templates; (6) Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sponsor: Jewelboxing.com WINNER: mcsweb (917 points)
3rd-4th	Apple Training Series: GarageBand ($34.99). First Apple-certified training courseware for the popular new GarageBand music creation and recording software. GarageBand turns your Mac into an anytime, anywhere recording studio packed with hundreds of instruments and a recording engineer or two for good measure. It's the easiest way to create, perform, and record your own music whether you're an accomplished player or just wish you were a rock star. Apple Training Series: GarageBand will take readers through everything they need to know within the book and DVD combo in GarageBand. GarageBand turns your Mac into a digital recording studio--complete with instruments, pre-recorded loops, amps, effects, and editing tools. Why, you'll even find virtual recording engineers in the mix to help you out. You'll be spinning the music of the spheres in no time. Sponsor: Peachpit Press WINNERS: Cameron (915 points) and TobinMueller (703 points).
5th- 7th	Apple Training Series: iLife ($29.99). In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '04, digital pioneer Michael Rubin has you making miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Using real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects, this book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of iLife '04. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through everything from arranging your iTunes library to adding special effects to your video project. You'll learn to create funky tunes with GarageBand, make custom music CDs or DJ a party with iTunes, add motion and sound to your iPhoto slide shows, use "Hollywood style" techniques for making better videos in iMovie, and pull it all together in iDVD projects. The book is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program, used by schools and training centers worldwide. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time. Sponsor: Peachpit PressWINNERS: macapa (540 points), juedm (519 points), and rschletty (413 points)
8th	GarageBand CSi Starter CD-ROM ($29.99). Get ready to rock like a star with GarageBand! This amazing audio creation tool incorporates more than two hours of movie tutorials and gives you everything you need to create your own music, edit it, and export it so that you can share it with the world. No experience with music creation software? No problem! GarageBand™ CSi Starter is the ideal tool to help beginners get up and running quickly. Use this interactive training CD-ROM to work your way through a basic production from start to finish as you quickly get down to the business of producing a song with GarageBand. Sit back and watch a DAW pro show you the ins and outs and then switch over to GarageBand and try it yourself. Use the quizzing feature to test your skills along the way! Sponsor: Thomson Course Technology WINNER: bananakiller (371 points)
9th - 10th	GarageBand Ignite (19.99). Get ready to rock like a star with GarageBand! This amazing audio creation tool gives you everything you need to create your own music, edit it, and export it so that you can share it with the world. No experience with music creation software? No problem! With GarageBand Ignite!, you’ll get the information you need to get up and running with GarageBand so you can get the most out of its awesome features. Full of step-by-step instructions and visual examples, GarageBand Ignite! is the ideal guide for beginners who have never used music creation software, but are ready to jump in and experiment. Start with the basics—launching GarageBand and playing songs. Ready for more advanced topics? Find out how to incorporate Apple Loops into your songs and how to arrange your music and add effects for professional-quality results. Whether you are a professional musician in the making or just want to have some fun with this cool new program, GarageBand Ignite! is the only tool you need to rock with GarageBand. Sponsor: Thomson Course Technology WINNERS: penguinsocks (369 points), _nderscore (324 points)
11th- 15th	GarageBand Visual Quickstart (19.99). Just weeks after GarageBand's introduction, an enterprising user had already put it to work to create the now-famous "Howard Dean Yeeargh" song (which MSNBC than synched up and ran with the video of Dean's night-of-infamy speech)--confirming the fact that though Candidate Dean may not like it, Apple's music-making software is a major hit with just about everybody else! Here to get you shaking the rafters with it fast is everybody's favorite task-based guide on the topic. In hallmark Visual QuickStart style, this to-the-point guide uses simple step-by-step instructions, loads of visual aids, and a raft of time-saving tips to explore every aspect of Apple's music-making software, from using GarageBand's interface to creating, arranging, and recording music with it. You'll learn how to turn your Mac into any of the more than 50 supported instruments; record with any USB or MIDI keyboard, guitar, or microphone; mix your hits with professional effects and settings; use thousands of prerecorded loops; and more. Sponsor: Peachpit Press WINNER: hacked_to_pieces (324 points), Suzanne (297 points), McBoy (283 points), packosmokes (279 points), and Alimar (273 points).

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