Apple Hardware and Software played an integral role in the creation of Erykah Badu’s album, New Amerykah Part I.   Apple’s Pro Profile takes a look at how Erykah & Mike Chav used Apple’s technology to achieve the ideal creation and collaboration process between artist, producer, & engineer without actually having to be inside a professional recording studio 24/7 or even in the same location as each other.

“That new medium was a MacBook running GarageBand. Badu fired up the application one quiet day around the house, and the music surged. She laid down vocals and sent them via iChat to producers 9th Wonder and James Poyser. The three traded tracks for months, collaborating with producers Karriem Riggins and Rashad “Ringo” Smith. Engineer Mike Chav helped stitch it all together—and that’s how Badu’s new record, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), was created.

“Making this album at home felt good,” Badu says. “I felt relaxed. I didn’t feel any pressure at all. I took my time. And in taking my time, things happened so quickly. I know that’s strange, but that’s how it happened. I didn’t have to go through the hustle and bustle and fuss of finding another engineer. I have a home studio, but I didn’t use it that much, because I was able to maneuver things by myself on the Mac. In four months, I had three albums—seventy-something songs and 20 to 50 more ideas.”

She laid down vocals and sent them via iChat to producers 9th Wonder and James Poyser. The three traded tracks for months, collaborating with producers Karriem Riggins and Rashad “Ringo” Smith. Engineer Mike Chav helped stitch it all together—and that’s how Badu’s new record, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), was created.”

The Article touches on other points of inspiration for Badu as well as how she makes music on the road;

Engineer Mike Chav is currently managing the technical aspects of Badu’s tour-bus studio. “We’re using Logic Studio, GarageBand, and Pro Tools on this tour,” he says. “Logic will be a main compositional tool—it’s great for recording and editing multiple vocal takes quickly, which is very important for Erykah. It’s also a great tool for sequencing. We’ll be using Logic Studio a lot from now on, on this tour and when we get back.”

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