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GarageBand 2.0 Getting Started User's Guide (Manual)

1. Real Instrument Master Track Show All bey Basic i Rock Basic Ambient Classic Rock Classical p Folk Rock Dance LA Rock Hip Hop gt Live Gig Jazz Pop Rock gt r Stadium Rock Tempo mm a A Time 4 4 102 bpm _ Key re major B O M Y Details Effects W Echo Rock n Roll Sie Reverb Medium Hall H 2 O _ None ia gt 2 Equalizer Manual BIA m Compressor 0 100 Delete Master Save Master The Echo and Reverb sliders for individual tracks control the amount of echo and reverb that are sent to the global echo and reverb effects In the Track Info window for the master track you can change the global echo and reverb presets that control the sound of these effects A Master effects category list Click a category to see the effects for that category in the master effects list on the right B Instrument library pop up menu Choose which instruments you want to see in the category and instrument lists from the pop up menu C Master effects list Click a set of master effects from the list Tempo slider Drag the slider to change the song s tempo E Time pop up menu and field Choose a time signature from the pop up menu or enter a number in the field F Key pop up menu Choose a key from the pop up menu Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance 21 22 Details triangle Click to show the global effects settings
2. Effect checkboxes pop up menus and slider Click an effect checkbox to turn the effect on or off Choose an item from the pop up menus or drag the slider to adjust an effect The Track Info window includes the following effects for the master track e Echo pop up menu Choose a global echo preset e Reverb pop up menu Choose a global reverb preset Effect and effect setting pop up menus Click a checkbox to turn an additional effect on or off Choose an effect from a pop up menu on the left then choose an effect preset from the pop up menu on the right Equalizer pop up menu Choose a global equalizer setting from the pop up menu Compression slider Drag the slider to adjust the amount of global compression Effect edit buttons Click to show an effect s preset window where you can edit the effect preset Save Master and Delete Master buttons Click the Save Master button to save a set of master effects Click the Delete Master button to delete a saved set of master effects Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance Working With Songs Songs are the documents that hold your music and all the changes you make You can create and save songs save a song as an archive and export a song to iTunes Each song has a tempo a time signature and a key which last for the entire length of the song When you create a song you set the tempo time signature and key in the New Project dialog You can save a song as an archiv
3. Snap to grid Command G Recording Record Start Stop R Turn cycle region on off C Turn metronome on off Command U Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts Action Shortcut Notation view Moves selected notes to previous grid position Left arrow Moves selected notes to next grid position Right arrow Moves selected notes back one measure Shift Left arrow Moves selected notes forward one measure Shift Right arrow Transposes selected notes up a semitone Up arrow Transposes selected notes down a semitone Down arrow Transposes selected notes up an octave Shift Up arrow Transposes selected notes down an octave Shift Down arrow Adjusting master volume Raise master volume Command Up Arrow Lower master volume Command Down Arrow Showing windows and editors Show track mixer Command Y Show Track Info window Command Show editor Command E Show loop browser Command L Show onscreen keyboard Command K Show Musical Typing window Command Shift K File menu functions New Command N Open Command O Close Command W Save Command S Save As Command Shift S Application menu functions Show Hide GarageBand Preferences Command comma Hide GarageBand Command H Hide other applications Command Option H Quit GarageBand Command Q Help menu functions GarageBand Help Command question mark Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts 74 Connecting Music Equipm
4. gt Keyboard Synth Pad TTT TTT To play the onscreen music keyboard Click the notes on the keyboard You can click when the song is playing when it is stopped or when recording Clicking a note lower on the key plays the note with a higher velocity equivalent to pressing the key harder and clicking a note higher on the key plays the note with a lower velocity equivalent to pressing the key more softly Chapter 7 Working with Software Instruments 49 50 To move the keyboard Place the pointer anywhere in the space above the keys and drag To resize the keyboard Drag the expansion triangle on the lower right edge of the keyboard window To change the range of notes you can play Click the small triangles to the left or right of the keys Clicking the triangle to the left lowers the keys by an octave and clicking the triangle on the right raises the keys by an octave Adding a Software Instrument Track To record a Software Instrument you can add a new Software Instrument track or record on an existing Software Instrument track To add a Software Instrument track Click the Add Track button or choose Track gt New Track In the New Track dialog click the Software Instrument tab Select an instrument category from the Category list then select the instrument you want to use from the Instrument list Getting Ready to Record Once you have connected your music keyboard there are a few things to check be
5. loop together with the song by clicking the Play button before you click the loop When you preview a loop with a song GarageBand matches the tempo and key of the loop to the song s tempo and key and syncs the loop with the song so it starts playing on the beat When you preview a loop you can also control the volume of the loop using the volume slider in the loop browser d Drag the volume slider to adjust the volume of the loop To adjust the volume of a loop being previewed Drag the volume slider in the loop browser left to lower the loop s volume or right to raise the loop s volume If you adjust the volume of a loop in the loop browser then add the loop to your song by dragging it to an empty part of the timeline the volume of the track created for the loop is set to the same volume Now try previewing the loops you found earlier and see which ones you like Refining Your Searches There are several ways you can refine your searches in the loop browser You can Display only loops from a specific Jam Pack or folder e Display loops using a particular scale type Display only loops in keys near the song s key e Perform text searches Displaying Loops From a Jam Pack or Folder If you have installed one or more of the GarageBand Jam Packs on your computer your loop library can contain many thousands of loops To make searching for loops easier you can choose to display only loops from a specific Jam P
6. using the major scale or to find only percussion loops with latin in the file name Adding Loops to the Timeline When you find a loop you want to use in your song you add the loop to the timeline a Classic Rock Beat 04 Drag a loop to an empty part of the timeline to create a new track for the loop To add a loop to the timeline Drag the loop from the loop browser to an empty part of the timeline where there is no track A new track of the appropriate type is created and the loop is added to the new track You can also create a new track then drag a loop of the same type Real or Software Instrument to the track To learn about creating tracks see Chapters 6 and 7 There are two types of Apple Loops Real Instrument loops or Software Instrument loops In the loop browser the loop s icon shows which type each loop is Real Instrument loops can be dragged only to a Real Instrument track and Software Instrument loops can be dragged to either a Real or Software Instrument track Either type can be dragged to an empty part of the timeline to create a new track You can also convert a Software Instrument loop to a Real Instrument loop when you drag it to the timeline Real Instrument loops require less processing power for playback which can allow you to use more tracks and effects in your song especially for songs with many loops To convert a Software Instrument loop to a Real Instrument loop Optio
7. Choose an instrument generator and generator preset from the menus Compression slider Drag the slider to adjust the amount of compression Equalizer pop up menu Choose an EQ setting from the pop up menu Effect and effect setting pop up menus Click a checkbox to turn additional effects on or off Choose an effect from a pop up menu on the left then choose an effect preset from the pop up menu on the right e Echo slider Drag the slider to adjust the amount of echo e Reverb slider Drag the slider to adjust the amount of reverb G Input channel pop up menu and buttons Real Instrument tracks only Choose the input channel or channels for the instrument from the Input pop up menu Drag the Volume slider to set the input volume for the selected channel Choose whether monitoring is on or off from the Monitor pop up H Effect edit buttons Click to show an effect s preset window where you can edit the effect preset Save Instrument and Delete Instrument buttons Click the Save Instrument button to save an instrument Click the Delete Instrument button to delete a saved instrument Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance Master Track The Track Info window for the master track shows the global song settings and effects settings for the overall song Global song settings include tempo time signature and key Global effects settings include echo reverb equalizer and compressor settings e098 Track Info
8. GarageBand Preferences Open the Track Info window to make sure the instrument has the instrument and effects settings you want and is using the correct input channel or pair of channels See Changing Real Instrument Settings on page 45 for more information e Sing or play a few notes and watch the track s level meters in the track mixer to make sure the track is receiving input and isn t clipping If the red dots at the right of the level meters called clipping indicators light up try dragging the volume slider to the left a little to lower the input volume e You may want to set the song tempo and key before recording a Real Instrument Real Instrument recordings are fixed in tempo and key unlike loops and Software Instrument recordings and cannot be changed after they are recorded Recording a Real Instrument Now you re ready to record your Real Instrument You can record one Real Instrument track at a time To record a Real Instrument Click the header of the Real Instrument track you want to record in to select the track Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where you want to start recording Choose Control gt Count In to have the metronome play a one measure count in before recording starts You can also set the playhead a few beats before the point where you want the music to come in to make it easier to start playing on the beat Chapter 6 Working With Real Instruments 4 Click the Record button to start r
9. GarageBand matches the loop s key with the key of the song The closer the loop s original key is to the key of the song the more natural the loop will sound when transposed to the song s key When a loop is transposed by a large number of semitones the result can sometimes sound unnatural or distorted To display loops only in keys near the song s key Choose GarageBand gt Preferences then click the General tab In the General pane click the Filter for more relevant results checkbox Note The Filter for more relevant results checkbox is turned on by default To see loops in keys farther away from the song s key turn off the checkbox Searching for Specific Text You can quickly find loops with specific text in their file name or path using the search field This makes it easy to find a loop by name or to find all loops in a specific folder To perform text searches for loops Type the text you want to search for in the search field then press Return Loops with the text in either their file name or path will be shown in the results list Try refining the drum loops you found earlier by typing acoustic club or funk in the search field You can try typing other words to see what results you get Chapter 4 Using Apple Loops 31 32 You can use several methods together to find specific loops For instance you can use keywords with the Scale pop up menu or with the search field to find only bass loops
10. When you create a Real Instrument track you set the input channel for mono input or pair of channels for stereo input You can change these settings in the Track Info window To change the input channel Select the track then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info window Choose an input channel or pair of channels from the Input pop up menu The number and format of input channels varies depending on what type of audio interface is connected to your computer Adjusting Input Volume You can adjust the input volume for a Real Instrument track The input volume controls the level of the signal from the audio in port or audio interface into GarageBand In general set the input volume as high as possible without causing clipping or distortion for the best results To adjust the input volume Select the track then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info window Drag the Volume slider left to lower the input volume for the selected channel or drag it right to raise the input volume Note Dragging the Volume slider changes the input volume for the selected channel in all audio applications not just GarageBand You can also add and adjust effects for a Real Instrument track For information about using effects see Mixing and Adding Effects on page 64 Using the Instrument Tuner GarageBand includes an instrument tuner that you can use to check the tuning of any Real Instrument connected to your com
11. effect off temporarily is called bypassing the effect This has several advantages it lets you hear how each effect changes the sound of your music and lets you see which effects have the greatest impact on your computer s performance When you turn off an effect the effect s current settings are retained so any adjustments you have made are not lost To turn an effect off In the Effects section of the Track Info window click the checkbox next to the effect Click the checkbox again to turn the effect on again Choosing Effect Presets Each effect includes several presets which let you easily set the effect s parameters to achieve a particular sound To choose an effect preset Choose the preset you want from the Preset pop up menu to the right of the effect s row Editing Effect Presets Some effects such as the equalizer and amp simulation effects include groups of settings called presets which you choose from the effect s Preset pop up menu You can adjust effect presets to fine tune the effect and save your own presets to use with other instruments or in another song To show the Preset window Click the Edit button with the pencil icon to the right of the effect s row The effect s Preset window appears Each preset setting has a slider button or other control and each control is named to indicate what it controls To adjust an effect preset Drag the sliders in the Preset window to adjust the
12. key each song uses a particular scale The most common scales are the major and minor scales To set the key In the New Project dialognew project dialog choose a scale from the Scale pop up menu Opening an Existing Song You can open an existing song to continue working To open an existing song Choose File gt Open locate and select the song you want to open then click OK You can also open a recently open song by choosing File gt Open Recent and selecting a song from the shortcut menu If you close the currently open song GarageBand displays a window asking if you want to create a new song or open an existing song Chapter 2 Working With Songs 25 26 Saving the Song As you work it s important to save your song often so you don t lose your changes To save a song Choose File gt Save or press Command S Saving a Song as an Archive You can also save a song as an archive When you save a song as an archive all the audio files loops and other media the song uses are saved in the song file This is especially useful in case you want to copy the song to another computer or are duplicating a song with your own Real Instrument recordings To save a song as an archive Choose File gt Save as Archive Exporting a Song to an iTunes Playlist You can export a song to an iTunes playlist then play your exported songs in iTunes download them to an iPod or burn the playlist to a CD Files are exported to iTu
13. keywords for that category in the right column C Keyword column Click a keyword to show matching loops in the results list You can click multiple keywords to expand your results D View buttons Click the column button to show column view or click the grid button to show button view Scale type pop up menu Choose a scale type to see only loops using that scale Search text field Type text in the field to see loops with the text in their file name or path Preview volume slider Drag the slider to adjust the volume of the loop being previewed IlO m m Results list Shows the loops that match the selected keywords Also displays the tempo key and number of beats for each loop Click a loop in the results list to preview it Click the Favs checkbox for a loop to add it to your favorites Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance Track Info Window The Track Info window shows the current instrument effects and input settings for the selected track or the master effects settings for the master track You can change these settings in the Track Info window Real and Software Instrument Tracks Some controls in the Track Info window are different for Real Instrument tracks than for Software Instrument tracks as noted below 608 Track Info Real Instrument Master Track Show All H Band Instruments p No Effects Basic Track p Acoustic Guitar Echoes Bass p Arena Rock Drums i Ba
14. note icon in the lower right corner of the editor s header area In music notation the position of notes is shown in terms of musical values note values When you play music you may play some notes slightly off the beat ahead of the beat or behind the beat to achieve different types of feeling These small differences are not shown in musical notation In notation view GarageBand shows the position of notes rounded to the nearest note value You can choose the note value to round the display of notes to from the editor timeline grid menu This does not change where the note sounds in time it only changes the display so that notes slightly out of time are shown at the intended position To choose the note value for notation view Click the Timeline Grid button in the upper right corner of the editor then choose a note value from the timeline grid menu Editing Notes In Notation View You can edit notes and controller information for a Software Instrument region in notation view just as you can in graphic view You can Add notes e Select notes e Move notes in time Cut and copy notes Change the pitch of notes e Change the duration of notes e Change the velocity of notes e Add pedal markings to sustain notes Chapter 9 Working In Notation View Adding Notes You add a note by choosing the note value for the note then clicking in the editor In notation view a square note value button appe
15. settings in the preset When you adjust an effect preset it appears as Manual in the pop up menu so you know you ve changed it from the original preset You can go back and forth between your Manual settings and other presets to compare them before saving the new preset Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects Saving Effect Presets You can create your own effect presets and save them to use on another track or in another song To save an effect preset Adjust the settings for the preset to get the sound that you want Choose Make Preset from the pop up menu then type a name for the preset in the Save dialog Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects 71 Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix Action Shortcut Navigation Moving the playhead Play Pause Space bar Go to beginning Home or Z Go to end End or Option Z Move back by one measure Left Arrow Move forward by one measure Right Arrow Move back by the visible width of the timeline Page Up Move forward by the visible width of the timeline Page Down Zoom out Control Left Arrow Zoom in Control Right Arrow Tracks Create new track Command Option N Duplicate track Command D Delete selected track Command Delete Select next higher track Up Arrow Select next lower track Down Arrow Mute Unmute selected track M Solo Unsolo selected track S Show Hide track volume curve A Show Hide master track Comman
16. steps of a semitone Note When you transpose a song to a new key Real and Software Instruments both those you ve recorded and loops are transposed Any audio files added from the Finder are not transposed Using Effects Effects let you shape and enhance the sound of your music in a variety of ways Anyone who s listened to popular music on the radio or listened to the soundtrack of a movie has heard the different effects used in contemporary music GarageBand includes a complete set of studio quality effects that you can use on individual tracks or the overall song to shape the sound of your music Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects 67 68 Types of Effects GarageBand includes the following types of effects Equalization EQ EQ is a powerful and versatile effect that lets you change the level of selected frequencies You can use EQ to make both subtle and dramatic changes to your songs EQ is likely the most commonly used effect in popular music Dynamics Dynamics effects which include compressors and noise gates let you control the volume of your music over time Reverb and Echo Reverb and echo are both time based effects Time based effects store a copy of the sound and play it back at a later point in time creating a sense of space Modulation Modulation effects which include chorus flangers and phasers build on the time based effects by shifting or modulating when the copied signal plays back They can also invo
17. the Time Signature Each song also has a time signature which controls the relationship between beats and measures A song s time signature consists of two numbers separated by a forward slash which look similar to a fraction The number on the left controls the number of beats in each measure and the number on the right controls the beat value the length of the note that gets one beat Chapter 2 Working With Songs _ You can use any of the following time signatures in a GarageBand song 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 7 4 6 8 7 8 9 8 or 12 8 The default is 4 4 the most commonly used time signature To set the time signature In the New Project dialog choose a time signature from the Time pop up menu Note You can change the time signature later in the Track Info window for the master track Setting the Key Each song has a key which defines the central note to which the other notes in the music relate and the scale used either major or minor To set the key In the New Project dialog choose a key from the Key pop up menu Choose the scale from the pop up menu to the right of the Key pop up menu Note You can change the key later in the Track Info window for the master track If you change the key of a song after recording instruments or adding loops all Software Instrument recordings and loops are transposed to the new key Real Instrument recordings are not transposed Setting the Scale Along with the
18. undoing a step you can recover the changes using Redo You can undo or redo any number of actions since the last time you saved At any point you can save a new version of the song by choosing File gt Save As To undo the last change Choose Edit gt Undo To redo the last change Choose Edit gt Redo Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline Working With Real Instruments You can play and record guitars basses microphones and other musical instruments connected to your computer in Real Instrument tracks Each recording appears as a region in the track You can change input settings and add effects to a Real Instrument track in the Track Info window Adding a Real Instrument Track To record a Real Instrument you can add a new Real Instrument track or record on an existing Real Instrument track To add a Real Instrument track Click the Add Track button or choose Track gt New Track In the New Track dialog click the Real Instrument tab Select an instrument category from the Category list then select an instrument from the Instrument list Select the input format by clicking either the Mono or Stereo format button then choose the input channel from the Input pop up menu If the instrument you are recording has a single input choose the Mono format If the instrument has left and right inputs choose the Stereo format You can also add a basic track A basic track is a stereo Real Instrument track containing no e
19. zoom out to see more of the track Graphic Notation View buttons Click to change the editor to graphic view or notation view Note value button Click to choose the note value for notes you add 0O 7 m O Fix Timing button Click to fix the timing of notes in the selected region or notes selected in the editor so that notes move to the nearest grid position Beat ruler Shows beats and measures for the area visible in the editor Playhead Shows the point in the song currently playing Notation display Shows the musical events of Software Instrument regions in standard music notation You can move notes to adjust their pitch and where they start playing and change how long they play Scroll bar Drag the scroll bar to move to a different part of a track Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance Loop Browser The loop browser lets you quickly find loops to add to your songs You can find loops using keywords for instrument musical genre or mood You can also perform text searches and refine your results in several ways The loop browser shows the tempo key and number of beats for each matching loop You can preview loops in the loop browser before you add them to a song and add more loops to GarageBand by dragging them onto the loop browser The loop browser gives you two ways to find loops button view and column view Button View In button view the loop browser contains a set of keyword buttons Cli
20. 12 Time display instrument tuner The time display shows the playhead s position in musical time measures beats ticks or absolute time hours minutes seconds fractions Drag or double click the numerals to enter a new playhead position The right side of the time display shows the song s tempo Click and hold the tempo then drag the slider to set a new tempo You can also show the instrument tuner in the time display window and use it to check the tuning of a Real Instrument connected to your computer Master volume slider and level meters Drag the volume slider to adjust the song s master output volume level Watch the level meters to see if clipping is occurring before you export a song Timeline The timeline contains the tracks where you record Real and Software Instruments add loops and arrange regions p Ee i eee ee ee ee ee sO Big Solo 1 Big Solo Big Solo 2 3 Big aden Pop Organ Beat ruler Shows beats and measures the units of musical time in the timeline You can click the beat ruler to move the playhead to a specific point in the timeline Tracks You record Real and Software Instruments in tracks and drag loops to tracks to add them to a song You arrange the song by working with regions in the tracks in the timeline Playhead Shows the point in the song currently playing or the
21. Country Guitars gt British Invasion Vocals p Classic Rock Clean Jazz Dreamy Shimmer a Eighties Pop v Input Channel 1 Mono l 5 Volume 4 a ui X Monitor On Details Effects Gate 0 Compressor WI Amp Simulation B gt Manual wile Chorus gt 2 2 Use these controls to BH Equalizer varia AZ add and adjust effects W Echo 0 Om 100 M Reverb 0 Oe 100 Delete Instrument Save Instrument Adjusting Effects Each effect has either a slider that you can use to adjust the amount of the effect or a pop up menu from which you can choose different effect presets To adjust a track s effects Select the track then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info window Click the Details triangle to reveal the track s effects settings Drag the sliders for the Gate Compressor Echo and Reverb effects to adjust the amount of each effect Choose a new setting from the Equalizer pop up menu to adjust the equalization If your song is playing you hear the changes in real time Choose an effect from one of the Effect pop up menus on the left then choose an effect setting for the effect from the Preset pop up menu on the right Additional effects you can add include treble reduction bass reduction amp simulation chorus flanging phase shifting and tremolo Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects 69 70 Turning Effects On and Off You can turn individual effects on or off turning an
22. GarageBand Preface Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 4 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 27 27 28 29 29 Contents About GarageBand Getting Started What s New In GarageBand Before You Begin GarageBand at a Glance GarageBand Window Timeline Editor For Real Instruments For Software Instruments Graphic View For Software Instruments Notation View Loop Browser Button View Column View Track Info Window Real and Software Instrument Tracks Master Track Working With Songs Creating a Song Setting the Tempo Setting the Time Signature Setting the Key Setting the Scale Opening an Existing Song Saving the Song Saving a Song as an Archive Exporting a Song to an iTunes Playlist Using Apple Loops Finding Loops With the Loop Browser Finding Loops in Button View Finding Loops in Column View Previewing Loops in the Loop Browser Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 30 30 31 31 31 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 39 39 41 41 41 42 42 43 44 45 45 46 46 46 47 48 48 49 50 50 Refining Your Searches Displaying Loops From a Jam Pack or Folder Searching by Scale Type Limiting Searches to Nearby Keys Searching for Specific Text Adding Loops to the Timeline Creating Your Own Apple Loops Adding Loops to the Loop Library Working in the Timeline About Regions Selecting Regions Cutting Copying and Pasting Regions Looping Regions Resizing Re
23. Piano a r i Classical Piano 0 Select an instrument Sel i os Drum Kits p Dark Clav category from this list Guitars p Detroit Overground Horns p Detroit Underground Select an instrument Mallets j Echo Piano fi e rom this list Organs Electric Piano Pianos and Keyboards gt Energy Blasts Sound Effects gt 4 Energy Stabs PA Strings gt v Fuzz Clav X M Choose a new instrument V Details generator and generator Generator Electric Piano i gt Manual Hz preset from these pop up Effects v Compressor 0 y 100 mMenu M Equalizer Manual re 2 DB Overdrive B gt Manual 2 Use these controls to add ane M gt Aw and adjust effects M Echo 100 M Reverb 1 100 Delete Instrument Save Instrument You can also add and adjust effects for a Software Instrument track For information about using effects see Mixing and Adding Effects on page 64 Chapter 7 Working with Software Instruments Working in the Editor The editor located below the timeline is where you edit Real and Software Instrument regions You can edit each type of region in a variety of ways In the editor Real Instrument regions appear as audio waveforms Software Instrument regions appear as either a graphic note display or as music notation depending which view you select For both Real and Software Instrument regions the editor features a beat ruler to help you make precise edits and a playhead which you c
24. Shows beats and measures for the area visible in the editor Playhead Shows the point in the song currently playing J Notes controller data display Shows the individual notes of Software Instrument regions in a graphic format You can move and resize notes to adjust their pitch where they start playing and how long they play Shows controller data when chosen in the Display pop up menu K Scrollbar Drag the scroll bar to move to a different part of a track Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance 16 For Software Instruments Notation View You can also view Software Instrument tracks and regions in notation view In notation view notes and other musical events are shown in standard music notation You can edit notes and edit controller information including velocity and pedal markings for sustain in notation view Deep amp Hard Bass Deep amp Hard Bass Align to 1 16 Region Name field Type a new name for the selected region in the field Region Pitch slider and field Drag the slider to transpose the selected Software Instrument region up or down by up to 36 semitones You can also type the number of semitones in the field Velocity slider and field Drag the slider to change the velocity of selected notes You can also type the velocity value in the field A note s velocity reflects how hard the key is pressed when you play the note Zoom slider Drag to zoom in for a closer view or to
25. a repetition Try looping the drum and bass regions you added to the timeline Rhythm patterns in most popular music last for some multiple of four measures For example the verse and chorus of a popular song often last for 16 or 32 measures each Resizing Regions You can resize regions by either shortening or lengthening them When you shorten a region only the visible part of the loop plays When you lengthen a region you add silence blank space to its beginning or end To resize a region Move the pointer over the lower half of either edge of the region The pointer changes to a resize pointer with an arrow pointing away from the region Drag the edge of the region to shorten it or lengthen it p Resize pointer Resizing a region by lengthening adds silence to the region This can be useful if you want to make copies of the region each lasting for a certain number of beats Note You can t lengthen a Real Instrument region beyond its original length Moving Regions You can move a region by dragging it to a new point in the timeline You can also move a region to another track of the same type as the region Real Instrument regions can only be moved to Real Instrument tracks and Software Instrument regions can only be moved to Software Instrument tracks Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline To move a region e Drag the region left or right to a new point in the timeline e Drag the region up or down to another t
26. ack or only the loops included with GarageBand If you have created your own loops or added loops from another source you can also choose to display only those loops Click here to show the loop library pop up menu st Reset Drums __Drum Kit Rock Blues Grooving Fill P Elec P Urban Clean Dis World Jazz Electric Chapter 4 Using Apple Loops To display loops from a specific Jam Pack or folder Choose the Jam Pack or folder with the loops you want to see from the loop library pop up menu located to the right of the word Loops at the top of the loop browser Searching by Scale Type Most loops other than drum loops are recorded using a particular musical scale In most cases when you arrange several loops so that they play together you ll want to use loops with the same scale type The Scale pop up menu lets you narrow the loops shown in the results list to those using either the major or minor scale those using neither scale or those good for both jess Scale Any kK 5 947 items Choose a scale le search type here text here To display only loops with a particular scale type Choose the scale type from the Scale pop up menu Drum loops don t usually have a scale type so try refining the bass loops you found earlier to show only those using the major scale Limiting Searches to Nearby Keys Loops with melody and harmony instruments are recorded in a specific musical key When you add a loop to a song
27. an lock to the timeline playhead or unlock to see a different part of the song in the editor Selecting Regions In order to edit a region in the editor you first select the region in the timeline To select a region do one of the following e Select a single region by clicking it e Select multiple regions by Shift clicking e Drag from a point before the first region to a point after the last one to select the regions in between Editing Real Instrument Regions You can edit Real Instrument regions in the editor in several ways You can e Move regions Crop part of a region e Join regions e Enhance the tuning of single note monophonic regions e Enhance the timing of regions 53 54 Moving Real Instrument Regions You can move Real Instrument regions in the editor in order to align them precisely with measures and beats or with other regions To move a Real Instrument region in the editor Move the pointer over the top part of the region close to the beat ruler The pointer becomes a move pointer a vertical line with arrows pointing left and right Drag the region to its new position Cropping Part of a Real Instrument Region You can easily cut part of a Real Instrument region whether at the beginning the end or in the middle of the region This is especially useful if you want to delete move or copy an individual note chord or phrase in a region To crop part of a Real Instrument region Move the poi
28. arageBand Working With Songs describes how to create a new song as well as how to save archive and export your songs Using Apple Loops describes how to find and preview Apple Loops in the loop browser add them to the timeline and create your own Apple Loops Working in the Timeline describes how to build your song by arranging regions in the timeline Working With Real Instruments describes how to add a Real Instrument track turn on monitoring set the input channel and format record a Real Instrument and change Real Instrument settings Working with Software Instruments describes how to add a Software Instrument track record a Software Instrument and change Software Instrument settings Working in the Editor describes the different ways you can edit Real and Software Instrument regions Working In Notation View describes how to view Software Instrument regions as music notation and how to edit notes note velocity and pedal markings in notation view Mixing and Adding Effects describes the steps to follow in mixing your song and how to use the effects included with GarageBand GarageBand Getting Started also includes appendixes listing keyboard shortcuts and describing how to connect music equipment to your computer What s New In GarageBand e You can import MIDI Apple Lossless and Sony ACID files into a GarageBand song MIDI files are imported as Software Instrument regions A
29. ars at the upper right corner of the Advanced area of the editor The note value button displays a musical note showing the current note value Clicking the note value button displays a menu from which you can choose a new note value To choose the note value Click the note value button then choose the note value you want from the menu that appears To add a note In the editor Command click at the point you want to add the note Selecting Notes Before editing notes in notation view you must first select them To select a note Click the notehead the round part of the note You can select multiple notes by Shift clicking or by dragging around the notes to enclose them Moving Notes You can move notes in time in notation view in the same way as in the editor s graphic view To move a note in time Select the note then drag left or right You can also move selected notes by pressing the Left or Right Arrow keys Above each note in the beat ruler is a beat guide As you move a note the beat guide moves to help you see the note s exact position in time Copying Notes You can copy notes in notation view To copy a note Option drag the notehead to a new position Changing the Pitch of Notes You can change the pitch of or transpose notes in notation view Chapter 9 Working In Notation View 61 62 _ To change the pitch of a note Select the note then drag up or down You can also change the pitch of sel
30. ces click the Input tab in the Sound pane select Line In in the sound input list then drag the Input volume slider to set the input level Alpha draft APPLE CONFIDENTIAL NEED TO KNOW Appendix 75 76 Connecting a Music Keyboard to Your Computer If you play a keyboard instrument you can connect a MIDI compatible music keyboard to your computer to play and record Software Instruments To connect a music keyboard to play Software Instruments e If the keyboard is a USB MIDI keyboard connect the USB cable to the keyboard and to your computer e If the keyboard is a standard MIDI keyboard connect the keyboard to a MIDI interface using standard MIDI cables and connect the interface to your computer Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the keyboard which may include installing the correct driver on your computer Connecting Other Music Equipment You may also want to connect speakers or monitors to your computer to hear your songs play back with greater audio quality than possible from your computer s speaker A variety of monitors and speakers are available including speakers you can connect directly to your computer s audio out port through a USB port or using an audio interface If you connect an audio interface to your computer you set the audio interface as the audio input device for GarageBand Before setting the audio input device be sure to install any necessary driver software for the audio interfac
31. ck a button to show matching loops in the results list Clicking multiple buttons narrows the results to those loops that match all of the selected keywords Reset Drums Drum Kit Rock Blues Grooving Fill ta Percussion Combo 25 10e vorites Urban Clean Distorted E RnB Beat 10 9 E RnB Beat 11 9 Ba World Jazz Electric El RnB Beat 12 9 Guit Electronic Relaxed Intense BR pnb Beat 13 od Country Cheerful Dark RnB Beat 14 sa Ore a Dry Processed EJ Simple Funk Drums 03 10 Cinematic Single Simple Funk Drums 04 10 Melodic es Simple Funk Drums 05 10 E Slow Rock Beats 01 754 Scale Any B Q 457 items eam 4 p Slow Rack Rears 02 z7 f eee 3 pare A Keyword buttons Click a keyword button to display matching loops in the results list You can click multiple keyword buttons to narrow your results w View buttons Click the column button to show column view or click the grid button to show button view Scale type pop up menu Choose a scale type to see only loops using that musical scale Search text field Type text in the field to see loops with the text in their file name or path Preview volume slider Drag the slider to adjust the volume of the loop being previewed nim gla Results list Shows loops that match the selected keywords Also displays the tempo key and number of beats for each loop Click a loop in the results list to prev
32. d B Track Info window Show Hide Track Info Command Select next higher category or instrument Up Arrow when Track Info window is open and either a category or an instrument is selected 72 Action Shortcut Select next lower category or instrument Down Arrow whenTrack Info window is open and either a category or an instrument is selected Move from instrument column to category column Left Arrow when Track Info window is open and an instrument is selected Move from category column to instrument column Right Arrow when Track Info window is open and a category is selected New Track dialog Select next higher category or instrument Up Arrow when New Track dialog is open and either a category or an instrument is selected Select next lower category or instrument Down Arrow when New Track dialog is open and either a category or an instrument is selected Move from instrument column to category column Left Arrow when New Track dialog is open and an instrument is selected Move from category column to instrument column Right Arrow when New Track dialog is open and a category is selected Toggle between Real Software Instrument options Tab Editing and arranging Undo Command Z Redo Command Shift Z Cut Command X Copy Command C Paste Command V Delete Delete Select all Command A Split region Command T Join selected regions Command J
33. e To set an audio interface as the audio input device Choose GarageBand gt Preferences then click the Audio MIDI tab In the Audio MIDI pane choose the audio interface from the Audio Input pop up menu If you connect a microphone an instrument or other audio device directly to your computer s audio in port you set may need to configure input settings for it in the Sound pane of your computer s System Preferences To configure input settings in System Preferences Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu then click the button for Sound Preferences In the Sound Preferences pane click the Input tab Select Line In from the sound input devices list then drag the Input volume slider to set the input level Appendix B Connecting Music Equipment To Your Computer www apple com garageband 2005 Apple Computer Inc All rights reserved Apple the Apple logo and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries GarageBand and iPod are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc 019 0262
34. e and export a song to an iTunes playlist Creating a Song You start working in GarageBand by creating a new song To create a new song Choose File gt New Project In the New Project dialog browse to the location where you want to store the song then type a name for the song in the name field 23 3 Set the song s tempo time signature and key as described in the following sections 900e New Project Save As My Song 4 rae m 2 GarageBand BJ Seeker D se Si a pig F Network ig My Hip Hop Groove gt mi Seeker My Jazzy jam E MUSIC DR Ear a AN 4 GarageBand i My Rockabilly Tune 4 Piano Rhythm II ME Deskton Tempo e OO Tempo slider ime 4 4 I 120 bpm Key C L l minor _ Scale pop up menu _ New Folder Cancel Time signature Key pop up menu pop up menu Setting the Tempo Each song has a speed or tempo The tempo defines the rate at which beats the basic rhythmic pulse occur in the song The tempo is measured in beats per minute or bpm You can set the tempo to any speed between 60 and 240 bpm The default tempo is 120 bpm which is a common tempo used in popular music To set the tempo In the New Project dialog drag the Tempo slider left to slow down the tempo or right to speed up the tempo Note You can change the tempo later in the Time display or in the Track Info window for the master track Click here to change the tempo Setting
35. e editor then click the Fix Timing button Chapter 8 Working in the Editor Editing Controller Information in a Software Instrument Region Most music keyboards designed to be used with computer music programs include controllers for pitch bend and modulation These controllers are often circular wheels placed at the left end of the keyboard Some keyboards also include other controllers such as a sustain pedal a foot controller or an expresssion control Moving the pitch bend wheel while you play causes the notes you play to bend up or down in pitch like a guitar Moving the modulation wheel creates changes in the sound of the Software Instrument These are different for different instruments but often involve changing the frequency rate or intensity of a filter applied to the instrument If you move a controller while recording a Software Instrument the movements are recorded in the Software Instrument region You can see the movements you recorded and edit them in the editor To display controller information for a Software Instrument region Double click the region to open it in the editor Choose the type of controller information you want to see from the Display pop up menu Controller information is displayed as a line with dots at different points in time This is similar to the volume curves for tracks in the timeline Each dot called a control point shows a change in value in this case the movement
36. eaker icon to silence the track Click the Solo button with the headphone icon to hear the track by itself Click the Lock Track button to lock the track Click the triangle to show the track s volume curve B Track mixer Drag the pan dial to adjust the pan position of the track the left to right placement in the stereo field Drag the volume slider to adjust the track s volume Watch the level meters to see the track s volume level as you record and play C Timeline Contains the tracks where you record Real and Software Instruments add loops and arrange regions Also includes the beat ruler which you use to move the playhead and align items in the timeline with beats and measures See Timeline on page 12 for a description of the features and controls in the timeline D Zoom slider Drag the zoom slider to zoom in for a closer view of part of the timeline or to zoom out to see more of the timeline Add Track button Click to add a track below the existing tracks in the timeline Track Info Loop Browser and Editor buttons Click to open the Track Info window loop browser or editor G Transport controls Click the Record button to start recording Click the Play button to start or stop the song playing Click the Go to Beginning Rewind or Fast Forward buttons to move the playhead to different parts of the song Click the Cycle button to turn the cycle region on or off Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance 11
37. ecording Play button Cycle button Record button 5 Start playing your instrument or singing into your microphone As you record a new region appears in the selected Real Instrument track with the music you record 6 When you are finished click the Play button to stop recording An audio waveform appears in the newly recorded region After you record you can listen to your new recorded part to see how you like it To hear the new recording 1 Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where the new region starts align it with the left edge of the region You can also move the playhead to an earlier point in the song or to the beginning of the song to hear the new recording in the context of the song 2 Click the Play button or press the Space bar Recording a Real Instrument With the Cycle Region GarageBand lets you record over a specific part of a song Musicians sometimes call this punching in and punching out and call the points where you start and stop recording punch points To record over a specific part of a song you set the cycle region in the timeline To set the cycle region 1 Click the Cycle button The cycle region appears as a yellow strip just below the beat ruler 2 Move the cycle region to the point in the timeline you want to start recording then drag the end of the cycle region to the point in the timeline you want to end recording You can drag in the cycle region ruler b
38. ected notes by pressing the Up or Down Arrow keys You hear the note s new pitch as it moves Changing the Duration of Notes When you select a note a duration bar for the note appears You can change the note s duration how long the note lasts using the duration bar To change the duration of a note Select the note Drag the right edge of the duration bar left to shorten the note or right to lengthen the note Duration bars work just like the notes in graphic view Deleting Notes You can delete notes that you no longer want to include in your song To delete a note Select the note then press the Delete key Changing Note Velocity For many Software Instruments the sound changes depending on the note s velocity You can change the velocity of notes in notation view in the same way as in graphic view To change a note s velocity Select the note then drag the Velocity slider left to lower the velocity or right to raise the velocity You can also change a selected note s velocity by holding down the Command key and dragging up or down Adding Pedal Down and Pedal Up Symbols Music notation for piano and some other instruments includes symbols for the sustain pedal When the sustain pedal is down the instrument sustains all notes until the pedal is released up You can add pedal down and pedal up symbols which control whether the notes are sustained in GarageBand When you add pedal symbols you can
39. egions You can join multiple regions into a single region To be joined the regions must be adjacent to each other on the same track with no space between them Real Instrument regions from loops blue can t be joined Recorded Real Instrument regions purple can only be joined to other Real Instrument regions and Software Instrument regions green can only be joined to other Software Instrument regions Make sure the regions are the same type on the same track and adjacent to each other Select the regions Choose Edit gt Join Selected When you join Real Instrument regions a dialog appears asking if you want to create a new audio file Click Create to join the regions in a new Real Instrument region Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline Renaming Regions You can rename a region in the editor To rename a region Click the region in the timeline to select it then click the Editor button You can also double click the region to open the editor The waveform of the region appears in the editor Be sure the header over the field says Region before you type the new name Select the text in the name field then type the new name in the field Using the Timeline Grid When working with regions in the timeline you usually want them to align with the beats and measures in the beat ruler so they start playing on the beat GarageBand includes a timeline grid that makes it easy to align regions with beats and measures in the beat r
40. either place the pedal up symbol manually or have GarageBand place the pedal up symbol at the end of the measure To add pedal symbols and place the pedal up symbol manually Click the note value button and choose the pedal symbol from the menu Hold down the Command key and place the pointer in the notation view editor at the point where you want the pedal down marker Press the mouse button down Chapter 9 Working In Notation View The pedal down symbol appears at the current position of the pointer Fed Without releasing the the mouse button drag to the point where you want the pedal up marker Release the mouse button The pedal up symbol appears at the current position of the pointer i To add pedal symbols with the pedal up placed automatically Click the note value button and choose the pedal symbol from the menu Hold down the Command key and place the pointer in the notation view editor at the point where you want the pedal down marker Press the mouse button down The pedal down symbol appears at the current position of the pointer Fod Release the mouse button The pedal up symbol appears at the next sixteenth note after the pedal down symbol Once you have added the symbols you can move the pedal up symbol To move the pedal up symbol Click the pedal symbol to select it The pedal down and pedal up symbols become green indicating that they are selected Drag the pedal up symbol to its new
41. elow the beat ruler to move the cycle region to a new part of the timeline Chapter 6 Working With Real Instruments 43 44 You may want to have the cycle region start a few extra beats before the point where you want to start recording to make it easier to start playing on the beat and end a few beats after you want to stop recording in case your last note extends past the end of the cycle region To record using a cycle region Select the Real Instrument track you want to record in Click the Record button to start recording Play your musical instrument or sing into your microphone As you record a new region appears in the selected Real Instrument track Real Instruments only record the first time through the cycle region When the cycle region repeats you hear the newly recorded region When you are finished click the Play button to stop the cycle region If you want to replace the recorded region click the Record button and play the part again When you have finished using the cycle region click the Cycle button again to turn it off Recording Multiple Real Instrument Tracks You can record up to eight Real Instruments and one Software Instrument at the same time This lets you record a vocals and instruments together and simultaneously record a backing track for example When you select a track recording is enabled for that track meaning that recording will start on that track when you click the Record b
42. enhancement If you move the Enhance Timing slider while the song is playing it may take a moment for it to catch up with the music The Enhance Timing slider may not work equally well with all musical material especially when set to higher values Listen carefully to the results of using the slider and set it to the value that sounds best Chapter 8 Working in the Editor 55 56 Editing Software Instrument Regions You can edit Software Instrument regions in the editor in several ways You can e Edit individual notes including the note s pitch duration timing e Edit controller information including velocity mod wheel pitch bend sustain Editing Notes in a Software Instrument Region You can edit individual notes of a Software Instrument region When you view the region in the editor individual notes in the region are displayed in a graphic format e The left edge of the note shows the point in the timeline it starts playing e The width of the note shows how long it plays e The vertical position of the note shows its pitch in relation to the piano keyboard displayed vertically along the left edge of the editor You can drag notes to a new starting point resize notes to shorten or lengthen how long they play and drag notes up or down to a different pitch You can also select multiple notes and edit them at the same time Note To edit notes in the editor you may need to zoom in so that the notes are large enou
43. ent To Your Computer If you sing or play a musical instrument you can connect a musical instrument or a microphone to your computer and record your performances in your GarageBand songs Each recording appears as a region in a track in the timeline You can add effects to the track and edit the region in the editor Connecting a Musical Instrument or Microphone You can connect an electric musical instrument or microphone to your computer and record it in a Real Instrument track You can connect a microphone to your computer using the computer s audio in port if your computer has one You can also connect an audio interface to your computer then connect instruments and microphones to the audio interface for recording Audio interfaces are available in a variety of compatible formats including USB FireWire PCI and PC card formats You can also connect an audio mixer or console to your computer and record microphones or instruments through the mixer If you use an audio interface to connect musical instruments check the manufacturer s specifications to make sure the interface is compatible with Mac OS X 10 2 6 or later Also make sure the audio interface uses a format supported by your computer Follow the manufacturer s instructions which may include installing the correct driver on your computer If you connect an instrument or microphone to your computer s audio in port open System Preferences click the button for Sound preferen
44. ent of the song by blocking out sections with different grooves Once the basic rhythm parts are in place you can record Real and Software Instrument regions to add lead solo and harmony parts You can quickly define the feel of a song by adding Apple Loops Apple Loops are prerecorded music files designed to seamlessly repeat a rhythmic pattern When you add a loop to the timeline you can extend it to fill any amount of time making it easy to create drum parts and other rhythm parts When you add a loop to a song GarageBand matches the loop s tempo and key to the tempo and key of the song This lets you use loops that were originally recorded at different speeds and in different keys and have them sound as though they were made to be played together Finding Loops With the Loop Browser GarageBand includes a loop browser that lets you find loops by musical instrument genre or mood You can also perform text searches and refine your searches for loops in several other ways No matter how large your collection of loops becomes you can quickly find loops with the sound you want using the loop browser To show the loop browser Click the Loop Browser button the button with the open eye 27 The loop browser has two views button view and column view In button view you click keyword buttons to show loops that match the keywords In column view you choose from different keyword types categories and keywords to show matching l
45. ere the new region starts align it with the left edge of the region You can also move the playhead to an earlier point in the song or to the beginning of the song to hear the new recording in the context of the song 2 Click the Play button or press the Space bar Recording a Software Instrument With the Cycle Region You can record a Software Instrument using a cycle region similar to how you would with a Real Instrument When you record a Software Instrument with a cycle region you can keep recording for as many times as the cycle region repeats Each new cycle is merged with the region created the first time through the cycle region For information on recording using a cycle region see Recording a Real Instrument With the Cycle Region on page 43 Changing Software Instrument Settings When you create a Software Instrument track you select an instrument for the track in the New Track dialog You can change the instrument in the Track Info window To change the instrument for a Software Instrument track 1 Select the track then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info window 2 Select an instrument category from the list on the left then select a track instrument from the list on the right Chapter 7 Working with Software Instruments 51 52 The output of a Software Instrument is always stereo e608 Track Info Software Instrument Master Track f Show All He Bass j Chorused Electric
46. es in notation view use the two most common clefs the treble and bass clef 4 e Key signs lf the song is in a key other than C the sharps or flats in the key appear between the clef and the time signature Sharps are raised a semitone above the natural note so for instance C is a semitone higher than C and flats are lowered a semitone so Bb is a semitone lower than B The symbols for sharps and flats are shown below followed by the natural symbol that cancels a sharp or flat gt amp e Bar lines The vertical lines extending through both staves show the beginning of each measure measures are also called bars In addition to standard music notation symbols notation view includes the following features to make working easier Duration bars n addition to the musical note itself each note has a duration bar that graphically displays the note s duration the amount of time the note lasts Chapter 9 Working In Notation View 59 60 e Beat guides In notation view the beat ruler not only shows measures and beats but also includes beat guides Beat guides help you see the exact position of notes in time A beat guide appears as a small gray circle or dot above each note when you move a note the beat guide moves with it to indicate the note s position To view a Software Instrument region in notation view In the timeline select a Software Instrument region Click the Notation View button the musical
47. ferent part of the track Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance For Software Instruments Graphic View When you select a Software Instrument track the editor shows a graphic display of the track or selected region You can edit individual notes in Software Instrument regions fix the timing of notes and transpose and rename regions You can also show and edit controller data for pitch bend a modulation wheel or a sustain pedal recorded when you play your music keyboard Region Name field Type a new name for the selected region in the field iv Region Pitch slider and field Drag the slider to transpose the selected Software Instrument region up or down by up to 36 semitones You can also type the number of semitones in the field A Velocity slider and field Drag the slider to change the velocity of selected notes You can also type the velocity value in the field A note s velocity reflects how hard the key is pressed when you play the note Zoom slider Drag to zoom in for a closer view or to zoom out to see more of the track Graphic Notation View buttons Click to change the editor to graphic view or notation view Display pop up menu Choose whether to show notes or controller data in the editor O0 Ti m oO Fix Timing button Click to fix the timing of notes in the selected region or notes selected in the editor so that notes move to the nearest grid position H Beatruler
48. ffects You can change the input format and effects settings of a basic track after adding it to the song To add a basic track Choose Track gt New Basic Track Monitoring Real Instrument Input Hearing your instrument while you play and record is called monitoring When you create a Real Instrument track you can turn on monitoring for the track in the New Track dialog You can turn monitoring on or off in the Track Info window 41 42 To turn monitoring on or off for a Real Instrument track Select a Real Instrument track then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info window Choose On or Off from the Monitoring pop up menu Turning on monitoring can produce feedback loud sharp noise if the audio input picks up the sound being output through your speakers This is the reason monitoring is off by default You may want to turn off monitoring for a Real Instrument track when you are not singing into the microphone or playing the instrument connected to the track If you are recording multiple Real Instrument tracks be sure to turn off monitoring when you finish recording a track to prevent feedback Getting Ready to Record Once you have connected your instrument and added a track to record in there are a few things to check before you start recording e Make sure the microphone or instrument is connected properly and is working e Make sure the correct audio drivers are selected in the Audio MIDI pane of
49. fore you start recording e Make sure your music keyboard is connected to your computer and is working e Select a Software Instrument track and try playing your music keyboard or clicking notes on the onscreen music keyboard You should hear the Software Instrument as you play Recording a Software Instrument Now you re ready to record a Software Instrument You can record one Software Instrument track at a time To record a Software Instrument Click the header of the Software Instrument track you want to record in to select the track Move the playhead to the point in the timeline you want to start recording Choose Control gt Count In to have the metronome play a one measure count in before recording starts You can also set the playhead a few beats before the point where you want the music to come in to make it easier to start on the beat Chapter 7 Working with Software Instruments 4 Click the Record button to start recording Play button Cycle button Record button 5 Start playing your music keyboard or clicking notes on the onscreen music keyboard As you record a new region appears in the selected Software Instrument track 6 When you are finished click the Record button again to stop recording Click the Play button to stop the song playing After you record you can listen to your new recorded part to see how you like it To hear the new recording 1 Move the playhead to the point in the timeline wh
50. g it The most common transpositions are five and seven semitones up or down but feel free to try whatever sounds good Fixing the Timing of Software Instrument Regions You can fix the timing of Software Instrument regions you record When you fix the timing of a region the notes in the region move to the nearest grid position as set in the timeline grid menu in the upper right corner of the editor To fix the timing of a recorded region Select the region then click the Fix Timing button with the words Align to followed by the current note value Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline 37 38 To set the note value for Fix Timing Click the Timeline Grid button then choose a note value from the menu or choose Automatic Splitting Regions You can split a region in the timeline Splitting a region lets you start playing the region from a point other than the beginning or use parts of a region in different places in the timeline Select the region you want to split Move the playhead over the point in the region where you want to split it Choose Edit gt Split Only the selected region will be split even if a region in another track is under the playhead as well If multiple regions are selected and are under the playhead they will all be split The selected region is split into two regions at the playhead When you split a Software Instrument region any notes at the split point are shortened to that point Joining R
51. gh to select and edit To edit notes in a Software Instrument region e Drag the note left or right to a new starting point You can use the beat ruler in the editor to align the note with a specific beat or measure Drag the lower right corner of the note to resize it e Drag the note up or down to raise or lower its pitch Use the piano keyboard along the left edge of the editor to see the pitches You can also select multiple notes in the editor and edit them at the same time To select multiple notes e Shift click or Command click the notes you want to select e You can also select multiple notes by dragging from a point before the first note to a point after the last note enclosing the notes you want to select When you edit multiple notes each note is changed by the same amount For example if you select several notes and drag them to a new starting point each note is moved by the same number of beats If you resize several notes at the same time each note is shortened or lengthened by the same amount If you drag several notes up or down to a different pitch each note is changed by the same number of semitones You can also fix the timing of individual notes in the editor When you fix the timing of notes in the editor the selected notes move to the nearest grid position as set in the timeline grid menu in the upper right corner of the editor To fix the timing of individual notes Select the notes you want to fix in th
52. gions Moving Regions Transposing Regions Fixing the Timing of Software Instrument Regions Splitting Regions Joining Regions Renaming Regions Using the Timeline Grid Using Undo and Redo Working With Real Instruments Adding a Real Instrument Track Monitoring Real Instrument Input Getting Ready to Record Recording a Real Instrument Recording a Real Instrument With the Cycle Region Recording Multiple Real Instrument Tracks Changing Real Instrument Settings Changing the Instrument Changing the Input Channel Adjusting Input Volume Using the Instrument Tuner Adding an Audio File from the Finder Working with Software Instruments Using Musical Typing Using the Onscreen Music Keyboard Adding a Software Instrument Track Getting Ready to Record Contents Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 50 51 51 53 53 53 54 54 54 54 55 56 56 57 58 58 60 61 61 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 64 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 70 70 Recording a Software Instrument Recording a Software Instrument With the Cycle Region Changing Software Instrument Settings Working in the Editor Selecting Regions Editing Real Instrument Regions Moving Real Instrument Regions Cropping Part of a Real Instrument Region Joining Real Instrument Regions Enhancing the Tuning of Real Instrument Tracks Enhancing the Timing of Real Instrument Tracks Editing Software Instrument Regions Editing Notes in a Software Instrument Region Edit
53. iew it Click the Favs checkbox for a loop to add it to your favorites G Loop library pop up menu Choose the loops you want to show in the loop browser from the pop up menu Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance 17 18 Column View In column view the loop browser features columns for keyword type categories and keywords Click a keyword type to show categories for that type click a category to show keywords then click a keyword to show matching loops in the results list Clicking multiple keywords expands the results to those loops matching any of the selected keywords 90 9 All gt Acoustic Guitar h Bass 70 E Classic Rock Bass 06 By Genres gt Bass gt Cheerful 17 E Classic Rock Bass 07 By instruments gt Beats gt W Clean 69 Classic Rock Bass 08 By Moods gt Conga gt Dark 7 F Classic Rock Bass 09 Favorites gt Cymbal P Distorted 1 E3 Funky Muted Bass 03 Drum Kit gt Dry 60 E Funky Muted Bass 04 Drums gt Elec Bass 54 Funky Pop Bass 07 Elec Bass P Electric 70 Funky Pop Bass 08 Elec Guitar Lar Electronic 1 EJ Funky Pop Bass 09 Elec Piano gt v Fill 2 t Funky Pop Bass 10 mT scale Any B a 54items b t Fonu Pao Rass p o 6 6 amp A Keyword type column Click a keyword type to show the categories for that keyword type in the middle column B Category column Click a category to show
54. ing Controller Information in a Software Instrument Region Working In Notation View About Notation View Editing Notes In Notation View Adding Notes Selecting Notes Moving Notes Copying Notes Changing the Pitch of Notes Changing the Duration of Notes Deleting Notes Changing Note Velocity Adding Pedal Down and Pedal Up Symbols Mixing and Adding Effects What Is Mixing Setting Track Volume Levels Setting Track Pan Using Volume and Pan Curves Setting the Output Volume Adding Fade Ins and Fade Outs Transposing the Song to a Different Key Using Effects Types of Effects Adding Effects Adjusting Effects Turning Effects On and Off Choosing Effect Presets Contents Appendix A Appendix B 72 75 75 76 76 Editing Effect Presets Saving Effect Presets Keyboard Shortcuts Connecting Music Equipment To Your Computer Connecting a Musical Instrument or Microphone Connecting a Music Keyboard to Your Computer Connecting Other Music Equipment Contents About GarageBand Getting Started Preface Welcome to GarageBand Getting Started This document gives you useful information and step by step instructions for creating songs with GarageBand The following chapters give you a tour of the GarageBand windows and a series of lessons to help you create your own songs The chapters in GarageBand Getting Started cover the following topics GarageBand at a Glance provides a tour of the windows and controls in G
55. k multiple keyword buttons This narrows the matching loops to only those that match all of the selected keywords 4 To end a search either click the selected keyword again to deselect it or click the Reset button to deselect all selected keywords When you click a keyword incompatible keywords those that share no loop with the selected keyword are dimmed Now find some drum loops in button view by clicking the Drums keyword button Scroll through the list to see all the matching loops Notice that the number of matching loops is shown next to the search field Chapter 4 Using Apple Loops Finding Loops in Column View In column view clicking a keyword type in the left column shows categories for that keyword type in the middle column Clicking a category shows keywords for that category in the right column Clicking a keyword shows matching loops in the results list You can expand your results by clicking multiple keywords All L Acoustic Guitar 4 Bass 70 E Classic Rock Bass 06 14 By Genres Bass gt l Cheerful 17 E Classic Rock Bass 07 1af By Instruments gt Beats b Clean 69 Classic Rock Bass 08 14 By Moods G Conga Dark 7 F Classic Rock Bass 09 14 Favorites G Cymbal gt Distorted 1 BJ Funky Muted Bass 03 10 Drum Kit Dry 60 Funky Muted Bass 04 10 Drums h Elec Bass 54 FJ Funky Pop Bass 07 9 Elec Bass gt Electric 70 F Funky Pop Bass 08 9 a g
56. key checkbox To enhance the tuning of a Real Instrument track In the timeline select the Real Instrument track you want to enhance Drag the Enhance Tuning slider right to increase the amount of tuning enhancement or drag it left to decrease the amount of enhancement To limit tuning enhancement to the chromatic scale deselect the Limit to key checkbox below the slider You hear the results immediately as the song plays Setting the Enhance Tuning slider to higher values can sometimes lead to undesirable results Listen carefully to the results of using the slider and set it to the value that sounds best Enhancing the Timing of Real Instrument Tracks You can enhance the timing of a Real Instrument track This is especially useful when you record Real Instrument regions with the right notes but which are not perfectly in time with the song When you use the Enhance Timing slider all regions on the selected track both your own recordings and loops are enhanced You can enhance the timing of single note chordal and percussion unpitched Real Instrument regions Enhance Timing works better with regions containing distinct patterns of notes than pads or ambient sounds To enhance the timing of a Real Instrument track In the timeline select the Real Instrument region you want to enhance Drag the Enhance Timing slider to the right to increase the amount of timing enhancement or drag it left to decrease the amount of
57. lve detuning the copied signal relative to the original Distortion Distortion effects which include amp simulation and overdrive and of course distortion change the tone of the original sound to recreate analog or digital distortion Other effects Other effects included with GarageBand such as tremolo and Auto Filter change the sound in different ways Adding Effects Each Real and Software Instrument track has a set of effects which include a compressor equalizer EQ echo and reverb You can adjust a track s effects and add up to two additional effects in the Track Info window Real Instrument tracks also include a noise gate effect The master track includes its own effects and you can adjust the master effects and add one additional effect to the master track in the Master Track Info window To add an effect Click the Track Info button the letter i or choose Track gt Show Track Info to show the Track Info window 2 If needed click the Details triangle to show the Effects section of the window Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects 3 Choose the effect you want to add from one of the pop up menus along the left Instrument tracks have two effect pop up menus and the master track has one e6000 Track Info Real Instrument Master Track Show All ik Band Instruments No Effects Basic Track Acoustic Guitar Echoes Bass gt Arena Rock Drums Barroom Lead Effects p Bright
58. master level meters located above the master volume slider Before you export a song make sure the small red dots to the right of the level meters are not lit These dots called clipping indicators light to show that the volume level of the song at some point is too high which will cause distortion or clipping in the exported song Adding Fade Ins and Fade Outs A very common mixing technique is to add a fade in at the beginning of a song and a fade out at the end of the song Fade ins make the music seem to come out of nowhere and fade outs create the feeling that the song continues playing You can easily add fade ins and fade outs to your songs and add other volume changes to the song over time To add a fade in Choose Track gt Show Master Track The master track appears at the bottom of the timeline From the pop up menu on the left side of the row choose Master Volume The master volume curve appears in the master track Click the master volume curve at the point you want the fade in to end Drag the control point at the beginning of the master track down to the volume level at which you want the fade in to start To start with complete silence drag it all the way down Now play the song from the beginning You ll hear all the tracks in the song fade in gradually to their final volume level To add a fade out Choose Track gt Show Master Track Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects The master track appea
59. ment track or to the empty area below the existing tracks If you drag an audio file to the empty area below the existing tracks an new basic track is added to the timeline and the audio file is placed in the new track Note Audio files you drag from the Finder will not change to match the tempo or key of the song In order to have the audio file match the song tempo and key and to use it with other songs see Creating Your Own Apple Loops on page 33 Chapter 6 Working With Real Instruments 47 48 Working with Software 7 Instruments GarageBand includes an extensive set of Software Instruments including drums guitars pianos organs and synthesizers You can play and record Software Instruments using the onscreen music keyboard in GarageBand or by connecting a MIDI compatible music keyboard to your computer You can add effects to a Software Instrument and edit Software Instrument regions in the editor Using Musical Typing You can play and record Software Instruments using your computer keyboard When you use Musical Typing use the top and middle row of your computer keyboard just like the keys on a music keyboard to play notes To show the Musical Typing keyboard Choose Window gt Musical Typing or press Command Shift k Musical Typing To play notes using Musical Typing With the Musical Typing window open play the notes shown on the Musical Typing keyboard The notes in the middle row
60. n drag the loop from the loop browser to the timeline By default option dragging a Software Instrument loop converts it to a Real Instrument loop You can change the default so that dragging a Software Instrument loop converts it to a Real Instrument loop and option dragging does not convert it To change the default behavior for converting Software Instrument loops Choose GarageBand gt Preferences then click the Advanced tab Turn on the Convert to Real Instrument checkbox next to Adding Loops to the Timeline Chapter 4 Using Apple Loops When you add a loop to a song a region is created from the loop in the timeline The edits you make to the region do not change the original loop so you can always return to the original sound of the loop or use it in another song Now try adding some of the drum and bass loops you found earlier to the timeline Creating Your Own Apple Loops You can save Real and Software Instrument regions you record as Apple Loops When you save a region as an Apple Loop it is added to the loop library and appears in the loop browser so you can use it in other songs Apple Loops you create from recorded regions match the tempo and key of the song just like the Apple Loops included with GarageBand To save a region as an Apple Loop Select the region in the timeline Choose Edit gt Add To Loop Library or drag the region over the loop browser In the Add Loop dialog do the following a T
61. nes in AIFF format You can convert the exported file to another format such as AAC or MP3 from within iTunes To export a song to an iTunes playlist Choose File gt Export to iTunes The entire song from the beginning measure 1 to the end of the last region is exported If the cycle region is turned on when you export the song the part of the timeline from the start to the end of the cycle region is exported You can set the name of the iTunes playlist to which files will be exported and also set the name of the album and composer in the Export pane of GarageBand Preferences You can also export a single track or a group of tracks to an iTunes playlist To export a single track solo the track or mute all other tracks before exporting To export a group of tracks solo the tracks or mute all other tracks before exporting Chapter 2 Working With Songs Using Apple Loops 4 You can use Apple Loops to add backing and rhythm tracks to your songs You can also add Apple Loops to your loop library and create your own Apple Loops Most popular music today is based on repeating rhythmic patterns sometimes called grooves or riffs especially in the drum and bass parts To create a song in a groove based style an effective way of working is to add loops for the drum parts then add loops for bass and other rhythm parts This lets you define the rhythmic feel of the song and also lets you build the basic arrangem
62. nstrument for the track in the New Track dialog You can change the instrument in the Track Info window and also change the effects and input settings Changing the Instrument You can change the instrument setting for a Real Instrument track Each instrument setting includes preset effects optimized for the instrument To change the instrument for a Real Instrument track Select the track then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info window Select an instrument category from the list on the left then select a track instrument from the list on the right ooe Track Info f Real Instrument Master Track Show All iy Band Instruments b No Effects Basic Track P Acoustic Guitar Echoes Bass P Arena Rock Drums j Barroom Lead Effects b Bright Country Select an instrument Guitars gt British Invasion from this list Vocals P Classic Rock Clean Jazz Dreamy Shimmer a Eighties Pop v 4 Input Channel 1 Mono B Volume S ti Use these controls to set bs Monitor _On the input format and input channel and to turn Details ae monitoring on or off Effects _ Gate 0 Compressor 0 M Amp Simulation IP gt Manual Hz O Chorus t 3 gt Manual 2 M Equalizer Manual L 2 M Echo 0 O 100 Reverb 0 mym 10 3 oe Delete Instrument Save Instrument Chapter 6 Working With Real Instruments 45 46 Changing the Input Channel
63. nter over the place where you want to cut the region except at the top The pointer becomes a crop pointer a crosshair Drag from the beginning to the end of the part you want to crop The selected part of the region appears darker blue Click the selected part of the region The selected part is cropped from the rest of the region and is now a separate region You can select it delete it move it or copy it just as you would any Real Instrument region Joining Real Instrument Regions You can join Real Instrument regions that are next to each other in the editor To join regions Select the regions then choose Edit gt Join or press Command J Enhancing the Tuning of Real Instrument Tracks You can enhance the tuning of a Real Instrument track This is especially useful when you record Real Instrument regions that have the right feel and timing but are not perfectly in tune When you use the Enhance Tuning slider all regions on the selected track both your own recordings and loops are enhanced Enhance Tuning can only produce accurate results on single note monophonic Real Instrument regions so be sure the track does not include regions with chords or unpitched sounds Chapter 8 Working in the Editor By default Enhance Tuning enhances the tuning of notes by moving them to the closest note in the song s key You can limit the enhancement to the notes of the chromatic scale instead by deselecting the Limit to
64. of your computer keyboard play the white keys on the piano keyboard in a one and one half octave range from C through F The notes W E T Y U O and P in the top row of your computer keyboard play the black keys sharps and flats To move up or down by octaves do one of the following Press Z to move down by an octave Press X to move up by an octave Click the small keyboard at the top of the Musical Typing window to move to the octave shown or drag the blue rectangle The blue rectangle shows the current range of Musical Typing To change the velocity level of notes you play using Musical Typing e Press C to lower the velocity level e Press V to raise the velocity level To add pitch bend to notes you play using Musical Typing Press 1 to lower the pitch of notes e Press 2 to raise the pitch of notes The pitch is bent for as long as you press the key To add modulation to notes you play using Musical Typing e Press 4 through 8 to add increasing amounts of modulation Press 3 to turn off modulation The level of modulation lasts until you change it or turn it off by pressing another key Using the Onscreen Music Keyboard You can use the onscreen music keyboard to play and record Software Instruments When you show the onscreen music keyboard by default it displays a four octave range of keys You can resize the keyboard to display up to 10 octaves To show the onscreen music keyboard Choose Window
65. oops In the lower left corner of the loop browser are two view buttons you use to select button or column view To choose button view or column view Click the column button to show column view or click the grid button to show button view Finding Loops in Button View Button view features a grid of keyword buttons You click a button to see the loops matching the keyword in the results list to the right You can narrow your results by clicking multiple buttons Click a keyword button ss e Ts Reset Drums Drum Kit Rock Blues Grooving Fill Percussion Combo 25 10 tes 4 p Elec P Urban Clean Dist EJ RnB Bear 10 9 RnB Beat 11 9 World Jazz Electric RnB Beat 12 o Percuss Synths Electronic Relaxed Intense EJ RnB Beat 13 od C Cheerful c RnB Beat 14 of tra Dry Processed Simple Funk Drums 03 10 t Single Arrhythm simple Funk Drums 04 10 m Melodic E Simple Funk Drums 05 10 EI Slow Rock Beats 01 754 e z N 457 item S yas ears y om fe Scale Any H a 457 ite t O 4 amp Slow Bock Reats O2 5 ae Matching loops appear in the results list To find loops in button view 1 Click the grid button in the lower left corner of the loop browser to switch to button view 2 Click a keyword button to show matching loops in the results list The columns in the results list show the type of loop name tempo key and number of beats for each loop 3 To refine your results clic
66. point where playback starts when you click the Play button Also shows where cut and copied items are pasted in the timeline You can move the playhead to change what part of the song is playing Timeline Grid button Choose a note value for the timeline grid or choose Automatic to have the value change when you zoom in or out Volume and pan curves Add a volume or pan curve to a track then add and adjust control points on the volume or pan curve to add dynamic changes to different parts of a song Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance F Regions When you record a Real Instrument or Software Instrument or add a loop you create a region in the timeline You can cut copy and paste regions loop and resize them move and transpose them and make other changes to build the arrangement of the song G Master track You can change the sound of the overall song by adding effects or a volume curve to the master track You can also add a pitch curve to the master track to transpose parts of your song to a different key H Playhead Lock button Click to unlock the playheads in the timeline and the editor so that you can see different parts of the song in the editor and the timeline l Scroll bars Drag the horizontal scroll bar to move to a different part of a song Drag the vertical scroll bar to see tracks not currently visible Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance 14 Editor The editor is like a microscope showing a close up
67. position then release the mouse button Chapter 9 Working In Notation View 63 64 Mixing and Adding Effects 1 GarageBand puts a complete recording studio on your desktop so you can mix your songs and add professional sounding effects What Is Mixing When you ve built the arrangement of your song the next step is to mix the song Mixing is where you step back and listen to the overall arrangement and make changes to tracks and to the overall song to balance the different parts bring the music into focus and give it the right sound Mixing typically consists of the following steps Balancing volume levels e Setting pan positions Creating dynamic changes with volume and pan curves Transposing parts of the song to a different key e Shaping the music with effects Setting Track Volume Levels The instruments and loops you use in your project may have different volume loudness levels In order to hear all the parts you ve added you balance the volume levels so that no track overwhelms the others and no track is lost in the mix This doesn t mean that every track should be set to the same volume level In commercial mixes certain tracks typically the lead vocals drums and lead or solo instruments are louder while other tracks the backing instruments and vocals are softer To set track volume levels For each track drag the volume slider left to lower the volume level or drag it right to raise the
68. pple Lossless files are imported as Real Instrument regions and ACID files are imported as Real Instrument loops e You can view Software Instrument regions in notation view in the editor Notation view displays notes chords and other musical events in standard music notation You can also edit notes and controller information including pedal markings e You can record up to eight Real Instruments and one Software Instrument at the same time with an appropriate audio interface connected to your computer e You can save both Real and Software Instrument regions you record as Apple Loops and add your own Apple Loops to the loop browser so you can use them in other songs e If you have one or more Jam Packs installed on your computer you can choose to show only the loops from a specific Jam Pack or only those included with GarageBand in the loop browser e Musical Typing turns your computer keyboard into a music keyboard so that you can play and record Software Instruments You can control what octave you play in and control velocity and other controller information including mod wheel pitch bend and sustain of the notes you play You can add a pan curve to a Real or Software Instrument track and add control points to change the track s pan position over time Pan curves work in exactly the same way as volume curves e You can transpose change the pitch of a song to a different key to add interest and variety to your songs When
69. puter The tuner is especially helpful when playing and recording guitars basses and other instruments that may need regular retuning The instrument tuner shows a horizontal scale with zero 0 in the center The note name is displayed to the left of the scale When you play a single note on your Real Instrument the pitch is shown in relation to the correct pitch for the note displayed Chapter 6 Working With Real Instruments To use the instrument tuner Make sure the Real Instrument you want to tune is connected to your computer Select the Real Instrument track for the instrument you want to tune Click the tuner icon the tuning fork at the left of the time display or choose Control gt Show Instrument Tuner Be sure to play only a single note while tuning The instrument tuner can t tune to a chord or if you play different notes rapidly The instrument tuner works for Real Instruments but not for Software Instruments Adding an Audio File from the Finder In addition to recording audio in a Real Instrument track you can add audio files from the Finder to your songs You can add an audio file in any of the following formats AIFF e WAV including Sony ACID WAV files AAC except protected AAC files Apple Lossless e MP3 When you add an AAC Apple Lossless or MP3 file to a song it is converted to an AIFF file To add an audio file Drag the file from the Finder to the timeline either to a Real Instru
70. rack of the same type Two regions cannot overlap in the same track If you drag a region over part of another region the region being covered is shortened to the edge of the overlapping region If one region completely covers another region the region being covered is deleted from the track Try adding a new drum or bass loop to the timeline Move it so it starts at the end of the one you ve added earlier then loop it to create a new rhythmic groove Transposing Regions When you add a region to the timeline the region is matched or transposed to the key of the song In most situations you ll want regions to be in the same key as the song You can transpose a region to a different key when you want the song to temporarily move to a new key or to create tension between the region and the rest of the song called dissonance Drag the Region Pitch Region Pitch 0 slider or type the number mme gp 4 of semitones in the field 1 1 To transpose a region Select the region in the timeline then click the Editor button to open the editor You can also double click the region to open the editor Drag the Region pitch slider to transpose the region up or down You can also type the number of semitones you want to transpose the region in the field next to the slider A semitone is the smallest distance between two musical notes Try adding a new bass loop after the one that you have already dragged to the timeline then transposin
71. rroom Lead Effects gt Bright Country Guitars gt British Invasion Vocals p Classic Rock Clean Jazz Dreamy Shimmer a Eighties Pop v Input Channel 1 Mono ik J D Volume 4 UH v Monitor On eq Details Effects Gate 0 amp 100 Compressor 0 x 100 Amp Simulation B gt Manual i a M Equalizer Manual e 2 M Echo 100 LE M Reverb 0 100 Delete Instrument Save Instrument Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance 20 Instrument category list Click an instrument category to see the instruments for that category in the instrument list on the right B Instrument library pop up menu Choose which instruments you want to see in the category and instrument lists from the pop up menu C Instrument list Click an instrument from the list D Instrument icon pop up menu Click to choose an instrument icon from the icon menu E Details triangle Click to show the instrument and effects settings F Effect checkboxes sliders and pop up menus Click an effect checkbox to turn the effect on or off Drag the sliders to adjust the level of the effects or choose an item from the pop up menus The Track Info window includes the following effects for Real and Software Instruments Noise gate slider Real Instrument tracks only Drag the slider to adjust the amount of gating Generator and generator preset pop up menus Software Instrument tracks only
72. rs at the bottom of the timeline From the pop up menu on the left side of the row choose Master Volume The master volume curve appears in the master track Click the master volume curve at the point you want the fade out to begin then click at the point you want the fade out to end Drag the second control point down to the volume level at which you want the fade out to end To end with complete silence drag it all the way down Now play the song from a point before the fade out begins You ll hear all the tracks in the song fade out gradually to their final volume level Transposing the Song to a Different Key Many songs move to different keys at some point in the song they may stay in the new key or return to the original key at a later point in time You can move an entire song to a new key called transposing or modulating in the song s master track To transpose a song to a different key Choose Track gt Show Master Track The master track appears at the bottom of the timeline From the pop up menu on the left side of the row choose Master Pitch The master pitch curve appears in the master track 3 Click the box to the left of the words Master Pitch to turn on the master pitch curve Click the master pitch curve at the point you want to change the pitch of the song Drag the control point up or down to the new key Unlike with volume and pan curves the control points on the master pitch curve move in discrete
73. s of the controller at that point in time You can edit the controller information by adding new control points and by adjusting control points to change their value or to change where in the timeline they occur To add a control point Click the line in the editor at the point in time where you want to add a control point To adjust a control point do one of the following e Drag the control point up or down to a new value e Drag the control point left or right to move it to a different point in time You can also view and edit Software Instrument regions in notation view in the editor For information about notation view see Working In Notation View on page 58 Chapter 8 Working in the Editor 57 58 Working In Notation View You can view and edit Software Instrument regions in standard music notation format In the editor s notation view you can edit notes and other musical events including adding pedal markings About Notation View In addition to the editor s graphic piano roll view you can view Software Instrument regions both those you record and those from loops in notation view In notation view the notes in a region are shown as musical notes Notation view includes other musical symbols such as rests staves clef signs time signatures key signatures and pedal markings The following section briefly describes some of these symbols for users unfamiliar with music notation e Notes A musical no
74. such as looping and resizing you may need to zoom in on the region so that it is large enough to select Cutting Copying and Pasting Regions You can cut copy and paste regions using the standard Mac OS menu commands and keyboard shortcuts To cut a region Select the region then choose Edit gt Cut To copy a region do one of the following e Select the region then choose Edit gt Copy e Option drag a loop to create a copy To paste a region Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where you want the region to start then choose Edit gt Paste When you paste a region the playhead moves to the end of the pasted region You can paste additional copies of the region and each one starts at the point in the timeline where the previous one ends Looping Regions You can loop a region so that it plays repeatedly When you loop a region it plays repeatedly from the start point to the end point To loop a region Move the pointer over the upper half of the right edge of the region The pointer changes to a loop pointer with a circular arrow Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline 35 36 2 Drag the edge of the region to the point where you want it to stop playing The region will loop repeatedly to that point Loop pointer When you loop a region the notches at the top and bottom of the region show the beginning and end of each repetition You can drag to the end of a repetition or have it end in the middle of
75. te has several parts including the note head and stem The notehead the round part of the note indicates the note s duration how long the note lasts Notes of shorter duration shorter than a quarter note have flags and sometimes these notes are joined together by beams Each note shown below is half as long as the note to its left from left to right the notes are whole note half note quarter note and eighth note ada Rests When reading music while playing it is as important to know the space between notes as the notes themselves The silences between notes are shown by rests Rests like notes have different symbols for different lengths of time and shorter rests use flags Each rest shown below is half as long as the rest to its left from left to right the rests are half rest quarter rest eighth rest and sixteenth rest 247 Staves The set of five horizontal lines on which the notes appear is called a staff the plural is staves The lines of the staff let you see the pitch of the notes from high to low like a grid In notation view GarageBand always shows two staves similar to piano notation This shows a range of three octaves with middle C in the center between the two staves Most instruments and voices except the lowest bass instruments fall in this range e Clefs The symbol at the left edge of each staff is called a clef Clefs indicate the range of notes the lines of the staff display The stav
76. track s volume or pan curve you make changes by adding control points to the curve then dragging the control points to change the value for volume or pan at that point in time To add a control point Click the line in the editor at the point in time where you want to add a control point To adjust a control point do one of the following e Drag the control point up or down to a new value e Drag the control point left or right to move it to a different point in time You can use the vertical lines in the row to line control points up with measures and beats in the timeline Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects 65 66 Setting the Output Volume You can set the output volume of a song using the master volume slider located below the lower right corner of the timeline The master volume slider controls the volume of the song when it is exported You should adjust the output volume to a level high enough to eliminate background noise but not high enough to cause clipping The master volume slider is intended to control the output or export volume of the song Use your computer s volume control to adjust the volume at which you listen to the song play To set the master volume e Drag the master volume slider to adjust the output volume of a song Drag the slider left to lower the output volume or right to raise the output volume Option click the slider to return it to a neutral value 0 dB gain e As the song plays watch the
77. u bar The term or terms following the angle bracket are the items you choose from that menu Preface About GarageBand Getting Started 10 GarageBand at a Glance 1 GarageBand at a Glance introduces you to the features and controls in the GarageBand windows You use these controls to create your songs in GarageBand Take a look at these pages even if you don t plan to complete the lessons in the following chapters because knowing the names and functions of the GarageBand controls will make it easier to find answers to your questions in GarageBand Help Qa GarageBand My First Song n L E E S S L SS 7 Y Y Classic Rock ea The pages that follow introduce you to the main GarageBand window including the timeline the loop browser and the editor and to the Track Info window You record Real and Software Instruments add loops and arrange and mix your songs in the main window and change track instrument effects and input settings in the Track Info window GarageBand Window GarageBand My First Song mg 7 aa Electric Piano Deep amp Hard Bass 12 String Acoustic A Track headers The instrument icon and name are shown on the left of each track s header Click the name to type a new track name Click the Record button with the red circle to turn on the track for recording Click the Mute button with the sp
78. uia Paeron 1 r FJ Funky Pop Bass 09 o See all FJ Funky Pop Bass 10 ge GT scale Any H S4iems Oo _ Bune Pan Rass 1 53 TN Keyword type Category Keyword Results list column column column un A U N To find loops in column view Click the column button in the lower left corner of the loop browser to switch to column view Click a keyword type in the left column Click a category in the middle column Click a keyword in the right column to show matching loops in the results list To refine your results click multiple categories or keywords This expands the matching loops to include those that match any of the selected categories or keywords Now find some bass loops in column view by first choosing the By Instruments keyword type then the Bass category then the Grooving keyword When you find loops in either button view or column view the total number of matching loops is shown next to the search field at the bottom of the loop browser Previewing Loops in the Loop Browser When you find loops that fit the criteria you want you can preview them in the loop browser to hear which loop will sound best in your song You can preview the loop by itself solo or hear it playing together with the song To preview a loop Click the loop in the results list Click the loop again to stop previewing it Chapter 4 Using Apple Loops 29 30 Once you have added loops or recorded instruments in your song you can preview a
79. uilding the arrangement of the song There are several ways you can arrange regions in the timeline You can Cut copy and paste them Loop them Lengthen or shorten them Move them to another part of the timeline or to another track Transpose them to a different key Fix their timing Split or join them Rename them About Regions Each time you record a Real or Software Instrument you create a region in the instrument s track containing the music you record When you drag a loop to the timeline you create a region from the loop Any changes you make to the region such as splitting or transposing it do not change the original recording or loop Real Instrument regions you record are purple Real Instrument regions created from loops are blue and Real Instrument regions from imported audio files are orange Software Instrument regions both from recordings and from loops are green Regions are the building blocks of a song You define the feeling build the structure and create change and interest in a song by arranging regions in the timeline Selecting Regions In order to make changes to a region you must first select it in the timeline To select a region do one of the following e Select a single region by clicking it e Select multiple regions by Shift clicking e Drag from a point before the first region to a point after the last one to select the regions in between Note To select regions and perform other actions
80. uler and with other musical note values When you turn on the grid the playhead regions and other items in the timeline snap to the nearest grid position in the timeline and the editor when you move or resize them To turn the grid on or off Choose Control gt Snap to Grid The grid can be set to any of the following note values 1 4 notes 1 8 notes 1 16 notes or 1 32 notes e 1 4 note triplets 1 8 note triplets or 1 16 note triplets 1 8 note swing light or swing heavy 1 16 note swing light or swing heavy The grid can also be set to Automatic When set to Automatic the grid changes when you zoom in or zoom out The grid division moves between measures 1 4 notes 1 8 notes 1 16 notes and 1 32 notes depending on the zoom level To set the timeline grid value Click the Timeline Grid button then choose a note value from the menu or choose Automatic Using Undo and Redo As you build your arrangement in the timeline you may want to undo or redo some of the changes you make If you decide you don t like the last change you made to a song it can usually be undone After undoing it if you decide you like the song better with the change you can redo the last command Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline 39 40 You can also use the Undo and Redo commands as a quick way of trying out changes to a song You can make several changes to the song then step back through the changes using Undo If you change your mind after
81. utton You can enable up to seven additional tracks by clicking the round Record Enable button in each track s header The Record Enable button turns red to show that the track is enabled for recording To disable a track for recording click the Record Enable button in the track s header again To record multiple Real instruments at the same time Be sure each Real Instrument track is set to use a different input channel or pair of channels in the Track Info window Enable the tracks you want to record by clicking their Record Enable buttons Click the Record button in the transport controls to start recording To record a Software Instrument at the same time as one or more Real Instruments Enable the Software Instrument track for recording along with the Real Instrument tracks by selecting the track or clicking its Record Enable button Click the Record button in the transport controls to start recording Chapter 6 Working With Real Instruments Select an instrument category from this list If you enable more than eight Real Instrument tracks or more than one Software Instrument track the track farthest from the last track you enable is disabled for recording so as not to exceed the maximum number of recording tracks To record on multiple tracks you need to have an audio interface with at least two input channels for recording Changing Real Instrument Settings When you create a Real Instrument track you select an i
82. view of part of a track You can edit Real and Software Instrument regions in a variety of ways in the editor For Real Instruments When you select a Real Instrument track the editor shows the waveform of the track or selected region You can move crop join transpose and rename regions in the editor Big Solo 1 Region Name field Type a new name for the selected region in the field Region Pitch slider and field Drag the slider to transpose the selected Real Instrument region up or down by up to 12 semitones You can also type the number of semitones in the field Zoom slider Drag to zoom in for a closer view or to zoom out to see more of the track or selected region Zooming in the editor is independent of the timeline Beat ruler Shows beats and measures for the area visible in the editor Playhead Shows the point in the song currently playing Waveform display Shows the waveform of the regions in the track O 71 m Oo Enhance Tuning slider and checkbox Drag right to increase the amount of tuning enhancement or drag left to lower the amount The Limit to key checkbox limits tuning enhancement to the song s key Enhance Timing slider and pop up menu Drag right to increase the amount of timing enhancement or drag left to lower the amount Choose the note value to use and the basis for timing enhancement from the pop up menu Scroll bar Drag the scroll bar to move to a dif
83. volume level Setting Track Pan Setting different tracks to different positions in the stereo field panning helps make it easier to distinguish each track in the mix and create a sense of three dimensional space to your song In commercial music the most important tracks typically the lead vocals drums and lead or solo instruments are panned to the center or close to center while other tracks the backing instruments and vocals are panned left and right Panning tracks no farther than 50 percent left or right creates a natural sense of space while panning tracks to the extreme left or right creates a more unusual artificial sound To set track pan positions For each track drag the pan dial left to pan the track farther to the left or drag it right to pan the track farther to the right You can also click along the edge of the dial to set it to a specific position Using Volume and Pan Curves In addition to setting track volume and pan you can add volume and pan changes over time using volume curves and pan curves Making changes over time is called automation and GarageBand lets you automate volume and pan changes for each track To turn on a track s volume or pan curve Click the triangle to the right of the Solo button in the track s header A blank row for the track s volume and pan curves appears below the track From the pop up menu on the left side of the row choose Track Volume or Track Pan Once you turn on a
84. you transpose a song using the master pitch curve Real and Software Instrument regions both your recordings and loops are transposed to the new key e You can enhance the tuning of Real Instrument tracks that have the right rhythmic feel but are not perfectly in tune with the Enhance Tuning slider located in the Real Instrument editor e You can enhance the timing of Real Instrument tracks containing the right notes but which are not perfectly in time with the Enhance Timing slider located in the Real Instrument editor e You can check the tuning of any Real Instrument using the built in instrument tuner This is especially useful with guitars basses and other instruments that may need regular retuning GarageBand features new Software Instruments including two new synthesizers Hybrid Basic and Hybrid Morph You can use these synthesizers which are based on waveforms to create rich complex sounds GarageBand features new effects including a gender shifting voice effect new guitar amp simulations and bass amp simulations Preface About GarageBand Getting Started Before You Begin To make it easier to follow the lessons as you work print each lesson before you start In many of the tasks shown in this document you need to choose menu commands In the lessons and in GarageBand Help menu commands appear like this Choose Edit gt Join Selected The first term after Choose is the name of the menu in the GarageBand men
85. ype a name for the loop b Choose the scale and genre from the pop up menus c Choose an instrument category and instrument name from the list d Click the appropriate mood buttons for easy searching Click Create For information about recording Real and Software Instruments and creating regions see Chapters 6 and 7 Adding Loops to the Loop Library When you install GarageBand the loops included with the application are installed in the Apple Loops library When you add more loops to your collection they are installed in the loop library and appear in the loop browser for you to use To add Apple Loops to your loop library Drag the loops or the folder containing the loops over the loop browser The loops are added to the Apple Loops library and are immediately available to use in your songs If you add loops located on a different drive or partition a dialog appears asking whether you want to copy them to the loop library or index them in their current location If you add loops from the desktop a dialog asks if you want to move them or index them in their current location If you add loops located on a CD or DVD GarageBand copies them to the loop library Chapter 4 Using Apple Loops 33 34 Working in the Timeline You build your songs by arranging Real and Software Instrument regions in the timeline Once you ve added several loops to the timeline you can make changes to their regions in the timeline to start b

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