Garageband Class

-Search "Garageband Tutorials" on Youtube and find lots of free training (warning: quality varies dramatically)

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MUSIC RECORDING AND EDITING PROGRAMS (for use on PC's or Macs):

-Mixcraft: A good PC alternative to Garageband. You can record audio, add effects, and edit video. It offers a variety of virtual instruments and high quality effects. There are also thousands of loops available to use in your music. Comes with guitar amp simulator as well. Try it for free for 14 days then decide if you want to buy it for $89.

-LMMS: Open source (FREE) digital audio workstation for PC, Mac or Linux systems. Has all the normal recording and editing functions, plus lots of prerecorded loops, effects, and plug-in's.

-MuLab: For both PC's and Macs, this is an easy and rock-solid tool designed to create, record, edit and finalize your music.

-Fruity Loops Studio: Download trial version to try it out. Great for making beats and loops.

-Reaper: No pre-recorded loops or samples, but a powerful recording and editing program.

-Audacity: Free! Simple and intuitive recording, editing, and time stretching program.

-Soundation: Save storage on your computer with this music editing and recording program that is completely online. Free version has limited loops and functionality, but premium version has 1000's of loops and samples in its library.

ADD-ONS FOR GARAGEBAND:

-Download eight free Garageband plug-ins for lots more sonic options (mainly synths and effects)

-MacLoops: Find free loops that you can add to your Garageband loop library

MUSIC SERVICES:

-Become an official songwriter/composer, earn royalties ($), and protect your music rights by joining ASCAP or BMI

-Sell your original music on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, etc. and make money using music distribution services like CD Baby or Tunecore

-Let people get to hear your music for free on streaming sites like YouTube and Soundcloud