Gband Outline

Learning to Play Music with GarageBand

• Opening GarageBand
• Connecting Musical Instruments and a MIDI Instrument
• Learning to Play Guitar or Piano
• Exploring the Interface
• Navigating Between Lesson Sections
• Customizing the Lesson Workspace
• Tuning and Recording During a Lesson
• Changing a Lesson Mix
• Downloading Learn to Play Lessons
• Taking an Artist Lesson

Jamming with a Virtual Band

• Selecting a Musical Genre
• Navigating and Controlling Playback
• Auditioning Virtual Musicians
• Mixing Instruments in Magic GarageBand
• Setting Up and Adding an Instrument
• Recording a Part
• Opening and Saving a Song in GarageBand

Recording Music in GarageBand

• Recording a Song
• Choosing a Project Template
• Identifying Regions and Tracks
• Setting Up an Electric Guitar Track
• Monitoring Input
• Stereo vs. Mono
• Tuning a Guitar
• Using a Metronome or Drum Track
• Adding a Drum Loop
• Recording Single and Multiple Takes
• Selecting a Best Take
• Using Guitar Amps and Stompboxes
• Saving Effects
• Working with an Acoustic Guitar Track
• Editing Multiple-Take Regions

Scoring a Movie and Arranging Loops

• Scoring a QuickTime Movie
• Importing Video
• Creating a Cycle Region
• Working with Loops
• Using Alignment Guides and Snapping
• Trimming a Loop
• Working with Software Instrument Loops
• Splitting a Loop Region
• Using Advanced Arranging Techniques
• Changing Track Instruments
• Duplicating and Transposing Regions
• Working with Sound Effects
• Archiving a Project

Mixing Music and Effects

• Creating a Basic Mix
• Adjusting the Tempo
• Using the Arrange Track
• Working with the Track Mixer
• Adjusting Levels
• Reading the Level Meter
• Using the Pan Dial
• Balancing Levels for Tracks
• Adding Effects
• Locking Tracks
• Working with Volume and Pan Automation Curves
• Showing Volume Curves
• Adding and Adjusting Control Points
• Dynamically Panning a Track
• Working with the Master Track
• Understanding the Volume Controls
• Fading Out the Master Track
• Testing your Trained Ear
• Ducking Background Tracks

Creating Podcasts

• Creating a New Podcast Project
• Showing and Hiding the Podcast Track
• Browser and Editor
• Choosing Podcast Recording Equipment
• Exploring the Vocal Track Presets
• Adding the Speech Enhancer Effects to Recorded Vocal Tracks
• Importing a GarageBand Project
• Saving a Project with iLife Preview
• Adding a GarageBand Project from the Media Browser
• Working with Artwork and Markers
• Adding Artwork to the Browser
• Adding Episode Artwork to the Project
• Working with the Artwork Editor
• Building a Marker Title Sequence
• Editing Marker Regions
• Viewing Additional Marker Information
• Adding a URL to a Marker
• Adding Episode Information to a Podcast

Sharing your Finished Projects

• Sharing with Other iLife Applications
• Exporting Projects to iTunes
• Setting Preferences for iTunes
• Evaluating a Song's Output Level
• Sending a Song to iTunes
• Exporting a Project as a QuickTime Movie
• Sharing a Project with iDVD
• Adding and Editing Markers
• Sending a Movie to iDVD
• Sending a Podcast to iWeb