GarageBand Help

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GarageBand ’09

Getting Started

Includes a tour of the GarageBand
window and step-by-step tutorials
to help you start creating music
and podcasts with GarageBand.

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Contents

Chapter 1

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Welcome to GarageBand

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What You’ll Learn

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Before You Begin

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What You Need to Get Started

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Where to Go for Help

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Finding Out More

Chapter 2

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GarageBand at a Glance

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GarageBand Window

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Timeline

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Editor

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For Real Instrument Tracks

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For Software Instrument Tracks–Piano Roll View

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For Software Instrument Tracks–Score View

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For Podcast and Movie Projects–Marker View

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Loop Browser

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Button View

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Column View

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Track Info Pane

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Real Instrument and Software Instrument Tracks

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Electric Guitar Track

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Master Track

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Media Browser

Chapter 3

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Tutorial 1: Creating and Playing GarageBand Projects

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Creating a New Project

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Playing a Project

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Using the Transport Controls

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Moving the Playhead

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Using the LCD

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Changing the Units of Time

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Changing the Playhead Position in the LCD

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Changing the Project Tempo, Key, and Time Signature

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Saving a Project

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Creating a Magic GarageBand Project

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Choosing Different Instruments in Magic GarageBand

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Shuffling Instruments in Magic GarageBand

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Mixing Instruments in Magic GarageBand

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Playing and Recording Your Instrument in Magic GarageBand

Chapter 4

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Tutorial 2: Learning to Play Guitar and Piano

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Opening a Learn to Play Lesson

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Choosing Chapters and Subchapters

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Playing a Lesson

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Playing Your Instrument with a Lesson

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Changing the Speed of a Lesson

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Recording Your Instrument in a Lesson

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Changing the Mix of a Lesson

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Customizing the Lesson Window

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Customizing a Guitar Lesson

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Customizing a Piano Lesson

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Opening a Learn to Play Lesson in GarageBand

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Getting Additional Learn to Play Lessons

Chapter 5

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Tutorial 3: Recording Vocals and Musical Instruments

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Adding a Real Instrument Track

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Adding a Basic Track

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Adding an Electric Guitar Track

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Getting Ready to Record

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Recording a Real Instrument

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Recording Multiple Takes with the Cycle Region

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Recording on Several Tracks at the Same Time

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Tuning Your Guitar in GarageBand

Chapter 6

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Tutorial 4: Playing and Recording Software Instruments

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Playing Software Instruments with Musical Typing

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Playing Software Instruments with the Onscreen
Music Keyboard

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Getting Ready to Record a Software Instrument

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Recording a Software Instrument

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Merging Software Instrument Recordings

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Viewing Note and Chord Names As You Play

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Working in Score View

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About Score View

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Editing Notes in Score View

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Changing the Clef Sign

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Printing Music Notation

Chapter 7

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Tutorial 5: Adding Apple Loops

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Searching for Loops to Use in a Project

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Searching for Loops in Button View

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Searching for Loops in Column View

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Previewing Loops

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Refining Loop Searches

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Searching by Name

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Showing Loops from a Specific Jam Pack or Folder

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Searching by Scale Type

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Limiting Searches to Nearby Keys

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Marking Loops as Favorites

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Adding Loops to the Timeline

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Changing Apple Loops in the Same Family

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Adding Loops to the Loop Library

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Creating Your Own Apple Loops

Chapter 8

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Tutorial 6: Arranging and Editing Your Music

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Arranging Basics

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Selecting Regions

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Moving Regions

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Resizing Regions

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Looping Regions

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Splitting and Joining Regions

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Quickly Rearranging a Project

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Editing Your Recordings in the Editor

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Renaming Regions

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Transposing Regions

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Enhancing the Timing of a Real Instrument Track

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Enhancing the Timing of a Software Instrument Track

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Enhancing the Tuning of a Real Instrument Track

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Setting Real Instrument Regions to Keep Their Original Tempo and Pitch

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Importing Audio and MIDI Files

Chapter 9

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Tutorial 7: Mixing and Adding Effects

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What Is Mixing?

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Basic Mixing

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Setting Track Volume Levels

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Setting Track Pan Positions

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Setting the Master Volume

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Adding a Fade-Out

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Using Effects in GarageBand

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Types of Effects

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Adding Effects to a Track

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Turning Effects On and Off

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Choosing an Effect Preset

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Creating and Saving Effect Presets

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Automating Your Mix

Chapter 10

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Tutorial 8: Creating Podcasts

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Types of Podcasts

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Creating an Audio Podcast

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Creating a Podcast Project

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Recording Narration and Dialogue

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Adding Podcast Sounds

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Importing Media Files with the Media Browser

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Adding Music

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Adding and Editing Markers

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Adding Marker Region Artwork

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Adding a URL

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Adding Chapter Titles

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Deleting Markers

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Adding Episode Artwork

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Editing Artwork

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Editing Episode Information

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Ducking Backing Tracks

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Creating a Video Podcast or Movie Project

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Creating a Video Podcast Project

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Importing a Movie or Video File

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Viewing the Movie

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Working with the Movie’s Audio Track

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Adding Audio

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Adding Markers, Titles, and URLs to a Video Podcast

Chapter 11

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Tutorial 9: Sharing Your Projects

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Sharing Music Projects

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Sharing Podcasts

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Sharing Video Podcasts

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Exporting Projects at the Optimum Loudness

Appendix A

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Appendix B

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Connecting Music Equipment to Your Computer

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Connecting a Microphone or Musical Instrument

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Connecting a Music Keyboard to Your Computer

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Connecting Other Music Equipment

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