Status

Available

Released

Mar 14th, 2008

Learn how to make your songs sparkle with this detailed exploration of GarageBand's DSP plugins.

Once you've mastered the art of recording and editing songs, it's time to make your sound sparkle! GarageBand's internal DSP effects are perfectly suited to that job.

In this detailed tutorial by Paul Garay, you'll See & Hear all of GarageBand's main DSP plugins in action. Along the way, you'll learn important tips & tricks about Dynamic range compression, using EQs, adding phase and flange effects, reverbs, delay and much, much more.

There's even a detailed lesson in using Noise Gates to remove unwanted background sounds (like computer fan noise) from your audio signal. Whether you're recording your guitar, tracking vocals, or creating a podcast for internet distribution, this is important info to know!

For a full list of the DSP plugins and topics covered, see the Table of Contents below ...

• Garageband 08 101: Core Garageband 08
• GarageBand 08 202: DSP Filter Factory

For a full list of the topics covered, see the Tutorial Outline
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• GarageBand 202
• DSP Filter Factory
• 01:11
  01 Introduction
• 08:20
  02 Using a Compressor
• 05:59
  03 Using the Visual EQ
• 01:59
  04 Using Echo
• 02:24
  05 Using Reverb
• 01:18
  06 Using Insert AU Effects
• 00:57
  07 Using Insert GB Effects
• 01:00
  08 Changing Effect Order
• 02:00
  09 Using an Autowah
• 03:14
  10 Using an Automatic Filter
• 01:40
  11 Using Bass Reduction
• 02:32
  12 Cut, Copy, and Pasting
• 01:55
  13 Using a Bit Crusher
• 02:44
  14 Using a Chorus
• 02:35
  15 Using a Distortion
• 02:13
  16 Using a Flanger
• 01:55
  17 Using an Overdrive
• 02:04
  18 Using a Phaser
• 02:18
  19 Using a Speech Enhancer
• 02:56
  20 Using a Track Echo
• 02:16
  21 Using the Track Reverb
• 01:37
  22 Using Treble Reduction
• 02:30
  23 Using a Tremolo
• 03:02
  24 Using the Voice Transformer
• 03:36
  25 Using a Noise Gate
• 02:07
  26 Saving Effect Presets
• 02:51
  27 Saving CPU Cycles

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