GarageBand is the audio editing application that comes free with most new Mac computers. But don't let it's price fool you, GarageBand is a full fledged audio recording and editing application!
In 4 entertaining hours of tutorial-videos, watch as Paul Garay shows you how to record and arrange a song in GarageBand. While introducing you to common workflow techniques for music production, Paul actually walk's you through the process of creating a song from the ground-up. You'll learn how to record vocals, edit recorded audio, apply DSP effects, and add automation to provide your song with ambience that evolves over time.
Making music shouldn't be a solitary endeavor, and if you're like most bands, you work with other artists. Paul shows you how to record multiple instruments at one time, and even gets a friend to play along for his track! The bottom line is, you'll see how GarageBand is used in every-day recording situations.
This tutorial provides hard-won recording tips & tricks from a musician with long experience in the recording studio. Using a classic macProVideo.com style of delivery, Paul brings the viewer into the video ... it's like having your best friend teach you how to make songs with GarageBand.
For more information about this tutorial and it's contents, check-out the Table of Contents below:
Chapter 1: GarageBand Basics
Section 1: Workspace Overview
01 Introduction
02 Launching GarageBand
03 Creating A New Project
04 Workspace Overview
05 Playback Options
06 Snap To Grid Option
07 Cycle Region
08 Transport Control
09 What are Regions?
10 MIDI Vs. Audio Tracks
11 The Track Section
12 The Mixer Section
13 The Relationship Between the Timeline, Playhead, and LCD Display
14 Unlocking the Timeline and Editor Playheads
15 Scrolling and Zooming
16 The Transport Buttons
17 LCD Display Modes
18 The Master Fader
19 Track Info Pane
20 Media Browser
Section 2: Working With Tracks
21 Naming Tracks
22 Deleting a Track
23 Duplicating a Track
24 Changing a Track's Icon
25 About Track Types
26 Importing a MIDI File
27 Importing an Audio File
28 What is an Apple Loop?
Section 3: Software Instruments
29 Playing Instruments
30 Editing Instrument Settings
31 The Onscreen Keyboard
32 Musical Typing
33 Saving Custom Instruments
Section 4: Working With MIDI
34 Checking MIDI Connection
35 Adjusting Your Buffer Size
36 The Metronome & Count-in
37 Recording a MIDI Track
38 Quantizing MIDI
39 The Loop Browser
Chapter 2: Recording MIDI & Audio
Section 5: Recording MIDI
40 Multi Take MIDI Recording
41 Merging Recordings in Cycle Mode
Section 6: Editing MIDI Recordings
42 Editing a MIDI Performance
43 Separating Individual Drum Sounds
44 Transposing MIDI Regions
45 Editing MIDI Velocity
46 Track Notation Editing
47 Custom SFX Instruments
Section 7: Recording Audio
48 Setting Up to Record Audio
49 Searching for Loops
50 Using the Instrument Tuner
51 Using Built-in Amp Models
52 Recording Vocals
53 Multi-Take Audio Recording
54 Recording Levels & Clipping
55 Recording Multiple Tracks
Section 8: Editing Audio Recordings
56 About Track Tuning
57 Audio Track Timing
58 Following Tempo and Pitch
59 Extracting An Audio Track
Chapter 3: Advancing Your Edits
Section 9: Using Apple Loops
60 Audio vs. MIDI Loops
61 Creating Favorites
62 Adding Apple Loops
63 Creating an Apple Loop
64 audioBase.com Apple Loops
65 Importing Apple Loops
66 Choosing Loops
Section 10: Creating An Arrangement
67 Creating a Track
68 Selecting & Arranging Regions
69 Various Editing Techniques
70 Setting Levels and Panning
Section 11: Automation
71 Automating Levels and Pan
72 Automating Plug-Ins
73 Locking Automation Curves to Regions
Section 12: Finishing The Mix
74 Setting Up the Master Track
75 Adjusting the Overall Sound
76 Setting Edit Grid Values
77 Automating Master Pitch and Tempo
78 Using the Auto Normalize Feature
79 Send Song to iTunes
80 Export Song to Disk
81 Burn Song to CD
82 Using Rewire with GarageBand
83 Printing Music Notation From a Track
Section 13: Magic GarageBand
84 What is Magic GarageBand?
85 Choosing a Musical Style
86 Transposing Regions
87 Auditioning the Band
88 Replacing Instruments in the Band
89 Creating a GB Project From Magic GarageBand
90 Jamming Along With My Instrument
Section 14: Finishing Up
91 Merging Multiple Regions
92 Renaming Regions
93 Working With the Arrange Track