GarageBand comes free with every Mac computer, and it's an extremely fun program to use. With a bit of time spent learning the app, GarageBand makes music production easy ... If you have an idea for a song, you can make pro-sounding songs!
Of course, it always helps to have an expert show you the way! Watch as vetran audio producer, educator, and Apple presenter Paul Garay shows you the ins and outs of making music in GarageBand. You'll learn several important production techniques, and along the way, you'll pick up important tips and tricks that will make music production not only rewarding, but also fun!
In 96 separate videos, this program shows you how to:
But that's not all ... for more details, visit the Table of Contents below!
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Section 1: Connecting GarageBand
01. Connecting a Keyboard
02. Configuring Audio Devices
03. Launching GarageBand
04. Creating a New Project
05. Opening a Project
06. Saving Your Project
07. Saving an Archive
08. Compacting Your Project
09. Selecting Audio Drivers
10. Adjusting Keyboard Sensitivity
Section 2: Getting Into GarageBand
11. Workspace Overview
12. Playback Options
13. Looping Playing
14. Scrolling & Zooming
15. What are Regions?
16. Software Instrument Tracks
17. Real Instrument Tracks
18. Naming Tracks
19. The Track Buttons
20. The Track Mixer
21. Importing a MIDI File
22. Importing an Audio File
Section 3: Working With Tracks
23. Duplicating a Track
24. Deleting a Track
25. Joining a Track
26. Showing the Track Info Pane
27. Editing a Generator Preset
28. Changing a Track's Icon
Chapter 2: Working with Audio
Section 1: Using Apple Loops
29. What is an Apple Loop?
30. The Loop Browser
31. Searching For Loops
32. Audio vs. MIDI Loops
33. Creating Favorites
34. Adding Loops
35. Creating Apple Loops
36. 3rd Party Apple Loops
37. Importing Apple Loops
Section 2: Software Instruments
38. Playing Software Instruments
39. The Onscreen Keyboard
40. The Musical Keyboard
41. Custom Instrument Settings
Section 3: Recording MIDI
42. Adjusting Your Buffer Size
43. The Metronome & Count-in
44. Recording Software Instruments
45. Adjusting Timing with Quantize
46. Cycle Recording
Section 4: Working With MIDI
47. Editing MIDI Notes
48. Individual Drum Notes
49. Transposing Notes
50. Editing Velocity Values
51. Track Notation View
52. Custom SFX Instruments
Section 5: Recording Audio
53. Setting Up to Record Audio
54. Using the Instrument Tuner
55. Recording Guitar & Bass
56. Recording Vocals
57. Preventing Clipping
58. Recording on Multiple Tracks
59. Enhancing the Tuning
60. Enhancing the Timing
61. Following Tempo & Pitch
62. Audio in the Finder
Chapter 3: Arranging Your Song
Section 1: Working With Regions
63. Selecting & Arranging Regions
64. Cut, Copy, & Pasting
65. Editing Regions
66. Transposing Regions
67. Joining 2 or More Regions
68. Renaming Regions
69. Unlocking the Playheads
Section 2: Creating A Mix
70. Setting Mix Levels
71. Volume & Pan Curves
72. Volume & Panning Control Points
Section 3: Using Effects
73. Using a Gate Effect
74. Using a Compressor
75. Using EQ
76. Using Echo
77. Using Reverb
78. Using Insert GB Effects
79. Using Insert AU Effects
80. Using an Autowah Effect
81. Using an Auto Filter Effect
82. Using a Bass Reduction
83. Using a Bit Crusher Effect
84. Using the Speech Enhancer
85. Using a Track Echo Effect
86. Using the Treble Reduction
87. Using a Tremelo Effect
88. Using the Voice Transformer
89. Custom Effects Presets
90. Locking Tracks
Section 4: Finishing
91. Creating a Master Fader
92. Adjusting the Overall Sound
93. Transposing Parts
94. Using Rewire With GarageBand
95. Sending Your Song to iTunes
96. Exporting Your Song to Disk