Apple Training Series: GarageBand 3

What features are included in the Track Mixer for each track?

What happens to a track's Level meters if a track's volume level is too loud?

How do you change where a sound is placed in the stereo field?

Where can you add or change effects applied to a track?

How do you add or change the effects for the overall song?

How do you change the volume or panning of a track over time?

How do you add control points to a track's Volume or Pan curve?

What track curves are available for the Master track?

What feature allows you to automatically lower the level of a track or tracks based on the sound in another track or tracks?

Which volume controls should you use to adjust the volume level in your headphones or speakers while working with GarageBand?

The Track Mixer includes a Volume slider, Pan wheel, and Level meters with clipping indicators for each track.

The Level meters peak in the red, and the clipping indicators turn red.

Change the pan position of a track to change the placement of that track to a different location in the left-to-right stereo field.

In the Track Info pane.

Change the Master track settings in the Track Info pane.

You can dynamically change the volume or panning of a track over time by adding control points to the Volume or Pan curves.

You can add control points to the Volume or Pan curve by showing the curve, and clicking it where you want to add a point.

The Master track includes a Volume curve for dynamically adjusting the volume of the overall song in the Timeline. You can also dynamically transpose a song by adding control points to the Master Pitch curve.

The Ducking feature automatically lowers the level of background tracks to favor lead tracks based on the settings in the ducking controls.

To change the volume of your playback in your headphones or speakers, use the volume controls for the computer, not the Master Output Volume slider.