| | | Copyright |
| | | Acknowledgments |
| | | Introduction: Getting Started |
| | | | The Methodology |
| | | | System Requirements |
| | | | Installing GarageBand |
| | | | Copying the Lesson Files |
| | | | About the Apple Training Series |
| | | | Resources |
| | | Lesson 1. Working with the Interface |
| | | | Before You Start |
| | | | Launching GarageBand |
| | | | Exploring the GarageBand Window |
| | | | Exploring the Timeline |
| | | | Using the Mouse and Keyboard |
| | | | Playing a Song in the Timeline |
| | | | Exploring Tracks and Regions |
| | | | Zooming In to and Out of the Timeline |
| | | | Exploring the Track Editor |
| | | | Using the Track Editor for Software Instruments |
| | | | Using the Track Editor for Real Instruments |
| | | | Using the Track Editor for Apple Loops |
| | | | Exploring the Loop Browser |
| | | | Using the Loop Browser in Button View |
| | | | Using the Loop Browser in Column View |
| | | | Creating a Cycle Region in the Timeline |
| | | | Auditioning Loops with a Song |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Lesson 2. Working with Tracks in the Timeline |
| | | | Understanding Tracks |
| | | | Preparing the Project |
| | | | Selecting Prerecorded Loops |
| | | | Adding a Loop Track |
| | | | Extending a Loop Region |
| | | | Muting a Track |
| | | | Deleting a Track in the Timeline |
| | | | Recording a Basic Software Instrument |
| | | | Saving Your Song |
| | | | Deleting a Region from the Timeline |
| | | | Changing a Track Name and Icon |
| | | | Saving Your Project and Opening a New Project |
| | | | Changing a Software Track Instrument |
| | | | Using Solo and Mute to Evaluate Tracks |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Lesson 3. Working with Software Instruments |
| | | | Starting a New Song |
| | | | Changing Project Tempo |
| | | | Recording a Simple Drum Part |
| | | | Multipass Recording |
| | | | Building a Song from Scratch |
| | | | Building Rhythm Tracks |
| | | | Recording a New Software Instrument Part |
| | | | Editing a Software Instrument Region in the Track Editor |
| | | | Recording and Editing a New Region |
| | | | Finishing the Song |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Lesson 4. Working with Real Instruments |
| | | | Connecting Musical Instruments to Your Computer |
| | | | Preparing the Project |
| | | | Creating a Real Instrument Track |
| | | | Recording and Saving a Real Instrument Part |
| | | | Adding Preset and Custom Effects |
| | | | Creating Guitar Test Tracks |
| | | | Trimming and Looping a Real Instrument Recording |
| | | | Arranging and Editing Regions into Songs |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Lesson 5. Working with Apple Loops |
| | | | Preparing the Project |
| | | | Understanding Apple Loops |
| | | | Listening to the Finished Song |
| | | | Customizing the Loop Browser |
| | | | Building a Song with Apple Loops |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Lesson 6. Arranging Music with GarageBand |
| | | | Clarifying Your Musical Goals |
| | | | Working with Basic Music Arrangement Techniques |
| | | | Listening to the Finished Song |
| | | | Working with Advanced Music Arrangement Techniques |
| | | | Finishing the Song |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Lesson 7. Mixing and Effects |
| | | | Understanding Basic Mixing |
| | | | Working with the Track Mixer |
| | | | Creating a Rough Mix |
| | | | Fixing the Timing and Velocity of a Software Region |
| | | | Adding Effects to a Track |
| | | | Working with Volume and Pan Curves |
| | | | Working with the Master Track |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Lesson 8. Sharing Your Finished Songs |
| | | | Exporting to iTunes |
| | | | Using Your Playlist with iLife |
| | | | Converting AIFF Files to MP3 |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Lesson 9. Advanced GarageBand Tips and Techniques |
| | | | Strategies for Minimizing the Load on Your Processor |
| | | | Monitoring the Processor with the Playhead |
| | | | Adding an MP3 File to the Timeline |
| | | | Reusing Your Real Instrument Recordings |
| | | | Enhancing Timing in the Track Editor |
| | | | Adding Loops to GarageBand |
| | | | Working with Multiple Control Points in the Timeline |
| | | | Working with the Instrument Tuner |
| | | | Multitrack Recording |
| | | | Advanced Track Editor Techniques |
| | | | Exploring Editing Controller Information in a Software Instrument Region |
| | | | Searching for Loops by Scale |
| | | | Exploring Jam Packs |
| | | | What You've Learned |
| | | Logic for GarageBand Users |
| | | Index |