Getting Started With GarageBand 09

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1 Getting Started With GarageBand 09

2 Getting Started With GarageBand ʻ09 GarageBand is a unique piece of software that allows the user to create their own music that can be added to slideshows, movies, DVDʼs, WebPages, or burned to an audio CD. GarageBand ʼ09 has built in tutorials for learning to play an instrument. It is also the software used to create Podcasts. Anything created in GarageBand can be sent to itunes or iweb. Once you start a project, be it podcasting or making music, the interface is the same. New Project - Allows you to create a new project any item in the black box to the right of the menu column. Learn to Play - There are lessons for learning how to play the guitar and the piano. Magic GarageBand - You can have GarageBand automatically create a song with this feature iphone Ringtone - Creates ringtones you can put on your iphone Recent Projects - Access files you created in GarageBand If you want to create a simple song, where you can also add a voice track, yet use some of GarageBandʼs built in loops, Songwriting might be the best choice. To create an audio, enhanced, or video podcast choose New Project and Podcast.

3 A Timeline: Contains the tracks where you record instruments, add loops, and arrange regions. Also includes the beat ruler, which you use to move the playhead and align items in the timeline. B Track headers: The instrument icon and name are shown at the left of each trackʼs header. Click the track name to type a new name. Click the Record Enable button (the red circle) to turn on the track for recording. Click the Mute button (the speaker icon) to silence the track. Click the Solo button (the headphone icon) to hear the track by itself. Click the Lock Track button (the padlock icon) to lock the track. Click the triangle to show the trackʼs automation curves. Drag the pan dial to adjust the pan position of the track (the left-to-right placement in the stereo field). Drag the volume slider to adjust the trackʼs volume. Watch the level meter to see the trackʼs volume level as you record and play. C Zoom slider: Drag the zoom slider to zoom in for a closer view of part of the timeline, or to zoom out to see more of the timeline. D Add Track and Editor buttons: Click the Add Track button to add a track below the existing tracks in the timeline. Click the Editor button to show or hide the editor. E Transport controls: Click the Record button to start recording. Click the Play button to start or stop playback of the project. Click the Go To Beginning, Rewind, or Fast Forward buttons to move the playhead to different parts of the project. Click the Cycle button to turn the cycle region on or off.

4 F LCD: The LCD has five modes: Time, Measures, Chord, Tuner, and Project. Click the icon at the left side of the LCD and choose a different mode. In Time mode, the LCD shows the playheadʼs position in absolute time (hours, minutes, seconds, fractions). Drag or double-click the numerals to move the playhead. In Measures mode, the LCD shows the playheadʼs position in musical time (measures, beats, ticks). Drag or double-click the numerals to move the playhead. In Chord mode, you can see chord symbols when you play any Software Instrument. In Tuner mode, you can tune a guitar in either an Electric Guitar or Real Instrument track. In Project mode, you can choose a different key and time signature for the project, and change the project tempo. G Master volume slider and level meter: Drag the volume slider to adjust the projectʼs master volume level. Watch the level meter to see if clipping is occurring before you export a project. H Loop Browser, Track Info, and Media Browser buttons: Click the Loop Browser button to open the loop browser. Click the Track Info button (with the i ) to open the Track Info pane. Click the Media Browser button to open the Media Browser.(For Audio, Photos, and Movies)

5 Starting a GarageBand Podcast Project 1. Open GarageBand and select Podcast. You will be prompted to enter a name for the file, then click Create.

6 2. The project is opened with a Podcast track, a male and female vocal track, and jingles track and a radio sounds track. It looks like this: 3. If youʼd like to simplify the screen to get started, click the Media Browser button to close it. Media Browser button 4. Letʼs take a closer look at the Tracks and Mixer columns in the upper left corner. The Podcast track is where images will be added for an enhanced Podcast.

7 5. The tracks in the Tracks column contain the same buttons. Hold the cursor over any of the tools in these two columns to find out what they are. When a track is selected track menu will be highlighted. The Speaker is actually a Mute button. Click that and the track wonʼt be played. The headphones button is used to Solo a track. Click it if you only want to hear that one track. The lock button will prevent a track from being changed. The down arrow opens up the View / Hide Automation for the track. This is where you can add individual adjustments to the sound level as well as the track pan. Click the blue line to add dots. Drag the dots up and down to effect the volume. 6. The tools in the Mixer column are as follows:

8 The yellow arrow indicates that Ducking is in effect. This means that when there is audio on this track any others will quiet down. Ducking can be adjusted very easily in this version. Use the GarageBand help to find out how. The Set Track Pan control (circle) allows you to determine which speaker this track is broadcast through. (L or R) The track volume level meter indicates when the sound is in a safe (green) zone. The volume slider allows you to adjust the volume for the entire track.