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Tables of Contents for How To Do Everything With Garageband
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xiii
Acknowledgments
xv
Introduction
xvii
PART I Get to Know GarageBand
Get Started with GarageBand
3
26
First, A Little Background
4
2
Say Hello to GarageBand
6
1
Understand the Basic Features
7
3
Real Instruments: Multitrack Audio Recording and Playback
7
1
Sequencing (Software Instruments)
8
1
Loop-Based Production
9
1
Learn the User Interface
10
14
Timeline
10
2
Track Headers
12
2
Controls
14
1
New Track and Track Info Inspectors
15
1
The Loop Browser
16
1
Track Editors
17
1
Transport
17
1
Time Display
17
1
Master Volume and Level Meters
18
1
Track Mixer
19
1
Menus
20
3
Time Signature
23
1
Tempo
23
1
Wish List
24
4
Multiple Tempos
25
1
``Merge'' Recording on Software Instrument Tracks
25
1
Music 101: A Short Course
25
1
Time-Stamp Recordings You Make Yourself
26
1
Markers
26
1
Digital Signal Processing and Other Editing Features
26
2
Moving On
28
1
Get Started with GarageBand
29
14
System Requirements
30
5
The Processor
31
1
RAM
31
1
Hard Drive
32
1
DVD Drive
33
1
The Operating System
34
1
Install GarageBand
35
2
Open and Register GarageBand
36
1
Make Basic Audio Connections
37
3
Input Routing
38
1
Monitoring
38
2
Moving On
40
3
PART II Make Music with GarageBand
Open Your First Project
43
14
Launch GarageBand
44
4
Name and Save the Song
44
1
Set Project Tempo, Time Signature, and Key
45
3
Set Preferences
48
8
General Preferences
48
3
Audio and MIDI Preferences
51
2
Export Preferences
53
1
Advanced Preferences
54
2
Moving On
56
1
Create Tracks and Add Loops
57
18
Create a New Track
58
6
Create a Software Instrument Track
61
1
Create a Real Instrument Track
61
3
Place a Loop in a Track
64
4
Add a Software Instrument Loop to the Timeline
65
3
Add an Audio Loop to the Timeline
68
1
Change a Region's Duration
68
5
Drag the Region's Boundaries
69
1
Loop a Region
69
1
Resize a Region
69
3
Move a Region
72
1
Moving On
73
2
Create a Song with Apple Loops
75
18
Open the Loop Browser
76
3
Use the Button View
77
1
Use the Column View
78
1
Use the Search Field
78
1
Audition Loops in the Loop Browser
79
1
Audition a Loop on its Own
79
1
Audition a Loop with the Existing Song
80
1
Work with Loops in the Results List
80
3
Add Favorites
81
2
Filter Results by Scale Type
83
1
Add a Loop from the Finder
83
1
Create a Rhythmic Bed
83
4
Extend the Drum Loop
84
1
Convert a Software Instrument Loop into a Real Instrument Loop
85
2
Play the Drum Loop
87
1
Add a Bass Track
87
3
Locate a Bass Loop in the Loop Browser
87
1
Add the Bass Loop to the Song
88
2
Add More Instruments
90
2
Save That Song!
92
1
Moving On
92
1
Record with Software Instruments
93
26
How Software Instruments Work
94
5
Play a Software Instrument
96
1
Set Up Your MIDI Interface and Controller
96
3
Play a Software Instrument
99
4
Adjust the Sound Level and Position
100
3
Play in Time
103
3
Use the Metronome
103
2
Play Along with an Apple Loop
105
1
Use the Count-In
105
1
Record a Software Instrument Track
106
2
Recording Options
108
6
Record in the Middle of a Track
108
1
Recording with the Cycle
109
5
Tighten Up Your Performance
114
3
Fix Timing
114
3
Play the Track with a New Sound
117
1
Moving On
118
1
Record Audio Tracks
119
30
Get Audio to GarageBand
121
5
Set the Audio Input
121
2
It's All About Connections
123
3
Plug an Instrument into Your Computer
126
1
Create a Blank Audio Track
127
10
Set Up the Audio Track
128
5
Adjust Input Levels
133
4
Record a Track
137
4
Create a Tempo Reference
137
1
Record Your First Track
138
2
Add a Second Track
140
1
Add an Effect as You Record an Audio Track
141
1
Set Up the Effect
141
1
Punch-In: Record in the Middle of a Track
141
5
Manual Punch-In and Punch-Out
142
1
Automatic Punch-In; Manual Punch-Out
143
1
Automatic Punch-In and -Out with the Cycle
143
3
Moving On
146
3
PART III Create a Finished Master
How to Edit
149
30
Split and Join Regions in the Timeline
151
2
Split
151
1
Join
152
1
About the Editors
153
2
The Software Instrument Display
153
1
The Real Instrument Display
154
1
Work with Software Instrument Tracks
155
15
The Notes Display
155
3
Work with the Entire Region
158
1
Work with Notes Within a Region
159
1
Fix Timing
160
3
Change Pitch
163
2
Adjust the Loudness of Individual Notes
165
1
Copy Individual Notes
166
1
Edit Controller Data
166
4
Work with Real Instruments
170
8
Read the Region
170
1
Select Some Audio
171
1
Split a Region in the Track Editor
172
1
Loop and Trim a Region in the Track Editor
172
2
Delete Audio in the Track Editor
174
1
Cut, Copy, and Paste in the Track Editor
174
1
Drag Audio with the Cursor
175
3
Moving On
178
1
Mix Your Song and Prepare a Finished Master
179
32
E Pluribus Unum: The Basics of Mixing
181
1
Open the Track Mixer
181
1
Adjust the Volume of Individual Tracks
181
3
Use the Volume Slider
181
1
Use the Volume Curve
182
1
Use the Curves to Automate Volume
182
2
Use the Pan Control
184
4
Location, Location
186
2
Use Effects
188
17
Add Track Effects
188
2
Effects 101
190
2
Dynamic Effects
192
1
Equalization
193
1
Modulation Effects
194
2
Distortion and Gain Effects
196
1
Echo
197
3
Reverb
200
3
Send and Return (Master) Effects
203
2
The Master Track
205
1
Export Your Mix to iTunes
206
4
Export Individual Tracks
210
1
Export a Section of the Song
210
1
Moving On
210
1
Think Like a Producer
211
24
Get to Know Basic Song Structure
213
3
Map Your Song
213
1
Build Up and Down
214
1
Let the Sound Evolve
215
1
Be a ``Comp-rang-ducer''
216
4
Write and Record in Sections
216
1
Let the Sound Do the Work
217
2
Collaborate with Others
219
1
Create a Blend
220
3
Pick Instruments that Work Together
220
3
Use Effects Effectively
223
4
Create Space with EQ
224
1
Use Different Amounts of Reverb to Create Ambience
224
1
Replace Reverb with Echo
225
1
Use Compression to Control Dynamic Range
225
1
Spice Up Your Mix with Modulation
225
1
Add and Edit Effects in the Master Track
226
1
Design Your Own Software Instrument Sounds
227
7
Access the Instrument Generators
227
3
Use the Edit Controls
230
1
Common Parameters
231
1
Add Effects
232
1
Store Your Work
233
1
Moving On
234
1
Distribute Your Music
235
34
Export Your Songs to iTunes
236
3
Check the Information in Export Preferences
236
1
Prepare to Export
237
1
Export a Song
238
1
About the Audio File
238
1
Organize Your iTunes Library
239
1
Tag Your Files Fully
239
4
Basic Tagging with iTunes
239
2
Add Artwork to a Song
241
2
Create an MP3 from an AIFF
243
5
Set Your Importing Preferences
244
3
Create the MP3 File
247
1
Edit the Audio File in iTunes
248
1
Remove the Beginning or End from a Song
248
1
Share Files over the Internet
249
3
Send Files via E-mail
249
1
Put Your Files on Your .Mac Site
250
1
Put Your Songs on a Music Site
250
1
Run Your Own Site Using Hosted Space
251
1
Release Your Files on P2P Networks
252
1
Burn Your Songs to CD
252
4
Understand the Different Types of CDs You Can Burn
252
1
Prepare for Burning
253
1
Burn the Disc
254
2
Put Your Songs on Your iPod
256
1
Work with Other Audio Formats
257
3
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
258
1
AIFF
258
1
Apple Lossless Encoder
259
1
WAV
259
1
Use Your Songs with the Other iLife Applications
260
5
Use Your Songs in an iPhoto Slideshow
260
1
Import Your Songs into iMovie
261
2
Use Your Songs in iDVD
263
2
Moving On
265
4
PART IV Take GarageBand Beyond Its Horizons
Add Peripheral Hardware
269
24
Choose a MIDI Interface and Controller
270
6
Controller/Interfaces
271
2
Stand-Alone Interfaces
273
1
Audio/MIDI Interfaces
273
1
Choose a MIDI Controller
274
2
MIDI Controllers for Non-Keyboardists
276
1
Choose an Audio Interface
276
3
Compatibility
277
1
Type of Connection
278
1
Number of Channels
278
1
Monitoring Features
278
1
Audio Connections
279
1
Beyond the Computer
279
10
Choose a Set of Audio Monitors
280
2
Use a Physical Mixer
282
3
About Microphones
285
3
Use a Preamp
288
1
Use an Outboard Signal Processor
288
1
Patchbays and Switchers
289
1
Set Up Your Studio
289
3
Moving On
292
1
Extend the Power of GarageBand with Additional Software
293
34
Work with Jam Pack
294
3
System Requirements
295
1
Install and Use Jam Pack
296
1
Expand Your Loop Library
297
4
Add Apple Loops
297
1
Put New Apple Loops in Your Library
297
1
Drag Loops into the Loop Browser
298
3
Use the Apple Loop Utility
301
5
Install the Loop Utility
301
1
Open a File in the Loop Utility
301
5
Save a File in the Loop Utility
306
1
Add Third-Party Plug-ins
306
6
Audio Units
308
1
Install AU Plug-ins
309
1
Access AU Effects Plug-ins
310
1
Access AU Instrument Plug-ins
311
1
Bring Sound into GarageBand via ReWire
312
5
Launch a ReWire Application
314
1
Add the ReWire Application to Your GarageBand Mix
314
2
ReWired: Reason and Live at a Glance
316
1
Work with Audio Editing Software
317
5
Open a File in the Two-Track Editor
318
1
Work with the File in the Audio Editor
319
3
Save the File and Use It in GarageBand
322
1
Add Standard MIDI Files to Your GarageBand Project
322
2
Play GarageBand Without an External Controller
324
1
Moving On
325
2
Tech Tips and Troubleshooting
327
24
Troubleshoot Audio Connection Problems
328
3
No Sound from Input
329
1
Before You Panic: Audio
329
1
Interrupted or Partial Sound
330
1
Distorted Sound
330
1
Sound Too Quiet
331
1
No Sound from Output
331
1
Latency When Recording Real Instruments
331
1
Troubleshoot MIDI Connection Problems
331
3
GarageBand Doesn't Recognize a MIDI Device
332
1
MIDI Device Stops Working
332
1
MIDI Keyboard Plays the Wrong Software Instrument
333
1
``Error While Trying to Synchronize Audio and MIDI'' Message
333
1
``Phased'' Signal on a Real Instrument Track
334
1
GarageBand Starts Using a Different MIDI Device
334
1
Audio MIDI Setup Doesn't Show Your MIDI Interface
334
1
Troubleshoot Playback and Recording Problems
334
7
Troubleshoot Noise or Distortion During Playback
334
1
GarageBand Hangs
335
1
``System Overload'' or ``Disk Too Slow''
336
1
Pops, Clicks, and Dropouts on Playback
337
1
Reduce GarageBand's Demands on Your Mac
337
4
Computer Issues
341
6
Processor Issues
341
1
RAM Issues
342
3
Maintain Your Hard Drive
345
1
Eliminate Avoidable Noise
346
1
Protect Your Data
347
1
Wrapping Up
348
1
Final Word
348
3
PART V Appendixes
APPENDIX A Resources
351
10
Support
352
1
Newsgroups, Forums, and Message Boards
352
1
GarageBand-Specific Web Links
352
1
General Music and Computer Music Sites
353
1
Mac User Sites
354
1
Music and Computer Media
354
1
Music Sharing Sites
354
1
Musical Equipment
355
4
Software
355
1
Plug-in Effects and Software Instruments
356
1
Audio and MIDI Interfaces
356
1
Mixers, Monitors, Effects, and Mics
357
1
Sounds and Samples
358
1
Music Gear Retailers
358
1
Computer and Computer Equipment Retailers
359
2
Appendix B Glossary
361
10
Index
371