Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand

Trying to make music with GarageBand 3? Seattle musician Jeff Tolbert's step-by-step instructions guide beginning and intermediate users through using GarageBand's built-in loops to create two songs, teaching you how to use GarageBand's editing and mixing features and how to be playful and creative while composing tunes that please the ear. You'll learn how to plan a song, edit loops using both graphical and notation view, create exciting mixes, and export your masterpieces to iTunes. The ebook also covers how to change track volume and pan dynamically, and how to work with GarageBand's effects. Linked-in audio lets you listen to examples while you read about them. Bonus! Is your Mac bogging down while playing complex tunes? The ebook includes seven suggestions for solving performance problems.

Table of Contents
• Read Me First
• Introduction
• Making Music with GarageBand Quick Start
• Configure GarageBand
• Make Your First Tune
• Make a Great Song
• Transform a Magic GarageBand Song
• Learn More Loop Techniques
• Export Your Song
• Learn More
• Appendix A: Improving Performance
• Glossary
• About This Book

Read Me First
GarageBand is an exceptional way for musicians and nonmusicians alike to unleash their musical creativity. This book shows you how to use loops, assemble them into a composition, mix the song, and use basic audio effects in GarageBand 3. Even if you have no musical ability or instruments, you can create an impressive song quickly and easily. This book was written by Jeff Tolbert, edited by Caroline Rose, and published by TidBITS Publishing Inc.