Peachpit apple training series garageband 3 may 2006 ISBN 0321421655

AppleTrainingSeriesGarageBand3
ByMaryPlummer
...............................................
Publisher:PeachpitPress
PubDate:April25,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-321-42165-5
PrintISBN-13:978-0-321-42165-4
Pages:432

TableofContents|Index

Whetheryou'reanaccomplishedmusicianorastudent,Garagebandisthemostrewarding
waytocreate,perform,andrecordyourownmusic.IntheonlyApple-certifiedguideto
Garageband,composerandmastertrainerMaryPlummershowsyoujusthoweasyitisto
turnyourMacintoafullyfeaturedrecordingstudio.Plummeroffersacomplete,self-paced
courseinallaspectsofGarageband-frommasteringtheinterfaceandbasicrecording
techniquestothesecretsofarrangingasong,editingandmixingtracks,addingeffects,
anddistributingyourGaragebandcompositions.Fullyupdatedforversion3,Marycovers
allofGarageband'shotnewfeaturesincludingpodcastrecordingandiMoviescoring.


AppleTrainingSeriesGarageBand3
ByMaryPlummer
...............................................
Publisher:PeachpitPress
PubDate:April25,2006
PrintISBN-10:0-321-42165-5
PrintISBN-13:978-0-321-42165-4
Pages:432

TableofContents|Index

Copyright
Acknowledgments
GettingStarted
Chapter1.WorkingwiththeInterface
ExploringtheGarageBandWindow
PlayingaSongintheTimeline
ExploringtheTimeline
ExploringTracksandRegions
ZoomingIntoandOutoftheTimeline
ExploringtheEditor
UsingtheEditorforSoftwareInstruments
UsingtheEditorforRealInstruments
RenamingTracksandRegionsintheEditor
ExploringtheLoopBrowser

UsingtheLoopBrowserinPodcastSoundsView
AuditioningLoopswithaSong
AddingMoviestotheMediaBrowserandTimeline
SavingandClosingYourProject
LessonReview
Chapter2.WorkingwithTracksintheTimeline
UnderstandingTracks
PreparingtheProject
ShowingandHidingtheTrackInfoPane
SelectingPrerecordedLoopsandSoundEffects

SelectingandMovingAllRegionsintheTimeline
AddingaTrack

ExtendingaLoopRegion
RecordingaBasicSoftwareInstrument
SavingYourSong
CreatingaCycleRegion
DeletingaRegionfromtheTimeline
ChangingaTrackNameandIcon
SavingYourFinishedProject
LessonReview
Chapter3.EditingandRecordingSoftwareInstruments
PreparingtheProject
MonitoringtheProcessorwiththePlayhead
WorkingwithaSoftwareInstrumentRecordingintheTimeline
ChangingaTrack'sInstrument
ChangingProjectTempo
StartingaNewSong
PreviewingDrumLoops
RecordingaSimpleDrumPart
MultipassRecording
LessonReview
Chapter4.ArrangingaSongwithSoftwareInstruments
PreviewingtheFinishedSong
PreparingtheProject
UnderstandingMelodyandRhythm
BuildingRhythmTracks
BuildingtheMelodyTracks
RecordingaNewSoftwareInstrumentPart
WorkingwithAdvancedMusicArrangementTechniques
FinishingtheProject
LessonReview
Chapter5.WorkingwithAppleLoops

PreparingtheProject
ListeningtotheFinishedSong
CustomizingtheLoopBrowser
BuildingaSongwithAppleLoops
WorkingwithRealInstrumentLoops
LessonReview
Chapter6.WorkingwithRealInstruments

ConnectingMusicalInstrumentstoYourComputer
PreparingtheProject
AddingaRealInstrumentTrack
RecordingandSavingaRealInstrumentPart
AddingPresetandCustomEffects

RepairingRecordingProblems
MultitrackRecording
ReusingYourRealInstrumentRecordings
LessonReview
Chapter7.MixingandEffects
UnderstandingBasicMixing
WorkingwiththeTrackMixer
CreatingaRoughMix
FixingtheTimingandVelocityofaSoftwareRegion
AddingEffectstoaTrack
ManuallyAdjustingtheEQforaTrack
WorkingwithVolumeandPanCurves
WorkingwiththeMasterTrack
ComparingLoopsfromtheMajorandMinorScaleTypes
DuckingBackgroundTracks
LessonReview
Chapter8.CreatingPodcasts
CreatingaNewPodcastProject
ImportingaGarageBandProject
WorkingwithArtworkandMarkers
AddingLoopsandSoundEffects
AddingEpisodeInfotoaPodcast
LessonReview
Chapter9.ScoringaniMovieorVideo
CreatingaNewMovieScoreProject
WorkingwithVideoFilesintheMediaBrowser
PreparingtheProjectforScoring
BuildingaSoundtrackintheTimeline
WorkingwithSoundEffects
LessonReview

Chapter10.SharingYourFinishedProjects
ExportingProjectstoiTunes
ExportingaProjectasaQuickTimeMovie
SendingaMovietoiDVD



SharingaPodcast

LessonReview

AppendixA.LogicforGarageBandUsers

AppendixB.ExploringJamPacks

Index


Copyright
AppleTrainingSeries:GarageBand3
MaryPlummer
Copyright©2006byMaryPlummer
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transmittedinanyformbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,
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Alloftheoriginalmusicforthisbookwascomposed,arranged,
andperformedbyMaryPlummer."AlaskaSunrise"and"A
PerfectDay,"werewritten,performed,andpublishedbyMary
Plummerpriortothispublication.Theversionsofthesesongs
appearinginthisbookwerere-recordedusingtheGarageBand
interface.Allrightsreserved.

ThemusicbySpeakeasyappearinginLessons6,8,and
10"TakeaBow,""You,""LoveLovely,"and"Taketothe
Streets"werewrittenandperformedbyJamesKaufholz,Amy
Harwood,andKyleChason©2005;allrightsreserved.
Thefootageandmusicsuppliedwiththisbookcanonlybeused
inassociationwiththelessonsincluded.Anyotheruse,
includingbutnotlimitedtoduplicating,distributing,or


incorporatingfootageormusicintoanotherproject,requires
explicitpermissionfromthecopyrightholderslistedabove.

NoticeofLiability
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shallhaveanyliabilitytoanypersonorentitywithrespectto
anylossordamagecausedorallegedtobecauseddirectlyor
indirectlybytheinstructionscontainedinthisbookorbythe
computersoftwareandhardwareproductsdescribedinit.

Trademarks
Throughoutthisbooktrademarkednamesareused.Rather
thanputatrademarksymbolineveryoccurrenceofa
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editorialfashionandtothebenefitofthetrademarkownerwith
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Dedication
Dedicatedtotheuniversallanguageofmusic,andGarageBand
forbringingtheworldalittlecloseronesongatatime.




Acknowledgments
Firstandforemost,deepestthankstomyhusbandandpartner,
KlarkPerez,foryourincredibledevotionincarryingtheweight
forbothofusandourcompanyInVisionDigitalandMediaArts
whileIwaswriting.
ThankstoPattyMontesionforacareerIadoreasanApple
CertifiedTrainer,andtheextraordinaryopportunitytowritethis
book.Yourpositiveattitude,energy,andenthusiasmforthe
programthatyoubuiltfromthegroundupareoneofakind.
ThankyouXanderSorenforfirstintroducingmetoGarageBand
andkeepingmeuptospeedasitevolves.Alsothanksto
Apple'sGarageBandteamformakingmusicproduction,video
scoring,andpodcastingfun,easy,andaccessibletoeveryone.
SpecialthankstoJustineWithersforyourinvaluableinput,
patience,andleadershipinkeepingthisbookontrackandon
schedule.ThanksalsotoVictorGavendaforyourmusic
recordingexperience.MorethankstoSerenaHerr,Nancy
Peterson,LaurieStewart,EricGeoffroy,DarrenMeiss,andthe
restoftheamazingPeachpitPressteamformakingthisbooka
reality.
ThankstoourfriendsatUniversalStudiosFloridaforthe
opportunitytohaveaproductioncompanyandtrainingcenter
onthelot.ThankyouSpeakeasyJimmyKaufholz,Amy

Harwood,andKyleChasonforlendingyouroriginalmusicand
interviews.
Extraspecialthankstomyfamilyfortheirunconditionallove
throughoutmyfreelancecareer.Thanks"Meem,"Lee,Dad,
Ginny,Chris,Sessely,Jorin,Landon,Kim,Guy,Emily,Chris,
Jackson,Gabe,Peg,Jim,Warren,Loretta,Chase,Bill,Paula,
Sergio,Virginia,Kent,Klark,Katie,andmydogNiki.Finally,my


motherJaneAnn,hermotherBettyK.,andhermotherKathryn
forthemusicalgiftandheirloomyourpiano.




GettingStarted
WelcometotheofficialtrainingcourseforGarageBand3,
Apple'sdynamicmusicrecordingandarrangementsoftware.
Thisbookisadetailedguidetorecording,arranging,and
mixingmusicusingGarageBand,yourowninstrument
recordings,andthelibraryofmorethan1,000royalty-free
AppleLoopsthatisincludedwiththesoftware.You'llalsolearn
tousenewGarageBand3featurestocreateoriginalpodcasts,
andaddmusicandsoundeffectstoyourmovies.
AppleTrainingSeries:GarageBand3isbasedonthepremise
thatatrainingbookshouldgobeyondabasictourofthe
applicationbyprovidingyouwithpracticaltechniquesthatyou
willuseonadailybasistoaddprofessional-qualitymusicand
soundeffectstoyourprojects.
Whetheryouareaseasonedcomposerorhaveneverwrittena

pieceofmusicbefore,you'lllearnhowtouseGarageBandfora
varietyofreal-worldscenariosincludingrecording,arranging,
andmixingmusicfromscratch.You'llworkwithReal
Instruments,MIDISoftwareInstruments,andprerecorded
AppleLoopstoeditmusicandaddeffectsthatsweetenyour
finishedprojects.Finally,you'llexportandworkwithyour
finishedprojectsinotheriLifeapplications.

TheMethodology
Thisbookemphasizeshands-ontraining.Eachexerciseis
designedtohelpyoulearntheapplicationinsideandout,
startingwiththebasicinterfaceandmovingontoadvanced
musicediting,arranging,andmixingtechniques.Ifyouarenew
toGarageBand,itwouldbehelpfulforyoutostartatthe
beginningandprogressthrougheachlessoninorder,sinceeach
lessonbuildsoninformationlearnedinpreviousones.Ifyouare


alreadyfamiliarwithGarageBand,youcanstartwithany
sectionandfocusonthattopic.

CourseStructure
Eachofthetenlessonsinthisbookfocusesonadifferent
aspectofcreatingprojectswithGarageBand3.Eachlesson
expandsonthebasicconceptsoftheprogram,givingyouthe
toolstouseGarageBandforyourownprojects.
Thelessonsinthisbookcanbeinformallydividedintofive
sections:
Lessons12:Learningtheinterfaceandworkinginthe
Timeline.

Lessons36:Arrangingmusicusingthedifferenttypesof
GarageBandmusicalregions,includingSoftware
Instruments,RealInstruments,andAppleLoops.
Lesson7:Mixingandaddingeffectstocompleteaproject.
Lessons89:Creatingoriginalpodcastsandscoringmovies.
Lesson10Appendixes:Exportingandsharingfinished
projects,JamPacks,andgoingfromGarageBandtoLogic
Express.

SystemRequirements
BeforebeginningtouseAppleTrainingSeries:GarageBand3,
youshouldhaveaworkingknowledgeofyourcomputerandits
operatingsystem.Makesurethatyouknowhowtousethe
mouseandthestandardmenusandcommandsandalsohowto


open,save,andclosefiles.Ifyouneedtoreviewthese
techniques,seetheprintedoronlinedocumentationincluded
withyoursystem.
BasicsystemrequirementsforGarageBand3areasfollows:
MacOSXversion10.3.9orlater,MacOSXversion10.4.4
recommended.
PowerPCG4,PowerPCG5,orIntelCoreprocessor.
Atleast256megabytes(MB)ofphysicalRAM,512(MB)
recommended.
DVDdriverequiredforinstallation.
InordertomakefulluseofallfeaturesofGarageBand,a
screenresolutionof1024x768pixelsormoreis
recommended.
Approximately5GBoffreediskspacetoinstallthe

GarageBandapplicationandmedia.

SystemRequirementsforSoftwareInstruments
SoftwareInstrumentsrequireaMacintoshG4orG5andatleast
256MBofphysicalRAM.(IfyouareworkingonaG3,youwill
notbeabletoplayorrecordSoftwareInstrumentsin
GarageBand3.Youwillbeabletoopenthesong;youjustwon't
beabletoplayitwithoutoverloadingyourprocessor.)
Ifyouareworkingwithaslowercomputer,youwillfindsome
usefultipsandtechniquesfordealingwithslowercomputersin
"StrategiesforMinimizingProcessorLoad"(BonusExercises>


Minimizing_Processor_Load.pdf)ontheaccompanyingDVD.

HardwareCompatibility
GarageBandcanoperatewithanyCoreAudio-andCoreMIDIcompliantaudiointerface,USBMIDIinterface,orevena
microphone,keyboardorguitarwiththecorrectadapter.You
mayneedtoinstalladditionaldriversfromthemanufacturerof
theaudiointerfaceinordertoprovidefullMacOSXsupport.
ForalistofsupportedaudioandMIDIinterfacesthatworkwith
GarageBand,seetheGarageBandWebsiteat
www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/accessories.html.

InstallingGarageBand
ToinstallGarageBand,double-clicktheGarageBandinstaller
andfollowtheinstructionsthatappear.
Ifyouseeamessagethatyoudonothavesufficientprivileges
toinstallthissoftware,clickthelockiconintheinstallerwindow
andenteranadministratornameandpassword.The

administratorsofyourcomputerareshownintheAccounts
paneofSystemPreferences.
TheinstallerplacestheAppleLoopsLibraryandtheindextothe
loopslibraryin/Library/AudioanditplacestheInstrument
Libraryin/Library/ApplicationSupport/GarageBand.Donot
movetheseitemsfromtheirdefaultlocations.

CopyingtheLessonFiles
ThisbookincludesanATS_GarageBand_3DVDcontainingall
thefilesyou'llneedtocompletethelessons.Insidethe


GarageBand3LessonsfolderareLessonsubfoldersorganized
bylessonnumber.WithineachnumberedLessonsub-folder,
youwillfindprojectsforeachexercise.
Whenyouinstallthesefilesonyourcomputer,it'simportantto
keepallofthenumberedLessonssubfolderstogetherinthe
mainLessonsfolderonyourharddrive.IfyoucopytheLessons
folderdirectlyfromtheDVDtoyourharddrive,youshouldnot
needtoreconnectanymediafilesorhaveproblemsopening
projects.

InstallingtheLessonFiles
1. PuttheATS_GarageBand3DVDintoyourcomputer'sDVD
drive.
2. Double-clicktoopentheDVDanddragtheGarageBand3
LessonsfolderfromtheDVDtoyourcomputer'sdesktop.
3. Tobegineachlesson,launchGarageBand.Thenfollowthe
instructionsintheexercisestoopentheprojectfilesforthat
lesson.

AbouttheAppleTrainingSeries
GarageBandispartoftheofficialtrainingseriesforAppleiLife
applicationsdevelopedbyexpertsinthefieldandcertifiedby
AppleComputer.Thelessonsaredesignedtoletyoulearnat
yourownpace.
Forthosewhoprefertolearninaninstructor-ledsetting,
trainingcoursesareavailableatAppleAuthorizedTraining
Centersworldwide.Thesecourses,whichusetheAppleTraining
Seriesbooksastheircurriculum,aretaughtbyAppleCertified


Trainersandbalanceconceptsandlectureswithhands-onlabs
andexercises.AppleAuthorizedTrainingCentershavebeen
carefullyselectedandhavemetApple'shigheststandardsinall
areas,includingfacilities,instructors,coursedelivery,and
infrastructure.ThegoaloftheprogramistoofferApple
customers,frombeginnerstothemostseasonedprofessionals,
thehighestqualitytrainingexperience.
TofindanAuthorizedTrainingCenternearyou,goto
www.apple.com/software/pro/training.

Resources
AppleTrainingSeries:GarageBand3isnotintendedtobea
comprehensivereferencemanual,nordoesitreplacethe
documentationthatcomeswiththeapplication.For
comprehensiveinformationaboutprogramfeatures,referto
theseresources:
TheReferenceGuide.AccessedthroughtheGarageBand
Helpmenu,theReferenceGuidecontainsacomplete

descriptionofallfeatures.
Apple'sWebsite:www.apple.com.


Chapter1.WorkingwiththeInterface
LessonFiles

GarageBand3Lessons>Lesson_01>1-1Alaska
Sunrise

Time

Thislessontakesapproximately1hourtocomplete.

Goals

LaunchGarageBand











ExploretheGarageBandwindow
NavigateintheTimeline

Workwiththetransportcontrols
StartandstopplaybackintheTimeline
Opentheeditor
CompareRealInstrumentsandSoftwareInstruments
Editregionsintheeditor
OpentheLoopBrowserinPodcastSoundsview
AddavideoclipfromtheMediaBrowser

GarageBandispowerfulenoughtorecordandmixa
professional-soundingmusicdemo,podcast,orvideoscore,yet
simpleenoughthatanyonecanuseitrightoutofthebox.
Overtheyears,I'veworkedwithmanyfrustratedmusicians


whoboughttheirfirstcomputersandsoftwarespecificallytotry
recordingtheirownmusic.Unfortunately,insteadoffinding
inspirationandanewcreativetool,theygotmorefrustrated
becausethesoftwarewaswaytoocomplicated.
ThatwasbeforeGarageBand.Thissoftwareisdifferent.You
don'thavetobeacomputermajororaudioengineertorecord
music.Youdon'tevenhavetobeamusician.Ifyoucanclicka
mouse,youcanturnyourMacintoabasicrecordingstudiofor
music,scoringvideo,orproducingpodcastsit'sreallythat
simple.
Inthislesson,you'lltakeaguidedtouroftheGarageBandbasic
interfaceandlearnhowtousethetransportcontrolsand
navigateintheTimeline.Alongtheway,you'lllearnsomeofthe
newGarageBandfeatures,aswellassomeusefulkeyboard
shortcutsasyougettoknowtheprogram.
Ifyou'vebeenworkingwithGarageBandforawhileandare

alreadycomfortablewiththebasicinterface,editor,and
navigation,feelfreetojumpaheadtoLesson2.
BeforeYouStart
Beforeyoustart,youneedtoloadtheGarageBand3program
ontoyourharddrive.YoualsoneedtocopytheGarageBand3
LessonsfolderfromtheCDinthebackofthebooktoyour
computer'sDesktop.
Theinstructionsforloadingthesoftwareandfilesarein
"GettingStarted,"theintroductiontothisbook.Afteryou
completethosetwosteps,youcanmoveforwardwiththis
lesson.
NowthatyouhavetheGarageBandprogramandlessonfiles
loadedontoyourharddrive,you'rereadytobeginthislesson.

Note


Makesureyourscreenresolutionissetto1027x768or
higherinthedisplaypreferencesforyourcomputer.If
yourresolutionisbelow1027x768,youwon'tbeableto
seetheentireGarageBandwindowonyourscreen.

LaunchingGarageBand
TherearethreewaystolaunchGarageBand:
Onyourharddrive,double-clicktheGarageBandapplication
icon.
OntheDock,clicktheGarageBandicon.
Double-clickanyGarageBandprojectfile.
Forthisexercise,you'lllaunchGarageBandbyopeningaproject
file.

1. LocatetheGarageBand3Lessonsfolderonyourcomputer.

Note
Ifyouhaven'tcopiedtheGarageBand3Lessons
foldertoyourharddrive,dosoatthistime.
2. SelecttheLesson_01folder,thendouble-clickthe1-1Alaska
Sunriseprojectfiletoopenthesongandlaunchtheprogram.


Aninitializingprogresswindowappears,showingthat
GarageBandisopeningtheselectedproject.When
GarageBandopens,youwillseealargewindowcontaining
alltheelementsforthesong1-1AlaskaSunrise.


ExploringtheGarageBandWindow
OneofthemanyadvantagesofGarageBandisthesimplicityof
theinterface.AswithalltheiLifeapplications,GarageBanduses
onewindowasthebaseofoperations.Thiswindowisyour
recordingstudio.
Let'stakeaquicktouroftheGarageBandwindow:
TrackheadersShowtheinstrumenticonandnametothe
leftofeachinstrumenttrack.Thetrackheadersalsoinclude
aMutebuttontosilenceatrack,aSolobuttontosilenceall
othertracks,aRecordEnablebutton(whichallowsyouto
recordtoaspecifictrack),andaLockbuttontoprotectthe
trackanditscontentsfromunintendedchanges.
TrackMixerIncludesaVolumeslidertoadjustthetrack
volumeandaPanwheeltoadjustthepositionofthetrack
intheleft-to-rightstereofield.

TimelineActsasyourmusicrecordingandarranging
workspace.TheTimelineismadeupofhorizontaltracksfor
eachindividualinstrument.TheTimelinegraphically
representslineartimefromlefttorightusingaBeatRuler
atthetopofthewindow.Thefar-leftedgeoftheTimeline
representsthebeginningofasong.

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ZoomsliderZoomsintooroutoftheTimeline.
AddTrackbuttonAddsanewtrackintheTimeline.
LoopBrowserbuttonOpenstheLoopBrowser.
EditorbuttonOpenstheeditor.
TransportcontrolsProvidethestandardrecordingand
playbackbuttonstonavigateintheTimeline,including
Record,GoToBeginning,Rewind,Start/StopPlayback,Fast
Forward,andCycle.
TimedisplayShowsthesong'stempoandcurrentplayhead


positioninmusicaltime(measures,beats,ticks)orabsolute
time(hours,minutes,seconds,fractions).
InstrumenttunerLocatedinthesamespaceasthetime
display;useittocheckthetuningofanyRealInstrument,
includingvocals.
MastervolumesliderAdjuststheoutputvolumelevelofthe
project.
LevelmetersIndicatetheoutputvolumelevelofaproject
andincluderedwarninglightsiflevelsareclipping(too

loud).
TrackInfobuttonOpenstheTrackInfopane.
MediaBrowserbuttonOpenstheMediaBrowserpane.The
MediaBrowserisanewfeatureinGarageBand3.

WindowBasics
GarageBandwasdesignedforMacintoshOSX,andthe
GarageBandwindowworksthesameasotherOSXwindows.If
you'renewtotheMacortoOSX,it'sagoodideatoknowthe
GarageBandwindowbasics.

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YoucanusetheZoom,Minimize,andClosebuttonstoresize
thewindow,minimizeittotheDock,ortoclosethewindowand
theproject.Double-clickingthetitlebaratthetopofthe
GarageBandwindowwillalsominimizethewindow.Youcanuse
thewoodensidepanels,topedge,orbottomedgetodragthe
windowtoadifferentlocationonthescreen.Toresizetheentire
window,dragtheresizecontrolinthelower-rightcornerofthe
window.

Tip
Ifyou'reusingalaptoporalargestudiodisplay,the
Zoombuttonisaveryusefultooltomaximizethesizeof
yourworkspace.Also,anytimeyoucan'tseetheentire
windowbecausepartofitisoffscreen,youcanclickthe
Zoombuttontobringtheentirewindowintoview.

NowthatyouknowhowtoadjustthefullGarageBandwindow,
let'splaytheprojectandtakeacloserlookatsomeother
features,startingwiththeTimeline.