GarageBand for Mac Essential Training

Course details

GarageBand is one of the most accessible, affordable, and easy-to-learn recording software options around. It comes free on every new Mac, and its simple interface means you spend less time learning the software and more time making music. This course gives you a head start. Instructor Garrick Chow shows how to create your first project using the prerecorded loops, virtual drummer, and software instruments built into GarageBand. These features allow you to create an entire song without knowing how to play a single instrument. But if you want to record a live performance, GarageBand has you covered. Garrick also shows how to record real instruments in GarageBand, and how to use the Amp Designer to craft your own unique guitar sounds. Then learn how to arrange, edit, and mix your projects using the Arrangement track and the built-in effects. Last but not least, Garrick shows how to export your song from GarageBand and share it with the world.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Capture your musical visions with GarageBand

1. Getting Started

02 - Understand the GarageBand layout
03 - Create a new project
04 - Add tracks
05 - Understand region types
06 - Work with the Tempo track

2. Working with Loops and Drummer

07 - Browse the Loop Library
08 - Understand the difference between software and real instrument loops
09 - Add loops to your project and customize them
10 - Change loop settings
11 - Transpose loops
12 - Import audio tracks
13 - Use Drummer to create custom drum beats

3. Working with Software Instruments

14 - Understand MIDI and musical typing
15 - Connect a keyboard controller
16 - Record a software instrument track
17 - Cycle recording
18 - Split a drum track into multiple tracks
19 - Edit software tracks
20 - Create a click track
21 - Working with synth sounds

4. Working with Real Instruments

22 - Get real sounds into your Mac
23 - Set input levels
24 - Record a real instrument track
25 - Record and composite multiple takes
26 - Enable simultaneous multitrack recording
27 - Customize guitar and bass sounds
28 - Fix timing issues with Flex Time and Groove Matching

5. Arranging, Editing, and Mixing Your Project

29 - Get organized
30 - Use the Arrangement track
31 - Equalizing tracks
32 - Use plugins
33 - Automate volume and panning
34 - Lock tracks to improve system performance
35 - Mixing
36 - Use the Master track

6. Exporting, Sharing, and Archiving Your Project

37 - Use the Share menu
38 - Archive your project

Conclusion

39 - Continue your journey in audio recording