GarageBand 3 Getting Started Includes a complete tour of the GarageBand window, plus step-by-step lessons on working with GarageBand 1 Contents Chapter 1 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 24 26 27 27 28 29 29 29 30 31 Welcome to GarageBand What's New in GarageBand 3 Before You Begin What You'll Learn What You Need Finding Out More GarageBand at a Glance GarageBand Window Timeline Editor For Real Instruments For Software Instruments--Graphic View For Software Instruments--Notation View For Podcasts and Video--Marker View Loop Browser Button View Column View and Podcast Sounds View Track Info Pane Real and Software Instrument Tracks Master Track Media Browser Working With Projects Creating a Project Setting the Tempo Setting the Key Setting the Time Signature Opening an Existing Project Saving a Project Sending a Project to iTunes Chapter 2 Chapter 3 2 Chapter 4 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 36 37 37 38 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 44 45 45 45 46 47 47 48 48 49 50 51 51 51 Using Apple Loops Finding Loops With the Loop Browser Finding Loops in Column View Finding Loops in Button View Finding Loops in Podcast Sounds View Previewing Loops in the Loop Browser Refining Your Searches Displaying Loops From a Jam Pack or Folder Searching by Scale Type Limiting Searches to Nearby Keys Searching for Specific Text Adding Loops to the Timeline Creating Your Own Apple Loops Adding Loops to the Loop Library Working in the Timeline About Regions Selecting Regions Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Regions Looping Regions Resizing Regions Moving Regions Transposing Regions Splitting Regions Joining Regions Fixing the Timing of Software Instrument Regions Setting Real Instrument Regions to Keep Their Original Tempo Renaming Regions Using the Grid Using Undo and Redo Working With Real Instruments Adding a Real Instrument Track Monitoring Real Instrument Input Getting Ready to Record Recording a Real Instrument Recording a Real Instrument With the Cycle Region Recording Multiple Real Instrument Tracks Changing Real Instrument Settings Changing the Instrument Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Contents 3 52 53 53 54 Chapter 7 55 55 56 57 57 58 58 59 60 60 61 61 61 62 62 62 63 63 64 66 66 68 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 72 72 73 73 Changing the Input Channel Adjusting Input Volume Using the Instrument Tuner Adding an Audio File From the Finder Working With Software Instruments Using Musical Typing Using the Onscreen Music Keyboard Adding a Software Instrument Track Getting Ready to Record Recording a Software Instrument Recording a Software Instrument With the Cycle Region Changing Software Instrument Settings Working in the Editor Selecting Regions Editing Real Instrument Regions Moving Real Instrument Regions Cropping Part of a Real Instrument Region Joining Real Instrument Regions Enhancing the Tuning of Real Instrument Tracks Enhancing the Timing of Real Instrument Tracks Editing Software Instrument Regions Editing Notes in a Software Instrument Region Editing Controller Information in a Software Instrument Region Working in Notation View About Notation View Editing Notes in Notation View Adding Notes Selecting Notes Moving Notes Copying Notes Changing the Pitch of Notes Changing the Duration of Notes Deleting Notes Changing Note Velocity Adding Pedal Down and Pedal Up Symbols Mixing and Adding Effects What Is Mixing? Setting Track Volume Levels Setting Track Pan Position Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 4 Contents 73 74 75 75 76 76 77 78 78 78 79 79 Chapter 11 80 81 81 83 83 84 85 85 85 86 86 86 87 87 87 88 88 89 90 90 90 91 91 91 92 92 Using Volume and Pan Curves Setting the Output Volume Adding Fade Ins and Fade Outs Transposing Part of a Project to a Different Key Using Effects Types of Effects Adding Effects Adjusting Effects Turning Effects On and Off Choosing Effect Presets Editing Effect Presets Saving Effect Presets Creating Podcasts in GarageBand Creating a Podcast Episode Creating the Podcast Audio Ducking Backing Tracks Adding and Editing Markers Adding Marker Region Artwork Adding a URL to a Marker Adding Chapter Titles Deleting Markers Adding Episode Artwork Editing Artwork Editing Episode Information Creating a Video Podcast Episode Sending a Podcast to iWeb Exporting a Podcast Episode Creating a Musical Score for an iMovie or Video Sending an iMovie Project to GarageBand Importing a Video File From the Media Browser Viewing the Video Working With the Video's Audio Track Adding and Editing Markers Adding a URL to a Marker Adding a Chapter Title Sending a Movie to iDVD Sending a Video Podcast to iWeb Exporting a Project as a QuickTime Movie Chapter 12 Contents 5 Appendix A Appendix B 93 96 96 97 Keyboard Shortcuts Connecting Music Equipment to Your Computer Connecting a Musical Instrument or Microphone Connecting a Music Keyboard to Your Computer 6 Contents 1 Welcome to GarageBand 1 This document gives you useful information and step-bystep instructions for creating projects with GarageBand. The following chapters give you a tour of the GarageBand windows and a series of lessons to help you create your own music projects. The chapters in GarageBand Getting Started cover the following topics:  "GarageBand at a Glance" provides a tour of the windows and controls in GarageBand.  "Working With Projects" describes how to create a new project, as well as how to save, archive, and export your projects.  "Using Apple Loops" describes how to find and preview Apple Loops in the loop browser, add them to the timeline, and create your own Apple Loops.  "Working in the Timeline" describes how to build your project by arranging regions in the timeline.  "Working With Real Instruments" describes how to add a Real Instrument track, turn on monitoring, set the input channel and format, record a Real Instrument, and change Real Instrument settings.  "Working With Software Instruments" describes how to add a Software Instrument track, record a Software Instrument, and change Software Instrument settings.  "Working in the Editor" describes the different ways you can edit Real and Software Instrument regions.  "Working in Notation View" describes how to view Software Instrument regions as music notation, and how to edit notes, note velocity, and pedal markings in notation view.  "Mixing and Adding Effects" describes the steps to follow in mixing your project, and how to use the effects included with GarageBand.  "Creating Podcasts in GarageBand" describes how to create audio and video podcast episodes and send them to iWeb or export them. 7  "Creating a Musical Score for an iMovie or Video" describes how to import a video file into a project, view the video, edit the video's audio, add markers, URLS, and chapter titles, and send the finished movie to iDVD or to iWeb, or export it as a QuickTime movie. GarageBand Getting Started also includes appendixes listing keyboard shortcuts and describing how to connect music equipment to your computer. What's New in GarageBand 3 GarageBand 3 includes the following new features and enhancements:  Using the Media Browser, you can find and preview photos from your iPhoto library, songs from your iTunes library, and iMovie projects from your Movies folder, then import them into a project. You can also import other GarageBand projects saved with an iLife preview into a project.  You can create podcasts in GarageBand, including enhanced podcasts and video podcasts. You can view your podcast in the podcast preview pane as you record and mix the audio. You can also add and edit markers, which can include artwork, URLs, and chapter titles. When you finish creating your podcast episode, you can send it to iWeb to publish on the Internet, or export it and publish it using another application.  You can send an iMovie project to GarageBand, or import a video file, and create a musical score for the video. You can view the video as you work, edit the video's audio track, and add markers. When you finish creating your musical score, you can send the project to iDVD, export it as a video podcast, or export it as a QuickTime movie.  You can record iChat audio and video conferences in a GarageBand project.  GarageBand includes new Apple Loops designed to be used in podcast episodes. You can add podcast sounds from the loop browser, and use them with the new Sound Effects Software Instrument when you create a podcast.  The Track Info pane is now integrated into the main GarageBand window. When you show the Track Info pane, it appears on the right side of the timeline, without covering other parts of the main window.  By default, Real Instrument recordings and loops match the song tempo. Now you can set individual Real Instrument regions to follow their original tempo.  You can compact a project to reduce the file size for easier sharing.  GarageBand projects can now be up to 1999 measures long (twice as long as before). 8 Chapter 1 Welcome to GarageBand Before You Begin To make it easier to follow the lessons as you work, print each lesson before you start. In many of the tasks shown in this document you need to choose menu commands. In the lessons, and in GarageBand Help, menu commands appear like this: Choose Edit > Join Selected. The first term after Choose is the name of the menu in the GarageBand menu bar. The term (or terms) following the angle bracket are the items you choose from that menu. What You'll Learn GarageBand lets you be the composer, the bandleader, and the mixing engineer as you create your own original projects. You can create projects by adding Apple Loops, by connecting a musical instrument or microphone to your computer and recording it in a Real Instrument track, by playing the Software Instruments included with GarageBand, or using any combination of these methods. You'll learn how to:  Create, open, and save projects  Set project tempo, key, time signature, and length  Find and preview Apple Loops using the loop browser, then add them to your projects  Play and record both Real and Software Instruments  Arrange Real and Software Instrument regions in the timeline, and edit them in the editor  View and edit Software Instrument regions as music notation  Send a movie from iMovie so you can create a soundtrack in GarageBand, edit the movie's audio track, add markers, and send the movie to iDVD  Create an enhanced podcast or enhanced video podcast in GarageBand and send it to iWeb, or export it as a podcast episode What You Need All you need to create music in GarageBand is a Macintosh computer that meets the system requirements, as listed in the Read Me file. Optionally, you can use any of the following equipment to expand your music creation possibilities:  A microphone to record your voice or any acoustic musical instrument  Electronic musical instruments, including guitars, basses, and keyboards  A music keyboard (USB or MIDI) to play and record Software Instruments  An audio interface to connect musical instruments or microphones  A pair of speakers or monitors to hear the music you create with greater audio quality Chapter 1 Welcome to GarageBand 9 Finding Out More For complete and up-to-date information on GarageBand, including news about new features, user tips, and a list of supported music equipment, go to the GarageBand website at www.apple.com/ilife/garageband. To get help while you're using GarageBand, look in GarageBand Help, available in the Help menu when GarageBand is open. You'll find more information about the topics covered in this document, as well as information and instructions for many more topics. For support, go to the GarageBand support site at www.apple.com/support/garageband. 10 Chapter 1 Welcome to GarageBand 2 GarageBand at a Glance 2 "GarageBand at a Glance" introduces you to the features and controls in the GarageBand windows. You use these controls to create your projects in GarageBand. Take a look at these pages even if you don't plan to complete the lessons in GarageBand Getting Started, because knowing the names and functions of the GarageBand controls will make it easier to find answers to your questions in GarageBand Help. The pages that follow introduce you to the GarageBand window--including the timeline, the loop browser, and the editor--and to the Track Info pane. You record Real and Software Instruments and arrange and mix your projects in the timeline, find and preview loops in the loop browser, and change track instrument, effects, and input settings in the Track Info pane. 11 GarageBand Window A B C D E F G H I J 12 Chapter 2 GarageBand at a Glance A Track headers: The instrument icon and name are shown at the left of each track's header. Click the name to type a new track name. Click the Record Enable button (with the red circle) to turn on the track for recording. Click the Mute button (with the speaker icon) to silence the track. Click the Solo button (with the h ...