Selecting Prerecorded Loops and Sound Effects


Remember the Forest sound effect loop you auditioned in the last lesson? Well, it's time to add it to the project 2-1 Alaska Sunrise. First, you'll need to find it again in the Loop Browser and make room for it at the beginning of the song.

1.

Click the Loop Browser button, or press Cmd-L, to open the Loop Browser.

2.

If the Loop Browser displays a view other than Podcast Sounds, click the Podcast Sounds View button to list the Podcast Sounds.

Note

The Loop Browser opens in the last view you used. In the previous lesson, you used the Podcast Sounds view, so it should open that way.

3.

Select Sound Effects > Ambience > Forest to hear the Forest sound effect loop.

In the last lesson, you auditioned (listened to) the Forest sound effect with the project. Now that we are ready to add the loop to the project, let's audition it one more time to be sure.

4.

Press Return or Z to move the playhead to the beginning of the Timeline.

5.

Press the spacebar to begin playback of the project.

6.

Click the Forest sound effect to play it along with the project.

The birds seem a bit loud, but you can always turn down the sound effect once you add it to the Timeline. You can also use the Preview Volume slider to turn down the volume of the loops as you listen to them in the Loop Browser.

7.

Drag the Preview Volume slider toward the left to lower the preview volume of the Forest sound effect.

8.

Press the spacebar to pause playback when the song ends.

Note

You won't be able to see the Video Preview/Track Info pane and the Loop Browser at the same time. So if you want to audition a loop, you'll need to do so without looking at the video preview. However, once you've added a loop to the project, you can play it and watch the video at the same time.

The sound effect is cheerful, and it definitely adds a natural and relaxing feel to this New Age instrumental song. Trouble is, the music starts at the very beginning of the project, and it would be better if the project started with the forest sounds to set the mood, then had the music join in. No problem, you'll just move the existing song over a measure or two.




Apple Training Series GarageBand 3
Apple Training Series: GarageBand 3
ISBN: 0321421655
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 134
Authors: Mary Plummer

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