Table of Contents

Apple Training Series GarageBand 3
By Mary Plummer
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: April 25, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-42165-5
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-42165-4
Pages: 432

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Getting Started
		Chapter 1.  Working with the Interface
			Exploring the GarageBand Window
			Playing a Song in the Timeline
			Exploring the Timeline
			Exploring Tracks and Regions
			Zooming In to and Out of the Timeline
			Exploring the Editor
			Using the Editor for Software Instruments
			Using the Editor for Real Instruments
			Renaming Tracks and Regions in the Editor
			Exploring the Loop Browser
			Using the Loop Browser in Podcast Sounds View
			Auditioning Loops with a Song
			Adding Movies to the Media Browser and Timeline
			Saving and Closing Your Project
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 2.  Working with Tracks in the Timeline
			Understanding Tracks
			Preparing the Project
			Showing and Hiding the Track Info Pane
			Selecting Prerecorded Loops and Sound Effects
			Selecting and Moving All Regions in the Timeline
			Adding a Track
			Extending a Loop Region
			Recording a Basic Software Instrument
			Saving Your Song
			Creating a Cycle Region
			Deleting a Region from the Timeline
			Changing a Track Name and Icon
			Saving Your Finished Project
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 3.  Editing and Recording Software Instruments
			Preparing the Project
			Monitoring the Processor with the Playhead
			Working with a Software Instrument Recording in the Timeline
			Changing a Track's Instrument
			Changing Project Tempo
			Starting a New Song
			Previewing Drum Loops
			Recording a Simple Drum Part
			Multipass Recording
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 4.  Arranging a Song with Software Instruments
			Previewing the Finished Song
			Preparing the Project
			Understanding Melody and Rhythm
			Building Rhythm Tracks
			Building the Melody Tracks
			Recording a New Software Instrument Part
			Working with Advanced Music Arrangement Techniques
			Finishing the Project
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 5.  Working with Apple Loops
			Preparing the Project
			Listening to the Finished Song
			Customizing the Loop Browser
			Building a Song with Apple Loops
			Working with Real Instrument Loops
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 6.  Working with Real Instruments
			Connecting Musical Instruments to Your Computer
			Preparing the Project
			Adding a Real Instrument Track
			Recording and Saving a Real Instrument Part
			Adding Preset and Custom Effects
			Repairing Recording Problems
			Multitrack Recording
			Reusing Your Real Instrument Recordings
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 7.  Mixing and Effects
			Understanding Basic Mixing
			Working with the Track Mixer
			Creating a Rough Mix
			Fixing the Timing and Velocity of a Software Region
			Adding Effects to a Track
			Manually Adjusting the EQ for a Track
			Working with Volume and Pan Curves
			Working with the Master Track
			Comparing Loops from the Major and Minor Scale Types
			Ducking Background Tracks
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 8.  Creating Podcasts
			Creating a New Podcast Project
			Importing a GarageBand Project
			Working with Artwork and Markers
			Adding Loops and Sound Effects
			Adding Episode Info to a Podcast
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 9.  Scoring an iMovie or Video
			Creating a New Movie Score Project
			Working with Video Files in the Media Browser
			Preparing the Project for Scoring
			Building a Soundtrack in the Timeline
			Working with Sound Effects
			Lesson Review
		Chapter 10.  Sharing Your Finished Projects
			Exporting Projects to iTunes
			Exporting a Project as a QuickTime Movie
			Sending a Movie to iDVD
			Sharing a Podcast
			Lesson Review
		Appendix A.  Logic for GarageBand Users
		Appendix B.  Exploring Jam Packs
		Index