Table of Contents

Apple Training Series: GarageBand 2
By Mary Plummer
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: March 24, 2005
Print ISBN: 0321330196
Pages: 448

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		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Introduction: Getting Started
			The Methodology
			System Requirements
			Installing GarageBand
			Copying the Lesson Files
			About the Apple Training Series
			Resources
		Lesson 1.  Working with the Interface
			Before You Start
			Launching GarageBand
			Exploring the GarageBand Window
			Exploring the Timeline
			Using the Mouse and Keyboard
			Playing a Song in the Timeline
			Exploring Tracks and Regions
			Zooming In to and Out of the Timeline
			Exploring the Track Editor
			Using the Track Editor for Software Instruments
			Using the Track Editor for Real Instruments
			Using the Track Editor for Apple Loops
			Exploring the Loop Browser
			Using the Loop Browser in Button View
			Using the Loop Browser in Column View
			Creating a Cycle Region in the Timeline
			Auditioning Loops with a Song
			What You've Learned
		Lesson 2.  Working with Tracks in the Timeline
			Understanding Tracks
			Preparing the Project
			Selecting Prerecorded Loops
			Adding a Loop Track
			Extending a Loop Region
			Muting a Track
			Deleting a Track in the Timeline
			Recording a Basic Software Instrument
			Saving Your Song
			Deleting a Region from the Timeline
			Changing a Track Name and Icon
			Saving Your Project and Opening a New Project
			Changing a Software Track Instrument
			Using Solo and Mute to Evaluate Tracks
			What You've Learned
		Lesson 3.  Working with Software Instruments
			Starting a New Song
			Changing Project Tempo
			Recording a Simple Drum Part
			Multipass Recording
			Building a Song from Scratch
			Building Rhythm Tracks
			Recording a New Software Instrument Part
			Editing a Software Instrument Region in the Track Editor
			Recording and Editing a New Region
			Finishing the Song
			What You've Learned
		Lesson 4.  Working with Real Instruments
			Connecting Musical Instruments to Your Computer
			Preparing the Project
			Creating a Real Instrument Track
			Recording and Saving a Real Instrument Part
			Adding Preset and Custom Effects
			Creating Guitar Test Tracks
			Trimming and Looping a Real Instrument Recording
			Arranging and Editing Regions into Songs
			What You've Learned
		Lesson 5.  Working with Apple Loops
			Preparing the Project
			Understanding Apple Loops
			Listening to the Finished Song
			Customizing the Loop Browser
			Building a Song with Apple Loops
			What You've Learned
		Lesson 6.  Arranging Music with GarageBand
			Clarifying Your Musical Goals
			Working with Basic Music Arrangement Techniques
			Listening to the Finished Song
			Working with Advanced Music Arrangement Techniques
			Finishing the Song
			What You've Learned
		Lesson 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
			Working with Volume and Pan Curves
			Working with the Master Track
			What You've Learned
		Lesson 8.  Sharing Your Finished Songs
			Exporting to iTunes
			Using Your Playlist with iLife
			Converting AIFF Files to MP3
			What You've Learned
		Lesson 9.  Advanced GarageBand Tips and Techniques
			Strategies for Minimizing the Load on Your Processor
			Monitoring the Processor with the Playhead
			Adding an MP3 File to the Timeline
			Reusing Your Real Instrument Recordings
			Enhancing Timing in the Track Editor
			Adding Loops to GarageBand
			Working with Multiple Control Points in the Timeline
			Working with the Instrument Tuner
			Multitrack Recording
			Advanced Track Editor Techniques
			Exploring Editing Controller Information in a Software Instrument Region
			Searching for Loops by Scale
			Exploring Jam Packs
			What You've Learned
		Logic for GarageBand Users
		Index