GarageBand For Dummies

Introduction 1

Part 1: Starting on a Good Note 5
Chapter 1: Introducing GarageBand for Macs and iDevices 7
Chapter 2: Equipping and Setting Up Your Recording Space 25
Chapter 3: Introducing Multitrack Recording with GarageBand 49

Part 2: Making Music on a Mac 77
Chapter 4: Getting Started 79
Chapter 5: Using Loops to Make Music 93
Chapter 6: Recording with MIDI and Software Instruments 113
Chapter 7: Recording Vocals and Acoustic Instruments with a Mic 139
Chapter 8: Recording Electric Guitars and Other Electronic Instruments 159

Part 3: Postproduction: Finishing Songs on a Mac 175
Chapter 9: Editing and Polishing Tracks 177
Chapter 10: Mixing Tracks into Songs 203
Chapter 11: Mastering Mastering 217

Part 4: Making Music with Your iDevice 229
Chapter 12: Getting Started 231
Chapter 13: Making Music with Live Loops 247
Chapter 14: Laying Down Software Instrument Tracks 263
Chapter 15: Recording Vocals and Acoustic Instruments with a Mic 279
Chapter 16: Recording Guitars and Basses 297

Part 5: Postproduction: Finishing Songs on an iDevice 313
Chapter 17: Editing and Polishing Tracks 315
Chapter 18: Mixing Tracks into Songs 333
Chapter 19: Mastering Mastering 347
Chapter 20: File Compression and Your Music 353

Part 6: The Part of Tens 365
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Improve GarageBand’s Performance 367
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Take Your Recordings to the Next Level 377
Chapter 23: Ten Useful Websites 385

Index 391