creating soundtracks and more with garageband. timeline track headertrack mixer transport controls...
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Track Header Track Mixer
Transport Controls
Instrument Fx & Loop Browser
Time display/tuner
Master volume slider and level meters
Playhead
Track info Media browser
Zoom slider
Tracks
Beat Ruler
Scroll bar
Record enable Mute solo lock triangle
GARAGEBAND INTERFACE
Audio Edit Region (wave & MIDI)
Set Up Tracks:LIVE INSTRUMENT RECORDINGand/or SOFTWARE INSTRUMENT
New Song:Save to Desktop & Select Tempo, Signature and Key
Add More Tracks:Choose “New Basic Track” for non MIDIChoose “New Track” for MIDICustomize as you go.
Create:Use Loops, iTunes, Live Instruments,or a mix.
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GETTING STARTED
CHANGE YOUR VIEW: Track your song using measures, tuner or time code or project.
Offset pitch by clicking a new key CHANGE YOUR KEY: identify where key
change will occur (new section of a song) –TRACK: Master Track / change master track to MASTER PITCH
KEY AND TEMPO
Add Track>Movie Track
Drag Movie Clip to Track (or use Movie Browser)
Highlight Movie Sound and Delete (to add custom audio)
USING VIDEO
Customize your movie sounds. Add ambient music. Then experiment with sound layers and non-literal sounds using effects.
USING VIDEO
ARRANGING YOUR SONG
Change: now you can drag your defined
region to a new location
To use a section more than once,
use the option key
Track: show arrange track•define an arrange region• click the + sign in the arrange header•drag region left to right (blue highlight)•select region once to select, then click again to name it
Arrange: move chorus before a verse or repeating a chorus
Repeat: for each section of song
Audio Mixing Engineer – use track mixer to balance volume, pan left to right, or add perfect fade in / out
Click triangle at top of track header
The pan dial – click in center and drag up or down to position L or R
TIP: Lead vocals / Bass / drums – center pan
TIP: Mix supporting keyboards and guitars to sides
Change volume of each track – drag slider to left or right
Track level meters who output level
End song with fade out – choose TRACK: fade out
The master track will show automation curve (bottom)
Customize by master mix fade by moving control points in curve
MIXING OPTIONS
D i s t o r t in g
N o L e v e l C h a n g e
M a n u a l F a d e O u t
ADD CHAPTERS: Move playhead to new sequences or shifts in action. Add a marker at each location including the beginning. Name chapters.
USING VIDEO
SAVING: In order to use your movie with markers you must export to iDVD. To save a working file with markers, save your GarageBand .band file and Share.
USING VIDEO
ParametersClick the
triangle on the track header
Add Automation
Click on automation line
where effect change will be
begin
Node will be added
Click again to end automation
Select trackClick track info button Click details triangle
Checked effects are listed – others have many settings –
view by effect edit button
Digital signal processor effectsdelay distortion chorus
ADDING AUTOMATION
CREATE OR USE A LOOP
Use Adobe SountBooth to create a Loop and Import to GarageBand
(use Loop marker)
Add to loop library: EDIT: Add to loop
library
Name Loop - scale, genre,
mood, instrument type – click
create
Add custom loop to song
Multi Take Recording
Turn Cycle Region On
All performances are recorded
Audition each
Pick which one you want
Beat ruler
drag on beat ruler to zone
to record
then select track
Record and re-record during
each cycle
takes are recorded and noted in the
top left corner
choose what take you want
MULTI-TAKES
SHARING FILES
Save selected song to
hard drive.
Select SHARE:
send song to iTunes (home)
Complete form
required for
iTunes if at
home.
AAC – iTunes format
Single stereo file is
created
Save selected song to
hard drive.
Select SHARE:
export song to disk (lab)
Compress and save as
mp3 for media players
Single stereo file is
created