Music Making

GarageBand puts a complete recording studio in your Mac, making it easy to perform, record, and create music. We’ll show you how to take advantage of the loops, instruments, and other tools in GarageBand to edit, mix, and master the song to sound the way you hear it in your head.

Exploring Magic GarageBand

You’ll have lots of fun with Magic GarageBand. You specify the genre (style) of music and the instruments to use, and Magic GarageBand automatically creates a song for you.

Working with Arrangements

Want an easy way to keep track of each section of your song? Add Arrange regions to define such sections as the intro, verse, and chorus. Select, move, and copy Arrange regions for easy rearrangements.

Creating a Multitake Recording

With GarageBand, you don’t have to worry about getting it right the first time. We’ll show you how to record multiple versions (or “takes”) and choose the take you want to use.

Applying Visual EQ

With Visual EQ, you can make sophisticated equalization adjustments with a simple click and drag. Or simply choose from a variety of professionally designed presets to enhance your music automatically.

Automating Tempo, Effects, and Instruments

Record producers use dynamically changing effects to keep a song sounding fresh and exciting. And you can too. We’ll teach you to use GarageBand to automate effect changes within a composition.

Sharing Your Music Projects with Others

GarageBand makes it easy to share your song with the world. You can export it to iTunes. Burn a copy on CD. Upload it to the web. Take it with you on an iPod. Even email it to all your fans.

Moving Up to Logic Pro

With a range of powerful, easy-to-use features, Logic Pro lets you translate musical inspiration into professional productions. We’ll show you how to take advantage of many of its sophisticated features.