Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand

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Trying to make music with GarageBand 3? Seattle musician Jeff Tolbert's step-by-step instructions guide beginning and intermediate users through using GarageBand's built-in loops to create two songs, teaching you not only how to use GarageBand's editing and mixing features but also how to be playful and creative while composing tunes that please the ear. You'll learn how to plan a song, edit loops using both graphical and notation view, create exciting mixes, and export your masterpieces to iTunes. The ebook also covers how to change track volume and pan dynamically, and how to work with GarageBand's effects. Linked-in audio lets you listen to examples while you read about them. Bonus! Is your Mac bogging down while playing complex tunes? The ebook includes seven suggestions for solving performance problems.

If you buy this ebook after August 1, 2007, you'll get a free update to the the iLife '08 edition. We plan to release it in late 2007 or early 2008.

Book Info

88 pages
Version 3.0
Published 18-Mar-06
1.2 MB download
Free 24-page PDF sample with Table of Contents and more.
Comes with free downgrades to the GarageBand 1 and 2 editions; info is on page 2 of the PDF.

About the Author

Jeff Tolbert is a musician, painter, and graphic designer living in Seattle. He has played in numerous bands over the years, including What Fell?, the Goat-Footed Senators, the diary of Anne Frank String Quartet, 80 Bones, and the Fireproof Beauties.

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"I had a tough time getting started with GarageBand until I bought Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand."
-Lyle H.

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