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1 Welcome to GarageBand
GarageBand brings out the rock star in everyone. It puts
a music studio on your computer, where the band is
never late and always plays in tune. This document gives
you useful information and step-by-step instructions for
creating projects with GarageBand.
No matter what your level of musical knowledge or experience, GarageBand lets you
unleash your musical creativity. With GarageBand, you can record, arrange, and mix
your music, and share it with the world. GarageBand puts a complete recording studio,
with pro-quality instruments and effects, at your fingertips–and the band will never
show up late for the gig! Whether you’re a pro or you’ve never played a note, you can
make your own music using GarageBand.
What You’ll Learn
The following chapters give you a tour of the GarageBand windows and an extensive
tutorial to help you start creating your own projects. You’ll learn to do the following:
 Create a new music project and make project settings (tempo, key, time)
 Add Apple Loops to start creating an arrangement
 Record using a microphone or an electric musical instrument
 Play and record the built-in Software Instruments
 Arrange your music in the timeline
 Mix your project and add effects
 Share your project (by sending it to another iLife application, exporting it to disk, or
burning it to a CD)
 Create audio and video podcasts
 Add a musical score to an iMovie project or video
There are also appendixes listing keyboard shortcuts and describing how to connect
music equipment to your computer.