Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand
by Jeff Tolbert
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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 how to use GarageBand's editing and mixing features and 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.

Version info: This book covers GarageBand 3, part of iLife '06. It includes a download option for older PDFs that cover GarageBand 1 and 2. If you want a book that covers GarageBand 4, part of iLife '08, check out Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand 08.

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 composer and musician living in Seattle. He is currently writing music for advertising and video games in the comfort of his home studio. He plays bass for several Seattle acts, as well as guitar, piano, ukulele, trombone, and various percussion instruments and household objects. He wishes he had an extra $200,000 so he could buy all the gear on his wish list.

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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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