GarageBand '08 Getting Started (Manual)

GarageBand
Getting Started
Includes a tour of the GarageBand window
and step-by-step tutorials to help you start
creating music and podcasts with
GarageBand.
1 Contents
Chapter 1 6 Welcome to GarageBand
6 What You’ll Learn
7 Before You Begin
7 What You Need to Get Started
7 Where to Go for Help
7 Finding Out More
Chapter 2 8 GarageBand at a Glance
9 GarageBand Window
11 Timeline
13 Editor
13 For Real Instruments
14 For Software Instruments–Graphic View
15 For Softwarets–Notation View
16 For Podcasts and Movies–Marker View
17 Loop Browser
17 Button View and Podcast Sounds View
18 Column View
19 Track Info Pane
19 Real and Software Instrument Tracks
21 Master Track
23 Media Browser
Chapter 3 24 Tutorial 1: Creating, Playing, and Saving GarageBand Projects
24 Creating a New Project
26 Creating a Project Automatically with Magic GarageBand
28 Playing Your Project
29 Saving Projects
Chapter 4 30 Tutorial 2: Adding Apple Loops
31 Finding Loops You Want to Use
31 Finding Loops in Column View
32 Foops in Button View
33 Previewing Loops
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33 Refining Your Loop Searches
34 Showing Loops from a Specific Jam Pack or Folder
34 Searching by Scale Type
34 Limiting Searches to Nearby Keys
35 Searching by Name
35 Adding Loops to the Timeline
37 Changing Apple Loops in the Same Family
37 Creating Your Own Apple Loops
38 Adding Loops to the Loop ...