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78 Chapter 10 Mixing and Adding Effects

Adjusting Effects

Each effect has either a slider that you can use to adjust the amount of the effect, or a

pop-up menu from which you can choose different effect presets.

To adjust a track’s effects:

1 Select the track, then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info pane.

2 Click the Details triangle to reveal the track’s effects settings.

3 Drag the sliders for the Gate, Compressor, Echo, and Reverb effects to adjust the

amount of each effect. Choose a new setting from the Equalizer pop-up menu to adjust

the equalization. If your project is playing, you hear the changes in real time.

4 Choose an effect from one of the effect pop-up menus on the left, then choose an

effect setting for the effect from the preset pop-up menu on the right.

Additional effects you can add include treble reduction, bass reduction, amp

simulation, chorus, flanging, phase shifting, and tremolo.

Turning Effects On and Off

You can turn individual effects on or off (turning an effect off temporarily is called

bypassing the effect). This has several advantages: It lets you hear how each effect

changes the sound of your music, and lets you see which effects have the greatest

impact on your computer’s performance.

When you turn off an effect, the effect’s current settings are retained, so any

adjustments you have made are not lost.

To turn an effect off:

m In the Effects section of the Track Info pane, deselect the checkbox next to the effect.

Select the checkbox to turn the effect on again.

Choosing Effect Presets

Some effects includes several presets, which let you easily adjust the effect’s settings to

achieve a particular sound.

To choose an effect preset:

m Choose the preset you want from the pop-up menu to the right of the effect.

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Apple GarageBand 3 User Manual Page 78