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A
Track headers: The instrument icon and name are shown at the left of each track’s header. Click
the name to type a new track name. Click the Record Enable button (with the red circle) to turn
on the track for recording. Click the Mute button (with the speaker icon) to silence the track.
Click the Solo button (with the headphone icon) to hear the track by itself. Click the Lock Track
button to lock the track. Click the triangle to show the track’s volume curve.
B
Track mixer: Drag the pan dial to adjust the pan position of the track (the left-to-right
placement in the stereo field). Drag the volume slider to adjust the track’s volume. Watch the
level meters to see the track’s volume level as you record and play.
C
Timeline: Contains the tracks where you record Real and Software Instruments, add loops, and
arrange regions. Also includes the beat ruler, which you use to move the playhead and align
items in the timeline with beats and measures. See “Timeline” on page 14 for a description of the
features and controls in the timeline.
D
Zoom slider: Drag the zoom slider to zoom in for a closer view of part of the timeline, or to
zoom out to see more of the timeline.
E
Add Track button: Click to add a track below the existing tracks in the timeline.
F
Loop Browser and Editor buttons: Click to open the loop browser or the editor.
G
Transport controls: Click the Record button to start recording. Click the Play button to start or
stop the project playing. Click the Go to Beginning, Rewind, or Fast Forward buttons to move the
playhead to different parts of the project. Click the Cycle button to turn the cycle region on or
off.
H
Time display/instrument tuner: The time display shows the playhead’s position in musical time
(measures, beats, ticks) or absolute time (hours, minutes, seconds, fractions). Drag or double-click
the numerals to enter a new playhead position.
The right side of the time display shows the project’s tempo. Press and hold the tempo, then
drag the slider to set a new tempo.
You can also show the instrument tuner in the time display by clicking the small tuning fork,
and use it to check the tuning of a Real Instrument connected to your computer.
I
Master volume slider and level meters: Drag the volume slider to adjust the project’s master
output volume level. Watch the level meters to see if clipping is occurring before you export a
project.
J
Track Info and Media Browser buttons: Click to open the Track Info pane or the Media Browser.
- GarageBand 3 1
- Getting Started 1
- Contents 2
- 6 Contents 6
- Welcome to GarageBand 7
- What’s New in GarageBand 3 8
- Before You Begin 9
- Finding Out More 10
- GarageBand at a Glance 11
- GarageBand Window 12
- Timeline 14
- For Real Instruments 16
- Loop Browser 20
- Track Info Pane 22
- Master Track 24
- Media Browser 26
- Working With Projects 27
- Setting the Tempo 28
- Setting the Key 29
- Setting the Time Signature 29
- Opening an Existing Project 29
- Saving a Project 30
- Sending a Project to iTunes 31
- Using Apple Loops 32
- Finding Loops in Column View 33
- Finding Loops in Button View 34
- Refining Your Searches 35
- Searching by Scale Type 36
- Adding Loops to the Timeline 37
- Creating Your Own Apple Loops 38
- Working in the Timeline 40
- Selecting Regions 41
- Looping Regions 42
- Resizing Regions 42
- Moving Regions 43
- Transposing Regions 43
- Splitting Regions 44
- Joining Regions 44
- Renaming Regions 45
- Using the Grid 45
- Using Undo and Redo 46
- Working With Real Instruments 47
- Getting Ready to Record 48
- Recording a Real Instrument 49
- Changing the Instrument 51
- Changing the Input Channel 52
- Using the Instrument Tuner 53
- Working With Software 55
- Instruments 55
- Record button 58
- Play button 58
- Cycle button 58
- Working in the Editor 60
- Working in Notation View 66
- Adding Notes 69
- Selecting Notes 69
- Moving Notes 69
- Copying Notes 69
- Changing the Pitch of Notes 70
- Deleting Notes 70
- Changing Note Velocity 70
- Mixing and Adding Effects 72
- Setting Track Volume Levels 73
- Setting Track Pan Position 73
- Using Volume and Pan Curves 73
- Setting the Output Volume 74
- Adding Fade Ins and Fade Outs 75
- Using Effects 76
- Adding Effects 77
- Adjusting Effects 78
- Turning Effects On and Off 78
- Choosing Effect Presets 78
- Editing Effect Presets 79
- Saving Effect Presets 79
- Creating a Podcast Episode 81
- Select a folder or playlist 82
- Click to preview the 82
- Select a song, project, or 82
- Ducking Backing Tracks 83
- Adding and Editing Markers 83
- Adding Marker Region Artwork 84
- Adding a URL to a Marker 85
- Adding Chapter Titles 85
- Deleting Markers 85
- Adding Episode Artwork 86
- Editing Artwork 86
- Editing Episode Information 86
- Sending a Podcast to iWeb 87
- Exporting a Podcast Episode 87
- Viewing the Video 90
- Sending a Movie to iDVD 91
- Keyboard Shortcuts 93
- Connecting Music Equipment 96
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