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Noise Gate Slider (Real Instrument tracks only): Drag the slider to adjust the amount

of gating.

Module and Module Setting Pop-Up Menus (Software Instrument tracks only-not

pictured): Choose an instrument module (preset) from the menu.

Compression Slider: Drag the slider to adjust the amount of compression.

Equalizer Pop-Up Menu: Choose an EQ setting from the pop-up menu.

Effect and Effect Setting Pop-Up Menus: Click a checkbox to turn additional effects

on or off. Choose an effect from a pop-up menu on the left, then choose an effect

preset from the pop-up menu on the right.

Echo Slider: Drag the slider to adjust the amount of echo.

Reverb Slider: Drag the slider to adjust the amount of reverb.

F Input Channel Pop-Up Menu and Buttons (Real Instrument tracks only): Choose the

input channel or channels for the instrument from the pop-up menu. Click the Mono button

for an instrument with mono (single) output, or click the Stereo button for an instrument

with stereo outputs. Click the Monitor On button to turn on monitoring for the track, or

click the Monitor Off button to turn off monitoring.

G Save Instrument and Delete Instrument Buttons: Click the Save Instrument button to

save an instrument. Click the Delete Instrument button to delete a saved instrument.

Mix Down

After you have all the tracks you want, you can tweak both volume and panning (left to right)

settings by track, add and change effects, and more. In all, you can layer 64 instrument tracks,

and even more for digital audio. Be sure to check for clipping and lower the volume of the

tracks if necessary to avoid distortion.

Saving Your File

GarageBand will save your file with a .band extension. To save your file, select File > Save As

and type a name for your song. The default save location is Home > Music > Garage Band.

Exporting to iTunes

You can export a song to an iTunes playlist, then play your exported songs in iTunes, download

them to an iPod, or burn the playlist to a CD. GarageBand will mix all your tracks down to a 2-

track (stereo), 16-bit, 44.1 kHz AIFF file – a full CD-quality song. Although the default is AIFF

format, you can convert the exported file to another format, such as AAC or MP3, from within

iTunes or keep it as full quality to burn to a CD.

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