Apple GarageBand User Manual download pdf (Page 13)

xii Getting Started

There is also a bonus GarageBand for iOS overview lesson that shows you how to create

projects, change instruments, record, add loops, mix, save, and share your GarageBand for

iOS projects via iCloud. You can find both bonus lessons online on the same page as the

lesson files.

What GarageBand Does for You

Recording, arranging, and sharing original music were once daunting and costly endeav-

ors that required a lot of money, time, and resources to accomplish.

GarageBand allows you to create music your way, at your own pace, giving you all of the

tools you need to accomplish your finished song with no time pressure, budget restraints,

or critics to hinder your progress. Best of all, GarageBand offers tools for fixing timing,

pitch, and groove to improve your recorded performances.

With GarageBand and your Mac, you have a fully functioning recording studio and music

workshop. How is it a workshop? Because you can also learn to play piano or guitar, design

and build your own electric guitar amp and pedalboard with stompboxes, and create cus-

tomized effects. Using GarageBand as a recording studio, you can attach a MIDI keyboard

to play and record MIDI Software Instruments—or simply play your computer keyboard

with Musical Typing. You can connect an electric guitar or bass directly through the

Audio-in port or through a third-party audio interface depending on your Mac inputs and

configuration. Or you can use the built-in mic on your Mac to record your instrument or

vocals. Regardless of the input, once you record your tracks you can easily edit your record-

ings, add effects, and arrange and mix your music. If you like writing songs, you can just

record your rough tracks and use the handy Note Pad to jot notes or lyrics. There’s even a

dictation feature so you can speak your lyrics and they will be typed for you.

You may already use your Mac for communication with friends and family through email

and to collect and organize your photo and movie memories with iPhoto and iMovie.

Chances are iTunes already holds and organizes all your favorite songs. Why not add a

playlist of your own original music? With GarageBand on your Mac, you can fulfill your

musical aspirations as well and share the finished songs to iTunes, iCloud, or even the

world through SoundCloud.

This book isn’t about learning software and memorizing shortcuts, menus, and buttons.

It’s about creating music, working with music, building music, and making all types of

music sound great. As you explore different projects ranging from a little dog-walking

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