GarageBand Preferences and User Interface
Quick Overview of GarageBand X
Menus
File Menu
- Very self-explanatory
Edit Menu
- Presents you with a series of choices that allow you to edit specific objects, copy and paste, and select Special Characters when scoring a song
Track Menu
- Allows you to customize the features of your individual tracks
Record Menu
- Gives you the option of having a 1- or 2-bar count-in or recording without a count-in
Mix Menu
- Gives you automated mix options
Share Menu
- Gives you several differing possibilities of exporting your final recording
Window Menu
- Allows you to minimize your main window, and open up the mini keyboard and musical typing functions
Help Menu
- Like it says, use this if you need extra Help
- Search bar - function for quick access to answers
- Quick Help - by selecting this function the Quick Help box will display explanations and short-cut key commands on whatever your mouse hovers over
- Garageband Help - this feature gives you detailed information on all aspects of Garageband
- Apple Training Centers - link to the Apple Training Center page, where you can become a trained expert and get certified by Apple in OS X and Apple Pro applications
Application Interface
The Timeline
- The main workspace area of GarageBand
- Access to all of your audio and MIDI regions
- Where your audio gets recorded and laid out in linear time
The Transport Controls
- The control strip that gives you the ability to push play, stop, rewind, fast-forward, and record
- Also Contains:
Tempo display in beats per minute (bpm)
Key Signature
Time Signature
Cycle region on/off
Metronome on/off
Tuner on/off
The Editor
- The window where all of the fine editing is done
Adjust pitch
Quantize (enhance timing)
Transpose (change key)
The Loop Browser
- Preview and select Apple Loops, Jam Packs, and custom loops
Notepad
- Access to effects processing and software instrument sounds
The Media Browser
- Access to your GarageBand and iTunes media
In-Class Exercise
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Download the Garageband Quick Start Guide above and complete pages 5-11.
This will walk you through creating a New Project using a Virtual Drummer.
Be sure to mess with the parameters on questions 3-6 on page 11 so that you understand how they change the Virtual Drummer's patterns and sounds.
You are only exploring the Garageband Virtual Drummer, so you will not be turning any work in today.
Have fun making some sick beats!!
This will walk you through creating a New Project using a Virtual Drummer.
Be sure to mess with the parameters on questions 3-6 on page 11 so that you understand how they change the Virtual Drummer's patterns and sounds.
You are only exploring the Garageband Virtual Drummer, so you will not be turning any work in today.
Have fun making some sick beats!!