Comments on: GarageBand Tips http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:42:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: 3.1416 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-122774 3.1416 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:27:42 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-122774 i can't open the update of garageband '08 help me!!!! please i can’t open the update of garageband ‘08
help me!!!! please

]]> By: Nimo Vinoya http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-117504 Nimo Vinoya Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:33:08 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-117504 Oh yea, check out the song I did in Garageband by Neyo. I actually did this using only the built-in mic & some iphone headphones. Very simple setup but it worked out just fine for me! www.myspace.com/nimo220 -add me if you'd like, too! Oh yea, check out the song I did in Garageband by Neyo. I actually did this using only the built-in mic & some iphone headphones. Very simple setup but it worked out just fine for me!

http://www.myspace.com/nimo220

-add me if you’d like, too!

]]> By: Nimo Vinoya http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-117503 Nimo Vinoya Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:29:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-117503 Utilize the keyboard commands instead of the trackpad as much as possible. It cuts editing/recording time in half (I have the upgraded version so I don't know if the old one will have the same conveniences). Button commands such as: apple+r: record spacebar: stop enter: bring cursor to beginning apple+u: metronome on/off apple+i: effects, monitors, etc. apple+z: undo arrow keys apple+delete: deletes track shift+apple+n: creates new basic track ctrl+arrow right or left: expands/contracts grid ...and much more! Happy music making! Utilize the keyboard commands instead of the trackpad as much as possible. It cuts editing/recording time in half (I have the upgraded version so I don’t know if the old one will have the same conveniences). Button commands such as:

apple+r: record
spacebar: stop
enter: bring cursor to beginning
apple+u: metronome on/off
apple+i: effects, monitors, etc.
apple+z: undo
arrow keys
apple+delete: deletes track
shift+apple+n: creates new basic track
ctrl+arrow right or left: expands/contracts grid

…and much more!

Happy music making!

]]> By: kwit http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101844 kwit Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:19:15 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101844 If you have a .mac account, there's more than just a little help there for you. The Learning Center will show you the ropes and within minutes you should have the basics down. From there, you can find all sorts of additional step by step instructions on other things to do with Garage Band. Most of the content includes video tutorials that only take a couple minutes per subject. This should get you going faster than a book might. Second, there are parts of 4 of the Sampler Packs available to all .mac members as a free download. This adds quite the generous amount of material to the application. Also, if you are near an Apple store, try to attend one of the free workshops for Garage Band. That will give an overview of the application in an hours time that should help tremendously. Good luck! If you have a .mac account, there’s more than just a little help there for you. The Learning Center will show you the ropes and within minutes you should have the basics down. From there, you can find all sorts of additional step by step instructions on other things to do with Garage Band. Most of the content includes video tutorials that only take a couple minutes per subject. This should get you going faster than a book might. Second, there are parts of 4 of the Sampler Packs available to all .mac members as a free download. This adds quite the generous amount of material to the application. Also, if you are near an Apple store, try to attend one of the free workshops for Garage Band. That will give an overview of the application in an hours time that should help tremendously. Good luck!

]]> By: travis http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101843 travis Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:42:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101843 The Take Control e-books are inexpensive and good. There are two for GarageBand. http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/catalog.html The Take Control e-books are inexpensive and good. There are two for GarageBand.

http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/catalog.html

]]> By: Martin Nielsen http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101840 Martin Nielsen Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:08:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101840 Hey, You should definitely check out the website www.thegaragedoor.com! Hey,
You should definitely check out the website http://www.thegaragedoor.com!

]]> By: Max Lawrence http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101835 Max Lawrence Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:55:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101835 I would like any tips for moving GB songs from one computer to another. Saving as 'archive' helps but I am still moving songs in GB format and they won't play on another Mac or won't save as an archive on the original mac ( The archive option is greyed out in the Save dialogue box ). I would like any tips for moving GB songs from one computer to another. Saving as ‘archive’ helps but I am still moving songs in GB format and they won’t play on another Mac or won’t save as an archive on the original mac ( The archive option is greyed out in the Save dialogue box ).

]]> By: Allen G. http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101808 Allen G. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:17:59 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101808 A couple of quick tips: 1) Make sure your settings in the Audio/MIDI preference page are correct. I don't know how many times I've said to myself, "Hey, I can't hear anything" simply because I have it set to the wrong input or output. 2) Once you've selected a track, open the Info panel on the right (Command + I). The most important option in that whole darn thing is the "Monitor - On/Off" setting. Again, I can't count how many times I've started playing something on my bass and heard nothing, only to discover that I hadn't set Monitor to On. 3) For some stupid reason, every time you click a track, GarageBand likes to record-enable it. 4) Definitely check out the expansion packs...they have a lot of cool features to play with beyond what comes with the basic installation. A couple of quick tips:

1) Make sure your settings in the Audio/MIDI preference page are correct. I don’t know how many times I’ve said to myself, “Hey, I can’t hear anything” simply because I have it set to the wrong input or output.

2) Once you’ve selected a track, open the Info panel on the right (Command + I). The most important option in that whole darn thing is the “Monitor - On/Off” setting. Again, I can’t count how many times I’ve started playing something on my bass and heard nothing, only to discover that I hadn’t set Monitor to On.

3) For some stupid reason, every time you click a track, GarageBand likes to record-enable it.

4) Definitely check out the expansion packs…they have a lot of cool features to play with beyond what comes with the basic installation.

]]> By: Ray Thompson http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101800 Ray Thompson Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:18:32 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101800 I'm having great fun using GB to synchronize narration, music, and sound effects with movies, or especially movies made from slides. iMovie will do it but I highly recommend FotoMagico! A low-res version of your movie is exported under "Share" into GB so that you can see every frame of the movie if you wish! When finished you save the GB "song" as a single track and drag it back into your movie/slide program! Its a lot of fun! -- Bye R@y I’m having great fun using GB to synchronize narration, music, and sound effects with movies, or especially movies made from slides. iMovie will do it but I highly recommend FotoMagico! A low-res version of your movie is exported under “Share” into GB so that you can see every frame of the movie if you wish! When finished you save the GB “song” as a single track and drag it back into your movie/slide program! Its a lot of fun!
–
Bye R@y

]]> By: Charles Mitchell http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101796 Charles Mitchell Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:41:33 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101796 I have written a lot of songs on garageband, and I found that the basic instruments were not very expressive. By expanding garageband with either a jampack or a third party sampler (I use Kontakt), the inspiration came more naturally. I think the manuals listed above are good, but I found that I needed help when it came to making my songs sound good. (i.e. mixing and mastering). That part is more difficult then I thought it would be when I first started. I have written a lot of songs on garageband, and I found that the basic instruments were not very expressive. By expanding garageband with either a jampack or a third party sampler (I use Kontakt), the inspiration came more naturally. I think the manuals listed above are good, but I found that I needed help when it came to making my songs sound good. (i.e. mixing and mastering). That part is more difficult then I thought it would be when I first started.

]]> By: Paulo http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101795 Paulo Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:14:47 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101795 I love GarageBand. It's simple, but it can do a great deal of things. I wish I could give you some tips, but I have no idea where to start... so I'm going to say the link that Vineet gave you above should cover it. I've used the built in instrument synth before, but I usually record real instruments (the built-in mic on the MacBook is surprisingly good) and add effects or tweak the EQ afterwards. It's a lot of fun. I hope to hear some of your sister's work soon. :) I love GarageBand. It’s simple, but it can do a great deal of things. I wish I could give you some tips, but I have no idea where to start… so I’m going to say the link that Vineet gave you above should cover it.

I’ve used the built in instrument synth before, but I usually record real instruments (the built-in mic on the MacBook is surprisingly good) and add effects or tweak the EQ afterwards. It’s a lot of fun.

I hope to hear some of your sister’s work soon. :)

]]> By: Stretch http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101793 Stretch Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:55:48 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101793 THe Missing Manual for GarageBand. I bought it when I first started using GB. Great book. THe Missing Manual for GarageBand. I bought it when I first started using GB. Great book.

]]> By: Vineet Bhatia http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101792 Vineet Bhatia Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:18:08 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/02/12/garageband-tips/#comment-101792 Get the Peachpit Press book Apple Training Series GarageBand 3 by Mary Plummer - http://safari.oreilly.com/0321421655?tocview=true It extensively covers all the features of GarageBand 3. - vineet Get the Peachpit Press book Apple Training Series GarageBand 3 by Mary Plummer - http://safari.oreilly.com/0321421655?tocview=true

It extensively covers all the features of GarageBand 3.

- vineet

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