Creating Soundtracks and more with GarageBand

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Track Header Track Mixer

Transport Controls

Instrument Fx & Loop Browser

Time display/tuner

Master volume slider and level meters

Playhead

Track info Media browser

Zoom slider

Tracks

Beat Ruler

Scroll bar

Record enable Mute solo lock triangle

GARAGEBAND INTERFACE

Audio Edit Region (wave & MIDI)

Set Up Tracks:LIVE INSTRUMENT RECORDINGand/or SOFTWARE INSTRUMENT

New Song:Save to Desktop & Select Tempo, Signature and Key

Add More Tracks:Choose “New Basic Track” for non MIDIChoose “New Track” for MIDICustomize as you go.

Create:Use Loops, iTunes, Live Instruments,or a mix.

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GETTING STARTED

CHANGE YOUR VIEW: Track your song using measures, tuner or time code or project.

Offset pitch by clicking a new key CHANGE YOUR KEY: identify where key

change will occur (new section of a song) –TRACK: Master Track / change master track to MASTER PITCH

KEY AND TEMPO

Add Track>Movie Track

Drag Movie Clip to Track (or use Movie Browser)

Highlight Movie Sound and Delete (to add custom audio)

USING VIDEO

Customize your movie sounds. Add ambient music. Then experiment with sound layers and non-literal sounds using effects.

USING VIDEO

ARRANGING YOUR SONG

Change: now you can drag your defined

region to a new location

To use a section more than once,

use the option key

Track: show arrange track•define an arrange region• click the + sign in the arrange header•drag region left to right (blue highlight)•select region once to select, then click again to name it

Arrange: move chorus before a verse or repeating a chorus

Repeat: for each section of song

Audio Mixing Engineer – use track mixer to balance volume, pan left to right, or add perfect fade in / out

Click triangle at top of track header

The pan dial – click in center and drag up or down to position L or R

TIP: Lead vocals / Bass / drums – center pan

TIP: Mix supporting keyboards and guitars to sides

Change volume of each track – drag slider to left or right

Track level meters who output level

End song with fade out – choose TRACK: fade out

The master track will show automation curve (bottom)

Customize by master mix fade by moving control points in curve

MIXING OPTIONS

D i s t o r t in g

N o L e v e l C h a n g e

M a n u a l F a d e O u t

ADD CHAPTERS: Move playhead to new sequences or shifts in action. Add a marker at each location including the beginning. Name chapters.

USING VIDEO

SAVING: In order to use your movie with markers you must export to iDVD. To save a working file with markers, save your GarageBand .band file and Share.

USING VIDEO

ParametersClick the

triangle on the track header

Add Automation

Click on automation line

where effect change will be

begin

Node will be added

Click again to end automation

Select trackClick track info button Click details triangle

Checked effects are listed – others have many settings –

view by effect edit button

Digital signal processor effectsdelay distortion chorus

ADDING AUTOMATION

CREATE OR USE A LOOP

Use Adobe SountBooth to create a Loop and Import to GarageBand

(use Loop marker)

Add to loop library: EDIT: Add to loop

library

Name Loop - scale, genre,

mood, instrument type – click

create

Add custom loop to song

Multi Take Recording

Turn Cycle Region On

All performances are recorded

Audition each

Pick which one you want

Beat ruler

drag on beat ruler to zone

to record

then select track

Record and re-record during

each cycle

takes are recorded and noted in the

top left corner

choose what take you want

MULTI-TAKES

SHARING FILES

Save selected song to

hard drive.

Select SHARE:

send song to iTunes (home)

Complete form

required for

iTunes if at

home.

AAC – iTunes format

Single stereo file is

created

Save selected song to

hard drive.

Select SHARE:

export song to disk (lab)

Compress and save as

mp3 for media players

Single stereo file is

created

SKILLS FOR LABS

Create a non-literal audio track for your movie and add literal effects as needed.Create a sound logo for your autoplay.Create an enhanced podcast in digital storytelling style.