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Garageband for Songwriting and Music Production - Complete

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About Garageband for Songwriting and Music Production - Complete

Welcome to the Class!

How to use the exercise files

Installing GarageBand

Exploring the Control Bar

Smart Controls and Editor

Transport Control

Tuner, Pre-count and Metronome

Master Volume and Master Track

Notepad, Loops and Media Browser

Tracks Area

Playhead, Automation and more

Track Types

Creating a new Project

Adding tracks into your Project

Deep Dive into Apple Loops

Types of loops

Creating a song Part 1

Creating a song Part 2

Creating a song Part 3

Changing Tempo and Key Part 4

Using Flex tool

Deep dive into the Drummer

Taking full control of the Drummer

Getting Started with Software Instruments

Learning the Musical Typing

Choosing a Midi controller

Recording and Time Quintize

Recording your own drums

Editing your Drums in Piano Roll

Transposing and correcting mistakes

Splitting Drums into separate tracks

Creating Apple Loops

Creating a metronome Click

Collaboration and Score Editor

Deep dive into the Midi Draw

Playing with the Arpeggiator

Introduction to Recording Real instruments

Recording a real instrument

Getting sounds into Garageband

Getting the sound into the project

Recording first guitar

Recording the second guitar

The Amp Designer

Cycle recording

Exploring the Pedal board

Diving deep into the Pedalboard

Flex Tool and Matching Groove

Multitrack recording

Introduction to the Creative Process

Exploring layout

Recording the first Synth

Copying regions

Using Apple Loops Part 1

Using Apple Loops Part 2

Using Apple Loops Part 3

Using Apple Loops Part 4

Freezing tracks

Working in the arrangement

Saving Favourites

Walking through the process

Introduction to Mixing and Mastering

Housekeeping before Mixing

Playing with the volume faders

Arrangement track

Tempo changes

Diving into Panning

Intro to Automations

Copy, Paste and Delete Automations

Applying more Automations

11 Essential Elements of Mixing and Mastering

609 Using the Equalizer

Equilizer Automation

Audio Units Plugins

Locking Tracks and Improving Performance

Basics of Compressor and Limiter

Exploring the Reverb

Exploring the Delay

Ambience effects Chorus

Flanger and Phaser

Tremolo and Vibrato

Mastering your Project

Sharing your song

Congratulations!

What You Will Learn?

  • The Complete course!.
  • Is Garageband considered for professional audio production?.
  • Garageband isn’t less powerful than Logic Pro just because it’s free; People ignore the things that are free in life. Just because it’s easy to get doesn't mean it’s not worth getting it..
  • I have been using Garageband since its release in 2004, and back then, I used it to compose music for theatre..
  • With the continued improvements to Logic Pro throughout the years, Garageband has inherited some of the best features from its older brother. Tempo changes, Key changes, and some powerful plugins for mixing and mastering, to mention a few. GarageBand is a fully equipped music creation studio inside your Mac with a complete sound library that includes instruments, guitar, and voice presets, an incredible selection of session drummers and percussionists, and a vast selection of Synthesizers..
  • Can you make a professional recording with Garageband?.
  • We can safely answer with a resounding YES!!.
  • Garageband for Songwriting and Music Production.
  • GarageBand is your swiss knife for music creation and audio production. Here you can record ideas and get your instruments to blend with others available in the library in seconds..
  • Learn how to navigate the interface and create your first project using one of the available templates. If you have never composed a song, Apple Loops can help you do that. You'll find thousands of loops to add to your song and hundreds of instruments to play. All these tools will help you shape your compositions without needing expensive equipment. .
  • If you are a musician and want to record your instrument and your voice or two instruments simultaneously, Garageband helps you do just that with ease..
  • You will learn how to record, edit, mix and master your music, whether you are a beginner or not. .
  • Get to play different instruments worldwide using your computer keyboard or a midi keyboard. If you have a guitar, bass or piano, you'll get to try a vast array of professional-sounding effects and include them in your composition..
  • You will learn what equipment is best to get according to your needs without breaking the bank..
  • Learn the 11 essential elements of mixing and mastering that every professional sound engineer use for a release. .
  • Garageband is your Music laboratory where your creations will start to take shape and make your ideas available to the world. .
  • I can't wait to see you in the Class!.
  • Fran.