Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Software Installation and Getting Connected -- System Requirements -- Software -- Hardware -- GarageBand Installation -- Connection Protocols -- USB (Universal Serial Bus) -- FireWire (IEEE 1394) -- MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) -- Audio Line In -- Bringing It All Together -- System Preferences: Sound -- Sound Effects -- Output -- Input -- Let's Get Started! -- Chapter 2 Choosing Your Project Type -- The New Project Interface -- New Project -- Creating Your Own New Project Templates -- Learn to Play -- Lesson Store: Basic Lessons -- Lesson Store: Artist Lessons -- Magic GarageBand -- iPhone Ringtone -- Open an Existing File -- Quit -- An In-Depth Look at Project Types in GarageBand -- Music Project -- Podcast -- Magic GarageBand -- What's Next? -- Chapter 3 GarageBand Preferences and the User Interface -- GarageBand's Preferences Window -- Preferences: General -- Preferences: Audio/MIDI -- Preferences: Loops -- Preferences: Advanced -- Preferences: My Info -- The GarageBand '09 Menus -- The GarageBand Menu -- The File Menu -- The Edit Menu -- The Track Menu -- The Control Menu -- The Share Menu -- The Window Menu -- The Help Menu -- The GarageBand '09 Application Interface -- The Arrange Window -- The Transport Controls -- The Track Editor -- The Loop Browser -- Track Info Panel -- The Media Browser: Audio -- The Media Browser: Photos -- The Media Browser: Movies -- The LCD Display -- Let's Make Tracks -- Chapter 4 Working with Tracks -- What Is a Track? -- Real Instrument Tracks and Software Instrument Tracks -- Creating and Naming New Tracks -- Creating a New Track -- Editing a Track's Name -- Duplicating and Deleting Tracks -- Duplicating a Track -- Deleting a Track -- Reordering Your Tracks -- Working in the Timeline -- Playback Control -- The Playhead and the Timeline Grid.

Scrolling and Zooming -- Trimming and Looping Audio -- Tracks and Track Mixer Controls -- Track Volume and the LED Level/Clipping Indicators -- Panning -- Enable Recording -- Mute -- Solo -- Lock -- View/Hide Track Automation -- Track Automation -- The Master Track -- The Ducking Function -- Track Info -- It's Time to Do Some Recording -- Chapter 5 Real Instruments and Electric Guitar Tracks -- Check Those Sound Prefs! -- System Preferences Check -- GarageBand Preferences Audio/MIDI Check -- Setting Up the Input Source, Monitor, and Recording Level -- Input Source -- Monitor -- Recording Level -- Effects -- Electric Guitar Amps -- Electric Guitar Stompbox Effects -- Phase Tripper -- Vintage Drive -- Grinder -- Fuzz Machine -- Retro Chorus -- Robo Flanger -- The Vibe -- Auto-Funk -- Blue Echo -- Squash Compressor -- Recording -- Undo and Re-Record -- Experiment with Post-Processing -- Punching In -- Additional Tips for Punching In -- The Power of the Editor -- Splitting a Recorded Region -- Recording Multiple Takes -- The Step-by-Step Process of Recording Multiple Takes -- Give Yourself Some Breathing Room -- Select Your Take -- Combine Different Parts of Different Takes -- Tuning and Timing Enhancers -- Enhancing Tuning -- Enhancing Timing -- Next Up: Software Instruments -- Chapter 6 Software Instruments -- Check Those MIDI Prefs! -- Create a Software Instrument Track -- Tracking with Your MIDI Controller or Keyboard -- Let's Record Some MIDI Data -- Using Cycle Recording and Multiple Takes to Build a Drum Beat -- Renaming a Region in the Editor -- Using the Editor for Editing MIDI Information -- Piano Roll and Score -- Piano Roll View -- Score View -- Now on to Apple Loops -- Chapter 7 Working with Apple Loops -- What Is a Region? -- What Is a Loop? -- What Is an Apple Loop? -- The Loop Browser -- The Process of Browsing Loops -- Scales.

Importing Loops -- Setting Loop Preferences -- Adding Loops to the Timeline -- Moving, Looping, Splitting, and Copying Loops -- Swapping Apple Loops -- Editing Software Instrument Apple Loops -- Saving and Browsing Favorites -- Becoming a Conductor: Magic GarageBand -- Chapter 8 Magic GarageBand Jam Walkthrough -- Apple and Inspiration -- Choosing a Song Genre -- The Genres and Style Options in Magic GarageBand -- Blues -- Rock -- Jazz -- Country -- Reggae -- Funk -- Latin -- Roots Rock -- Slow Blues -- Auditioning a Band and Creating Your Project -- Basic Blues Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Basic Rock Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Basic Jazz Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Basic Country Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Basic Reggae Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Basic Funk Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Basic Latin Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Basic Roots Rock Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Basic Slow Blues Song Structure in Magic GarageBand -- Jamming Along and Overdubbing More Parts -- Open in GarageBand -- Changing Keys and Tempos -- Constructing Your Own Arrangements -- Chapter 9 Arrangements -- Song Form and Song Arrangement -- Creating Arrangements with the Arrange Track -- Creating an Arrange Region -- Naming an Arrange Region -- Resizing an Arrange Region -- Deleting an Arrange Region -- Moving an Arrange Region -- Copying an Arrange Region -- Opening GarageBand Projects with Arrangements in Logic Pro -- Ready to Create Your First Podcast? -- Chapter 10 Podcasting -- Creating a Podcast -- Creating an Episode -- Creating a Video Podcast -- The Media Browser's Role -- The Podcast Track -- Episode Artwork -- Markers: Chapters and URLs -- Ducking Audio in Podcasts -- Working with Episode Information -- Exporting Your Project as a Podcast Episode.

Submit Your Podcast to the iTunes Podcast Directory -- The Nitty Gritty: Mixing and Automation -- Chapter 11 Mixing and Automation -- A Perspective on Learning to Mix -- Some Food for Thought about Mixing Audio -- Mixing with GarageBand -- Getting Started with Your Mix -- No Undo with Mixing-What Gives?! -- Zeroing/Flattening Out Your Levels -- Your First Pass -- Subsequent Passes and the Cycle Region -- Muting and Soloing -- Final Decisions about Software Instruments -- Using Effects and Post-Processing -- Presets versus Effects -- GarageBand Effects -- Adjusting Guitar Stompbox Effects and Guitar Amps -- Audio Unit (AU) Effects -- Creating Nodes and Basic Automation -- Track Volume -- Gradual Automation Changes over Time -- Deleting Nodes -- Track Pan -- The Add Automation Menu -- Automating Effect and Instrument Parameters -- Visual EQ -- Master Effects -- Automation in the Master Track -- Automating Changes in Tempo and Pitch -- Mixing Your Own Mash-Ups -- What's Next: Sharing and Archiving -- Chapter 12 Sharing and Archiving Your GarageBand Projects -- Sharing GarageBand Projects -- The Share Menu -- Saving and Archiving GarageBand Projects -- Compacting GarageBand Projects -- Sharing GarageBand Projects with Logic Pro -- Allow Yourself to Write Bad Ones -- Links for the Author -- What's Next: GarageBand Learn to Play Music Lessons -- Chapter 13 GarageBand Learn to Play Music Lessons -- Getting Started with Learn to Play -- Piano Lesson 1: Intro to Piano -- Guitar Lesson 1: Intro to Guitar -- Lesson Store: Basic Lessons -- Piano Lessons -- Guitar Lessons -- Learn -- Play -- Lesson Store: Artist Lessons -- Learn Song -- Play Song -- Story -- The Appendixes -- Appendix A: GarageBand Jam Packs -- Installing Jam Packs -- Using Jam Packs -- Troubleshooting Missing Loops -- GarageBand Preferences File -- Default Location of Apple Loops.

A Walkthrough of Apple's GarageBand Jam Packs -- GarageBand's Default Library -- Jam Pack 1 -- Rhythm Section -- Symphony Orchestra -- Remix Tools -- World Music -- Voices -- Appendix B: GarageBand '09 Keyboard Shortcuts -- Keyboard Shortcut Comprehensive Reference Guide -- Playback and Navigation -- Tracks -- Track Info Panel -- Learning to Play -- Arranging and Editing -- Recording -- Score View -- Adjusting Master Volume -- Showing Windows and Editors -- LCD Mode Commands -- File Menu Commands -- Application Menu Commands -- Help Menu Commands -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.