This course is a comprehensive guide to the popular digital audio software from Apple, demonstrating the tools and techniques to create, edit, and publish music and podcasts. Author Garrick Chow covers the ins and outs of the application, from interfacing with external devices, exploring Apple Loops, and recording instrument and vocal tracks to creating successful mixes, performing edits, and sharing finished projects. Additionally, the course introduces the new features in GarageBand '11, including Flex Time and Groove Matching, which provide powerful methods for editing and tightening up the rhythmic timing of tracks.
Topics include:
Connecting instruments, MIDI controllers, mics, and speakers
Creating a project and specifying tempo, time signature, and key
Jumpstarting the recording process with Magic GarageBand
Recording real instruments, software instruments, and electric guitar tracks
Compositing a final track from multiple takes
Creating, naming, and organizing song sections using the Arrangement track
As founder and principal of Howard Digital Media, a Massachusetts-based creative media development company, Todd Howard worked for 15 years in the fields of film and video production, DVD authoring, web site development, music composition and audio production, and professional and personal software training on the Macintosh.
Todd became a published author in 1998 with Who's Afraid of HTML?, and the third edition of his GarageBand tome, GarageBand '11 Power!, was released in 2011. Also in 2011, Todd relocated to the west coast with his wife and son to take a job as a training producer with lynda.com.
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