GarageBand for Dummies

Bob LeVitus is a mostly retired technology writer and former tech columnist for The Houston Chronicle and The Mac Observer. He is the author or coauthor of over 90 books, including past editions of macOS^(R) For Dummies, iPhone^(R) For Dummies, and iPad^(R) For Dummies. Bob also has a background as a professional music producer.

Introduction 1 Part 1: Starting on a Good Note 5 Chapter 1: Introducing GarageBand for Macs and iDevices 7 Chapter 2: Equipping and Setting Up Your Recording Space 25 Chapter 3: Introducing Multitrack Recording with GarageBand 49 Part 2: Making Music on a Mac 77 Chapter 4: Getting Started 79 Chapter 5: Using Loops to Make Music 93 Chapter 6: Recording with MIDI and Software Instruments 113 Chapter 7: Recording Vocals and Acoustic Instruments with a Mic 139 Chapter 8: Recording Electric Guitars and Other Electronic Instruments 159 Part 3: Postproduction: Finishing Songs on a Mac 175 Chapter 9: Editing and Polishing Tracks 177 Chapter 10: Mixing Tracks into Songs 203 Chapter 11: Mastering Mastering 217 Part 4: Making Music with Your iDevice 229 Chapter 12: Getting Started 231 Chapter 13: Making Music with Live Loops 247 Chapter 14: Laying Down Software Instrument Tracks 263 Chapter 15: Recording Vocals and Acoustic Instruments with a Mic 279 Chapter 16: Recording Guitars and Basses 297 Part 5: Postproduction: Finishing Songs on an iDevice 313 Chapter 17: Editing and Polishing Tracks 315 Chapter 18: Mixing Tracks into Songs 333 Chapter 19: Mastering Mastering 347 Chapter 20: File Compression and Your Music 353 Part 6: The Part of Tens 365 Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Improve GarageBand's Performance 367 Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Take Your Recordings to the Next Level 377 Chapter 23: Ten Useful Websites 385 Index 391