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    GarageBand User Guide
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    Table of Contents

    • Welcome
      • What is GarageBand?
        • GarageBand at a glance
        • The GarageBand main window
        • Tracks area
        • Library
        • Smart Controls
          • Audio Editor
          • Piano Roll Editor
          • Score Editor
          • Drummer Editor
        • Note Pad
        • Loop Browser
        • Connect a microphone
        • Connect an electric guitar
        • Connect a music keyboard
        • Intro to projects
        • Create, save and delete projects
          • Play a project
          • Move the playhead
          • Control playback with the transport buttons
          • Keep the playhead visible
          • Use the cycle area
          • Scroll and zoom in the Tracks area
        • Control projects remotely using Logic Remote
          • Intro to project properties
          • Set the tempo
          • Set the key and scale
          • Set the time signature
          • Set the project end point
        • Set the project playback volume
        • Intro to tracks
          • Create tracks
          • Create a Drummer track
          • Rename tracks
          • Change track icons
          • Change track colours
          • Reorder tracks
          • Delete tracks
          • Intro to track headers
          • Mute tracks
          • Solo tracks
          • Set track volume levels
          • Set track pan positions
          • Enable tracks for recording
          • Turn on input monitoring for audio tracks
          • Lock tracks
          • Intro to patches
          • Choose a patch
          • View patches for a particular sound pack
          • Search for patches by name
          • Save custom patches
          • Use percussion performance patches
        • Control timing with the groove track
      • Undo and redo edits in GarageBand
      • Get more sounds and loops
      • Get help
      • Intro to Recording
        • Before recording audio
        • Record to an audio track
        • Record multiple audio takes
        • Record to multiple audio tracks
        • Before recording software instruments
        • Play software instruments
        • Record software instruments
        • Record multiple software instrument takes
        • Overdub software instrument takes
        • Record to multiple software instrument tracks
      • Choose and delete takes
      • Use the metronome
      • Use the Tuner
      • Intro to media files
        • Apple Loops in GarageBand
        • Search for Apple Loops
        • Play Apple Loops
        • Set your favourite Apple Loops
        • Add Apple Loops to a project
        • Create custom Apple Loops
        • Add third-party Apple Loops to the Loop Browser
        • Customise the Loop Browser
      • Import audio and MIDI files
        • Add a movie to your project
        • Show the Movie track
        • Create a movie soundtrack
        • Add the soundtrack to the movie
      • Overview of Drummer
      • Intro to the Drummer Editor
      • Choose genres and drummers
      • Choose drummer presets
      • Edit drummer regions
      • Follow the rhythm of another track
      • Intro to arranging
      • Position items using the ruler
      • Position items using alignment guides
      • Snap items to the grid
        • What are regions?
        • Select regions
        • Cut, copy and paste regions
        • Move regions
        • Loop regions
        • Resize regions
        • Split regions
        • Join regions
        • Create regions
        • Rename regions
        • Delete regions
      • Intro to the Editor
        • Intro to the Audio Editor
        • Edit audio regions in the Audio Editor
        • Quantise the timing of audio regions
        • Transpose audio regions
        • Correct the pitch of audio regions
        • Edit the note and beat timing
        • Play an audio region in reverse
        • Set and move flex markers
        • Intro to the Piano Roll Editor
        • Add notes in the Piano Roll Editor
        • Edit notes in the Piano Roll Editor
        • Quantise note timing in the Piano Roll Editor
        • Transpose regions in the Piano Roll Editor
        • Rename MIDI regions in the Piano Roll Editor
        • Use automation in the Piano Roll Editor
        • Intro to the Score Editor
        • Add notes to a score
        • Edit notes in the Score Editor
        • Quantise note timing in the Score Editor
        • Rename MIDI regions in the Score Editor
        • Print music notation
      • Mixing in GarageBand
        • Show track automation curves
        • Add and edit automation points
        • Select and move automation
      • Smart Controls overview
      • Smart Control types
      • Use the Transform Pad
      • Use the Arpeggiator
      • Add and edit effect plugins
      • Use effects on the master track
      • Use Audio Units plug-ins
      • Use the EQ effect
        • Amps and pedals overview
          • Amp Designer overview
          • Choose an amp model
          • Create a custom amp model
          • Use the amp EQ controls
          • Use the amp controls
          • Use the amp effects
          • Use the amp microphone
          • Bass Amp Designer overview
          • Choose a bass amp model
          • Create a custom bass amp model
          • Use the bass amp controls
          • Use the bass amp effects
          • Choose and place the bass amp microphone
          • Use the direct box
          • Change the Bass Amp Designer signal flow
          • Pedalboard overview
          • View and add pedals
          • Reorder, replace and remove pedals
          • Control pedal routing
      • Compare an edited Smart Control with its saved settings
      • Intro to global changes
      • Work with the master track
        • Add arrangement markers
        • Edit arrangement markers
        • Intro to the Tempo track
        • Add and edit tempo points
        • Move and copy tempo points
        • Intro to the Transposition track
        • Add and edit transposition points
      • Play a lesson
      • Choose the input source for your guitar
      • Customise the lesson window
      • See how well you played a lesson
      • Measure your progress over time
      • Slow down a lesson
      • Change the mix of a lesson
      • View full-page music notation
      • View glossary topics
      • Practise guitar chords
      • Tune your guitar in a lesson
      • Open lessons in the GarageBand window
      • Get additional Learn to Play lessons
      • If your lesson doesn’t finish downloading
      • Intro to Sharing
      • Share songs to the Music app
      • Use AirDrop to share songs
      • Use Mail to share songs
      • Share a project to GarageBand for iOS
      • Export songs to disk or iCloud
      • Burn a song to a CD
      • Compress a GarageBand project
        • Intro to settings
        • Set General settings
        • Change Audio/MIDI settings
        • Change Metronome settings
        • Change Loops settings
        • Change My Info settings
        • Change Advanced settings
        • Intro to keyboard shortcuts
        • Main window shortcuts
        • Editors shortcuts
        • Global tracks shortcuts
      • Force Touch trackpad gestures
    • Touch Bar shortcuts
    • Glossary
    • Copyright

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