223 22 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Editing and Mixing Music chapter 12 44 How can I replace an arrange region in the timeline? 1 Press and hold . 2 Click and drag one arrange region directly over another arrange region. 3 Release the mouse button. GarageBand replaces the second arrange region with the first one. 5 Release the mouse button. ● The arrange region and all the regions within it are duplicated in the new location. DUPLICATE AN ARRANGE REGION 4 Press Option and then click and drag an arrange region to another part of the song. 224 11 22 GarageBand plays the regions in the order they are arranged, from left to right. ● The playhead moves with the music as it plays. 2 Click the Play button ( ) or press . 1 Click the Play button ( ). You can also press to play a project. Play a Project You can play a project to hear the music you have added to the timeline. A vertical line called a playhead moves along the timeline with the music showing the region currently being played. You can click and drag the playhead to a specific part of the song to hear it. Play a Project 225 11 22 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Editing and Mixing Music chapter 12 44 33 How else can I monitor a song as it plays? You can monitor the song as it plays using the LCD, which stands for liquid crystal display. 1 Click the clock icon ( ) to display the LCD modes. 2 Click a mode. ● Selecting Time displays the absolute time in hours, minutes, seconds, and fractions of a second. ● Selecting Measures displays musical time in measures, beats, and beat divisions. ● Selecting Tuner allows you to tune an instrument when it is connected through an instrument track. ● Selecting Project shows the tempo, key, and time signature information. See the “Create a New Project” tip for details. GarageBand pauses the music. 3 Click and drag the playhead to a different part of the song. ● You can also click to move the playhead to the beginning. ● You can click to move the playhead backward. ● You can click to move the playhead forward. 4 Click the Play button ( ) or press . GarageBand resumes playing the song. ● Click to repeat the song after it finishes. 226 11 22 VOLUME GarageBand changes the volume. ● When you play the project, the current volume levels are shown as colored bars. The volume from the left side is shown on the top and the volume from the right side on the bottom. CHANGE THE MASTER VOLUME 1 Click the Play button. GarageBand plays the project. 2 Click and drag the master volume slider. Drag it to the left to lower the volume or to the right to raise the volume. ● You can click to mute the project. ● You can click to set the track to its maximum volume. Change the Volume You can adjust the volume of your project to change the loudness at which it plays. You can change the master volume to adjust the volume of all the tracks in the project. You can also change the volumes of individual tracks. Adjusting the volumes of the tracks in a song is also known as mixing a song. Change the Volume 227 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Editing and Mixing Music chapter 12 11 44 33 22 11 How do I set different volume levels at different points in a track? You can set different volume levels using the automation curves for a track. Automation curves let you change track settings such as volume over time. 1 Click the automation icon ( ). ● The automation curves appear. 2 Click here and select Track Volume. 3 Click on the curve where you want the volume to change. GarageBand inserts a control point ( ). 4 Click and drag the control point up or down to change the volume at that point in the track. ● GarageBand changes the volume of the track. Note: For more about changing track volume, see “Mute Tracks.” CHANGE THE VOLUME OF A TRACK 1 Click and drag a track volume slider. Drag the slider to the left to lower the volume or to the right to raise the volume. ● You can click to mute the track. ● You can click to set the track to its maximum volume. 228 11 solo mute mute mute GarageBand mutes the track. ● When the project is played, the colored level bars for the track disappear. ● Regions in the track are grayed. You can click the button again to unmute the track. MUTE A SPECIFIC TRACK 1 Click Mute Track ( ). Mute Tracks You can mute a track to listen to your project without a specific instrument playing. You can also mute all tracks except one, which is known as soloing. Soloing lets you make adjustments to a specific instrument without the distraction of other instruments. Mute Tracks 229 11 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Editing and Mixing Music chapter 12 11 How can I set the pan position? The pan position for a track determines the left-to-right placement of a track in the stereo field. For example, you can adjust the pan of a track to play it mostly out of the left or right speaker. Adjusting pan positions is part of mixing a song. 1 Click and drag the pan dial counterclockwise to pan to the left or clockwise to pan to the right. GarageBand adjusts the pan position. ● When you play the track, the colored level bars show the pan levels. The top bar displays the sound coming from the left side and the bottom bar the sound coming from the right side. GarageBand solos the selected track and mutes the others. ● When the project is played, only the colored level bars for the soloed track appear. ● Regions in the other tracks are grayed. You can click the button again to unmute the other tracks. MUTE ALL TRACKS BUT ONE 1 Click Solo Track ( ). 230 22 11 33 The track editor opens. ● For real instruments, the music is shown as a waveform. ● Make sure Follow Tempo & Pitch is selected. 3 Click and drag the slider. GarageBand adjusts the pitch. CHANGE A REAL INSTRUMENT 1 Select a real instrument region ( ). ● You can also click a track to select an entire track of music. 2 Click the Track Editor button ( ). Adjust the Pitch You can adjust the pitch of a track to make it play at a different key. This is also called transposing a track. Changing the pitch shifts all the notes in a track higher or lower. Adjust the Pitch 231 22 44 33 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Editing and Mixing Music chapter 12 22 11 33 How do I adjust the pitch of an entire project? You can adjust the pitch of all the tracks at once using the Master Pitch setting. 1 Click Track and then click Show Master Track. The Master Track appears. 2 Click here and select Master Pitch. 3 Click where you want the pitch to change. GarageBand inserts a control point ( ). 4 Click and drag the control point up or down to change the pitch of the project. The track editor opens. ● For software instruments, the music is shown as discrete notes. ● You can click Score to view the notes as sheet music. 3 Click and drag the slider. GarageBand adjusts the pitch. CHANGE A SOFTWARE INSTRUMENT 1 Select a software instrument region ( ). ● You can also click a track to select an entire track. 2 Click the Track Editor button ( ). 232 22 11 33 44 CHANGE THE PITCH 4 Click and drag a note up or down. GarageBand changes the pitch of the note, making it higher or lower. PLAY A NOTE 1 Select a software instrument region ( ). 2 Click the Track Editor button ( ). The track editor opens. ● The music is shown as discrete notes in piano roll view. 3 Click a note to play it. ● You can click Score to edit the notes as sheet music. Edit Musical Notes You can edit the individual notes of software instruments, making them higher or lower, changing where they are played in the song, and making the note duration longer or shorter. Edit Musical Notes . with the music as it plays. 2 Click the Play button ( ) or press . 1 Click the Play button ( ). You can also press to play a project. Play a Project You can play a project to hear the music. Music chapter 12 11 How can I set the pan position? The pan position for a track determines the left-to-right placement of a track in the stereo field. For example, you can adjust the pan of a. track to play it mostly out of the left or right speaker. Adjusting pan positions is part of mixing a song. 1 Click and drag the pan dial counterclockwise to pan to the left or clockwise to pan