233 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Editing and Mixing Music chapter 12 55 66 How do I edit notes as music notation? In the track editor, click Score ( ● ) to view the region as music notation. You can click and drag notes to rearrange them just as you can in piano roll view. Right- clicking in score view displays a menu for adding different types of notes. How do I add, copy, or delete a note? To add a note, -click in the editor. You can then click and drag the note to adjust its pitch, position, and duration. To copy a note, -click it and then drag. To delete a note, click to select it and then press Delete . CHANGE THE NOTE DURATION 6 Click and drag the right edge of a note to the left or right. GarageBand changes the how long the note is played. ● You can click and drag the slider to change the velocity, or loudness, of a selected note. CHANGE WHEN A NOTE IS PLAYED 5 Click and drag a note left or right. GarageBand changes the position of the note in the song. 234 22 44 33 11 C E cho Echo Reverb Reverb Dist orDistort SOUND EFFECTS SOUND EFFECTS SOUND EFFECTS ● You can click to turn off an effect ( changes to ). You can click it again to turn it back on. 3 Click an empty box. A menu appears. 4 Click an effect name. 1 Double-click a track. ● GarageBand opens the info pane for the track. 2 Click Edit. The effects are shown. Add an Effect You can apply echo, reverberation, distortion, and dozens of other special effects to tracks. You can fine-tune the effect settings or layer multiple effects to get the sound you want. Add an Effect 235 33 22 44 55 44 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Editing and Mixing Music chapter 12 55 66 88 99 77 How do I apply effects to all the tracks in a project at once? Follow these steps to use the Master Track settings: 1 Click to show the Track Info pane. 2 Click Master Track. The Master Track settings appear. 3 Click Edit. 4 Select from menus in the Track Effects and Master Effects areas to apply effects to the entire project. 5 Click to turn an effect on ( ) or off ( ). 7 Double-click the effect icon. The effect settings appear. 8 Adjust the settings to customize the effect. 9 Click to close the settings. GarageBand applies the effect to the track. ● GarageBand adds the effect. 5 Click here. A menu of effect presets appears. 6 Choose a preset to customize the effect. 236 22 55 66 33 44 77 11 The Magic GarageBand window appears. Note: It may take a moment to display the window and load the instruments. 5 Click the Play button ( ). GarageBand plays the song. 6 Click an instrument. ● The current instrument type is highlighted. 7 Click another instrument type. 1 Click File and then click New. The GarageBand window appears. 2 Click Magic GarageBand. 3 Click a genre. ● You can position your cursor over a genre and click Preview to hear an example of a song. 4 Click Choose. Create a Magic GarageBand Song You can use the Magic GarageBand feature to quickly record a song using a set of virtual instruments in one of nine genres. After you customize the instruments to get the sound you want, GarageBand builds the song and opens it in the editing interface. Magic GarageBand can be useful when you are new to GarageBand and want to create a song to experiment with. You can also use it to quickly create background music for other iLife projects. Create a Magic GarageBand Song 237 88 11 22 33 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Recording Music chapter 13 How do I record my own instrument along with a Magic GarageBand song? 1 In the Magic GarageBand window, click here to select My Instrument. 2 Click here to select the instrument you will record with. 3 Click here to customize the instrument. 4 Click the Record button ( ), and the song plays. 5 Play your instrument along with the song to add accompaniment. For details about setting up an instrument to record with, see the other tasks in this chapter. Click the Record button ( ) to stop recording. ● Each instrument has a separate track. ● If you configured a My Instrument for the song, it appears as an empty track. See the tip below for details. 9 Click the Play button ( ) to play the song. ● GarageBand changes the instrument type and plays it in the song. ● You can click here to remove the selected instrument from the band. 8 When you are satisfied with the sound, click Open in GarageBand. GarageBand creates the song and opens it in the project timeline. 238 22 33 11 55 44 ● GarageBand creates a new electric guitar track. Note: You can also create a new project and select Electric Guitar as the project type to create this type of track. See Chapter 12 for details about setting up a project. 4 Click here and select a guitar preset. 5 Click the amp image. 1 Click the Add Track button ( ). 2 Click Electric Guitar ( changes to ). 3 Click Create. Set Up an Electric Guitar Track You can set up an electric guitar track that includes amp and stompbox effects. After creating the track, you can plug your electric guitar into your computer and record music using the settings. See “Record an Instrument” for more about recording music for a track. Set Up an Electric Guitar Track 239 88 66 99 77 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Recording Music chapter 13 How do I connect an electric guitar to my computer? You can connect your guitar through several common input ports: ● Audio Input Port: If your computer has a built-in audio input port, you can connect an electric guitar to the port using an adapter cable. Be sure to set the Input Source to Built-In Input in the amp settings. To access this setting, open the Track Info pane, select the picture of the amp, and then click Edit. ● USB or FireWire Port: For a better quality recording, you can connect an audio interface to a USB or FireWire port on your computer. Then you can connect your electric guitar to the audio interface. To activate a connected audio interface, click GarageBand, Preferences, and then Audio/MIDI. Choose the name of the audio interface from the Audio Input menu. Also choose the audio interface from the Input Source menu located in the Track Info pane for the guitar. The stompbox settings appear. 9 Click and drag up and down over a stompbox control to adjust it. 0 To adjust other stompboxes on the stage, repeat steps 8 to 9. GarageBand adjusts the sound of the electric guitar track. ● You can click to close the Track Info pane. The amp settings appear. 6 Position your cursor over the amp and then click an arrow to cycle through the available amp types. 7 Click and drag up and down over an amp control to adjust it. 8 Click a stompbox. 240 22 44 3311 66 55 The amp settings appear. 4 Click here to select a different model of amp. 5 Click the slider to adjust the master echo. 6 Click the slider to adjust the master reverb. 1 Double-click an electric guitar track. Note: See “Set Up an Electric Guitar Track” to create one. The Track Info pane appears. 2 Click the amp. 3 Click Edit. Customize an Amp You can customize the settings for your electric guitar amplifier, also called an amp, to get the sound you want. GarageBand features amp models that mimic the sound of classic setups, such as Blackface Combo and Vintage Stack. In the real world, you plug an electric guitar into an amp to boost the instrument’s loudness and modify its sound. Customize an Amp 241 77 88 99 22 WORKING WITH GARAGEBAND ’09 Recording Music chapter 13 How do I turn my amp effects off? You can deselect the bypass check box to turn off the amp effects. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 above to open the amp settings. 2 Click the bypass check box ( changes to ). GarageBand turns off the amp effects for the electric guitar track. You can click the check box again to turn the effects back on. 7 Click here to choose where the guitar is plugged into on your computer. 8 Click here to select a monitor setting. You can click Off to not play the guitar through the computer speakers. You can click On with Feedback Protection to hear the guitar but guard against its sound feeding back into the input. You can click On to have the guitar play without protecting against the possible echo effect. 9 Click and drag the slider to adjust the recording level of the electric guitar. 0 Click Done. GarageBand adjusts the amp settings. ● You can click to close the Track Info pane. 242 44 22 11 33 A set of stompboxes appears. 4 Click and drag a stompbox to an empty position on the stage. 1 Double-click an electric guitar track. Note: See “Set Up an Electric Guitar Track” to create one. The Track Info pane appears. 2 Click a stompbox. 3 Click Edit. Arrange Stompboxes You can add and remove stompboxes from your electric guitar track to control the special effects applied by GarageBand. In the real world, stompboxes are foot-activated devices connected between your guitar and amp that customize the sound of a guitar. Arrange Stompboxes . common input ports: ● Audio Input Port: If your computer has a built-in audio input port, you can connect an electric guitar to the port using an adapter cable. Be sure to set the Input Source. the amp settings. ● You can click to close the Track Info pane. 242 44 22 11 33 A set of stompboxes appears. 4 Click and drag a stompbox to an empty position on the stage. 1 Double-click. empty box. A menu appears. 4 Click an effect name. 1 Double-click a track. ● GarageBand opens the info pane for the track. 2 Click Edit. The effects are shown. Add an Effect You can apply