Quick Start to GarageBand

Anyone can rock out with GarageBand '08! Create songs with easy-to-customize pre-made music loops, all the way up to pro-grade recording tools for the working musician, GarageBand has you covered. Our video training helps you get the most out of the music program that comes with every new Mac.

Watch us show you how to make a song that would have needed a million-dollar recording studio just a few years ago. Turn your passion into a podcast and share it with the world, with better sound than any radio station. Finally, burn your mastered recordings to disc, or export them as MP3's. It's never been easier!

Create Your Song
Learn to make great tunes even if you have no musical training.

Craft Your Sound
Record your guitar, MIDI keyboard, or microphone with professional effects.

Build Your Mix
Edit takes and fix mistakes to create your ultimate master recording.

Share Your Tracks
Export your audio to MP3, iTunes, CD, or the web in a few simple steps.

Podcasts & More
Let GarageBand be your podcast studio engineer, then learn to make iPhone ringtones and more in bonus web videos!

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Here is a list of the individual videos (Covers '08 &'09):

Getting Started
1. What is GarageBand?
2. Who Uses GarageBand
3. What You Need
4. Installing, Upgrading, & Updating
5. Launching GarageBand
6. Magic GarageBand

The Screen
7. Sample Project
8. The Track Mixer
9. Transport Controls
10. Loop Browser & Track Editor
11. Track Info Sidebar
12. Media Browser Sidebar
13. Menus & Getting Help
14. Keyboard & Musical Typing Windows

Making Music With Loops
15. Creating a New Project
16. Setting Up the Screen
17. The Loop Browser
18. Real & Software Instruments
19. Loops Into New Tracks

Building Your Mix
20. Drums & Percussion
21. Bass & Rhythm
22. Melodies & Harmonies
23. Basic Mixing
24. The Track Editor
25. Splitting, Merging & Moving Regions
26. Modifying Notes & Tuning
27. Track Info Sidebar
28. Changing Software Instruments
29. Basic Effects

Getting Connected
30. Cables & Interfaces
31. Audio & Midi Settings
32. Guitars & Other Electric Instruments
33. Connecting a MIDI Keyboard
34. Microphones Input

Getting Other Sounds
35. Loops as a Foundation
36. Getting a Good Guitar Sound
37. Recording a Riff
38. Recording a Solo
39. Cycle Regions & Multiple Takes
40. Recording a MIDI Keyboard
41. Adding Percussion
42. Recording Vocal Tracks

Mixing, Editing & Sharing
43. Choosing Your Preferred Takes
44. Copying & Pasting Riffs
45. Fixing MIDI Mistakes
46. Correcting Tuning & Timing
47. Basic Track Automation
48. Exporting Your Song

Recording a Podcast
49. New Podcast Project
50. Podcast Track
51. Auto-Ducking
52. Adding Music & Sound Effects
53. Adding Chapters, Artwork & Links
54. Exporting Your Podcast

Bonus GarageBand '08 Web Videos
55. Changing Software Instruments
56. Master Pitch & Tempo
57. iPhone Ringtones

Bonus GarageBand '09 Update Videos
1. What’s new In GarageBand ’09
2. New Interface Design and Electric Guitar tracks
3. Startup Screen & Templates
4. New Learn to Play and Lesson Store
5. Enhancements to Magic GarageBand

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Quick Start to GarageBand