Jun 11, 2009

Garageband Hints and Tips - Splitting Tracks

Here is a great trick... you can split tracks while the song is playing! Just hit "apple" "T" while song is playing and garageband will split a track up for you!


Give it a try!! and leave a comment to let me know what you think!
Keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

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Feb 20, 2009

Garageband Hints and Tips: Using Garageband tools to learn new chords :)

Garageband Hints and Tips: Using Garageband tools to learn new chords :)


I am self taught in music and song writing... and just know enough theory to be dangerous!
One feature I like is Garagebands ability to show you what chord you are playing on the piano keyboard. I then use this to string some chords together, and actually know what I am playing... or, if I read a good article in say keyboard magazine and they do a profile on a song, and give the chord sequence, I can easily figure it out!

Give it a try!! and leave a comment to let me know what you think!
Keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

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Jan 29, 2009

Garageband Hints And Tips: FREE Garageband Loops!!

Who doesn't love free Garageband Loops!!!


Here is a great summary list of loops (note: not all links work, but 90% do!)



Give it a try!! and leave a comment to let me know what you think!
Keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

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Jan 28, 2009

Garageband Hints and Tips: There is more than Four Four Time!

Greetings Garageband lovers.


Todays Garageband Hints and Tips has to do with the meter of your music and how it relates to Garageband.

I normally write my music in 4/4 time, but every once in a while, I remember there are other time signatures in music besides 4/4! and so I change it to 3/4 time or 6/8 time. 

But here is the cool part! When you change time signature/time meter in Garageband, Garageband automatically shows you a different set of loops in the loop browser that are made for the time signature you are in! This means you will discover some new loops you never had in 4/4 time :) and this can often inspire a new song out of you :)

Give it a try!! and leave a comment to let me know what you think!
Keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

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Jan 19, 2009

Garageband Hints and Tips: Composition

Garageband Hints and Tips: Composition

One of the "tricks" I use to create an interesting song in garageband is to have a drum track that I use to play a piano part let's say... for 3-4 bars. I then repeat this motif for 16+ bars. 

I then slide the drums down 3-4 bars, so the song starts with a piano and then the drums come in for a nice dynamic transition :) You get the idea... you can use this method in many ways...

Sometimes I will create a complex mix of 8+ tracks, all sounding very magestic. I will then slide all these far to the right and pull individual tracks back one at a time so the song build with one track... then two... then three... etc...


Give it a try!! and leave a comment to let me know what you think!
Keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

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Garageband Hints and Tips: Selecting multiple tracks to apply quantisization

Selecting multiple tracks to apply quantisization


Sometimes I have multiple tracks in Garageband that need to be quantized to 1/16th beat. You can select multiple tracks in the upper part of the GB window, and then select your quantisization and it will apply it to all tracks.

Give it a try!! and leave a comment to let me know what you think!
Keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

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Jan 13, 2009

Garageband Hints and Tips: STOP THE PRESSES!

I just realized there is not an easy way for users to add a tip to my blog! That's not good! I want this web site to be a resource for all, and a place where all can add tips and hints!

Here is the email address to post a HINTS & TIPs!


Start posting your tips today!

Svend
www.svend007.com

posted by jaggerdiggydog

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Garageband Hints and Tips: Dynamic Recording in Garageband

Greeting musicians and Garageband lovers! It's is 2009 and it's going to be a great year!

I was working on a song today... and I had the urge to record 3-4 tracks in one go at it!
Well... you can do that...

If you are like me... you set up a template file that has all your favorite instruments all set up and ready to roll, so when the mood strikes you, you can quickly get your ideas into Garageband!)

Start recording.... and as you are recording, pause to hit the record button off, then select another track, and hit the record button again.... continuing to record!
I liked this, because it kept me in the flow of the recording... vs. recording a track / stopping recording / rewinding/ hitting record again... etc....

Give it a try!! and leave a comment to let me know what you think!

Svend
www.svend007.com

posted by jaggerdiggydog

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Dec 29, 2008

Garageand Hints & Tips: Free Apple Garageband Loops

Garageand Hints & Tips: Free Apple Garageband Loops

Greetings all, and it is soon time to say farewell to 2008... Boy... did it go by fast!!!

Loops are a great way to get inspired for a new song idea! And free loops are a cool way to add to your musical arsenal!!

check out these links for 



Keep making great music with garageband!! One of the greatest writing tools of all time!

Svend

posted by jaggerdiggydog


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Dec 22, 2008

Garageband Hints and Tips: by passing count in click

here is a quick tip...

often when I am recording a long song, I was to record something a
minute or two into the song.
If I hit record, then I have to put up with the 4 click intro then
wait till I am ready to record...
One thing you can do is to hit play... then hit the record button...
This bypasses count in :)
You can also double click up on time bar to start payback a few bars
before your recording point, then hit record button.
These are simple things but can save a lot of time ;)

Svend
www.svend007.com

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