Nov 10, 2008

Garageband Hints & Tips | Creating A Cool Tremolo Effect

Here is a cool effect I used on a rocking organ in Garagebands Organ category.

Pick your favorite organ sound.
In the effects section you can pick up to 4 effects from the drop downs.
Now it is pretty normal for someone to add the TREMOLO effect once, and adjust as needed.
The trick here is to pick it again and give it a different value!! This way you get the tremolo effect working together to create a cool phase in and out effect. Experiment!! :)

keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

posted by jaggerdiggydog

Nov 9, 2008

Garageband Hints and Tips | Vary your song tempos!

I have a master garageband template that I call up when I am writing a new tune. It has all the instruments I normally need, and a basic drum loop and mastering settings the way I like (EQ, reverb, delay, etc)

This makes it easy for me to start a new song in an instant. A couple problems with this is I tend to write my music in the same tempo and using the same instruments. SO... the template idea is great, but make an effort to change those instruments and tempo's!

keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

posted by jaggerdiggydog

Garageband Hints and Tips | Getting the BEST out of your Music!

Once you have a song that you like... leave it alone for a week and then come back to it with fresh ears. At this point you can make subtle adjustments that take a good song and make it great! Like tuning the EQ... or ramping up a volume curve so an instrument is not all at the same volume... or panning tracks to get a wider stereo field... etc... etc...

keep making great music, and think outside the box!

Svend

posted by jaggerdiggydog