Adding Loops to Your Song, Garage Band

Adding Loops to Your Song

I. Introduction to GarageBand: Lecture 6 | 18:55 min

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Adding Loops to Your Song

Open loop template
Add loops from loop browser
Sample loops while playing the song
Use fills
Adjust track volume
Copy & paste to duplicate regions

Adding Loops to Your Song

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Intro

Lesson Overview

Open Loop Template

Adding Loops from Browser & Sampling Loops While Playing the Song

Adjusting Track Volume

Use Fills

Copy & Paste to Duplicate Regions

Review

I. Introduction to GarageBand
	The Workspace	10:39
	Timeline	16:21
	The Workspace	8:31
	Working With Loops	12:45
	Real Loops & Software Loops	9:53
	Adding Loops to Your Song	18:55
	Completing the Song	12:53
	Transposing Loops	14:11
	Effects	15:36
	Mixing & Exporting Your Song	28:10

Music Theory: Garage Band


The Workspace			10:39
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:04
	Starting the Software		0:16
		New Templates	0:35
		Learn to Play	1:00
		Magic GarageBand	1:16
	Opening a Template or Existing File		1:39
	Using Tracks		2:08
		Selecting Tracks	3:26
		Ways to Mute	3:49
		Solo a Track	4:44
		Volume of Entire Track	6:09
		Clipping	7:39
		Left & Right Channel	8:24
		Review	10:00
Timeline			16:21
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Timeline Grid Button		0:26
	Playhead		0:42
	Beat roller		2:06
	Zoom Slider		3:49
	Playhead Lock Button		4:46
		Lock/ Unlock	5:23
		ExampleL Unlock & Lock	5:40
		Track Editor	6:30
	Playback Controls		6:58
		Rewind & Forward Button	7:04
		Play Button	7:12
		Record Button	7:21
		Cycle Button	7:32
	Time Display or LCD		9:03
		Key of Song	9:14
		Transposing	9:46
		Tempo	9:57
		Time Display	10:44
	Master Volume & Levels		11:33
		Playhead	12:40
The Workspace			8:31
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:05
	Creating New File		0:21
	Saving		0:47
	Naming Songs		1:03
	Choosing: Tempo, Time Signature & Key Signature		1:16
		Tempo	1:22
		Time Signature	1:52
		Key Signature	2:23
	Playing Sounds on On-Screen Keyboard		2:48
	Change Instrumentals		3:23
		Examples	4:23
Working With Loops			12:45
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
		Different Ways to Record Songs	0:25
	Loops		0:59
		How It Can Be Helpful	1:23
	Navigate Loops Browser		1:42
		Musical Button View	2:00
		Column View	3:44
		Search By Scale	5:13
		Search By Keyboard	6:40
	Preview / Find Loops		7:28
		Listen to Loops	10:08
	Save Favorite		10:48
Real Loops & Software Loops			9:53
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:05
	Making Tracks / Difference Between Real & Software Instruments		0:16
		Blue Tracks	1:06
		Green Tracks	1:23
	Software Instruments		2:03
	Real Instruments		2:25
		Record Software Instrument in Real Instrument	5:19
		Helpful for Editing	5:55
	Loops		6:13
		Garage Makes It Simple to Write a Song w/ Loops	8:53
Adding Loops to Your Song			18:55
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:03
	Open Loop Template		0:22
	Adding Loops from Browser & Sampling Loops While Playing the Song		1:09
		Shorten/ Lengthen Track	2:38
		Example: Add Base	3:45
		Example: Add Synths	5:12
		Example: Add Percussion	6:37
		Example: Add Guitar	7:41
	Adjusting Track Volume		8:38
	Use Fills		11:13
		Consolidating Tracks	12:32
		Fill - To Introduce New Section	13:49
		Example/ Explanation: Consolidating Tracks	13:59
	Copy & Paste to Duplicate Regions		16:31
		Review	17:42
Completing the Song			12:53
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	Adjusting the Volume In A Specific Part of Track		3:19
		Changing Starting 2nd Repetition	4:19
		Example: Decrease Volume Fast	4:43
	Shortening A Region		6:40
		Shorten to Fit in Parameter of Song	7:27
	End of Song Triangle/ Marker		8:04
		Bars From End	8:40
	Use Option-Drap to Duplicate Regions		10:21
		Editing Regions	11:07
		Review	11:46
Transposing Loops			14:11
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
		Using Loops	0:23
	Learn a I IV V Chord Progression		1:10
		Chord It's Based Off Of	1:50
	Transpose Regions to Reflect Chord Changes		3:18
		Example: Alter 3rd Region to be 4-Chord	6:54
		Pitch / Transpose Feather of Editing	7:11
	Get An Idea of What Can Be Transposed		4:08
		Example	10:10
	How Far A Loop Should Be Transposed		10:42
		Example	11:14
		Review	13:49
Effects			15:36
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:06
	Effects as They Apply to Instruments		0:32
		Loop Browser	1:13
	Navigate Effects Panel		2:50
		Can't Alter Previous Recorded Effects	4:24
	Navigate Preset Effects		5:16
	Adjusting Effects on Tracks		5:18
		Software Loop	6:38
	Change Instruments on Software Loops		8:00
		Same Melodic Track As Original	9:10
		Use of Effects After Changing Instrument	11:22
		Review	15:04
Mixing & Exporting Your Song			28:10
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	Suggestions On Mixing		0:30
		Mixing is About Taking Away	1:02
		Rest Your Ears	1:28
		Don't Mix Too Loud	1:41
		Example: Things That Didn't Work	3:33
		Adjusting Volume In Relation to Tracks	5:19
		Fill	8:48
	Master Track		15:28
		Ways To Get It	15:40
	Fade Out		17:27
		Where To Find It	17:47
		Example: 32 Bar Song Using Fade Out	18:13
		Speed Up The Song	18:46
	Export Song to Disk or iTunes		24:27
		To Disk	24:42
		To CD	26:11
		To iTunes	27:03

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