GarageBand: The Missing Manual

By David Pogue
First Edition June 2004
Pages: 264
Series: The Missing Manuals
ISBN 10: 0-596-00695-0 | ISBN 13: 9780596006952
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GarageBand lets you create music of your very own. If you're already a musician, you'll probably flip over GarageBand; it combines the CD-quality samples of Apple's Soundtrack software with the hard-disk recording features of Digital Performer and the canned rhythm tracks of Band in a Box. But what's really mind-boggling is the way this program can turn the inspiration of musical novices into commercial-sounding demos. GarageBand: The Missing Manual is an authoritative, witty guide to constructing digital recordings with GarageBand.
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GarageBand lets you create music of your very own. If you're already a musician, you'll probably flip over GarageBand; it combines the CD-quality samples of Apple's Soundtrack software with the hard-disk recording features of Digital Performer and the canned rhythm tracks of Band in a Box. But what's really mind-boggling is the way this program can turn the inspiration of musical novices into commercial-sounding demos. Imagine how many thousands of singers and instrumentalists, though blessed with enormous native talent, remain undiscovered because they lack recording studios and backup bands. For them, GarageBand may open a lot of doors--or just offer a lot of fun. GarageBand: The Missing Manual is an authoritative, witty guide to constructing digital recordings with GarageBand.

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GarageBand: as good as it gets, October 05 2004

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I've been waiting for months for this book and consumed it when it finally arrived. It's as good as I had hoped, with great examples and hands-on funny training that really works for me.

What's missing? A little more on the advanced business of working with MIDI keyboards and new soundfonts, since theM-Audio 49e has so little documentation, and most of the downloadable soundfonts require special decompression.

But get the book if you want to play with GarageBand! It's everything you can imagine and more.

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Media reviews
"One of the beauties of the Missing Manuals is that there is always something new to discover and the research is quite thorough...I kept finding snippets of information, in the way of Tips or Notes, that would give just that bit extra."
-- Graham K. Rogers, Bangkok Post

"I have reviewed quite a number of Missing Manual books and I am always impressed with them. David Pogue is a Mac master and the depth of his knowledge shines through."
-- Roger Bernau, ACT Apple User Group Incorporated

"All in all, a most impressive book to explain an equally impressive program."
--Dave Warren, ApplePress (Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group newsletter), March 2005

"From locating new loops and making a single to exporting to iTunes and burning CDs, GarageBand: The Missing Manual is the reference of choice."
--The Bookwatch ("Midwest Book Review"), January 2005

"One of the 'magic five' of the Mac package, GarageBand deserves its own book, which author Pogue has recognized: chapters cover all the fundamentals on song building, orchestration, and GaraBand's plug-in programs. From locating new loops and making a single to exporting to iTunes and burning CDs, GarageBand [The Missing Manual] is the reference of choice."
--Bookwatch, January 2005

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"One of the beauties of the Missing Manuals is that there is always something new to discover and the research is quite thorough...I kept finding snippets of information, in the way of Tips or Notes, that would give just that bit extra."
--Graham K. Rogers, Bangkok Post