Chapter 6. Mixing Music and Effects

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Lesson Files

GarageBand09_Book_Files > Lesson_06 > RootsRockStart; RootsRockMixed; RootsRock MixedFX

 

GarageBand09_Book_Files > Lesson_06 > HighwayBoundFX; HighwayBoundDYN; HighwayBoundUnmxd; HighwayBoundFinal

Time

This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Goals

Work with the arrange track

 

Create a basic mix

 

Balance volume levels on individual tracks

 

Pan tracks

 

Add effects to a track and the overall song

 

Work with volume and pan automation curves

 

Dynamically pan a track

 

Work with the master track

 

Work with ducking

As you learned in Lesson 3, you can record and create professional-quality music with GarageBand. However, to make your finished songs actually sound professional, you need to understand the ...

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