GarageBand For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Introduction

If you want to make music with a Mac, an iPad, or an iPhone, you’ve made the right choice twice — once by choosing GarageBand, which is the easiest way to create your own music on a Mac or iDevice — and again by choosing this book to help you along. Before you know it, you’ll be topping the charts and basking in fame, glory, and fortune.

Well, it's possible. By the time you finish this book, you’ll possess the knowledge to do so, although I’m afraid it’s up to you to provide the talent.

Don’t worry. Just sit back, relax, and get ready to have a rockin’ good time. That’s right. This may be a computer book, but we're going to have a good time together. What a concept!

Whether you’re new to music making or a grizzled studio veteran, I guarantee that learning to make music with GarageBand For Dummies is going to be fun and easy. Hey, it wouldn’t say “Learning Made Easy” on the cover if it weren’t true.

About This Book

Of course, GarageBand For Dummies, 3rd Edition is going to show you everything you need to get the most out of Apple’s amazing GarageBand, which is a complete recording studio and much more.

But I hope to give you much more than that. Here’s a quick look at just some of what you can do:

• Discover how to use GarageBand’s numerous (and very cool) features on the Mac and iDevices.
• Get the lowdown on the equipment you will definitely need, the gear you don’t need but may want, and the gear that you don’t need — plus all the details on setting up and connecting ...