GarageBand For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Chapter 9

Editing and Polishing Tracks

IN THIS CHAPTER

Figuring out when to edit tracks

Editing software instrument versus real instrument tracks

Fixing mistakes

Rearranging regions

Sweetening

This chapter covers the details of editing tracks, which is your last sanity check before you mix and master your song. Here, I ask you to think about editing, arranging, and sweetening your song — all the things you do to give it that little something extra that makes some songs more special than others.

First, I explain some basics: the best time to edit and the important differences between editing software instrument tracks and real instrument tracks. Then, I cover easy ways to fix mistakes without re-recording the entire track. You also discover all-purpose editing techniques that can be used to improve an imperfect track as well as things that you may (or may not) want to add to the song before you mix.

It would be prudent to save a copy of your project (by choosing File  ⇒    Save As ...