MacBook For Dummies, 5th Edition

Chapter 16

Recording Your Hits with GarageBand

In This Chapter

Navigating the GarageBand window

Adding tracks and loops to your song

Repeating loops and extending your song

Building arrangements

Adding effects to instruments

Exporting your work across the globe

Burning your song to an audio CD

Do you dream of making music? I’ve always wanted to join a band, but I never devoted the time to learning to play the guitar. You know the drill: Rock stars struggle for years to master an instrument, practice for untold hours, memorize chords, and… . Wait a second. I almost forgot. You don’t need to do any of that now!

Apple’s GarageBand lets a musical wannabe (like yours truly) make music anywhere with a MacBook — complete with a driving bass line, funky horns, and perfect drums that never ...