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MacBook For Dummies, 9th Edition
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MacBook For Dummies, 9th Edition

by Mark L. Chambers
April 2021
Beginner
432 pages
10h 56m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 15

Recording Your Hits with GarageBand

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Navigating the GarageBand window

Bullet Composing a song

Bullet Building arrangements

Bullet Adding effects to instruments

Bullet Exporting your work across the globe

Do you dream of making music? I’ve always wanted to join a band, but I never devoted the time it takes to learn the guitar. You know the drill: Rock stars struggle for years to master an instrument, practice for untold hours, and memorize chords. 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 miss a beat. In fact, the thousands of prerecorded loops on tap in this awesome application allow you to design your music to match that melody running through your head, from techno to jazz to alternative rock.

This chapter explains everything you need to know to create your first song. I also show ...

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