Chapter 5. GarageBand: Music, Podcasts, and More
GarageBand at a Glance
GarageBand turns your Mac into a musical instrument and a multitrack recording studio. Even if you aren’t a musician, you can use GarageBand to create original songs.
If you’ve never played a note, start by exploring GarageBand’s library of pre-recorded musical phrases, called loops. Assemble the loops you like into a tune. For extra credit, change the pitch of some loops by transposing them.
If you play the piano, plug a music keyboard into your Mac and go to town—GarageBand’s software instruments enable your Mac to mimic instruments ranging from pianos to guitars to drums and ...
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