1. Straight Cut
BPM Mix

2. •
•
Step 1: !
Find 2 songs with similar BPMs. !
They do not have to be as similar as they
were for the overlap.

3. •
•
Step 2: !
Open a new GB project with “Loops” template!
Type in the BPM of one of the songs!
“Dynamite”
BPM=120
“Firework”
BPM=125

4. Step 3: !
Open the Media Browser!
Open
“BPM playlist
Click to open
Media Browser

5. Step 4: !
Drag first song to Garageband!
Click
and
drag

6. Step 5: !
Drag second song to Garageband!
Cl
ick
an
d
dr
a
g

7. Step 6: !
Change the length units to “Time” !
(instead of measures)!

8. Step 7: !
Find a good spot to do a straight cut from one song to
another. !
*It is a good idea to switch songs when the sections change. !
EXAMPLE: Change to the
Firework chorus
after the
Dynamite verse

9. Step 8: !
Find the place to split the first track.!
Dynamite verse ends around 32 sec.
Firework is muted

10. Step 9: !
Split the first track!
Edit > Split
or
command + T

11. Step 10: !
Split the second track!
Edit > Split
or
command + T
Firework chorus begins around 53 sec.

12. Step 11: !
Delete the extra tracks!
Dynamite verse ends
Firework chorus begins

13. Step 12: !
Zoom in and line up the beats.!
“…it goes on and on and on…”
zoom in
“…’cause baby you’re a firework…”

14. Step 13: !
Fade out of Dynamite and fade into Firework!
Fade out
Open advanced
volume controls
Fade in