1. G a r a g e B a n d
f o r
B e g i n n e r s
Prepared
for:
Creative
Connections
ESF
CPD
Written
by:
Jane
Engelmann
Date:
30th
Sept
2011

2.
A. Starting
a
new
music
project
Click
on
the
guitar
icon
usually
on
the
bottom
bar
This
page
will
appear.
You
will
see
that
‘piano’
and
new
project
are
automatically
selected.
Click
on
‘Choose”
(Bottom
right
of
screen)
You
can
now
type
in
your
own
title
for
your
project
and
then
click
“Create”
The
piano
track
will
automatically
appear.
But
as
we
don’t
need
that,
go
to
the
task
bar,
select
track
and
from
the
drop
down
menu,
click
delete
track
Now
we
are
ready
to
add
some
loops.
The
loops
are
categorised
into
different
sections
on
the
right
hand
side
(in
GB
’09)
To
choose
a
loop,
select
any
category
and
then
a
list
of
loops
will
appear
below.
Click
on
them
to
listen.
Click
again
to
stop.
To
get
back
to
loops
or
to
change
the
category
either
un
check
the
loop
or
press
reset.
Have
some
time
exploring
and
listening
to
loops.
What
happens
if
you
click
on
two
categories
without
un-­‐checking
the
first
one?
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3. To
use
a
loop,
simply
click
on
it,
drag
it
to
the
track
space
and
drop
it.
Make
sure
when
you
add
subsequent
loops
you
drop
below
the
other
tracks
otherwise
you
will
overwrite
existing
tracks
Let’s
get
started
on
creating
your
own
rock
piece!
First
choose
some
beats
to
get
the
rhythm
started.
Drag
and
drop
your
chosen
beats
to
the
first
track.
Now
you
can
extend
the
loops
by
dragging
them
along.
But
first
you
have
to
position
your
curser
over
the
top
right
hand
corner
of
your
loop
until
it
changes
from
a
pointer
into
a
circular
pointer,
Then
click
and
drag
along.
Each
time
you
see
a
break
or
cut
in
your
loop.
This
signifies
when
the
musical
phrase
starts
again.
Deselect
“beats”
when
you’re
done”
Now
add
a
bass
line.
Select
and
drag
your
new
loop
on
the
track
below.
Don’t
start
it
at
the
same
time
as
your
beats.
Perhaps
after
4
or
so
bars
of
the
beats.
Drop
your
bass
line
to
coincide
with
the
cut/break
of
the
previous
loop
to
ensure
that
they
both
start
at
a
beginning
of
a
phrase.
Extend
your
loop
if
necessary
(Uncheck
bass
when
you’re
done)
Now
select
guitars
and
choose
a
third
track.
Repeat
the
same
process
as
for
tracks
one
and
two
and
stagger
the
start
so
it
comes
in
third,
again
at
a
phrase
beginning.
You
can
extend
is
it’s
only
a
short
loop.
Now
just
for
fun,
choose
the
FX
loop
buttons.
Perhaps
you
could
add
a
siren
at
the
beginning
of
the
piece
and
some
crazy
sounds
throughout.
You
can
move
the
other
tracks
along
accordingly
Listen
to
your
amazing
creation!
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4.
B. Starting
a
new
PODCAST
project
Podcasting
-­‐
What
is
it?
A
podcast
is
a
method
of
publishing
recorded
talk,
music
and
sometimes
text,
images
or
movies
via
the
Internet,
in
a
way
that
shares
your
content
automatically
and
on
a
regular
basis
with
your
listeners.
A
Podcast
can
be
made
up
of
many
episodes
within
a
single
project.
Open
Garageband.
Click
on
the
podcast
icon
and
select
“Choose”
Give
your
Podcast
a
title
and
click
create
Select
the
eye
icon
on
the
bottom
left
hand
corner,
which
will
reveal
your
loops/stingers/effects
etc.
GarageBand
’11
has
a
loop
icon
instead
Click
on
male
or
female
voice
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5. Click
on
Male
or
Female
Voice
(click
on
the
silhouette
of
the
head)
You
can
also
change
your
voice
for
special
effects
by
double
clicking
on
the
silhouette
You
can
then
select
vocals
or
podcasting
from
the
list
that
appears
on
the
right.
Your
voice
will
now
playback
in
any
of
these
options.
After
you
have
recorded
your
voice,
you
can
click
on
any
of
the
options
from
the
vocals
and
podcasting
lists
and
hear
your
voice
played
back
in
all
the
different
ways.
Sometimes
it
even
helps
an
average
singing
voice
sound
amazing!
Now
record
a
short
announcement
or
news
report.
Click
on
the
red
record
button,
and
after
a
few
seconds
begin
to
speak.
When
you
have
finished
recording,
click
on
the
red
button
again
to
stop
recording.
Press
the
playback
button
to
get
back
to
the
beginning.
This
will
also
bring
your
playback
bar
(red
line
back
to
the
start
Note;
you
can
move
your
playback
bar
along
to
the
position
you
want
to
start
recording
at.
You
can
also
drag
your
track
to
move
it
along
so
that
it
starts
to
play
later,
or
after
the
music
has
started
etc.
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6. Now
add
some
background
music.
Click
on
the
Loop
icon
(or
eye
in
earlier
versions)
You
can
select
jingles
to
find
some
music
to
match
your
broadcast.
Select
a
genre
(i.e.
orchestral,
urban)
and
then
a
list
of
loops
will
appear
below.
If
you
want
more
options,
click
on
the
musical
notes
icon
on
the
top
right
hand
corner
of
the
page
and
it
will
open
many
more
many
more
loops.
If
you
want
to
keep
it
simple,
just
stick
to
the
podcast
icon
and
select
jingles
When
you
have
chosen
your
sound
loop.
Click
and
drag
it
to
the
track
entitled
“Jingles”
If
you
want
to
make
it
longer,
just
hovers
your
pointer
over
the
top
right
hand
corner
of
the
loop
until
the
pointer
changes
into
a
circular
shape.
The
just
click,
hold
and
drag
along
Remember
you
can
fade
out
your
music
at
the
end.
The
program
automatically
fades
the
music
when
your
voice
comes
in
but
sometimes
you
may
need
to
manually
bring
the
level
of
the
music
down
a
bit
to
get
the
required
balance.
Now
you
have
finished
you
need
to
export
the
file.
From
the
Share
menu
choose
Send
podcast
to
iTunes
or
it
can
be
uploaded
onto
a
WIKI
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7.
HANDY
HINTS
ECHO
on
recording
(if
no
headphones)
If
you
want
to
overlap
your
introduction
recording
with
the
Jingle
then
remember
to
click
the
Speaker
icon
on
the
Jingle
Timeline
to
disable
it
temporarily
(grey
colour),
otherwise
this
will
play
as
you
record
your
voice
and
you
end
up
with
an
“echo”
of
the
Jingle.
Click
the
Speaker
icon
on
the
Jingle
Timeline
to
re-­‐enable
it
(blue
colour)
Adding
Images
You
can
add
images
to
illustrate
your
podcasts.
For
future
reference
read
on
below
Click
on
the
media
browser
button>
a
window
will
appear
the
right
hand
side
Click
the
Photos
tab
and
choose
the
album
of
images
you
have
chosen
to
work
with.
Drag
the
images
onto
the
Podcast
track
making
sure
that
you
listen
to
the
voice
recording
and
line
up
the
best
place
for
the
images
to
illustrate
the
item
being
covered.
Deleting
and
adding
tracks.
To
delete
a
track
you
can
just
click
on
the
track
you
wish
to
remove
and
press
delete
on
your
keyboard.
You
can
also
go
to
the
task
bar,
choose
edit/undo
or
go
to
task
bar,
choose
track
and
select
delete
track
To
add
a
new
track,
go
to
the
task
bar,
select
track
/new
track
Repeating.
If
you
click
on
this
by
mistake,
this
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8. will
appear
at
the
top
of
your
tracks
and
then
your
tracks
will
just
repeat
and
repeat.
So
I
suggest
you
don’t
click
on
this
by
mistake,
or
if
you
do
just
click
on
it
again
to
undo!
There
is
also
a
way
you
can
cut
out
parts
of
a
track,
say
if
you’ve
got
extra
noise
at
beginning
or
a
cough
at
the
end.
Select
this
icon
which
will
reveal
your
sound
files
and
sound
envelopes.
You
can
identify
where
there
are
extra
sounds
by
the
shape
and
height
of
the
sound
envelopes
(The
sound
wave
patterns)
Then
click
on
the
lower
part
of
the
area
you
wish
to
remove
by
moving
your
curser
down
to
the
bottom
of
the
track
until
it
changes
into
a
cross.
Click
and
highlight
the
section
you
wish
to
remove
and
simply
click
delete.
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