The Garageband Book

Listen -- GarageBand's playing your song Do you want to bring out your recording artist within? Or do you just believe that life needs a soundtrack? Either way, GarageBand will turn your Mac into a recording studio, and when Tony and the Mac Man strt jammin' in these pages, you'll discover all the amazing things you can do with it. Learn to use loops, make tracks, play real or software instruments, mix and shape the sound, distribute your creations--and free the music you have inside. * Offers insight from stars like Pete Sears, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, and Saturday Night Live bandleader G.E. Smith * Covers MIDI keyboards, recording, mixing, using real instruments, managing music, and more * Lavishly illustrated and loaded with anecdotes, tips, and ideas "I've discovered a way you CAN live out your fantasies... Everybody dreams of rock-and-roll glory. But what has held us back for lo these many years? A profound lack of God-given talent. GarageBand is the great leveler, and it's for everybody. Even if you wouldn't know what to do with a Rickenbacker 425 solidbody if Eric Clapton came to your house and personally beat you to death with one, GarageBand still welcomes you into the Family of Jam. You might not be as talented as the Music Gods...but at leat with GarageBand, you can have as much fun making music as they do." --Andy Ihnatko