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Now you can learn GarageBand's dizzying array of features and capabilities to begin producing some pretty astounding tunes right away.
"In 1966 -- after playing two straight weeks of gigs at the "Pavilion" in Myrtle Beach South Carolina, our rock band "The Big Beats", if I would have had the capabilities of the Macintosh and GarageBand... along with The MacAddict Guide to Making Music with GarageBand, my life today would most likely be very different!" says the reviewer and former rock musician.
"Thirty-eight years ago we were familiar with the inside of recording studios but would never have dreamed of attempting a 'broadcast' quality recording at home. Yes, we practiced in the garage, but to produce a vinyl 45, we knew that expensive studio time would be required. Who would have guessed that eventually we would have the power to produce music and mixes far superior to even the most expensive recording studios in 1966."
GarageBand is the tool many amateur musicians have been waiting for their whole lives. It is a recording studio inside your Mac, complete with session musicians, music tracks and clips. It is the first software to come along which actually rivals the expensive applications considered for professionals- experts only.
According to Apple CEO Steve Jobs,
"GarageBand does for music creation what iMovie did for video and iPhoto did for photos- makes the creative process easy and affordable for everyone."
You don't have to know much about music or software or even own an instrument to use GarageBand. With The MacAddict Guide to Making Music with GarageBand by Jay Shaffer and Gary Rosenzweig, you'll have a good time walking through GarageBand's dizzying array of features and capabilities to begin producing some pretty astounding tunes right away.
This book provides you with the expert guidance, insider tips, and undocumented secrets you need to get the most out of GarageBand - a lot of information gleaned from a vast well of experience.
This book will show you how to quickly select from prerecorded loops -- hundreds of prerecorded loops -- to add to your song; then build a song completely out of these loops, or just use them to compliment your own recordings. You'll learn how easy it is to plug a microphone or instrument, such as a guitar, directly into your Macintosh and record while you sing or play.
You'll learn all that, and much more from the MacAddict Guide to Making Music with GarageBand. If you've already played with GarageBand, then you've probably seen the powers therein -- but just scratched the surface.
If you want to produce professional grade music -- and have a little bit of talent to start with -- then the insight from these experienced authors will have you jamming right away. The insider perspectives of the recording and Mac industries, and practical techniques will get you well on your way to hooking up instruments, recording and mixing sounds for truly professional results.
Are you ready to ROCK? Let's go...
The MacAddict Guide to Making Music with GarageBand
Jay Shaffer and Gary Rosenzweig - Price: $24.99, Check links for discounts 272 pages; User Level: All Users
Also see the Apple Training Series: GarageBand By Mary Plummer, for another excellent text on learning GarageBand
Oh, by the way. That young rock musician mentioned at the beginning of the article was me, and this book about GarageBand has gotten me itching to get my hands back on the keyboard!
Fred Showker
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