GarageBand describes itself as ‘A complete digital recording studio’. It will let you do all sorts of things and you only need to be able to use it in a fairly limited way for our purposes here, but it will still get you started with it.

How to fade in and fade out in Garageband. This podcasting software is very easy to use. It is great for creating.mp3 files that. Tap Fade Out again to turn off the automatic fade-out. Use 24-bit audio When 24-bit audio is turned on, GarageBand records, mixes, and exports audio in 24-bit resolution. 24-bit audio uses more storage space, but provides higher resolution for audio editing. Fading out audio is a simple process in GarageBand. Here's how to place the fade out points on your audio and ask GarageBand to make the fade out at any poin. Fade in - When a track or piece of music increases in volume gradually from silence. Fade out - the opposite of a fade in - when a track or piece of music decreases in volume gradually to silence. This has become a widespread practice in mixdown technique as a tidy way of ending a song.

There is going to be more ‘play’ than strict instruction here – what you need to know is…

GarageBand lets you ‘play’ digital instruments to make music, or to use pre-loaded ‘loops’ of recorded music from individual instruments
It lets you create a multi-track piece, with different instruments on different tracks, and lets you move things around on their individual tracks, as well as letting you balance the volume of the different tracks.
When you create a new project, you can set a key signature and a time signature – the default setting is C Major and 4/4. You might like to play with these – particularly play with minor keys and with 3/4 time signatures. You can also set the tempo – how many beats per minute, how ‘fast’ your piece is. (If you don’t know about this stuff then don’t worry – you can make perfectly good background music in C Major and 4/4 time. If you know what you’re doing, or want to see what happens, feel free to play)
When you have opened a new project go to the top line menu and click View>>> Show Apple Loops. This will open up all of the pre-loaded music samples for you to use.
- You can select a particular instrument or musical function – ‘drums’ or ‘beats’ for example – and then organise them by the length of the sample (either in seconds – for a single cymbal crash for example – or how many bars of 4/4 – usually 2 or 4).
- You can listen to a ‘loop’ by clicking on it (and click again to stop it playing). When you have found what you want you just need to drag and drop it into the timeline. If you need it to be longer, you can just drag extra copies across and align them on the same timeline with the end of the previous loop. You can create as many tracks on your timeline as you need.
- I recommend starting with drums or beats, adding bass, and then adding an additional instrument to produce something right for you… but…
- You don’t have to limit yourself to just that – you can have a play, or you might have a more detailed plan of your own, which is fine – go for it, so long as you’re learning how to use it and you make progress towards creating useful music for your projects.
- If you go to ‘Track – at the top of the screen and choose ‘Show Master Track’ from the drop down menu you can then choose ‘Volume’ on the master track and can adjust the volume level of individual tracks – you can do that with the simple volume control knob on each track anyway, but Master Track lets you fade in or fade out at different points of each track – click at the right point to set a keyframe, and then you will fade up or down from that point.
Remember to work in uncompressed audio. You eventually need .mp3 files to post to AudioMack but save and expert things as uncompressed audio at this stage.
When you save, like Audacity you are saving two different things, the GarageBand project file and an exported audio file.
- Saving the project is just normal practice – File>>> Save or Save As. Make sure that any work you do isn’t only saved on the Mac but is saved to your user area and/or a portable backup. OneDrive won’t save GarageBand project files.
- To Export the finished file you need to choose Share>>> Export song to Disc and then make sure you choose the uncompressed .wav format.

This step-by-step guide will show you how to make beats on Garageband’s desktop application. With great features, an impressive sound library, Garageband is extremely easy to navigate and a brilliant starting point for those looking to delve further into the world of music production. Want to hear more? Keep reading!

What Is Garageband?

Garageband is one of the best free Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) for getting started on music production. It was developed by Apple, and is the main free alternative to the more fully equipped Logic Pro. Garageband is intuitive, and comes with a sound library that includes instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and a selection of session drummers. It also provides guitar and piano lessons. This makes Garageband perfect for beginners in ease of use, but also suitable for pros that want to get into the amazing world of DAW’s without spending anything! Garageband is also available for iPhone and iPad as a fully fledged app featuring Touch Instruments, Live Loops, Remix FM, Beat Sequencer and more. You can also synchronise your projects via iCloud Drive or by connecting your iPhone/iPad to Mac.

How To Get Garageband

Garageband download is only available for MacOS and iOS, as Garageband for Windows has not been developed yet. There is currently no official way to get a version of Garageband for PC, unfortunately. If you have a new model of iMac, MacBook etc., you can probably find the Garageband app already installed on your Mac. Otherwise, if you need to download Garageband, you can get it on the App Store. The only thing you need is an Apple ID!

How To Use Garageband

Think you need to be a professional producer for song making? Then you have never used Garageband!

Garageband is great for encouraging creativity and skills in a budding music producer. The tools it comes with are clear and simple, and you can learn how to use it in no time. Below, we will take a look at how to make beats on Garageband, and also how to manage them!

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How To Create A Project In Garageband

Open the Garageband application and select the project settings (Tempo, Key Signature, Time Signature) from “Details”.
Create a “New project” (File > New or Command-N) or select a template.
Select a track, choosing from:
- “Software Instruments” – for playing a USB MIDI instrument or the built-in typing keyboard;
- “Audio” – for recording using the built-in microphone (e.g. vocals), the built-in line input, an external audio interface, or for importing audio files;
- “Drummer”.

How To Create A Song In Garageband

The best way to start recording your song is to create a good drum beat. Many producers map out their music by adding individual notes into the “Piano Roll”, which is the standard way of doing it (take a look at “MIDI instrument editing” for learning how to open “Piano Roll”).

There is, however, another way to do it, and it’s quick, easy, and fun. You can play the drums using the keyboard! You can use this feature for recording your drums (and any instrument you want).

If you don’t have a MIDI controller, you can play with the built-in typing keyboard.

Click “Add Track” button and choose “Software Instruments”.
Click “Library button” or press Y and select a patch from the Garageband’s sound library at the browser on the left.

Press Command-K to reveal the on-screen musical keyboard.
Click “Metronome button” or press K and click “Record button” or press R.
Tap your Mac keyboard following the keys displayed on the musical typing.

Click “Stop button” or press the space bar.

Now, you have your first MIDI track. You can copy and paste it, and add other drum beats to create more layers. Have fun changing the patches as many times as you want until you find the sound you feel is right.

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