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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.34536
EAN: 9780764573231
ISBN: 0764573233
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 334
Publication Date: August 27, 2004
Publisher: For Dummies
Sales Rank: 266106
Studio: For Dummies
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Product Description:
Get ready to rock with Apple's digital music recording studio
Find out how to record, edit, mix, and master like a pro!
Are you the next big thing in music - but the world just doesn't know it yet? Here's the guide that will help you create great-sounding recordings with GarageBand. Packed with useful information on setting up a digital studio, laying down tracks, working with loops, playing with MIDI and software instruments, and mixing tracks, the only thing this book doesn't provide you with is . . . a recording contract!
The Dummies Way
* Explanations in plain English
* 'Get in, get out' information
* Icons and other navigational aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Top ten lists
* A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
* Decide what gear you'll need
* Optimize your room for recording
* Mix vocals, instruments, and loops into a song
* Improve recordings with editing and effects
* Create CDs, movie scores, and more using other iLife applications
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Rating:  - GarageBand for Dummies is actually GarageBand for Smart Folks -- which ain't good!
I'm an idiot. No joke, I don't do well with computers -- although I've learned enough to use Apple products. I'm a right brain music guy, and I bought this book hoping to learn, after reading it for an hour or two, enough to do three simple things in Apple's tantalizing Garage Band program -- lay down four tracks of music, and learn how to lay down the continous 'loop' that formed the undergirding rythym section. That's it. All i needed. All I wanted. The simplest things.
Well, I've read it for two hours now and I still don't have a clue as how to do those things. This book is like the control panel for one of those Japanese stereos -- the kind that come with a thick, 1000 page instruction book -- and after reading it you still arent sure how to turn the radio on -- although you do know 11 ways to make the speakers become 'cross dynamic' (i.e. it tells you crap you'll never need to know how to do.)
This book, to be fair, should be titled GARAGE BAND FOR SMART, LITERATE COMPUTER TYPES WHO DON'T REALLY DESERVE THE SOBRIQUET 'DUMMY'
I'lm going to go on looking for a true Garage Band for Dummies book -- one that is, perhaps, five pages long -- and tells me how to do the three simple things I want to know how to do.
Rating:  - Right to the point -- the perfect manual for GarageBand!
I bought several books on how GarageBand works and while some had some helpful hints, the author of this book, Bob LeVitus, knows what he's talking about. Every sentence and page has valuable advice on how this thing, "GarageBand", really works. He also includes the limitations of GarageBand and alternative software suggestions for more elaborate recording needs. The author is very knowledgable about home-studio recording and he has excellent suggestions on microphones, speakers, and inexpensive technical gear incl. audio interfaces, etc. that will make your recording project a professional adventure. This book is so interesting and has so many useful tips, etc. that everyone playing around with GarageBand should read it in order to easily use this Apple application and to get the most out of it -- saving you a lot of frustration at the same time.
Rating: - A Note from the Author...
Hi! My name is Bob LeVitus (a.k.a. Dr. Mac) and I'm the author of GarageBand For Dummies. I'm known for my 46 previous computer books but I wanted to take a moment mention that I'm also quite qualified to write a book about audio production. I studied audio engineering with multi-Grammy-winning producer Bill Lazerus and have produced hundreds of band and songwriting demos, as well as radio and television commercials. (That was all before I became a full-time Mac geek.) I've also played guitar since I was 12 and have played in real garage bands (including the Macworld All-Star Band) my whole life. I've worked in many 24+ track professional recording studios and have maintained a small project studio in my home office for as long as I can remember.
GarageBand For Dummies will teach you how to record, mix, and master great sounding music with GarageBand, of course, but it's also chock full of tips, tricks, techniques, and insights learned in over 25 years producing and engineering audio recordings.
If you have any questions at all about GarageBand For Dummies, please feel free to write me: GarageBandGuy@boblevitus.com.
P.S. I would have omitted the star rating if I could, but I couldn't -- it's mandatory. (That said, I think this may be my best work ever so I gave it the maximum: 5 stars.)
Rating: - A Note from the Author...
Hi! My name is Bob LeVitus (a.k.a. Dr. Mac) and I'm the author of GarageBand For Dummies. I'm known for my 46 previous computer books but I wanted to take a moment mention that I'm also quite qualified to write a book about audio production. I studied audio engineering with multi-Grammy-winning producer Bill Lazerus and have produced hundreds of band and songwriting demos, as well as radio and television commercials. (That was all before I became a full-time Mac geek.) I've also played guitar since I was 12 and have played in real garage bands (including the Macworld All-Star Band) my whole life. I've worked in many 24+ track professional recording studios and have maintained a small project studio in my home office for as long as I can remember.
GarageBand For Dummies will teach you how to record, mix, and master great sounding music with GarageBand, of course, but it's also chock full of tips, tricks, techniques, and insights learned in over 25 years producing and engineering audio recordings.
If you have any questions at all about GarageBand For Dummies, please feel free to write me: GarageBandGuy@boblevitus.com.
P.S. I would have omitted the star rating if I could, but I couldn't -- it's mandatory. (That said, I think this may be my best work ever so I gave it the maximum: 5 stars.)
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