GarageBand 2: The Missing Manual

The Missing Credits

About the Author

David Pogue is the weekly computer columnist for the New York Times, an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, and the creator of the Missing Manual series. He’s the author or co-author of 36 books, including 14 in this series and six in the “For Dummies” line (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a magician, and a pianist. News and photos await at www.davidpogue.com.

He welcomes feedback about his books by email at [e-mail]. (If you’re seeking technical help, however, please refer to the sources in Chapter 9.)

About the Creative Team

Teresa Noelle Roberts (copy editor) is a freelance copy editor and proofreader, as well as a published fiction writer and poet. When she can tear herself away from the computer, she may be found gardening, belly dancing, or enjoying the beautiful beaches of New England.

Rose Cassano (cover illustration) has worked as an independent designer and illustrator for 20 years. Assignments have spanned everything from the nonprofit sector to corporate clientele. She lives in beautiful southern Oregon, grateful for the miracles of modern technology that make living and working there a reality. Email: [e-mail]. Web: www.rosecassano.com.

Phil Simpson (design and layout) works out of his office in Stamford, Connecticut, where he has had his graphic design business since 1982. He is experienced in many facets of graphic design, including corporate identity, publication design, and corporate and medical communications. Email: [e-mail].

Acknowledgements

The Missing Manual series is a joint venture between Pogue Press (the dream team introduced on these pages) and O’Reilly Media (a dream publishing partner). I’m indebted, as always, to Tim O’Reilly, Mark Brokering, Betsy Waliszewski, and the rest of the gang.

I was particularly fortunate to hook up with several members of Apple’s iLife team, who proved to be gifted communicators, software visionaries, and really great guys. Product managers Fred Johnson and Xander Soren provided an articulate and enthusiastic entree to GarageBand—and they introduced me to Gary Drenan. Gary may have authored GarageBand’s online help, but the help he gave me online—by serving as technical reviewer for this book—was absolutely incredible. Apple is lucky to have him, but I was luckier.

Thanks are due, too, to agent David Rogelberg; proofreaders John Cacciatore and Teresa Noelle Roberts; copy editors of the first edition Nan Barber and John Cacciatore; Steve Alper, who created the sheet-music examples in Appendix A; Anas Canon; Dave McFarland, who wrote the tutorial song in Chapter 3 (on his first attempt at GarageBand, no less!); and, above all, to Jennifer, Kelly, Tia, and Jeffrey, who make these books—and everything else—possible.

—David Pogue

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