Chapter 2. Working with Tracks in the Timeline

Lesson Files

GarageBand 3 Lessons > Lesson_02 > 2-1 Alaska Sunrise

Time

This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Goals

Understand tracks

 

Work with the Track Info pane

 

Use the time display as a reference

 

Add and extend a loop region in the Timeline

 

Use the onscreen keyboard

 

Add a Software Instrument track

 

Record a basic Software Instrument part

 

Create a cycle region

 

Delete a region from the Timeline

 

Change a track’s icon and instrument

 

Save a project

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to work with tracks. Sure, that doesn’t sound like much fun—until you get a better perspective on the power of tracks. Have you ever heard of a 4-track recorder? In its time, the 4-track revolutionized the music industry ...

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