Chapter 17

Fiddlin' with the Functions Around the GarageBand Workspace

In the previous chapter, we saw the many ways you can create music in GarageBand via the sidebar options. In this chapter, I will explain the main workspace of GarageBand, and all the functions around it. So, let's get started with learning about the workspace and writing our first note in GarageBand. Grammy's, here we come.

Creating a New Piano Project

Recall from the last chapter that when you first start GarageBand, you're greeted with the Welcome Screen. After you click Close, you are presented with all of the project options available to you in GarageBand. I'll start our journey by creating a new project with a piano as the default instrument. The first item that appears ...

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