GarageBand 2 [With CDROM]

by Mary Plummer

Book Overview

Garage Band 2 turns your Mac into a full-featured recording studio. This book/DVD combo offers a self-paced course in various aspects of Garage Band 2. It teaches you tasks ranging from mastering the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321330196
• ISBN13: 9780321330192
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A good, clear introduction and overview

I actually read this book cover to cover. I'll admit I didn't do the exercises supplied, but instead applied what I was reading to my own projects... It's very well thought out, written and laid out, with good, clear, colorful screen shots. The writing is good, clear, humorous but not cutesy... This is a great book to purchase to start out with GarageBand 2 or to deepen a beginner's knowledge. I am keeping it by the computer for handy reference. I would recommend it wholeheartedly.

Very good guide

I've been spending most of the last two weekends learning all I can about GarageBand. Out of the three books I'm using, I like this one the best. Mary Plummer includes very useful tutorials that are a collection of techniques you can apply to any GB song. With the CD included with the book, you can easily copy the tutorials onto your computer and work at your pace. I especially appreciate the techniques she shares, e.g. doubling a track with mixed instruments, creating a turnaround with drum tracks, working with volume and pan, and even customizing the loops browser. And for you real instrument players, she covers how to get your music into GB and what to do with it once it's there. For serious GB users, this book is a must.

The Official Book, What More Can You Say

This is the official training course for Garage Band 2, Apple's music arrangement software. This book is a detailed guide to recording, arranging, and mixing music using Garage Band, instrument recordings, and the library of more than 1,000 royalty-free Apple Loops that is included with the software. This book is more than a basic tour of the application. It provides you with practical techniques that will be frequently used to add professional-quality music and sound effects to a project. This book is based on hands on training. It starts with how to install the software, and how to install the files included on the CD-ROM that comes with the book. The CD also includes a chapter on moving up to one of Apple's true professional grade music applications, Logic Pro 7 or Logic Express 7. There's enough information for you to judge if the more powerful application is worth the money for your needs.