Friday, February 11, 2011

Learning How to Compose Songs with GarageBand Loops

By Allan Ainsworth


If you are any kind of musician or performer, you have probably heard of Apple's Gargeband. It is computer software that allows you to easily, mix master and post produce pieces of music without needed any real musical ability or aptitude. One of the best things about the application is that it is a great platform for composing and sharing music. All you need is the time and desire to learn the software - no advanced degrees required.

If you mix your own loops, or even easier, use pre recorded GarageBand loops you can sample, mix, re-record and master an incredible variety of sounds, beats and effects. All it takes to produce professional quality music is a computer.

Using loops in this fashion you can compile tunes by adding to and building on your existing content, if you want to grasp the basic procedure, here are some straightforward steps to get started"

Install the software on your machine. You can download a free version or if you want to put together some more sophisticated tunes, you can buy the full version of the software, either on-line or at many retail stores

When it is installed on your computer, start the application and click on the tab on the bottom right hand side (it looks like an eyeball). Clicking this allows you to pick 'Loop View"

Now you should notice a scroll bar that lets you scroll through all of the loops on hand until you find one that you like. (You can import your private loops and append them to this list)

Click on the loop and drag your pointer to the top right hand corner, you can extend the loop by simply dragging it.

Everybody can learn and master GarageBand loops. Relish the creative muscle of the software by adding assorted special effects and experimenting with all the various ways to modulate your loop. One final point, make sure to save your session on a regular basis and have fun.




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