Now you know how
to hook your computer up
to Garage band, and you've had some time to play around
with the different setups and tones, you want more.
So
in this section, we are going to create a band to play with
using loops.
First,
we need to take a look at the Loop Browser.
Let's
say you have the Garage project open, like our screenshot
below:
Garageband
has quite a few music instrument loops built into it. To
open and look at those, in the top menu on your computer,
go: Control, then choose, "Show Loop Browser".
Now
you will see the loop categories, listed on the right side
of your window.
(Don't
panic, you can bring the Amp and pedals back by going back
to the menu and use: Track, then choose: "Show
Track Info".)
For
simplicity, let's say you want a drum track for your guitar
playing. From the loop browser, choose the category: Kits.
Now
from the list that will appear, choose: Modern Rock Drums
01. If you double click on it, you can here what it
sounds like. Double click on it again and it will stop.
To
use this drum track, simply DRAG
it to the left, to just underneath your guitar track, then
let go of it. That's all you have to do to add a loop track.
It will look like the image just below:
Notice
the light blue portion, that is the loop / track. If you
click on the PLAY arrow at the bottom of the screen (like
a DVD player) it will play the loop.
It's
a bit short here, but we want it to play longer. With your
mouse, put it just in the the upper right corner of the
light blue, and you will see the cursor change to a rounded
arrow.
Now
click your mouse, hold it down, and drag the strip to
your right. You can drag it as long as you like.
The
number portions you see at the top, like a ruler, are time
measures, and in this case, represent 4 beats (4/4).
Click
the play button again, and you can see it will play the
loop over and over till the end.
Dont
Forget ! To hear your guitar, you must have
that track active. Notice below the active track is the
blue one, the drums are glowing. That's why you hear that
loop. To hear your guitar again while you play, you must
click on that one (notice ABOVE that the guitar track is
active, and has a glow around it).
Once
your guitar track is active, you can use the play button.
It will play the drum track, but you can also hear your
guitar playing ALONG WITH the drum track at the same time.
Cool !
Adjust
the volumes on the individual tracks if needed.
To
add more loops, just listen to them, pick one, and drag
them over. A Bass line loop would be good. Play around with
it and you can play along with a musical band of your own!
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