The Amp Simulation editor will allow you to change the pre gain, low-mid-high levels, as well and the presence, output level and Master volume. (See Screen Shot) The model of the amp can also be changed in between American and British styles of amp sounds. 6 in all. Am. Clean, Am. Gain, Am. Bright gain and their British counterparts. Set up a new software instrument track with only a grand piano. Select this as your edit for that instrument and play with it. It will show you the range of manipulation that you have for amping the instrument.

Today's session will begin with a listing of the 17 editing instruments that come "stock" with Apple's Garageband.

Adding and Adjusting Effects

Each Real Instrument has a set of effects, which include a noise gate, compression, equalization (EQ), echo, and reverb. You can adjust a track's effects, and add up to four additional effects. 
Most of these are found in newer systems and more recent versions of GB:
Amp Simulation
Auto Wah
Automatic Filter
Bass Amp 
Bass Reduction
Bitcrusher
Chorus
Distortion
Flanger
Overdrive
Phaser
Speech Enhancer
Track Echo
Track Reverb
Treble Reduction
Tremolo
Vocal Transformer,
 all are listed in the Track Info window. 

I will go through each one seperately but the real way to learn it is to start GB and edit your own instruments!!!

 Within GarageBand, you can input music in three ways. One is pre-recorded loops. GarageBand is bundled with around 1,000 pre-recorded loops, with everything from guitars to percussion and brass. Second, you can input with any recording interface that's Mac compatible, from the built-in soundcard, USB microphones, or simple external interfaces. Third, you can use a MIDI keyboard to perform any one of the 50 included sampled and synth-based instruments. Expansion packs are available and very popular.

*Next: Let's take a look at how to create a simple song using GarageBand's included loops. 

Autobiography

   Born to Play music, I was made in Tennessee. My mother is a musician and while I was growing up, there was a constant flow, of musical styles and genres, through my life. I never watched TV. We always listened or made music for our pastimes.

         My individual music interests began with a percussion set that I learned to manipulate over a period of years that still continues. I grew up playing around on the piano, but it wasn’t until recently that the interest for my musical production called for a keyboardist. I also have been playing the guitar for about ten years now. I usually play the electric but I enjoy the rhythm of an acoustic guitar.  A few other strung instruments have come in and out of my life, but none of them really caught on.

         I have lived in many parts of the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Argentina.  The cultures of music that I have experienced in other parts of the world will always be in my soul. From the different ways that instruments can be played to the sound that woods from a region will give off different tones in a guitar, I have made music my study.

         Besides music I have a little girl that is 4 years old right now and her name is Ashley Violet. The true light of my life was born while I was in Puerto Rico. I enjoy the experience of being a father. She provided me with a purpose for All of my life.

         I am currently a junior at St. Leo University in Florida. I am studying Multimedia Management currently and I enjoy the diversity of the ideas that we as students produce. My pain focus will of course be on the audio portion of the major but I am also currently working on a few video projects. All of the technology that is available today makes all of the production of such media much more efficient, clear, and refined. I enjoy the challenge of learning new things.

         To listen to some of the tracks that I have produced:

https://soundcloud.com/jon-neely

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6QjOwidYbg

Here is an idea of how to get set up for production in Garageband.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv_VWD3rEMw

This is a beginner tutorial that is about 20 minutes long. now don't let the length get you...Once you set down and open up garageband, you will be smiling at the ease of the program that the time will fly by. You will also gain the ability to modify audio on a basic level. Those who watch this and want me to show them some tricks, contact me after class.

Music MMM210 spr2013

     I am starting this blog to give some basic advice for the use of a DAW in Logic Pro for audio production. I will be adding some still frames and videos along with links to audio along our journey. My intention was to present Logic but since Garageband is on our workstations why not go for that. I will see if one day I can prepare a presentation that I can do in class.