Garageband for Songwriting and Music Production (Udemy.com)

Become a master at using GarageBand. Learn how to Compose, Edit, Mix and Master your music with real life examples.

Created by: Fran Solo

Produced in 2019

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What you will learn

  • Learn the foundations of Garageband
  • Get to know your work space and get familiar with the functions available
  • Write your music quickly, experiment the different sounds and expand your ideas using a creative process
  • Learn how to play world instruments using your computer keyboard and sketch ideas fast!
  • Create your own drum parts quickly and easily
  • Learn how to edit and correct performance mistakes with a few clicks
  • Record real instruments and enhance their quality to make them sound warmer, thicker and more present in your mixes.
  • Learn how to Mix and Master your track with just a few adjustments and share your music to the world

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

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Course Description



Is Garageband considered for professional audio production?

Garageband isnt less powerful than Logic Pro just because its free; People dont pay attention to the things that are free in life. Just because its easy to get, it doesn't mean its not worth getting it.

I have been using Garageband since its release in 2004, and back then I used it to compose music fortheatre.

With the continuesimprovements to Logic Pro throughout the years, Garageband hasinherited some of the best features from its older brother. Tempo changes, Key changes, and some significant plugins for mixing and mastering, just to mention a few.
GarageBand is a fully equipped music creation studio inside your Mac with a complete sound library that includes instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and an incredible selection of session drummers and percussionists as well as a vast selection of Synthesizers.

Can you make a professional recording with Garageband?

We can safely answer with a resounding YES!!

Garageband for Songwriting and Music Production

GarageBand is your swiss knife for music creation and audio production. Here you can record ideas, get your instruments blend with others available in the library in seconds.

Learn how to navigate the interface and create your first project by using one the available templates. If you have never composeda song, Apple Loops can help you in doing that. You'll find thousands of loops to add to your songand hundreds of instruments to play. All these tools willhelp you shape your compositions without the need for expensive equipment.

If you are a musician and wants to record your instrument and yourvoice ortwo instrumentssimultaneously, Garageband helps you do just that with ease.

You will learn how to record, edit, mix and master your music whether you are a beginner or not.

Get to play different instruments from around the world by using your computer keyboard or a midi keyboard.
If you have a guitar, bassor piano, you'll get to try a vast array of professional sounding effects and include them in your composition.

You will learn what equipment is best to get according to your needs without breaking the bank.

Learn the 11 essential elements of mixing and mastering that every professional soundengineer use foramajorrelease.

Garageband is your Music laboratory where your creations will start to take shape and make your ideas available to the world.

I can't wait to see you on the other side and start to compose today!

FrankWho this course is for:
You are a musician who wants to produce your own musicYou are a musician who wants to record your instrumentsYou don't play any instruments but still want to make musicYou want to know how to create EDM, HIP HOP, ROCK, INDIE and Classical musicYou want to learn how to mix and Master your own MusicYou want to have a basic understanding of the main plugins availableYou want to create soundtracks for your projects such as movies, presentations, showreels etc.

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Instructor Details

Fran Solo

I have been using Macs for over 15 years, and I have been teaching it for the last 10.
I am passionateabout teaching and sharing my skills and discoveries with people who are willing to learn and share as well. I have used Windows systems in the early 90's, and I was a bit intimidated by the Mac when I purchased one for the first time almost two decades ago. So If you are a Windows user, I know what you are going through.
I honestly believe the Mac can change the way you work or perform your art, without the hassling of fixing things that don't deserve your time.
I started using my mac in my early music career by composing soundtracks for theatre, then moved to writing my music and used programs such asGarageband, Logic Pro, Protoolsand others extensively. I also have usedFinal Cut, iMovie, After Effectsfor some years in depth.
I am passionate about investing and have five years of experience in property investing, Forex, and trading in general.
I don't consider myself an expert. However, I have dived into different fields in the last 20 years that got me involved in the professional partnership.
Things I do and ampassionate about:
Music Composer
Music teacher
Web Design
Yogi enthusiast
Guitar teacher
Property investing
Trading
DIgital Marketing

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Reviews

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By Jaime Ramajo Escalera on 10/27/2020

Curso completo, exhaustivo, profesional. Por encima de mis expectativas. Se centra no en el proceso de componer, si no en todas las posibilidades de este programa para poder usarlo en profundidad

By Scot Kifer on 10/1/2020

I have some experience with Garage Band and so far the class is just refreshing what I know.

By Bethel Francis on 8/27/2020

I love this class, it made me become a better producer, GarageBand is an amazing software, Im excited on what the future holds for me, Great instructor, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

By Austin Wong on 8/21/2020

Very easy to understand

By Anish Bruce on 8/12/2020

Got to learn many options around Garageband. But the course talks less about vocal recording and mixing

By Walter Tosta on 8/10/2020

Above expectations!

By Brad Alexander on 8/3/2020

So far I have understood everything.

By Maicco Ferreira on 8/1/2020

Very thorough explanation and content - it could have more focus on music composing but it is very good anyway.

By Luann Lewis on 7/22/2020

It is pretty good. I just got a little nervous at first because (as is with the case with several youtube videos I have watched) my version of garage band doesn't exactly match this one. A lot DOES match, however, so it seems to be working out. We will see what happens as I go on.
Half way through and it is very wonderful! Again, doesn't EXACTLY match but matches enough that I am learning scads of stuff even though some of it I knew already. Still watching every little minute because around every corner there are little things I didn't know even existed.

By John Black on 7/3/2020

Ideal introduction to Garageband for me. It was all well explained and I followed it through to the end. I now feel confident that I can record a song on Garageband rather than stumble around trying to work it all out on my own.

By Andrea on 7/1/2020

At start of the course so far. Its a good basic grounding of all the control features before going onto more complex stuff (I hope) Good level for me

By David Irey on 6/27/2020

Great Course!!