Apple GarageBand '09 - Manual (Page 34)

34 Chapter 3 Tutorial 1: Creating and Playing GarageBand Projects
Setting the Time Signature
Each project has a time signature, which controls the relationship between beats and
measures. A project’s time signature consists of two numbers separated by a forward
slash, which look similar to a fraction. The number on the left controls the number of
beats in each measure, and the number on the right controls the beat value (the length
of the note that gets one beat).
You can use any of the following time signatures in a GarageBand project: 2/2, 2/4, 3/4,
4/4, 5/4, 7/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, or 12/8. The default is 4/4, the most commonly used time
signature.
To change the project tempo in the LCD:
1 Click the icon on the left side of the LCD and choose Project.
2 Click the number below the word Signature.
3 Choose a new time signature from the Signature pop-up menu.
Saving a Project
Now that you’ve made some changes to your project, it’s time to save your work.
To save a project:
m Choose File > Save (or press Command-S).
You can also save a project as an archive. When you save a project as an archive, all the
audio files, loops, and other media the project uses are saved in the project file. This is
especially useful if you want to copy the project to another computer, or are
duplicating a project with your own Real Instrument recordings.
To save a project as an archive:
1 Choose File > Save As.
2 In the Save As dialog, select the Save As Archive checkbox.
You can also compact projects to make sharing easier. Compacting a project reduces
the file size by compressing audio in the project. Compacting can result in some loss of
audio quality.
To compact a project:
1 Choose File > Save As.
2 In the Save As dialog, select the Compact Project checkbox.
3 Choose the compression settings you want to use from the pop-up menu next to the
Compact Project checkbox.