Apple GarageBand '09 - Manual (Page 35)

Chapter 3 Tutorial 1: Creating and Playing GarageBand Projects 35
When you close a project, by default GarageBand creates an iLife preview for the
project. An iLife preview lets you preview the project in the Media Browser and in other
iLife applications. It can also increase the project’s file size. You can select whether to
create an iLife preview for projects in the General pane of GarageBand preferences.
Creating a Magic GarageBand Project
You can quickly create a Magic GarageBand project. When you create a Magic
GarageBand project, you choose the genre (style) of music, and GarageBand chooses
the instruments and creates a basic arrangement with them. You can change
instruments, mix the song, and play and record your own instrument together with
the song.
To create a Magic GarageBand project:
1 Choose File > New.
2 In the New Project dialog, click Magic GarageBand.
3 Click the genre for the song, then click Choose.
After a moment, the Magic GarageBand stage appears, showing the instruments in the
song. Each Magic GarageBand song includes Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, and
Melody instruments, and includes a place for My Instrument at the center of the stage.
Click the Play button to
preview the song.
Different choices
appear here when
you click an
instrument.