Apple GarageBand '09 - Manual (Page 98)

98 Chapter 9 Tutorial 7: Mixing and Adding Effects
Choosing an Effect Preset
Each effect has a pop-up menu from which you can choose different effect presets.
Each preset name suggests the purpose of the preset or how it modifies the sound.
To choose an effect preset:
1 Double-click the track’s header to open the Track Info pane, if it is not already open.
2 Click Edit to show the track’s effects.
3 Choose a new preset from the Preset pop-up menu below the effect’s name.
Creating and Saving Effect Presets
You can adjust effect presets to fine-tune the sound of the effect, and save your own
presets to use with other instruments or in another project.
To edit an effect preset:
1 Click the Edit button (with a graphic for the effect) to the left of the effect name.
The effect’s Preset window appears. Each effect setting has a slider, button, or other
control, which is labeled to indicate its purpose.
2 Drag the sliders in the Preset window to adjust the settings for the preset.
When you adjust an effect preset, it appears as “Manual” in the pop-up menu, so you
know you’ve changed it from the original preset. You can go back and forth between
your manual settings and other presets to compare them before saving the new preset.
You can create your own effect presets and save them to use on another track or in
another project.
To edit the Visual EQ effect graphically:
1 Click the Edit button for the Visual EQ effect.
The Preset window for the Visual EQ appears. In the center of the window is the
graphic editing area, divided into four bands: Bass, Low Mid, High Mid, and Treble.
2 Place the pointer in one of the four bands in the editing area and do the following:
 To change the frequency for the band, drag the pointer left or right.
 To change the gain for the band (how much the frequencies are boosted or cut),
drag the pointer up or down.
3 To see the numeric values for each band, click the Details triangle. You can adjust
values numerically by dragging them up or down.