Transposing the song to a different key, Using effects – Apple GarageBand 2.0 User Manual

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Chapter 10

Mixing and Adding Effects

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The master track appears at the bottom of the timeline.

2

From the pop-up menu on the left side of the row, choose Master Volume.

The master volume curve appears in the master track.

3

Click the master volume curve at the point you want the fade out to begin, then click
at the point you want the fade out to end.

4

Drag the second control point down to the volume level at which you want the fade
out to end. To end with complete silence, drag it all the way down.

Now play the song from a point before the fade out begins. You’ll hear all the tracks in
the song fade out gradually to their final volume level.

Transposing the Song to a Different Key

Many songs move to different keys at some point in the song; they may stay in the new
key, or return to the original key at a later point in time. You can move an entire song to
a new key, called transposing (or modulating) in the song’s master track.

To transpose a song to a different key:

1

Choose Track > Show Master Track.

The master track appears at the bottom of the timeline.

2

From the pop-up menu on the left side of the row, choose Master Pitch.

The master pitch curve appears in the master track.

3

Click the box to the left of the words “Master Pitch” to turn on the master pitch curve.

4

Click the master pitch curve at the point you want to change the pitch of the song.

5

Drag the control point up or down to the new key. Unlike with volume and pan curves,
the control points on the master pitch curve move in discrete steps of a semitone.

Note: When you transpose a song to a new key, Real and Software Instruments (both
those you’ve recorded and loops) are transposed. Any audio files added from the Finder
are not transposed.

Using Effects

Effects let you shape and enhance the sound of your music in a variety of ways. Anyone
who’s listened to popular music on the radio, or listened to the soundtrack of a movie,
has heard the different effects used in contemporary music. GarageBand includes a
complete set of studio-quality effects that you can use on individual tracks or the
overall song to shape the sound of your music.

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