The first one is the Drummer browser, which allows you to select a genre and rhythm. For a Drummer track, the Library contains two unlabeled browsers. But the Library content is dynamic based on track type. Your project now contains one track with an eight-bar region of canned drumming.īy default, GarageBand places VoiceOver focus in the Library, introduced in GarageBand Part 2. Select the Drummer track type and select the Create button. The Drummer track provides quick, generic drums.The Audio, Guitar and Bass track type is for any audio instrument.The Audio, Microphone, and Line In track type is primarily for vocals.
The Software Instrument and MIDI track type is for recording keyboards and other MIDI instruments.In the New Track dialog, there are four types of tracks you can create. Why bother with a human drummer? I've been replaced by a machine! But today, GarageBand gives you hundreds of rhythmic patterns and drum sounds for free. The first electronic drums cost a fortune for a very limited palette of sounds. The New Track dialog opens, and that means it's time to lay down the drums. Stop interacting with the Details group, then find and select the Choose button to create the empty project. Leave the time signature 4/4, which is the default. Select it, and arrow up to E, then select the Major radio button.
The key signature popup menu defaults to C. Just select Tap Tempo, then hit the Spacebar four times. Alternately, the Tap Tempo button lets you use the Spacebar to set the tempo. The tempo field defaults to 120, but for this project change it to 80. To do this, expand and interact with the Details group. While in the Choose a Project dialog, set the tempo and key signature. I don't make these decisions, I just explain them. You can also add a prerecorded Region from the Loop Browser. You can loop a region in a track to make it play continuously. Note: GarageBand uses the term loop to mean two things. The information in this blog is accurate for GarageBand v10.3.4 running on MacOS Catalina 10.15.3. Finding and adding Loops for bass and guitar.Apple's liberal licensing means you can use what you create for almost any purpose. Play or sing along on another instrument for practice.Create an intro/outro song for your own podcasts.Create your own compositions and share musical ideas with other musicians.There are lots of reasons to assemble music from GarageBand's canned segments. And dozens of acoustic and digital instruments. GarageBand includes rhythms and Loops for alternative rock, hip hop, Electronic, R&B, and many others. Using GarageBand's Drummer track and collection of prerecorded Loops, you can create your own music limited by little more than your imagination. Your browser does not support the audio tag.
In this blog, I'll show you how to create the following blues-based rock jam. GarageBand makes it amazingly easy to create music.