GarageBand '08 Essential Training (CD-ROM)

by Garrick Chow (Author)

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Product Description
GarageBand '08 allows users to create and edit music on the Mac, whether for podcasts or professional movie soundtracks. Musician and expert instructor Garrick Chow demonstrates how to create a song entirely from scratch using loops, software instruments, and real instruments. Even non-musicians can get in on the game with the new Magic GarageBand feature. In addition, Garrick explains how to perform multi-track recording, automate effects, export sound files to iTunes, and much more. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Topics Include:

• Creating a song entirely from loops
• Recording software instruments
• Working with real instruments
• Using Magic GarageBand
• Arranging, editing, and mixing
• Automating effects
• Recording and editing podcasts

Duration: 5.25 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM

From the Publisher
Each lynda.com CD/DVD course offers hours of training movies that you watch on your computer. The movies are recorded in pixel-perfect quality, and include the authors' narration and movements as they teach the subject matter. Courses include the same project files that the instructors use, so you can follow along at your own pace. lynda.com tutorials are great for visual learners and people who like to learn by doing. Topics include software applications, workflow optimization, tips and techniques, and much more. Play, fast-forward, and rewind for easy learning.

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Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: lynda.com, Inc (November 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596714018
• ISBN-13: 978-1596714014
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,020,286 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Limited overview and quite expensive, July 3, 2008

By	Mike B of Syd "Mike" (Oz) - See all my reviews

$50 might represent a point of alignment with standard software manuals - though, in many cases, it's actually a little more expensive. But that's OK, right? I mean, this is video training.
The running time across the training material on the DVD is just over the 5 hour mark - 5:25 from memory. And, as each session is the standard voiceover of a screen recording, it's hardly high production values to warrant the cost/duration equation.

That said, the lessons are clear and well presented in a clearly structured approach that makes learning the application simpler than jumping from printed page to application as would normally be the case.

Keep in mind the short duration and the obvious limitations on what can be covered in that time (it's really no more than what you could expect from a half-day in a classroom) and you'll not be disappointed. I was because I had expected more lessons and more for my money. I won't be using this particular group for software learning in the future. Back to the printed page for me.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars garageband 08, May 2, 2008

By	T. Mcmahon (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

the training disc explains everything you need to get going with garageband, even i understood it