GarageBand Tutorial: Learn The FULL Process of Making A Song

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will be given a brief overview of the Garageband software for Mac and how it operates. This lecture will get your primed for some of the tools and functions that are used throughout this course.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn how to lay down drum beats both with the Drummer Feature inside of Garageband as well as using a MIDI keyboard. Both tools are great when building out the foundation of your song, and this software makes it easy for you to use either one.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, we will continue to use the MIDI keyboard and other tools to lay down our melodies. You will also learn the basic functions of copying and pasting regions inside of Garageband ot speed up your workflow.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn the basics of arranging your hip hop song into a format that is standard in the music industry. This lecture will give you a firm understanding of how to make your song sound logical to the listener.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn how to record live instruments into Garageband. This lecture will teach you the basics of recording a bass guitar so that you understand the process of adding your own live instruments.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn how to add Apple Loops to your hip hop song to add a little more flavor to the track. Apple Loops are great and easy to work with, and you will be impressed with what you can do with them inside of Garageband.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn how to write out the foundation of the lyrics for your song. This lecture will also teach you how you can use tools such as the note pad editor to quickly jot down your ideas or lyrics as you begin recording.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, we go over some basics songwriting tips that are standard when writing hip hop songs. These tips will help you get an easy understanding of what goes into creating a compelling hit.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn how to record and edit your lead vocals to get the right sound that you are looking for.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn how to add some backup vocals once your lead vocals are laid down. You will also learn how to use some preset effects to immediately get a variety of sounds that you may want to record.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn how to add effects for your tracks such as compressors, delays, and more.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn some tricks to add effects to your vocals so that it cuts above the rest of the tracks and sounds superb.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn basic mixing tips for putting together all of the tracks inside of Garageband. This is the final step before you export out your audio file and share it with the world.

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will learn how to bounce down your mix into an audio file that can be shared with others. Once you have this audio file, you can upload it to any medium such as iTunes, Soundcloud, and more!

In this lecture of the Garageband Tutorial, you will listen to the finished hip hop song that was created while making this course. 

Thank you for watching this Garageband Tutorial. Now that you have completed the course, upload your hip hop song to a hosting service and share it with us in the discussions/project area of this course!