Tag Archives: Garage Band

A beginner’s guide to loops

by on May 8, 2009 in how to, tips

I ran a recent poll here on ORS that asked where your team was at with looping. 25% of you said you’d like to start using loops but don’t know how to get started. This post is intended to address that and hopefully get you some detailed information on how to get going. First here [...]

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8 steps to configure Ableton with loop and vocal cue tracks

by on April 28, 2009 in how to, tips

A vocal cue track is an audio track set to a click, and usually ran along side of a loop, that is sent to your in ear monitors only and serves as a helper track, guiding you inside your arrangement. The primary purpose is to keep the band in sync with the arrangement and is [...]

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How to create your own click track in Garage Band

by on February 4, 2009 in gear, how to, tips

I created a screencast to show you just how easy it is to create your own click tracks in Garage Band. You might also be interested in my post on an OSX BPM widget that lets you tap out the BPM for songs in your iTunes library. You can click through to the video on [...]

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