Introduction

PART 1: Starting on a good note. Introducing GarageBand for Macs and iDevices ; Equipping and setting up your recording space ; Introducing multitrack recording with GarageBand

PART 2: Making music on a Mac. Getting started ; Using loops to make music ; Recording with MIDI and software instruments ; Recording vocals and acoustic instruments with a Mic ; Recording electric guitars and other electric instruments

PART 3: Postproduction: finishing songs on a Mac. Editing and polishing tracks ; Mixing tracks into songs ; Mastering mastering

PART 4: Making music with your iDevice. Getting started ; Making music with Live Loops ; Laying down software instrument tracks ; Recording vocals and acoustic instruments with a Mic ; Recording guitars and basses

PART 5: Postproduction: finishing songs on an iDevice. Editing and polishing tracks ; Mixing tracks into songs ; Mastering mastering ; File compression and your music

PART 6: The part of tens. Ten ways to improve GarageBand's performance ; Ten ways to take your recordings to the next level ; Ten useful websites.