Create A Song In Garageband Ipad

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GarageBand User Guide for iPad

Many songs are organized in sections such as intro, verse, and chorus. Each section is usually eight bars long, or a multiple of eight. When you create a GarageBand song, it contains one repeating section. You can add more sections, set the length of a section, and play back a single section or all sections.

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When you tap the Song Section button, Tracks view changes to show all existing sections in the song, and the ruler shows the letter of each section at the beginning of that section.

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Open the song section controls

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  • Tap the Song Section button on the right edge of the ruler.

Add a song section

  1. Open the song section controls, then tap Add.

    The new, empty section is added after the last section.

  2. Tap anywhere in Tracks view to close the song section controls.

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Add a copy of a section

  1. Open the song section controls, choose the section you want to copy, then tap Duplicate.

    The copy is added after the last section.

  2. Tap anywhere in Tracks view to close the song section controls.

Change the length of a section

  1. Open the song section controls.

  2. Tap the Inspector button next to the section name.

  3. If the section is set to Automatic, tap the Automatic switch to turn it off.

  4. Tap the up or down arrow next to Manual to lengthen or shorten the section incrementally by bars. You can swipe vertically to change it in larger increments.

  5. Tap anywhere in Tracks view to close the song section controls.

When you shorten a section, any regions extending past the end of the section are shortened. When you lengthen a section, all regions that extend from the beginning to the end of the section now loop to the new end of the section. A section can be any number of bars, and the overall song can be up to 320 bars long.

Play a different section

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  1. Open the song section controls, then choose the section you want to play. To play all sections in the song, choose All Sections.

    Tracks view changes to show the section, and the ruler shows the bar numbers for the section.

    In Tracks view, you can also switch between adjacent song sections by swiping left or right until the next section is visible.

    If you set different quantization or transposition values for a track in different sections, the quantization or transposition value for that track appears as Multiple when you choose All Sections.

  2. Tap anywhere in Tracks view to close the song section controls.

  3. To play the current section or sections, tap the Play button in the control bar.

Change the order of sections

  1. Open the song section controls, then tap Edit.

  2. Drag a section up or down in the list by the handle on its right edge.

  3. When you finish, tap Done.

  4. Tap anywhere in Tracks view to close the song section controls.

Extend a region across multiple sections

  1. Open the song section controls, then tap All Sections.

  2. Tap anywhere in Tracks view to close the song section controls.

  3. Move, resize, or loop the region to extend across multiple sections. You can also record a new region across multiple sections.

Delete a section

  1. Open the song section controls, then tap Edit.

  2. Tap the red circle to the left of the section you want to delete.

    If the song has only one section, the section cannot be deleted.

  3. Tap anywhere in Tracks view to close the song section controls.

Set the first section of new songs to match the length of your recording

By default, the first section of a new song is 8 bars long. You can set the length of the first section of new songs to Automatic, in which case it matches the length of your recording.

  1. On the Home screen, tap Settings.

  2. In the Settings app, scroll down, then tap GarageBand.

  3. Tap the Automatic Recording Length switch.

GarageBand User Guide for iPad

When you first open GarageBand, a new, empty song is created automatically. You can create new songs to record and arrange your music in. In the My Songs browser you can duplicate, name, save, and delete songs. You can also create folders, and add or remove songs from folders.

Open the My Songs browser

  • Tap My Songs in the control bar.

    The default Browse view shows songs in their current location on your iPad. Tap Recents near the bottom-left to show songs you last worked on.

Create a new song

  • In the My Songs browser, do one of the following:

    • Tap the Add Song button at the top-right of the screen.

    • Tap Create Document.

    The Sound browser opens, where you can choose a Touch Instrument to use in the song.

Open a different song

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  • In the My Songs browser, swipe until you see the song you want to open, then tap the song. To see the songs in a folder, tap the folder.

Save the current song

  • You save the current song by opening the My Songs browser. Tap My Songs in the control bar. To continue working on the song, tap it again in the My Songs browser.

Create a song folder

  1. Tap the New Folder button .

    If you don’t see the New Folder button, touch and hold an empty area in the My Songs browser and drag down.

  2. Use the keyboard to type a name for the folder, then tap Done.

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Move songs

  • Move one song into a folder: Touch and hold a song, then drag it onto the folder.

  • Move multiple songs:

    1. Tap Select at the top-right of the screen, then tap the songs you want to move.

    2. Tap Move at the bottom of the screen.

    3. Tap to the location of the Folder where you want to save your songs, then tap Move at the top-right of the screen.

When you move songs to iCloud Drive, a copy of the song is uploaded to iCloud Drive.

Rename a song or folder

  1. In the My Songs browser, touch and hold a song or folder, then tap Rename.

    A keyboard appears, and the name appears in the name field with an insertion point.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Tap the X on the right side of the name field to delete the existing name.

    • Drag the insertion point to the left of the place where you want to start typing.

  3. Use the keyboard to type a new name, then tap Done.

Sort items in the My Songs browser

You can sort songs and folders in the My Songs browser by name, date, size, or tags. By default, items are sorted by name.

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  1. Touch and hold an empty area in the My Songs browser and drag down.

  2. Tap the Name, Date, Size, or Tags button.

Duplicate a song

  1. In the My Songs browser, tap Select, then tap the song you want to duplicate.

  2. Tap Duplicate.

Delete a song

  • In the My Songs browser, do one of the following:

    • Tap Select, tap the song or songs you want to delete, then tap Delete.

    • Touch and hold the song you want to delete to open an option menu, then Tap Delete.