2.26.10 -

Warm-Up (15 min)
POTD
VOTD:

Use each of these words in an example sentence.
MIDI: Also known as “musical instrument digital interface” or “software instrument tracks” in Garageband. In garageband, these loops have a green icon. In a MIDI track or loop, each individual note can be changed or deleted.
Automation: (N.) The adding of changes to a track that

may also change over time according to the settings of the user.

Give a synonym and write an example sentence for the following words:
Mute: To silence. In garageband, we may choose to mute one or more trracks.

Solo: To play a track alone. More than one track m

ay solo at a time.

Pan: The amount of sound distributed between two or m

ore channels (most often left and right channels). This sharing of the audio can be balanced or favor one side.

Part 1 - Review (10 min)

Open a new project
Save to desktopChange TempoBrowsing for and adding loops
Extending loops

Part 2 - Track Controls (15 min)Mute
Solo
Pan
Automation

Part 3 - Automation (60 min) - assignment
Show the examples of the 6 automation parts, then students create their own. Each part should have it’s own tracks

Part 1: Fade in/out
Show your skills in volume automation and create a fade in and a fade out for a sample of music. The fade in must start from complete silence and rise to it's desired level over 3-4 seconds. The fade out must go from it's desired level to complete silence over 3-4 seconds. Rename your track.

Part 2: Pan switching
Pick two samples that sound good together and bring them into garage band. (I like to use a drum track and a synth track but you can choose whatever you want!) One sample should remain centered, while the other sample should switch back and forth between the left and the right. Show the switch at least 4 times. Rename your tracks.

Part 3: Creative panning
This should show the power of panning automation by creating an erratic panning effect. For this, pick one synth sample for the erratic panning, and a drum sample to come in center after a 2 measures. Rename your tracks.

Part 4: Pan layering
Pick three samples from the same instrument and have them come in at different times. Experiment with "placing" the sound in different areas of the sound field. A usual example is to have one sound totally on the left, one totally on the right, and the third centered. HINT: you don’t necessarily have to automate this one! Rename your tracks.

Part 5: Vocal panning
Download Chris’s LRM MP3.
Record yourself and change the pan from left to right, and back to center. Rename your tracks.

Part 6: Vocal and music mix for commercial
Download Chris’s Commercial MP3. Pick a sound sample that will play for at least 30 seconds. Record your voice during the middle of the sample. You must slightly lower the volume of the music during the talking part, and then bring it back up to normal when the talking is done. Rename your tracks.

Part 7 - Save as a garageband file.
Name it, YOUR NAME_AUTOMATION and put it in the teacher’s drop box. save a copy for yourself.