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Creating a Magic GarageBand Project, song. Each Magic GarageBand song includes Guitar, Bass, Drums

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When you close a project, by default GarageBand creates an iLife preview for the project. An iLife preview lets you preview the project in the Media Browser and in other iLife applications. It can also increase the project's file size. You can select whether to create an iLife preview for projects in the General pane of GarageBand preferences. Creating a Magic GarageBand Project You can quickly create a Magic GarageBand project. When you create a Magic GarageBand project, you choose the genre (style) of music, and GarageBand chooses the instruments and creates a basic arrangement with them. You can change instruments, mix the song, and play and record your own instrument together with the song. To create a Magic GarageBand project: 1 Choose File > New. 2 In the New Project dialog, click Magic GarageBand. 3 Click the genre for the song, then click Choose. After a moment, the Magic GarageBand stage appears, showing the instruments in the song. Each Magic GarageBand song includes Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, and Melody instruments, and includes a place for My Instrument at the center of the stage. Click the Play button to preview the song. Different choices appear here when you click an instrument. Chapter 3 Tutorial 1: Creating and Playing GarageBand Projects 35

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Chapter 3
Tutorial 1:
Creating and Playing GarageBand Projects
35
When you close a project, by default GarageBand creates an iLife preview for the
project. An iLife preview lets you preview the project in the Media Browser and in other
iLife applications. It can also increase the project’s file size. You can select whether to
create an iLife preview for projects in the General pane of GarageBand preferences.
Creating a Magic GarageBand Project
You can quickly create a Magic GarageBand project. When you create a Magic
GarageBand project, you choose the genre (style) of music, and GarageBand chooses
the instruments and creates a basic arrangement with them. You can change
instruments, mix the song, and play and record your own instrument together with
the song.
To create a Magic GarageBand project:
1
Choose File > New.
2
In the New Project dialog, click Magic GarageBand.
3
Click the genre for the song, then click Choose.
After a moment, the Magic GarageBand stage appears, showing the instruments in the
song. Each Magic GarageBand song includes Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, and
Melody instruments, and includes a place for My Instrument at the center of the stage.
Click the Play button to
preview the song.
Different choices
appear here when
you click an
instrument.