GarageBand Tutorial for Beginners: How to Record

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Just getting started with GarageBand on Mac? You need to see this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXfPlH-Kpt98iJo

[@roberoat596]

I cannot download garageband on I pad for IOS 12.2 and plenty of space

[@archiechild3633]

Hi, I use a portable irig to plug my guitar into my mac, and I was wondering if you had to plug an amp into the irig as well as my guitar

[@hernanhenriquez6778]

I hope you read my msg soon.... anyways im fairly new at garage band but i can understand pretty much alot of it . im having trouble with the guitar and bass when im recording everything sounds great. but as soon as i export the track to the desktop to listen to the final result the guitar. only sounds on the right stereo and the bass on the left. i have checked a million tutorials and no one speaks about my problem. i have panned them before i export their both properoly on the middle but nothing it keeps doing that when i finnish record and its incredibly frustrating i think i put like 48 hours of recording to then hear everything wrong...

[@TheDomLouis]

Great tutorial. I'm wondering if there is a Garage Band store? I'm hoping to buy a backing instrumental track and sing over it, using Garage Band.

[@abulkhairjyote2981]

ok

[@paulnelsonpe]

Patrick - thanks for the great audio comparisons of the different kinds of microphones and the quality resulting from each!

[@fatflirtyandthriving]

Thank you so much for taking time to make this! I didn't realize how old I became until I got this new mac and had to basically relearn everything about technology 😂 This video has helped me sooo much!!!!!!

[@robyoung9968]

I’m a simple person and, I am not terribly technologically endowed.. I own Ableton Live and find it confusing, frustrating and beyond my grasp sometimes.. So I acquired an I pad and learned Garageband there and have been successful in creating over 300 tracks. And since then I have a SoundCloud account and now have people who follow me and my music.. Next.. I purchased an MacBook Air and have to relearn Garageband all over in a more technical and difficult format. I’m not a wizard but... why can’t it it be as simple on the MacBook Air??

[@JimXultra]

Glad you never gave up. Awesome deal

[@laetitiapohl138]

thank you so much!! i could not find the 'gain' button and this saved my distorted recording

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Laetitia Pohl happy to help! Thanks for watching👍

[@nonexistenty4152]

Thank you so much sir. This really helped me start up with garage band :) very helpful video

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Awesome! I appreciate you taking the time to watch! 🙏

[@jaylanhowell3839]

ps i need more vids like this, i’m going to the studio monday 😬

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Jaylan Howell How did it go in the studio?

[@jaylanhowell3839]

@Isaac Garcia who?

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Yeah. Who?

[@Jimmysage3273]

@@jaylanhowell3839 moron

[@kamanaos4643]

@@Jimmysage3273 😂

[@krystalkivayogainstitute2845]

These videos are an incredible godsend! Thank you Patrick. :) I'll be recording my heart out in no time.

[@reztheson]

Krystal @ Kiva Yoga Institute 😂😂

[@phoeberose8642]

you were sooooo helpful!!!

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

🙌🙌🙌

[@DHTC888]

1) Click the plus sign (+) in the upper left hand corner 2) click the mic 3) check "I want to hear my instrument" 4) you're welcome.

[@richardtaylorofficial2532]

Hello. I just wanted to say, thanks! You're Amazing! 😄I really needed a Guide, it's actually really much more quicker for learning and with more efficiency... Once again, Thanks! It can be really difficult for a beginner! I hope i will found more Guide Videos of what i'll need!

[@dikiwae1]

Thanks so much, it’s very helpfull. Easy way to start, keep the best

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Glad you found it useful! 🙏

[@tiktokdaily4640]

great tutorial!!

[@HebryZ]

your a legend thank you so much!!!

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

👍

[@divejerk1]

Riiight, thanks a lot. Good for mastering my analog recordings.

[@AyumiMayLunar]

Please make tutorials for GarageBand with macbook pro 2021. I’m using rode and audio interface. I want to recording for cover the song.

[@SueFerrers]

I love your accent!

[@hoonbabes]

thanks! V useful

[@niganools1501]

She’s goated!

[@zannymoss]

Next time please include a video about Echo and Reverb

[@jaylanhowell3839]

can you mix and master vocals professionally?

[@alanarice470]

This was very helpful

[@rhymeskill]

Thank you!

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@nrivera1954]

Yes send me the free guide

[@ElsaVille]

Brilliant - thanks very much!

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Thanks for watching 👍🍻

[@alvendi2012]

So many instructions start with complex stuff, yet I am finding difficulty in finding a tutorial to do the basics, that being, a straight 4/4 rock beat, add some guitar and bass, and a vocal or two. Is there a simple tutorial available. I hear "select a beat from the many provided", problem is, yes, I would love to do so, but where are these beats and how do I select them?, etc., without being instructed on complex effects, input/outputs, all other info that I may need down the line, but right now, I want a simple little recording.

[@monaconti3651]

very helpful, cheers mate

[@6emineye6emineye58]

awesome how to tutorial!

[@jenntenn59]

Now I get it

[@terria1254]

Thank-you for your video and guide! If I want to record my violin practice, and I have a Focusrite and XLR mic, in GarageBand, selected Empty Project, then Audio Track Type = Mic, Create. In the (mic) Library, which Settings do you feel would be the best for recording a violin? I tried Voice - Bright Vocal, but I'm not sure if that's the best selection. Thanks for any info!

[@95kwock]

Thanks man

[@charleswhite1481]

Just wondering, if I set the smart controls to automatic, and keep the gain knob on my focusrite just below the red - would that be around the right volume/output level generally?

[@zannymoss]

Thank you

[@shaniamarx3873]

Skipped macbook for windows 10. But missing garageband. Please suggest the best alternative daw for my windows 10 laptop. Please.

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Checkout Cakewalk by Bandlab. Closest you'll get to GB on windows.

[@robyoung9968]

Great tutorial, I’m relearning so much apart from Garageband on IPad. I might someday learn it on my MacBook Air.. I still feel like a simpleton...........

[@VanceBarbour]

Would still love to see how to share projects with other musicians. Dropbox cannot keep the tracks separate (only sharing single MP4-like files) and Apple seems to not allow access to any of your files uploaded to the iCloud. Another strange thing is that my 2018 iPad's GarageBand interface looks quite different than your iMac version. Makes comparisons a bit tricky. Thanks Patrick.

[@DominusOminous]

Vance, the Mac OS version is a more sophisticated program than the iOS version with a Mac interface, but that's not to say iPad Garageband stifles potential enjoyment for a lifetime of creative output. If that's what you've got it'll be a long time if ever before you push its envelope . Hours and hours of creative fun ahead for you sir.

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Try 'zipping' your project file before sending via Dropbox/email as this will keep the contained audio tracks intact.

[@VanceBarbour]

Will try. Thanks Patrick. @@TheGaragebandGuide

[@g.970]

I just want to hook up my Yamaha Motif SX8 digital piano to my iPad. Then record it to Garage Band. Can I do that by just running a cable from the piano to the iPad and then open ‘new project’ and the ‘audio microphone’ ? Later I plan to get microphones and an interface to record my Acoustic grand piano.

[@Starw90]

How do you record including video all together? Thank you 😊

[@gerardvinar]

Hi Patrick, I know this post is a year or so old, but hoping you can answer this? I’ve been following Pete Johns for the past 6 months or so and have managed to learn GarageBand on my iPad thanks to his awesome videos. I have recently bought a MacBook Pro and am thinking to myself why not use GarageBand with the Mac right? The learning curve here looks so much more involved, but will this give me better audio quality than what I currently get once I get my head around it? Cheers I Gerard

[@serkan_h]

hello, ı try to record drums on a backing track which has all instruments and click on it. ı take it as an mp3 file. ı use garageband on my iphone 6s and i try to do the record by my electronic drumset trough irig. my problem is; when i listen my record, i hear the click and all other instruments together with my drum record. do you have any idea about how i can get only pure drum record by using that mp3 only as a reference?

[@JGreenVA]

Do i use mono or stereo to record? How do iknow the difference? Is one o or the two oo mono/stereo

[@helenkohn4836]

I want to improve some old cassette tapes into GarageBand for editing. How and what do I go about recording from a cassette player and what type of connections do I need?

[@TheMasterDan7]

Awesome! :)

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Thanks for watching! 🤘

[@ExploringWithJared]

Is there autotune outputs for garage band I've got macbook on the way and I've always wanted to work with garage band

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Nice, what MacBook did you grab? Yeah, GarageBand has a (pretty basic) autotune effect built in. I’ve got a video on how to use it if you want to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpisdIVmppebsK8

[@SongWorldTrue]

Thanks

[@abulkhairjyote2981]

ok

[@accidental_relevance]

I have to unplug my usb mic in order to hear playback of what I just recorded. Does that seem normal? It's the gold mic in the lower corner of the microphones pictured in the video.

[@vincentramos8141]

Good vid but you went over everything I didn’t need to know

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

What DID you need to know?

[@texashazzard7606]

I have to get this but that means I have to buy Mac aswell

[@flameofmidnight5041]

thanks for this awesome tutorial , I just wanted to tell you that my record level is greyed out in garageband after connecting my scarlett 2i2 3rd gen audio interface along with a rode nt1 signature series how to fix this bro ?

[@andrinecamu2325]

just a question so im trying to record vocals on garageband but it doesn't to be reading my usb mic nor the built in mic.. I mean it shows it is connected as an input but it doesn't show that its picking any sound up. Please help :(

[@TheBashmom]

Your video is awesome. Thank you. Thinking about recording guided meditations with background music. Would Garageband be a good place to do that? I already have it, might as well put it to use. Also, if I wanted to add graphics can I add the audio to IMovie? Researching and trying to figure some things out. Thanks.

[@joedecker8096]

I have a brand new MacBook Pro, has the built in Mic advanced or changed since 2015?

[@leemcfall4344]

If I use a Volt 276 Interface, my metronome and count in do not work. Any suggestions? Thanks

[@lindamurphy5210]

My Garage Band screen doesnt look anything like this

[@manndrew]

I have an iPad Pro. How do I record acoustic guitar on GarageBand?

[@jaganbharadwaj1143]

Amazing video.. thank you!! I guess u have to learn responding to people's questions!! So many have asked questions and seems like u turned a dead ear to that..!! Before u ask for subscribers plz do your bit!! 😊😊

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

I try my best to respond to as many comments as I can but it’s impossible to catch them all. Do you manage to respond to all comments on your channel?

[@joshgatesmusic78]

Hey Patrick, Im a long time subscriber and I love your videos! Quick question for you, lately when recording vocals using my Microphone AT 2035 into my Focusrite 2i2 interface I'm getting alot of echo in my voice. I wasn't having that problem before but now it won't go away. Is there a setting or a switch that I could be forgetting about in the recording process? Any help or tips are much appreciated!

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Hi Josh. Not a setting that would suddenly come on by default, no. Could it be room noise? Where do you record your vocals?

[@joshgatesmusic78]

@@TheGaragebandGuide Hey Patrick I record in my home studio/office. I've always used that room for vocals so I'm not sure what the problem is but thank you!

[@Dcrou7]

@@joshgatesmusic78 Hi Josh, when you record, the monitoring icon on your track should be off. I'm guessing that what you are hearing is your voice coming back to you with a delay.

[@KlaudiaJurewicz]

Thanks so much for the start-video into the GB. I've got Yamaha MG10XU (and still don't know how to use it, so keep it very basic) connected to Mac. While recording vocal (podcast) I've noticed that the sound wave is flat-line - how do I change that? and somehow my volume level is very high. Not sure where can I change that? Any suggestions?

[@Mrs.Nickel-Trombone]

I learned a lot but I watched all of this in hopes the end would tell me where the record button is cause I physically cannot find it😭

[@robertcanedo7607]

I have subscribed, and want the free startup guide, but don't see the link!

[@Samuel-tw1gw]

Made a video of mixing n another on mastering

[@phrasedeyebrow2083]

I need to record a song. Should I lay down the drum track? Being a percussionist, I usually play to the other musicians, so ought I record the scant chords I can play? I will also have a vocal track. Thank you!!! Great video!

[@phrasedeyebrow2083]

Which track should I record first is what I meant!

[@fredjones7509]

This video is really useful thank you (Now Subscribed). Couple of slight issues I am having, using Scarlett 2i2 with a Shure 58 mic in Garageband, is that my "recording volume is frozen out and my vocals seem to be panned left even though the panning within Garageband is at 0?

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

You need to set the track to ‘Mono’ instead of stereo. The input gain will be controlled by the 2i2 when attached, which is why the slider is greyed out. Thanks for subscribing!

[@80boom]

how to record multi track on garageband, vocal + guitar ? i`m using focusrite 2nd gen

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

yoki nasution here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKbYaml7iq-WkJI

[@danevertt3210]

You should mention that once you Get really good with Garage band………the next step is Logic Pro X!!

[@brianwallington9744]

Thanks for this Patrick,well presented and informative ..as usual ..:-)

[@mystixr8421]

I have a guitar, the fender mustang micro amp and garageband on my iphone 7, any way I can connect my amp or guitar to garageband on my phone?

[@jeffersycordova4977]

Is it the same for iPad pro?

[@scottyboy2400]

Can I use a Yamaha MG10XU 10-Input Stereo Mixer With Effects for my interface on GarageBand? If so how? (It does have phantom power and a usb out on it)

[@worldisfilledb]

I have the focus rite and when I record my volumes of my voice are super low and I can barely see my recorded levels and I have to yell when I record to hear much of anything and in smart settings the slider that you showed at the end of the video is disabled and I cannot use it......sad face

[@kiddisdennis7357]

Try turning your mic around, or adjusting it in the settings of your computer, instead of garageband.

[@Rockshredder]

When I play the drum track in my headphones while I play my rhythm guitar parts to get the timing right, the drums are added to my rhythm guitar track. Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong or is something not working properly? Obviously I would only like the rhythm guitar part on the track!

[@Toladuc2k3]

Animal Lover Me to . I record my acoustic and then my voice .....

[@polarized8315]

Hey bro is I have a Interface and I set it up on garage band and everything and put a couple pedals from garage band but I can hear my guitar but can’t hear the pedal effect only when I hit record and and play it back is thier a way to fix this please hep

[@MontyPMarshall_Music]

Hi I seem to have an issue with track bleed. I am using a Yamaha 10XU mixer and the Mac mic says it is off. I recorded bass over an internal drum loop. When I play back the bass track I can hear drums after I mute them on the Mac. What am I doing wrong? Thanks

[@dannywolf3731]

awesome

[@jerseyltd]

how come my mic doesn't give me feed back? I went on preferences and its still not connecting. HELP

[@stefanocottone0707]

is it bad to record all with usb and not audio interface if I wanna save money?

[@kurtmabeza8360]

i recorded in my laptop but somehow its like not full screen its just on the top left its not small its big but the rest are like blank the sides just press my acc to know what i mean and help me pls?

[@bonsummers2657]

Too much production. Simplify presentation. Time is valuable. But, your info is much appreciated.

[@Mandrake591]

Okay, but how are the separate tracks established?

[@mubeenrafudeen4460]

Do you have to use an audio interface or can u just use a phantom power supply

[@martymaker]

Hi, I prefer seeing someone recording step by step not just telling me what O can do. I would have been a much better value video. 👌

[@OfficialPaulStillo]

Hi there - thanks for the helpful video. After spending the last several months recording on my old iPhone's GarageBand, I decided to take the leap to my MacBook...but something has been driving me crazy! For some reason, the first note that I play isn't being recognized in playback?!?! I've tried to Google a solution. Although I've seen threads from other people with the same problem, the only suggestions have been variations of "you're probably playing the note before the first beat of the measure...shift that note over a bit". Is this a glitch in the app? Or a setting that I haven't changed? Thx

[@dafingaz]

🙌🏾

[@TakeYourPick]

What song were you playing in the demo recordings?

[@WildAimee]

I can't adjust Record Setting Slider for some reason. It is greyed out, and I can't click the auto check box underneath either. I can't figure out why :( Can anyone help?

[@WahidAmanMusicWorld]

Anybody knows how to increase the volume of your track on garageband plz

[@neosugus]

How can I record e-drums with speakers output from the e-drum module?

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Not sure if I’m honest. Do your drums have a headphone jack you can plug into?

[@neosugus]

@@TheGaragebandGuide Yes they do, but if I want to rec drums over a song imported to garageband on another track, can I listen to that track and drums at once?

[@lathancram5184]

I thought there was a way to connect my guitar amp to an audio interface and then connect the audio interface to my computer and record directly in to it? I have to use a microphone ?

[@jaykannan4845]

@LathanCram Usually most audio interfaces have a spot for a guitar to connect straight into, it’s possible the one you own doesn’t have it

[@CoryLunaDrums]

How would I record midi with a tabletop drumset?

[@danevertt3210]

GarageBand is literally, no frills Logic Pro X

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Yep, Apple made it that way for a reason.

[@4cleaning214]

Hi I’m recording with two guests on my podcast I’ve got 3 mics linked up in my mackbook. I’ve got headphones plugged into my mic is there a way I can monitor the sound of all the mics just through my headphones?

[@lynnesmith1959]

Do macbook laptops come with garage band installed

[@abulkhairjyote2981]

yes

[@brucegeske1117]

My adjust recording level is not working, Did I turn it off somewhere? Frustrated Bruce

[@andywho333]

Whats this desktop background called?

[@emilycarbone9744]

OK but I literally can't find how to record anything.... what friggin button do I push??

[@alfieqashwa5257]

Cannot download the pdf. The link is suck

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Did you click the link? Or try to download from the link?

[@hachlraofilm5758]

yeeeeeeeee

[@abulkhairjyote2981]

haha

[@sdonlenart1252]

I followed the steps and recorded with the mic. I saw the levels. It recorded. BUT I can't hear anything on playback. With or without the phones. Any ideas anyone?

[@ghettocatlady1004]

I am having the same problem

[@jayrxse]

My GarageBand isn’t showing up like that

[@thelovegoddess5130]

So how do u do to record a cd for professional meditation?

[@TheGaragebandGuide]

Not something I've ever done I'm afraid!