Index 309
bass guitar. See also Fingerstyle Bass
creating bass part with arpeggiator,
127–130
exercise arranging songs, 105
rhythm of song and, 93–94
waveforms for, 244
beats
arranging songs, 107–108
building rhythm tracks, 99–100
quantizing notes, 134
recording arpeggiated drum beats,
251–253
recording multipass drum beats,
246–247
sorting piano loops by, 80, 83
tempo track and, 268
viewing beats per measure,
122–123
Beats button, 89–90, 92
Blue Snowball USB microphone, 155
Blueprint Beat button, 92
Blueprint Beat track, 96–98
breath sounds, editing, 171, 173
Bright Vocal patches, 17
Button view, 104
C
Cabinet pop-up, amps and, 217
Catch mode, for keeping playhead visible,
112–114
Category pop-up menu, stompbox
effects, 201–202
CDs, burning songs to, 296, 298
channels, for audio recording, 162
chorus track
changing name of, 142
copying and moving arrangement
marker for, 142–143
musical parts of a song, 53–54
clapping, 257–259
Classic Electric Piano, 46–48
Classic Vocal patch, 15, 17–18
clean sound, 195
clipping, checking output level for, 296
color indicators
blue color for selected note, 123
green color for finished takes,
132, 250
green color for safe volume
levels, 280
orange color for Reset button, 89
purple color for metronome, 84
red color for dangerous volume
level, 280
red color for recording, 119, 250
yellow color for caution relative to
volume level, 280
Column view, selecting favorite loops,
100, 104
Command-A (select all), 135
Command-D (duplicate), 55–56, 115
Command-K (Musical Typing), 116, 147
Command-O (Open dialog), 39
Command-Option-P (Note Pad), 24, 176
Command-Right Arrow, zooming in/out
of timeline, 133
Command-S (save), 120
Command-T (splitting timeline regions),
178–182
Command-Z (Undo), 50, 250
Compare button, exploring Smart
Controls pane, 19
compressed files, 298
Compressed Vocal patch
adding to track, 168
deleting unused takes from
multitake region, 184–185
editing multitake region, 176–178
viewing in Audio Editor, 170
in vocal recording and editing
exercises, 185
compressor
adding to master tracks, 278–279
screen controls, 166
stompbox effects, 201
computer keyboard, playing Software
Instruments, 116–118
computer output, volume of, 279
condensor microphones, 218
control bar
exploring window interface, 6
transport controls, 8
control points, tempo, 268–270
copying/pasting
electric guitar regions, 227–228
parts of a song, 140–145
Count-in button, on metronome, 119
cowbells
adding regions to Loop Library,
264–267
adjusting drum kit instruments, 252
customizing keyword buttons, 91
evaluating rough mixes, 275
making regions loop-ready,
255–256
multipass recording and, 247
working with volume and pan
automation curves, 280–283
cycle areas (Cycle mode)
creating, 115
default ringtone settings, 76
for multiple take recording,
130–132, 236
overdubbing and, 248
setting for electric guitar take, 194
turning off when recording single
takes, 118
turning on/off, 9–10, 26
working with, 17–18
cymbals, adjusting drum kit
instruments, 252
D
dictation, 165
digital recorders, 51–52
disks, exporting songs to, 296, 304
Display Mode pop-up, 163–164
distortion
stompbox effects, 201
volume level and, 280
doubled audio tracks
creating, 287
guitars and, 222–223
working with Graphic EQ, 288–292
drum kit controls, 61, 64–66
Drummer Editor (E)
auditioning presets, 62–63
creating drummer tracks, 58, 241
exploring, 61
Follow Rhythm option, 245
opening, 194
overview of, 21
viewing drummer information, 59
viewing virtual drummers, 244
drummer tracks.
See also percussion tracks
adding to electric guitar take,
193–195
auditioning presets, 62–63
controlling timing, 240–243
copying and moving arrangement
markers, 144
creating, 57–59, 239
drum kit controls, 64–66
Drummer Editor and, 61
dubbing preferences, 248
following rhythm of another track,
244–246
making recorded audio regions
loop ready, 257–259
making recorded MIDI regions
loop ready, 254–256
New Track dialog, 45
recording arpeggiated drum beats,
251–253
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