The first thing i would do is open the application help, it's the easiest way to start using any program. The second thing would be look for a text book about garage band, i know there are at least 3 books for starters. Hope this help you with your creative work. On Aug 7, 2004, at 6:51 AM, E. Bond Francisco wrote: > Folks, > > I'm a compulsive shopper. I have a G4 DP 800 Quicksilver, 1 G memory, > and on that machine I have: > > 1) Garageband > 2) Soundtrack > 3) Protools > 4) And somewhere, I think, an older version of Digital performer > 5) FinalCut HD > > For hardware I've got: > > 1) MBox > 2) Audiophile soundcard > 3) Griffin IMic > 4) Cambridge Soundworks desktop speakers > 5) An old Yamaha keyboard with midi-ports > 6) Shure and Audiotechnica mics > 7) ARTTube MP Tube Mic Preamp > 8) A 30 year old warped yamaha acoustic guitar with a Barcus Berry > pickup that you stick on the sound board with bubble-gum > 9) And a couple of recorders, one alto, one soprano > > My 10 year old neighbor showed me how to use GarageBand the other day. > Vunderbar! So cool! And yet, um, I can't figure out how to hook up a > microphone, or what to hook it into so that I/we (the neighborhood > kids) can layer our voices into the music. > > Where is the mountain-top dwelling guru who can direct me to a place > of peace with all this stuff so that I might know how to actually do > something creative with it? Any pointers to sources of knowledge > greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Bond > > > ---------- > Check out the MacProAudio email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacProAudio.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <MacProAudio-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <MacProAudio-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <MacProAudio-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > -- Carlos A. Morales Quirós Artesanía Digital S.A. carlosmorales at mac.com artesaniadigital at mac.com 33328115