Garageband - Recording Guitar Bass For A Simple Groove

Did this in 30 minutes. "Red Moon" - as the California Wildfires rampage, with Apple's Garageband. With a drumbeat, a bass and a guitar one can record simple songs in Apple's Garageband within minutes. I used Presonus Firebox directly as audio IN.. Record additional overdubs to make the sound fuller and it's a good start for a song idea. (1 x Bass, 2 X Guitar). The GB footage is actual - but it was too dark to record video - so i just used some home studio clips so you get the idea. Used iMovie08 to chop together and upload directly here (shre to Youtube function).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Garageband
• Apple
• Bass
• Guitar
• Recording
• Funk
• Soul
• Electronic
• Logic
• Steinberg
• Editing

[massivebeatzz]

Thanks much - this is a Steinberger XM2 - with wood body and Graphite / CArbon neck, EMG pick ups, mid to late eighties model. goes way down for dub/regaae, but up too, a la Mark King , but with more mids, in my opinion. Heavy bass due to the density, but perfectly balanced. long scale, and stays in tune, like forever ;)

[Reptillo]

Are you running the bass through the Hi-z input or the line input?

[massivebeatzz]

hi-z ...

[220891nb]

just got a macbook pro, obviously has garageband, just quick question, does me recording music with garageband have any effect on the macbook itself, for example it wont slow down or any thing right?

sorry bit of a stupid question, but i am very cautious as i have had problems with other software in the past :S

[massivebeatzz]

it's actually a good question to think about. i think you refer to, will installing a software bog down my system and make it slower (like in windows, the registry gets larger and larger), or hard drive space gets less and less. Mac OS handles this quite efficiently - and GB itself is already installed. no worries there. only temporarily if you open too many apps, or a GB project is very demanding on CPU, your computer may get busy on GB - leaving less cpu / ram for other apps at the same time.

[massivebeatzz]

so basically you have all the space and freedom to use all your applications, especially on a new mac. as a rule, keep about 25 to 30 % of you HD free (keeps it faster). 2GB good, but for larger audio projects 4GB better. and as a rule of thumb: don't install (or delete) any non system software that you don't really use or need (via appzapper program - free download). and keep your music files, pics and docs well organized on your computer as arule of thumb to prevent things from getting messy.

[massivebeatzz]

like our math teacher said. "there are no stupid questions" (we come up with some anyways though, lol)... ok - this is an old PC issue - it has no effect on the Mac. of course the number of programs you can run simultaneously depends on Ram and Processor speed, as with any operating syatem and programs. GB has a small footprint. if u run heavy mies, just close otehr programs. be sure to BACK UP. hard drives are cheap to replace, your music isnt (folder: user/music/garageband. happy producing !:)

[maxmetal14]

Awesome man! whats the bass called I really like the sound and look of it! :D

[AugustInAdelaide]

@frozenmouse76 Yes totally, you get it for about 50cents from Radio Shack/Maplin, see my video 'how to record guitar into garageband in under 2 minutes', any other questions just let me know. Ryan from August In Adelaide

[AugustInAdelaide]

@Reptillo Yes indeed, check out my video 'how to record guitar into garageband in under 2 minutes' it's soooo easy!

[Erinsrage]

gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aay.

[shawnzo9]

So, can you record instruments of your own on Garageband? Like could I record myself playing real guitar on it?

[Reptillo]

But i don't have a hi-z cable.. is it possible to record through line in?