Adding Effects to Garageband Tracks

No matter what type of track you’re working with—whether it’s a software instrument, audio recording, or guitar input—the process for adding plug-ins is essentially the same. 

Garageband offers an extensive library of plug-ins, from basic versatile plug-ins like EQs, and compressors, to more specialized plug-ins like modulators, delay effects, reverb effects, pitch adjusters and distortion effects.  

Today, we’ll walk through the basics of adding plug-ins and take a closer look at two of the most commonly used ones: the EQ and the Compressor. 

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Try experimenting with these effects yourself at the SMDC, where GarageBand is installed on all public Mac computers. 

Thanks for watching, and happy mixing!