An Introduction to Garageband

Move your mouse to the end of the sample. Note how it becomes a straight line with a looped arrow? Click and hold down your mouse button. Drag the sample to your desired length; you may need to take a minute to listen to how it's sounding before you're done. It's as easy as that! You can now drag and drop other samples.

Go back into the sample box, and find some more samples you like. Go for some great rhythmic instruments, like guitars and bass; also add in some more melodic instruments, like piano. You'll select the sample, then drag and drop to where you want it, and stretch. Then, go over to the left, and edit your track volume and panning. Easy!

Now let's look at the options you have for the individual tracks.