Okay, thanks. I'll have a look at some of the other effects in there as well, they could come in handy.
On 8/14/12, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: > 100 is a single note up and -100 should be a single note down. There are > controls but I couldn't figure out a way to access them so I just typed > the values in. My impression from other platforms is that plugins manage > their own user interface and so even if Garage Band is accessible the > plugins may not be. At least this one lets me type in values even if I > can't interact with it in any other way. On previous version of Garage > Band you could change the key of a track through a native control in the > LCD Panel UI near the metronome, but that is now gone and we're left > with the longer Audio Units filter process. Some say the quality isn't > as good either but I so seldom use pitch shift this way that it's not > that big a deal. Lets just say I like to play (and learn) everything in > C. Easy enough on my keyboard with transpose but not so much on a real > piano :) > > CB > > On 8/13/12 3:28 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >> Makes sense, thanks. What did you say the change was? I assumed >> there'd be a slider and a way to select the old and new keys for the >> song, as in something to tell it how many half steps to shift and in >> what direction. What is one half step in numbers to GB? >> >> On 8/13/12, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: >>> So first you need to select the track you want to add the filter to and >>> then do Command-I for track info. That hides or shows the track info but >>> won't move your focus there. You'll have to stop interacting with the >>> Arrange Layout area and move to the Track Info Group. Your Real >>> Instrument button should be pressed (as opposed to Master Track. Then >>> navigate down to the Browse/Edit radio buttons. Select Edit. Navigate >>> right from there and you'll find the effects for this track (if any). >>> Typical ones are Noise Gate and Compressor. These are each loaded into >>> "slots" making an output chain where the effects are applied in the >>> order listed. An empty slot is listed as Select Effect Popup Button. >>> Actioning this will give you a list of effect to load into the slot. >>> These are arranged in two groups - Garage Band Effects and Audio Unit >>> Effects, listed in alphabetical order. Arrow down past all the Garage >>> Band Effects and about 15 down in the Audio Unit effects will be the AU >>> Pitch effect. You can also get there more quickly bu typing A U P which >>> will drop you just a few items above it. Select that and it's now >>> inserted into the slot. >>> >>> Once the filter is inserted garage band will drop your focus on the next >>> slot so to edit the effect you'll need to VO up once to get to the >>> AUPitch Group. Interact with that and find the Edit button. Actioning >>> that pops a new floating window. VO-right a couple times until you are >>> past the "action image" and you should land on an edit field which reads >>> "0 contents selected edit text". This is where you type in the amount of >>> pitch shift you want (initially zero). If the track is playing you will >>> hear the change as soon as you hit return. The floating window is a bit >>> problematic in that it doesn't follow the usual command-tilde rules so >>> once I lose focus I have to go back to the edit button to get back to >>> it. Likewise I have to close the popup to make the space start playback >>> again but with a little fussing it's doable. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> CB >>> On 8/13/12 1:30 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>> How do you add that, or any, filter to a track? >>>> >>>> On 8/13/12, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> The only way I could find to do this was by adding the AUPitch filter >>>>> to >>>>> the track. When editing the filter there are four unlabeled inputs. >>>>> The >>>>> first (initially zero) is the amount of pitch to shift. 100 is a full >>>>> note up. Give that a try. >>>>> >>>>> CB >>>>> >>>>> On 8/9/12 11:27 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> I think I sort of got GB down. I have no idea what changed, but >>>>>> things >>>>>> are working as Ricardo said they should now and I was able to export >>>>>> a >>>>>> song, with my bass track, as a standard mp3. Now, if I could just >>>>>> drop >>>>>> the original song a half step and re-record it so I can play it in >>>>>> G... can I do that, drop the imported mp3 a half step? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; >>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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