GarageBand
Quickly reset balance or volume levels in GarageBand
09/03/2010
In GarageBand, Option-click a track's left or right balance knob or volume slider to quickly reset its value back to zero.
Zoom in or out of the timeline in a GarageBand project
08/22/2010
When working on a GarageBand project, press Option-Control-Left Arrow or Option-Control-Right Arrow to zoom in or out of the project's timeline.
Transpose notes in a GarageBand musical score
07/28/2010
In score view in GarageBand, click a staff note to select it then press Shift-Up Arrow or Shift-Down Arrow to transpose the note up or down one octave.
Jump to the beginning or end of the GarageBand timeline
07/06/2010
In GarageBand, to quickly jump to the beginning of the timeline, press "Z" on the keyboard or, to jump to the end, press "Option-Z".
Rename a region of a GarageBand project
06/22/2010
In GarageBand, to rename a selected region, do Control> Show Editor then double-click the region's name at the top of the Editor.
Use Easy View mode in a GarageBand piano lesson
06/15/2010
In a GarageBand '09 "Learn to Play" piano lesson, press "E" on your Mac keyboard for "Easy View" mode, showing the note names in the score and on the keyboard.
Turn off mute or solo for all tracks in GarageBand
05/30/2010
In GarageBand, holding the Option key when clicking off mute or solo on any track will automatically turn it off for all tracks in the project.
Use GarageBand to tune your guitar
05/18/2010
When taking a Learn to Play guitar lesson in GarageBand '09, click the "Tuner" button in the upper right corner of the window to show the built-in guitar tuner.
Select related loops in the GarageBand timeline
05/09/2010
In GarageBand, after placing a loop into the timeline, click the arrows next to the loop's name to select from other loops in its family.
Quickly edit notes in the musical score in GarageBand
04/23/2010
In the musical score in GarageBand, click a note in the staff then press the up or down arrow keys on your Mac's keyboard to raise or lower it by one semitone.
Increase the size of the software keyboard in GarageBand
04/15/2010
When using the software keyboard in GarageBand (via the Window> Keyboard menu), click and drag the keyboard's lower right corner to increase its size.
Open "Learn to Play" lessons in GarageBand as projects
04/04/2010
When taking a Learn to Play lesson in GarageBand '09, click the "Open in GarageBand" button to open the lesson as a new, fully-editable GarageBand project.
Print sheet music from GarageBand
03/24/2010
To print sheet music notation from a Software Instrument track in GarageBand, view the track in the Track Editor, click the Score button, then print.
Quickly duplicate items in the GarageBand timeline
03/13/2010
In GarageBand, press the Option key while dragging any item in your project to automatically duplicate the item within the project’s timeline.
Split regions of tracks in GarageBand
03/06/2010
In GarageBand, to split a region of a track, click on the track to select it, slide the playhead to where you want the split to occur and then do Edit>Split.
Customize the Loop Browser buttons in GarageBand
01/16/2010
To reposition a button in the Loop Browser of GarageBand, Option-drag it. To change its genre or instrument, Control-click it.