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Automate volume changes in GarageBand for iPhone. You can automate volume changes over time using automation curves. When you show track automation, each track’s automation curve shows the volume level over time. You can create volume changes by adding automation points, and dragging them to different values.

Say, for example, you want the last part of your track to hit really hard, just hit the ‘A’ key, select the Yellow line to drop Automation points, and then adjust the volume according to an incline or a decline. It’s fairly intuitive, so you should get it right away. Oct 08, 2010 This yellow strip is very annoying and only lets me play the track within that yellow area i want to remove it but don't know how and i don't know how it appeared that any help would be appreciated. This wikiHow teaches you how to create a basic instrumental track in GarageBand on your Mac. Open GarageBand. Click the GarageBand app icon, which resembles a guitar. You'll find it in the Launchpad or in the Applications folder.

Garageband iOS and Garageband MacOS are very similar in a number of ways, however, there are some key differences.

How you do things on Mac OS and iOS Garageband are fundamentally the same, but with minor variations, which is also the case with automation.

On Garageband MacOS, using automation is as simple as hitting the ‘A’ on your keyboard and then dropping points on the yellow line to drag them according to your needs.

It’s done a little differently in Garageband iOS

Using Automation in Garageband iOS

1) Press on the instrument’s icon to bring up the menu.

2) Click “Automation.”

3) Press on the Automation symbol underneath the instrument track icon to turn it on. It will turn yellow.

4) Slide the “Pen” icon over to the right.

5) Add automation points by pressing on the yellow line.

This is a short-form explanation for how to adjust automation in Garageband iOS.

In the section down below, we’re going to walk through a step-by-step process that way it’s easier to follow along. And we’ll also talk more about automating effects, volume automation, and other useful tips to take into consideration.

Using Automation on Garageband iOS

As I’ve already mentioned, using automation on Garageband iOS is a bit different than automation on Mac OS Garageband.

However, learning how to use it is very straight forward and it’s something you catch on to very quickly.

For this section, I’m going to show you how to get everything set-up in a more in-depth way.

1) Press on the instrument’s icon to bring up the menu.

On the left-hand side of the Garageband iOS interface, there are icons that signify what type of instrument track you’re using, whether it be the drummer track, the software instrument track like a piano, synth, or a vocal track.

In this particular case, we’re going to use the piano, simply because it’s the first instrument that shows up when you first open up a new project after clicking on the Smart Piano, which is typically the option shown to you first when opening up the workspace.

Press on the icon with your finger, and it’ll show you the menu that you can see below:

2) Click “Automation.”

After bringing up the menu, you just have to hit the little button that says “Automation,” to bring up the automation points.

From here, it’s going to bring up the automation line, including the little icon on the left-hand side, but it won’t be turned on.

3) Press On the Automation Line to Turn it On. It Will Turn Yellow

If you want to actually turn the automation on, you can approach it in two different ways.

Either you can press on the line in the workspace, or you can click on the Automation icon on the left-hand side.

Either way is going to work just fine. Once it turns yellow, the automation has been activated and you’re almost ready to start automating the volume, however, there is just one more thing you have to do.

4) Slide the “Pen” icon over to the right.

On the top-left hand side of the Garageband iOS interface, you can see what looks like a little “Pen” icon and a “Lock” symbol.

What you want to do is click on the pen, and slide it over to the right.

Once you’ve activated this option, you can now adjust the automation and make changes which will be reflected in real-time. You’ll know it’s working because the “Pen” and “Lock” icons will turn a bright red color.

5) Add automation points by pressing on the yellow line.

Now that the automation is turned on and the lock has been turned off, if you want to add automation points, you just press on the line wherever you want to add points.

After you’ve finished adding points, you can drag and drop them according to how you actually want to adjust the volume.

Once you’re done, make sure you slide the “Pen” icon over to the left-hand side again in order to no longer make changes accidentally to the automation points.

At this point, hit the “Done” icon on the top-right hand side, and then you’re good to go.

You’ve now changed the automation, and Garageband will show you a transparent automation line that shows there have been some changes made, but it won’t get in the way of your interface, that way you can still see what you’re doing.

Useful Tips and Tricks for Volume Automation in Garageband iOS.

Typically, when adding volume automation, there won’t be any crazy adjustments. For the most part, the changes will be subtle, small, and gradual, rather than abrupt and drastic.

1) Double Automation Points.

I find it’s useful to use double automation points.

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What I mean by that, is that you add one automation point at the beginning of the phrase, and then another one right after, and then the same thing on the other side of the automated phrase.

This means that you can make changes within the range that are specified by the two automation points on the far left and right-hand side of the phrase.

2) Refreshing The Automation Settings

If you’re struggling to get your automation points set up correctly, and maybe you’ve done so incorrectly and would like to start over again, it can be somewhat of a pain if you don’t know how to refresh it.

In order to refresh the automation points to start all over again, what you want to do again is slide the “Pen” icon again over to the right-hand side, and then you can make adjustments to everything again.

Click on the far right side of the automation line, and then drag your finger across the screen to the left in order to wipe everything clean. From here, you’re ready to start again with a clean slate.

3) Make Sure Not To Exceed + 0dB

When making adjustments to the automation, it’s easy to forget sometimes that you’re not supposed to go above +0dB.

The reason for this is that anything above +0dB is exceeding the digital ceiling.

If you exceed +0dB on a bunch of different tracks, it may cause problems for you later when you want to mix and master everything in the final stages.

The same thing goes for Mac OS Garageband as well.

Another reason that you don’t want to exceed +0dB is simply because it allows for more headroom.

It’s a good practice to drop all of your VU meters to around -15dB to -10dB that way you have enough headroom to make adjustments and mix your track. Essentially, it makes it easier to mix later.

4) Use Volume Automation Last

Typically, you’re unable to adjust the volume of a track once you’ve set up automation on it.

You’ll find that once you’ve automated the volume, the volume faders on the left-hand side won’t function as they normally do.

For that reason, it’s best to use volume automation last after you’ve already mixed everything and got all of the volume levels down to where you want them to be.

Admittedly, this is quite annoying, and it’s the same on Garageband Mac OS, however, if you just do it as the last thing on tracks, you should be fine.

Panning Automation and Effects

In Garageband iOS, we’re not at a point yet where it’s actually capable of automating effects in the same way as Garageband Mac, however, there are some