Just a quick note—here’s a new tutorial video about EQ in GarageBand.

EQ, which is used to alter the frequency response of a recording, plays a fundamental role in shaping and mixing recorded tracks. It can be used for corrective as well as creative purposes. For example, we might want to remove …

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By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the 10000-Hour Rule, popularized in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: You need about 10000 hours of practice to achieve mastery in a given field. Want to become an expert violinist? Want to be an elite programmer? Want to paint like the Renaissance Masters? Start …