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Use Drummer Loops in GarageBand for Mac

Quickly add drums to your song using Drummer Loops, a type of Apple Loop that you can customize to fit your song.

Work with percussionists in GarageBand for Mac

Use Drummer to add dynamic percussion parts to your song, available in three percussion styles—Latin, Pop, or Songwriter.

If you can't record audio after a macOS Mojave update

After installing macOS Mojave on your Mac, you might not be able to record audio in Logic Pro X, MainStage, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro X, or third-party audio and video apps.

About GarageBand 6.0.5 compatibility in macOS

Learn about changes coming to macOS and how to update to GarageBand 10 for macOS.

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GIMP Quickies
Use GIMP for simple graphics needs without having to learn advanced image manipulation methods.

Simple Floating Logo
This tutorial walks through some basic image and layer manipulation techniques.

Making a Circle-Shaped Image
How to create a circular-shaped image.

Layer Masks
An introduction to using layer masks to modify the opacity of a layer.

Basic Color Curves
A first look at the Curves tool and adjusting color tones in an image.

Your GIMP Profile (and You)
What the GIMP Profile is and how to use it.

Image Formats Overview
Selecting the best image format for your purposes.

Asset Folders
Extending GIMP with new plug-ins, scripts, brushes, and more.

Photo Editing¶

Digital B&W Conversion
Detailed conversion tutorial for generating a B&W result from a color image.

Luminosity Masks
Using multiple layer masks to isolate specific tones in your image for editing.

Tone Mapping with ‘Colors/Exposure’
Using high bit depth GIMP’s ‘Colors/Exposure’ operation to add exposure compensation to shadows and midtones while retaining highlight details.

Focus Group
Layer masking and creative filter applications.

Painting¶

Parametric Brushes
A look at the advantages and flexibility of using Parametric Brushes.

Programming¶

Basic GIMP Perl
Learn how to write simple perl scripts using the gimp-perl module (GNU/Linux users only).

Automate Editing
Using GIMP Python to automate a workflow.

Tutorials For Mac Beginners

Automatic Creation of XCF from JPG
Import XCF images a directory at a time.

Imac Tutorials For Beginners

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