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416 Chapter 25 GarageBand Instruments
Piano, Sound Effects, and Strings
The Piano, Sound Effects, and Strings sounds are sample-based. As with other
GarageBand instruments, the Settings menu offers several variations.
Tonewheel Organ
The Tonewheel Organ sound is based on the EVB3. It emulates the Hammond B3 organ.
Please try out the various Settings available, as this instrument is capable of generating
a wide array of organ tones. Unique parameters are:
 Drawbars: Makes the sound a little thicker (more) or thinner (less).
 Percussion Level: Adds a 2nd or 3rd harmonic to the sound, changing both the color
and timbre of the instrument.
 Percussion Time: Sustains the 2nd or 3rd harmonic when set to a long value. If a short
value is selected, the harmonics will only be heard during the initial keystrike.
 Click: Introduces a click sound to the keystrike. Select a high level if youd like this to
be clearly heard.
 Distortion: Makes the sound rough, dirty, and noisy. This is great if you want to do
Deep Purple covers!
 Rotary Speaker: These switches select from three different speaker effects. Chorale
makes the sound swirl. Brake makes the sound swirl initially, and then slow down.
Tremolo makes the sound wobble.
Tuned Percussion
The Tuned Percussion sound is sample-based. It emulates a vibraphone.
Voice
The Voice sound is sample-based. It emulates a mixed choir.
Woodwind
The Woodwind sound is sample-based. It offers you the sound of woodwind
instruments, such as flutes and saxophones.