Grappling with iTunes again.

2013-12-25 Thread David Griffith
I have decided to give iTunes another go but am still struggling with the basics. I know others have struggled with this on this list. I am trying to sort by Artist then album and play the Track of that album. I can manage this fine on My iPhone but on a Computer whether Mac or PC this is much

Re: Grappling with iTunes again.

2013-12-25 Thread John Panarese
Command-right arrow on the Mac goes to the next track and command-left arrow goes back to previous track. Spacebar pauses and resumes play. Command-option-jright and left arrows acts as a fast forward and rewind. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479

Re: The preferences in GarageBand

2013-12-25 Thread Andy Collins
Sarah and Phil - I'm just not getting anywhere, and it's not from lack of effort. The problem is, without any kind of step by step, instruction, I can keep playing around, trying different things, but even if something does work, I don't know how to do it again, as I am trying to many

Recording and playing back in GarageBand

2013-12-25 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - Ok, I now think I can find and play the various softare instrument in GB, however, if I check the record button with VO space bar, play something using the qwerty keyboard, then check the play button with VO space bar, it appears that nothing has been recorded, as nothing plays back.

RE: Grappling with iTunes again.

2013-12-25 Thread David Griffith
OK, I have answered my own question to an extent. If I completely shut down iTunes and restart it, then pressing Enter on the track in the file list will now, unlike before, play it. What I do not now know is why iTunes does not behave like this all the time.The problem with enter not

Changing the pitch of software instruments in GarageBand

2013-12-25 Thread Andy Collins
Hi all - I was playing the electric guitar using the qwerty keyboard, when I somehow must have hit a key combination that change the pitch up an octave. Being able to do this on the fly is a great option to have, but I don't know how I did it, does anybody know what I did or needs to be done

Re: I've made a start with GarageBand but am now stuck again

2013-12-25 Thread Laurel and Stockard
Hi all, hopefully this reply will send and my email is now working. Phill, are these directions for the previous, non mavericks, version of garage band? I didn't have garage band before mavericks, and only was able to get it after getting mavericks. I can't seem to get the instrument list

Re: Changing the pitch of software instruments in GarageBand

2013-12-25 Thread Phil Halton
its the Z and X keys that change pitch up and down an octave. On Dec 25, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Andy Collins a...@recreation.plus.com wrote: Hi all - I was playing the electric guitar using the qwerty keyboard, when I somehow must have hit a key combination that change the pitch up an octave.