These are instructions on how to bring a virtual band together and have Magic GarageBand generate a new song.
You will need to have iLife installed on your Mac to follow this tutorial.
Step One Select GarageBand from your Dock or Application folder to start the program.
Step Two Once GarageBand launches you will be presented with a splash screen. If you don't see the splash screen you can select New from the File Menu. Click the Magic GarageBand button.
Step Three You will be presented with nine preset song styles to choose from, each features a different selection of instruments and parts.
Step Four Move the switch to select whether you would like to play a looped snippet or the entire song while auditioning.
Step Five Click the Audition button to open the curtains and reveal the performers of your selected style.
Step Six Press the Play button to have the band start playing.
Step Seven Click one of the instruments to bring up alternative instruments for that performer.
You can also click and hold an instrument to bring up alternative instruments for the performer.
Step Eight Once you have found a combination of instruments you like, click the Create Project button.
Step Nine GarageBand will now create a new project which contains all the parts and instruments you selected. You can now edit or build on this project as you would with a normal GarageBand Project!
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Magic GarageBand neither "creates" a song nor allows you to "create" a song. You can change the instrumentation and the stock phrasing but they are canned phrases. That is, they are not created with any creativity (other than when they were originally recorded for the software).