gaelic-ghost GarageBand Workflow
Use this skill for GarageBand app operation. GarageBand is a companion workflow, not an Apple Creator Studio subscription-app claim.
Source Check
Search the local Tips/Help Viewer catalog for GarageBand or open GarageBand Help. Confirm the guide matches the installed app/version. Read references/project-and-handoff-contract.md before recording, replacing regions, changing audio devices, exporting, or moving work into Logic Pro.
Workflow
- Classify the task: project setup, device/input issue, recording, software instrument/MIDI, Apple Loops, arrangement, automation, movie soundtrack, mix, export, missing content, or Logic Pro handoff.
- Establish the project contract: project location, source-preservation decision, tempo/key/sample-rate intent, device/input/monitoring requirements, target deliverable, output location, and overwrite rule.
- Inspect before changing: project settings, tracks, regions/takes, selected track controls, automation, plug-in state, audio/MIDI device state, existing media, unresolved warnings, and export state.
- Preserve recordings and project media. Use an explicit copy or non-destructive path before replacing recordings, deleting tracks/regions, flattening project decisions, or making broad routing changes.
- Configure only the needed audio/MIDI path. State the device, input, output, monitoring, and likely interruption consequence. Get confirmation immediately before recording or changing an audio-device/routing state.
- Make arrangement, loop, automation, or mix changes with a stated purpose. Do not replace a region, take, or loop selection merely to experiment unless the user has approved that edit.
- Before exporting or sharing, state the range, output type, quality settings, output name, destination, overwrite behavior, and whether the result is a review mix, final audio file, or a movie soundtrack. Get confirmation before writing output.
- Verify the resulting artifact exists in the intended directory, opens or plays, matches the intended range/format, and leaves the source project intact. For Logic Pro handoffs, state what transferred and what still needs inspection in Logic.
Guards
- Do not claim GarageBand belongs to Apple Creator Studio; it is an adjacent companion app.
- Do not begin recording, replace takes/regions, change audio devices, delete content, or overwrite an export without a visible user confirmation.
- Do not claim an interface, plug-in, input, or MIDI controller is available without inspecting the actual project/system state.
- Do not promise a lossless GarageBand-to-Logic transfer without checking the available project/export handoff route and the specific project content.
- Hand custom audio-engine, Core Audio, or Audio Unit code to
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Handoffs
logic-pro-workflowwhen a GarageBand project or export needs more advanced recording, routing, editing, mixing, mastering, or stem delivery.compressor-workflowfor final audio/video packaging after GarageBand creates the source deliverable.apple-dev-skills:avaudio-engine-workflow,avfaudio-session-workflow, orcoreaudio-modernization-repair-workflowfor application-code audio behavior.