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The volume from the left side is shown on the top CHANGE THE MASTER VOLUME 1 Click the Play button.. Change the Volume You can adjust the volume of your project to change the loudness a

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How can I replace an arrange region in the timeline?

1 Press and hold

2 Click and drag one arrange region directly over another arrange region.

3 Release the mouse button.

GarageBand replaces the second arrange region with the first one

5 Release the mouse button.

● The arrange region and all the

regions within it are duplicated in

the new location

DUPLICATE AN ARRANGE

REGION

4 Press Option and then click and

drag an arrange region to another

part of the song

GarageBand plays the regions in

the order they are arranged, from

left to right

● The playhead moves with the

music as it plays

2 Click the Play button ( ) or

1 Click the Play button ( )

You can also press to

play a project

Play a Project

You can play a project to hear the music you

have added to the timeline A vertical line called

a playhead moves along the timeline with the

music showing the region currently being

played You can click and drag the playhead to a

specific part of the song to hear it.

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How else can I monitor a song as it plays?

You can monitor the song as it plays using the LCD, which stands for

liquid crystal display.

1 Click the clock icon ( ) to display the LCD modes

2 Click a mode.

● Selecting Time displays the absolute time in hours, minutes,

seconds, and fractions of a second.

● Selecting Measures displays musical time in measures, beats, and

beat divisions.

● Selecting Tuner allows you to tune an instrument when it is

connected through an instrument track.

● Selecting Project shows the tempo, key, and time signature

information See the “Create a New Project” tip for details.

GarageBand pauses the music

3 Click and drag the playhead to a

different part of the song

● You can also click to move

the playhead to the beginning

● You can click to move the

playhead backward

● You can click to move the

playhead forward

4 Click the Play button ( ) or

GarageBand resumes playing the

song

● Click to repeat the song after

it finishes

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VOLUME

GarageBand changes the volume

● When you play the project, the

current volume levels are shown

as colored bars The volume from

the left side is shown on the top

CHANGE THE MASTER VOLUME

1 Click the Play button.

GarageBand plays the project

2 Click and drag the master volume

slider

Drag it to the left to lower the

volume or to the right to raise the

volume

● You can click to mute the

project

● You can click to set the track

to its maximum volume

Change the Volume

You can adjust the volume of your project to

change the loudness at which it plays You can

change the master volume to adjust the volume

of all the tracks in the project You can also

change the volumes of individual tracks

Adjusting the volumes of the tracks in a song is

also known as mixing a song.

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How do I set different volume levels at different points in a track?

You can set different volume levels using the automation curves for a track Automation

curves let you change track settings such as volume over time.

1 Click the automation icon ( )

● The automation curves appear

2 Click here and select Track Volume.

3 Click on the curve where you want the volume to

change

GarageBand inserts a control point ( )

4 Click and drag the control point up or down to change the volume at that point in the track

● GarageBand changes the volume

of the track

Note: For more about changing track volume, see

“Mute Tracks.”

CHANGE THE VOLUME OF A

TRACK

1 Click and drag a track volume

slider

Drag the slider to the left to lower

the volume or to the right to raise

the volume

● You can click to mute the

track

● You can click to set the track

to its maximum volume

solomute mute mute

GarageBand mutes the track

● When the project is played, the

colored level bars for the track

disappear

● Regions in the track are grayed

You can click the button again to

unmute the track

MUTE A SPECIFIC TRACK

1 Click Mute Track ( )

Mute Tracks

You can mute a track to listen to your project

without a specific instrument playing You can

also mute all tracks except one, which is known as

soloing Soloing lets you make adjustments to a

specific instrument without the distraction of

other instruments.

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How can I set the pan position?

The pan position for a track determines the left-to-right placement of

a track in the stereo field For example, you can adjust the pan of a

track to play it mostly out of the left or right speaker Adjusting pan

positions is part of mixing a song.

1 Click and drag the pan dial counterclockwise to pan to the left or

clockwise to pan to the right

GarageBand adjusts the pan position

● When you play the track, the colored level bars show the pan levels The top bar displays the sound coming from the left side and the bottom bar the sound coming from the right side

GarageBand solos the selected

track and mutes the others

● When the project is played, only

the colored level bars for the

soloed track appear

● Regions in the other tracks are

grayed

You can click the button again to

unmute the other tracks

MUTE ALL TRACKS BUT ONE

1 Click Solo Track ( )

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The track editor opens

● For real instruments, the music is

shown as a waveform.

● Make sure Follow Tempo & Pitch

is selected

CHANGE A REAL INSTRUMENT

1 Select a real instrument region ( )

● You can also click a track to select an

entire track of music

2 Click the Track Editor button ( )

Adjust the Pitch

You can adjust the pitch of a track to make it

play at a different key This is also called

transposing a track Changing the pitch shifts all

the notes in a track higher or lower.

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How do I adjust the pitch of an entire project?

You can adjust the pitch of all the tracks at once using the Master Pitch setting.

1 Click Track and then click Show Master Track.

The Master Track appears

2 Click here and select Master Pitch.

3 Click where you want the pitch to change.

GarageBand inserts a control point ( )

4 Click and drag the control point up or down to change the pitch of the project.

The track editor opens

● For software instruments, the music is

shown as discrete notes

● You can click Score to view the notes as

sheet music

3 Click and drag the slider.

GarageBand adjusts the pitch

CHANGE A SOFTWARE INSTRUMENT

1 Select a software instrument region ( )

● You can also click a track to select an entire

track

2 Click the Track Editor button ( )

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CHANGE THE PITCH

4 Click and drag a note up or down.

GarageBand changes the pitch of

the note, making it higher or

lower

PLAY A NOTE

1 Select a software instrument

region ( )

2 Click the Track Editor button

( )

The track editor opens

● The music is shown as discrete

notes in piano roll view

3 Click a note to play it.

● You can click Score to edit the

notes as sheet music

Edit Musical Notes

You can edit the individual notes of software

instruments, making them higher or lower,

changing where they are played in the song, and

making the note duration longer or shorter.