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What types of effects can I get from stompboxes?

Here are descriptions of some of the stompbox effects When you add a stompbox, its

effect is listed in the Track Info pane.

● Chorus: Copies the original sound and plays it back later in time and slightly out

of tune This can mimic the sound of multiple instruments or voices.

● Delay: Copies the original sound and plays it back later in time This can create a

sense of the sound happening in a large space.

● Flanger: Similar to a chorus Copies of the sound are played back later in time but

GarageBand removes the

stompbox from the guitar track

You can have up to five

stompboxes associated with a

track at one time

Note: To adjust the settings of a stompbox, see

“Set Up an Electric Guitar Track.”

GarageBand adds the stompbox

to the guitar track

the stage

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instrument track

The Add Track dialog appears

Set Up a Real Instrument Track

You can add a real instrument track to your

GarageBand project and then select an

instrument type for the track This allows you

to record acoustic instruments, vocals, or any

other instrument whose sound you can capture

with a microphone.

See “Record an Instrument” for more about recording music for

a track.

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Do I have to select an instrument setting that matches the instrument I am playing?

No Although there is a good chance you will want to select a setting that matches, you can experiment with other settings to explore

What is GarageBand doing

when I select a specific

instrument for a track?

When you specify an instrument in

the Track Info pane, GarageBand

applies settings and effects to the

track that are optimized for that

instrument You can view what GarageBand

recording level of the instrument

to the instrument See “Add an Effect” in

Chapter 12 for details

GarageBand configures the real instrument

track

microphone is plugged in to on your

computer

You can click Off to not play the guitar

through the computer speakers

You can click On with Feedback

Protection to hear the guitar but guard

against its sound feeding back into the

input

You can click On to have the guitar play

without protecting against the possible echo

effect

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software instrument track

The Add Track dialog appears

Set Up a Software Instrument Track

You can create a software instrument track to

connect and record a MIDI keyboard or other

software-based instrument with GarageBand

You can select a type of instrument for the track,

such as a grand piano or string instrument, and

then fine-tune the settings of the instrument.

See “Record an Instrument” for more about recording music for a

track.

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How can I confirm that a software instrument is successfully connected?

You can switch the LCD at the bottom of the GarageBand workspace to Chord mode When you play the software instrument, you should see note and chord names as you play You

How do I connect a keyboard

as a software instrument to

my computer?

If the keyboard is USB-based,

connect the keyboard to your

computer using a USB cable If

the keyboard is a MIDI device,

you can connect the keyboard to a

For software instruments,

GarageBand uses a sound

generator to create the instrument

music

generator

Some generators are based on

real instruments, such as a guitar

or piano, while others are

synthesized sound

customize the generated music

here

effect to decrease the difference

between the loudest and softest

parts of the sound to give an

instrument punch

frequencies of an instrument by

clicking the Visual EQ (equalizer)

GarageBand closes the Track Info

pane and saves the instrument

settings

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GarageBand opens the Musical

Typing window

labeled with letters and symbols

corresponding to the keys of your

keyboard

correspond is shown here

middle row of your computer

keyboard

Software instrument tracks are

colored green

Note: See “Set Up a Software Instrument Track” to

create one.

Play Music with a Computer Keyboard

You can use the keys on your keyboard to play the

notes of a software instrument This is handy when

you do not have a MIDI keyboard or other device but

still want to play a software instrument You can

configure the keyboard to use different octaves and

apply sustain and modulation effects.

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Can I display a keyboard on-screen that looks like a regular piano keyboard?

Yes Click to display a piano representation of the musical keyboard You can then click the keys with the cursor to play them You can

What is velocity on a

software instrument

keyboard?

Velocity refers to how hard

you press keys as you play

This can change the

loudness or other

characteristics of a note You

GarageBand shifts the octave up

or down

shifted up

play it by pressing and holding

the instrument by pressing the

GarageBand plays the

corresponding note The

instrument that plays depends on

how the software track is

configured

double-clicking the track to open

the Track Info pane

shift the keys up or down an

octave

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microphone, or software

instrument to your computer

Note: See the other tasks and tips in this chapter

for more about creating tracks and connecting

instruments.

you want to record

If you have monitoring turned on,

you can play the instrument to

test its sound

where you want to start recording

on the timeline

start recording

Record an Instrument

After you connect your instrument or

microphone to your computer and set up

an instrument track, you can record the

instrument as you play it GarageBand creates

a region on the timeline representing the

recording After you finish, you can edit the

region to fine-tune the recorded piece.

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How do I record multiple tracks at once?

You can record more than one track at a time You need to have an

audio interface for your computer that supports as many input

channels as there are instruments.

creating a red region as it records

You can click the Record button

instrument but continue playing

the song

GarageBand stops recording

region in the timeline

The region is purple for a real

instrument

The region is green for a software

instrument

below represents a track created

with an instrument loop See

Chapter 12 for more about loops

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a song

GarageBand plays a one-measure

count-in before recording starts

This can help you time your

playing with the song

Note: See “Record an Instrument” for more

information about recording.

stop recording

The metronome is turned on by

default

it off

Set the Metronome

You can set up a metronome in GarageBand to

play a steady beat as you record your music This

helps you keep time as you play The speed at

which the metronome plays depends on the

tempo that you specify when you create a new

project See Chapter 12 for details about creating

a project.