Chapter 3. Editing and Recording Software Instruments

Lesson Files

GarageBand 3 Lessons > Lesson 3 > 3-1 Edit Recording

Time

This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Goals

Monitor and minimize processor load

 

Split, trim, and join a Software Instrument region in the Timeline

 

Change a track’s instrument

 

Work with project tempo

 

Start a new song and set its properties

 

Use the metronome to record a basic drum part

 

Record a multipass drum region using a cycle region

You already have a basic understanding of the GarageBand window, and you have some experience working with tracks. Now it’s time to dive in and start filling those tracks with custom music that you create with Software Instruments.

In this lesson, you are going to learn editing and recording ...

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