CHOOSING AN AMPLIFIER

Now is when the fun starts. One of the super-cool features of GarageBand is its selection of tasty guitar Real Instruments, which include amp simulations coupled with some really cool effects. One of our friends calls it “Beck in a box.” (Jeff Beck, not just Beck, silly.)

Finally, you can record your guitar directly and have it sound like you are playing through an amp. Your Mac masquerading as a Marshall stack, who would've thunk?

PLAYING A GUITAR REAL INSTRUMENT PRESET

Go ahead and launch GarageBand if you haven't already done so, and follow these steps to set up a new project:

1.
Create a new song by selecting File New ...

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