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Luanne Eris Fose, Ph.D.

Adding a Software Instrument Track

To record a Software Instrument, such as a MIDI keyboard, you can add a new Software

Instrument track or record on an existing Software Instrument track.

To add a Software Instrument track:

1. Click the Add Track button, or choose Track > New Track.

2. In the New Track dialog, click the Software Instrument tab.

3. Select an instrument category from the Category list, then select the instrument you want

to use from the Instrument list.

Getting Ready to Record

Once you have connected your music keyboard, there are a few things to check before you start

recording:

1. Make sure your music keyboard is connected to your computer and is working.

2. Select a Software Instrument track and try playing your music keyboard, or clicking notes

on the onscreen music keyboard. You should hear the Software Instrument as you play.

Recording a Software Instrument

Now you’re ready to record a Software Instrument. You can record one Software Instrument

track at a time.

To record a Software Instrument:

1. Click the header of the Software Instrument track you want to record in to select the track.

2. Move the playhead to the point in the timeline you want to start recording.

3. Choose Control > Count In to have the metronome play a one-measure count-in before

recording starts. You can also set the playhead a few beats before the point where you

want the music to come in to make it easier to start on the beat.

4. Click the Record button to start recording.

5. Start playing your music keyboard, or clicking notes on the onscreen music keyboard

(Command-K). As you record, a new region appears in the selected Software Instrument

track.

6. When you are finished, click the Record button again to stop recording. Click the Play

button to stop the song playing.

7. After you record, you can listen to your new recorded part to see how you like it.

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Apple GarageBand User Manual Page 14