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lower the input volume. Click on the red dots to turn them off and try again.

5. You may want to set the song tempo and key before recording a Real Instrument. Note:

Real Instrument recordings are fixed in tempo and key, unlike loops and Software

Instrument recordings, and cannot be changed after they are recorded.

Monitoring Real Instrument Input

Hearing your instrument while you play and record is called monitoring. When you create a

Real Instrument track, you can turn on monitoring for the track in the New Track dialog. You

can turn monitoring on or off in the Track Info window.

To turn on monitoring for a Real Instrument track:

1. Select a Real Instrument track, then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info

window.

2. Click the Monitor On button to turn on monitoring, or click the Monitor Off button to turn

off monitoring.

3. Turning on monitoring can produce feedback (loud, sharp noise) if the audio input picks up

the sound being output through your speakers. This is the reason monitoring is off by

default. You may want to turn off monitoring for a Real Instrument track when you are not

singing into the microphone or playing the instrument connected to the track.

Changing Real Instrument Settings

When you create a Real Instrument track, you select an instrument for the track in the New

Track dialog. You can change the instrument in the Track Info window, and also change the

effects and input settings.

To change the instrument for a Real Instrument track:

1. Select the track, then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info window.

2. Select an instrument category from the list on the left, then select a track instrument from

the list on the right.

Track Info Window Overview

The Track Info window shows the current instrument and effects settings for the selected track.

You can change these settings in the Track Info window. Some controls in the Track Info

window are different for Real Instrument tracks than for Software Instrument tracks (as noted

below).

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