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122 Recording and Editing Software Instruments

4 Swipe over the region in the Piano Roll Editor display area left or right, or drag

the horizontal slider at the bottom of the editor (which appears when you swipe)

to position the beginning of the region (bar 9) at the beginning of the visible area

of the editor. Also adjust the horizontal zoom slider in the editor or pinch on your

touchpad as needed until the grid shows each beat in the measure. The beats are

listed in the editor ruler as a decimal point after the bar number, such as 9.3 for

the third beat of bar 9.

Human performances usually aren’t perfect. Sometimes the imperfections in music

add subtle nuances and feeling to a song. In fact, you probably could get away with

your recording as is, with no additional editing. However, since you need to learn how

to edit anyway, let’s fix it.

Each note (represented by a green bar in the Piano Roll Editor) should start exactly

on a beat. The long notes should start exactly at the beginning of a measure (bar). To

fix the timing or position of a note in the Piano Roll Editor, you simply click and drag

the note in the middle to move it, and on the edge to trim or lengthen it.

5 Drag the first note in the region to the left until it starts at the first beat (beginning) of

bar 9. Chances are, your first note will not look exactly like the one shown in the screen-

shot. Regardless of its length, you’ll need to move the first note to the beginning of bar 9.

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Apple GarageBand User Manual Page 31