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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started
- Contents
- Welcome to GarageBand
- GarageBand at a Glance
- Tutorial 1: Creating, Playing, and Saving GarageBand Projects
- Tutorial 2: Adding Apple Loops
- Tutorial 3: Recording Vocals andMusical Instruments
- Tutorial 4: Playing and Recording Software Instruments
- Tutorial 5: Working withMusicNotation
- Tutorial 6: Arranging andEditingYour Music
- Tutorial 7: Mixing andAddingEffects
- Tutorial 8: Creating Podcasts
- Creating an Enhanced Podcast Episode
- Creating a Podcast Project
- Recording the Podcast Audio
- Adding Podcast Sounds
- Importing Media Files
- Adding Music
- Adding and Editing Markers
- Adding Marker Region Artwork
- Adding a URL to a Marker
- Adding Chapter Titles
- Deleting Markers
- Adding Episode Artwork
- Editing Artwork
- Editing Episode Information
- Ducking Backing Tracks
- Creating Video Podcasts and Movie Projects
- Creating an Enhanced Podcast Episode
- Tutorial 9: Sharing Your Projects
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Connecting Music Equipment toYour Computer
52 Chapter 6 Tutorial 4: Playing and Recording Software Instruments
Changing Software Instrument Settings
When you create a Software Instrument track, you select an instrument for the track in
the New Track dialog. You can change the instrument in the Track Info pane.
To change the instrument for a Software Instrument track:
1 Select the track, then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info pane.
2 Select an instrument category from the list on the left, then select a track instrument
from the list on the right.
The output of a Software Instrument is always stereo.
You can also add and adjust effects for a Software Instrument track. For information
about using effects, see Chapter 9, “Tutorial 7: Mixing and Adding Effects.”
Select an instrument
category from this list.
Select an instrument
from this list.
Use these controls to
add and adjust effects.
Choose a new instrument
generator and generator
preset from these pop-up
menus.