Apple GarageBand 3 - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline 45
To set the note value for Fix Timing:
m Click the Grid button at the upper-right corner of the editor, then choose a note value
from the menu, or choose Automatic.
Setting Real Instrument Regions to Keep Their Original Tempo
By default, Real Instrument recordings (purple) and Real Instrument loops (blue) in the
timeline follow the project tempo. You can set a Real Instrument region to keep its
original tempo.
To set a Real Instrument region to follow its original tempo:
1 In the timeline, select the Real Instrument region.
2 Open the editor.
3 Deselect the Follow Project Tempo checkbox.
4 If you decide you want the region to follow the project tempo, select the region, then
select the Follow Project Tempo checkbox.
The Follow Project Tempo checkbox is unavailable when an audio file (orange), a Real
Instrument loop tagged as a “one-shot,” or a Software Instrument region (green) is
selected. You can convert a Software Instrument loop to a Real Instrument loop when
you add it to the timeline, then set the Real Instrument loop to keep its original tempo.
Renaming Regions
You can rename a region in the editor.
To rename a region:
1 Click the region in the timeline to select it, then click the Editor button. You can also
double-click the region to open the editor. The waveform of the region appears in the
editor. Be sure the header over the Name field says Region before you type the new
name.
2 Select the text in the Name field, then type the new name in the field.
Using the Grid
When working with regions in the timeline, you usually want them to align with the
beats and measures in the beat ruler, so they start playing on the beat. GarageBand
features a grid that makes it easy to align regions with beats and measures in the beat
ruler, and with other musical note values.
When you turn on the grid, the playhead, regions, and other items in the timeline snap
to the nearest grid position in the timeline and the editor when you move or resize
them.