Apple GarageBand '09 - Manual (Page 43)

Chapter 4 Tutorial 2: Learning to Play Guitar and Piano 43
To play a section repeatedly:
1 Click the Cycle button (with curved arrows) in the control bar.
2 Click the section you want to play. Shift-click adjacent sections to play them in
sequence.
3 Click the Play button, or press the Space bar.
The selected sections start playing, and continue to repeat until you click the Play
button or press the Space bar again.
Playing Your Instrument with a Lesson
You can play your guitar or piano along with the lesson. If you’re playing a music
keyboard, you only need to connect your keyboard to your computer to play with the
lesson. If you’re playing a guitar, you must choose the input before you can play with
the lesson.
To choose the input for a guitar:
1 Click Setup.
The Setup window appears.
2 Choose the input source for your guitar from the My Input Device pop-up menu.
 If your guitar is connected to the audio input port of your computer, choose Guitar.
 If you’re playing your guitar using your computer’s built-in microphone, choose
Internal Mic.
 If you’re playing your guitar using a microphone connected to an audio interface,
choose External Mic.
 If your guitar is connected to an audio interface, choose External Guitar.
3 If you’re playing your guitar using a microphone, choose Monitor Off to avoid feedback.
If your guitar is connected to the audio input port or an audio interface, or if you’re
listening to GarageBand using headphones rather than speakers, choose Monitor On.
4 When you’re finished, click Setup again to return to the lesson.
Now you’re ready to play along with the lesson.