Apple GarageBand '09 - Manual (Page 44)

44 Chapter 4 Tutorial 2: Learning to Play Guitar and Piano
Changing the Speed of a Lesson
You can slow down a lesson to make it easier to learn or practice a difficult part of the
lesson. You can slow down the lesson to as much as half the original speed. As you
learn to play the part more easily, you can gradually speed up the lesson to the original
tempo.
To change the speed of a lesson:
1 Drag the Speed slider, located in the control bar next to the metronome, to the left to
slow down the lesson.
2 To speed up the lesson, drag the Speed slider to the right.
You can change the speed of the lesson when the lesson is playing or stopped.
Recording Your Instrument in a Lesson
You can record your instrument in a lesson, including recording multiple takes.
Recording your instrument can help you critique your playing and monitor your
progress. After you record your instrument, you can audition different takes, choose the
take you want to hear with the lesson, and delete unwanted takes.
To record your instrument in a lesson:
1 Click the section you want to record in, or move the playhead to the point where you
want to start recording.
2 Click the Record button.
The metronome gives a one-measure count-in before recording starts at the playhead
position, to help you start playing on the beat. As you record, your recording appears in
a strip above the control bar.
3 Start playing your instrument.
4 When you’re finished recording, click the Play button.