Getting ready to record – Apple GarageBand '09 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Tutorial 3: Recording Vocals and Musical Instruments

To add an Electric Guitar track:

1

Click the Add Track button, or choose Track > New Track.

2

In the New Track dialog, click Electric Guitar, then click Create.

A new Electric Guitar track appears in the timeline, and the Track Info pane opens to
the right of the timeline, showing a guitar amp and stompbox effects for the track.

3

In the Track Info pane, choose a guitar preset from the pop-up menu.

4

To choose a different guitar amp, move the pointer over the amp on the stage, then
click the left or right arrow.

5

To change the input source, click Edit (with the amp selected), then choose a different
input from the Input Source pop-up menu.

6

To hear your guitar as you play, choose On or On with Feedback Protection from the
Monitor pop-up menu.

Getting Ready to Record

After you’ve added a Real Instrument or Electric Guitar track to record in, there are a
few things to check before you start recording:

Click the amp to see the

amp controls below.

Click a stompbox to see

its controls below.

Controls for the

selected item appear

below the stage.

Click to change the input
source or see all available
stompbox effects.

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