Apple GarageBand '09 - Manual (Page 54)

54 Chapter 5 Tutorial 3: Recording Vocals and Musical Instruments
Now you can listen to your new recording to see how you like it.
To hear your new recording:
1 Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where the new region starts (align it
with the left edge of the region).
You can also move the playhead to an earlier point in the project, or to the beginning
of the project, to hear the new recording in the context of the project.
2 Click the Play button, or press the Space bar.
Recording Multiple Takes with the Cycle Region
You can define a specific part of a project to record in using the cycle region. The cycle
region determines where recording starts and ends. When you record using the cycle
region, you can record multiple versions, or “takes,” and then choose which take you
want to use.
To set the cycle region:
1 Click the Cycle button. The cycle region appears as a yellow strip just below the beat
ruler.
2 Move the left edge of the cycle region to the point on the beat ruler where you want to
start recording, then drag the right edge of the cycle region to the point where you
want to recording to end. You can drag the center of the cycle region to move it to a
different part of the timeline.
You may want to have the cycle region start a few extra beats before the point where
you want to start recording, to make it easier to start playing on the beat, and end a
few beats after you want to stop recording, in case your last note extends past the end
of the cycle region.
Drag either edge of the cycle
region to change its length.