Apple GarageBand '09 - Manual (Page 56)

56 Chapter 5 Tutorial 3: Recording Vocals and Musical Instruments
Recording on Several Tracks at the Same Time
You can record up to eight Real Instruments and one Software Instrument at the same
time. This lets you record voices and instruments together, and simultaneously record a
backing track, for example.
When you select a track, recording is enabled (turned on) for that track (meaning that
recording will start on that track when you click the Record button). You can enable
up to seven additional tracks by clicking the round Record Enable button in each
track’s header. The Record Enable button turns red to show that the track is enabled
for recording.
To disable a track for recording, click the Record Enable button in the track’s
header again.
To record multiple Real Instruments at the same time:
1 In the Track Info pane, be sure each Real Instrument track is set to use a different input
source.
2 Enable the tracks you want to record by clicking the Record Enable button in each
track’s header.
3 Click the Record button in the transport controls to start recording.
To record a Software Instrument at the same time as one or more Real Instruments:
1 Enable the Software Instrument track for recording by clicking its Record Enable
button.
2 Click the Record button in the transport controls to start recording.
If you enable more than eight Real Instrument tracks or more than one Software
Instrument track, the track farthest from the last track you enable is disabled for
recording, so as not to exceed the maximum number of recording tracks.
To record on multiple tracks, you need to have an audio interface with at least two
input channels for recording.
You can also add and adjust effects for a Real Instrument track. For information about
using effects, see “Using Effects in GarageBand” on page 95.
Click the Record Enable
button for each track you
want to record.