Apple GarageBand '09 User Manual
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Chapter 6
Tutorial 4: Playing and Recording Software Instruments
In addition to standard music notation symbols, score view includes the following
features to make working easier:
 Duration bars: In addition to the musical note itself, each note has a duration bar
that graphically displays the note’s duration (the amount of time the note lasts).
 Beat guides: In score view, the beat ruler not only shows measures and beats, but
also includes beat guides. Beat guides help you see the exact position of notes in
time. A beat guide appears as a small gray circle or dot above each note; when you
move a note, the beat guide moves with it to indicate the note’s position.
To view a Software Instrument region in score view:
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In the timeline, select a Software Instrument region.
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Click the Score button at the top of the editor’s header area.
In music notation, the position of notes is shown in terms of musical values (note
values). When you play music, you might play some notes slightly off the beat (ahead
of the beat or behind the beat) to achieve different types of feeling. These small
differences are not shown in musical notation.
In score view, GarageBand shows the position of notes “rounded” to the nearest note
value. You can choose the note value to round the display of notes to from the timeline
grid menu in the upper-right corner of the editor. Rounding does not change how the
note plays; it only changes the display, so that notes slightly out of time are shown at
the intended position.
To choose the note value for score view:
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Click the Grid button in the upper-right corner of the editor, then choose a note value
from the timeline grid menu.
Editing Notes in Score View
You can edit notes and sustain pedal information for a Software Instrument region in
score view, just as you can in graphic view. You can:
 Add notes
 Select notes
 Move notes in time
 Cut and copy notes
 Change the pitch of notes
 Change the duration of notes
 Change the velocity of notes
 Add pedal markings to sustain notes
 Change the clef sign