Apple GarageBand 2.0 - Manual (Page 12)

12 Chapter 1 GarageBand at a Glance
Timeline
The timeline contains the tracks where you record Real and Software Instruments, add
loops, and arrange regions.
H Time display/instrument tuner: The time display shows the playhead’s position in musical time
(measures, beats, ticks) or absolute time (hours, minutes, seconds, fractions). Drag or double-click
the numerals to enter a new playhead position.
The right side of the time display shows the song’s tempo. Click and hold the tempo, then drag
the slider to set a new tempo.
You can also show the instrument tuner in the time display window, and use it to check the
tuning of a Real Instrument connected to your computer.
I Master volume slider and level meters: Drag the volume slider to adjust the song’s master output
volume level. Watch the level meters to see if clipping is occurring before you export a song.
A Beat ruler: Shows beats and measures, the units of musical time in the timeline. You can click the
beat ruler to move the playhead to a specific point in the timeline.
B Tracks: You record Real and Software Instruments in tracks, and drag loops to tracks to add them
to a song. You arrange the song by working with regions in the tracks in the timeline.
C Playhead: Shows the point in the song currently playing, or the point where playback starts
when you click the Play button. Also shows where cut and copied items are pasted in the
timeline. You can move the playhead to change what part of the song is playing.
D Timeline Grid button: Choose a note value for the timeline grid, or choose Automatic to have the
value change when you zoom in or out.
E Volume and pan curves: Add a volume or pan curve to a track, then add and adjust control points
on the volume or pan curve to add dynamic changes to different parts of a song.
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