Apple GarageBand 2.0 - Manual (Page 47)

Chapter 6 Working With Real Instruments 47
To use the instrument tuner:
1 Make sure the Real Instrument you want to tune is connected to your computer.
2 Select the Real Instrument track for the instrument you want to tune.
3 Click the tuner icon (the tuning fork) at the left of the time display, or choose Control >
Show Instrument Tuner.
Be sure to play only a single note while tuning. The instrument tuner can’t tune to a
chord, or if you play different notes rapidly.
The instrument tuner works for Real Instruments, but not for Software Instruments.
Adding an Audio File from the Finder
In addition to recording audio in a Real Instrument track, you can add audio files from
the Finder to your songs. You can add an audio file in any of the following formats:
• AIFF
• WAV (including Sony ACID WAV files)
• AAC (except protected AAC files)
• Apple Lossless
• MP3
When you add an AAC, Apple Lossless, or MP3 file to a song, it is converted to an AIFF
file.
To add an audio file:
m Drag the file from the Finder to the timeline, either to a Real Instrument track or to the
empty area below the existing tracks.
If you drag an audio file to the empty area below the existing tracks, an new basic track
is added to the timeline, and the audio file is placed in the new track.
Note: Audio files you drag from the Finder will not change to match the tempo or key
of the song. In order to have the audio file match the song tempo and key, and to use it
with other songs, see “Creating Your Own Apple Loops” on page 33.