Apple GarageBand 2.0 - Manual (Page 54)

54 Chapter 8 Working in the Editor
Moving Real Instrument Regions
You can move Real Instrument regions in the editor in order to align them precisely
with measures and beats, or with other regions.
To move a Real Instrument region in the editor:
1 Move the pointer over the top part of the region, close to the beat ruler.
The pointer becomes a move pointer (a vertical line with arrows pointing left and
right).
2 Drag the region to its new position.
Cropping Part of a Real Instrument Region
You can easily cut part of a Real Instrument region, whether at the beginning, the end,
or in the middle of the region. This is especially useful if you want to delete, move, or
copy an individual note, chord, or phrase in a region.
To crop part of a Real Instrument region:
1 Move the pointer over the place where you want to cut the region (except at the top).
The pointer becomes a crop pointer (a crosshair).
2 Drag from the beginning to the end of the part you want to crop.
The selected part of the region appears darker blue.
3 Click the selected part of the region.
4 The selected part is cropped from the rest of the region, and is now a separate region.
You can select it, delete it, move it, or copy it, just as you would any Real Instrument
region.
Joining Real Instrument Regions
You can join Real Instrument regions that are next to each other in the editor.
To join regions:
m Select the regions, then choose Edit > Join (or press Command-J).
Enhancing the Tuning of Real Instrument Tracks
You can enhance the tuning of a Real Instrument track. This is especially useful when
you record Real Instrument regions that have the right “feel” and timing but are not
perfectly in tune.
When you use the Enhance Tuning slider, all regions on the selected track (both your
own recordings and loops) are enhanced. Enhance Tuning can only produce accurate
results on single-note (monophonic) Real Instrument regions, so be sure the track does
not include regions with chords or unpitched sounds.