- On-Screen Keyboards
- External Instruments
- Choosing a GB Instrument
- Recording Options
- Recording a Track
Track Controls
Each GarageBand track can be mixed separately using the controls available in the Track column.
Below the track's instrument are five buttons:
The record button will be red on the active recording track. If you were to start recording, this is the track in which your recording would appear. Click on the button to change which track you want to record.
Mute silences a track without changing its settings, including volume. At times, you may want to listen to only a few tracks of your song more closely. To do this, mute the tracks you don't want to hear. Click the button again to unmute tracks.
Solo - If you'd like to listen to a single track by itself, click its Solo button. This will mute all of the other tracks.
(Un)lock secures a track so that it can't be unintentionally changed. It also saves the track to your hard drive, freeing up memory and allowing GarageBand to run faster. Click the button again to be able to change the track again.
Volume/Pan allows you to vary the volume over the course of a track. The main volume slider on the right side of the track information controls the volume for the track in entirety.
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