
Hopefully Apple changes this in the future. It's not like it gets in your way, though, so it's not likely to be a nuisance. In our tests, they went away once the keyboard was disabled. Unfortunately, you'll need to leave the Chinese keyboard enabled to maintain access to these instruments. Tapping the pipa from the browser gets me this window where I can start playing as if I actually understand the Chinese pentatonic scale. Now let's look at the instrument browser in GarageBand. I randomly chose Chinese (Traditional) Pinyin- QWERTY. You could also use a Chinese (Simplified) keyboard. Off I go to Settings -> General -> Keyboards -> Add New Keyboard -> Chinese (Traditional) -> Just Pick One. Whether that's a feature or a bug is up to you.īut you'll notice there's no ehru or pipa in my instrument browser, even though I've updated GarageBand. Once installed, the Chinese drum "set" appears automatically, without enabling the keyboard.

I had to go grab it from its App Store listing. For some reason, my iPhone saw the GarageBand update, but my iPad didn't. It's pretty simple, but here are some screenshots for the quick and dirty low-down.įirstly, make sure you've updated to the most recent version of GarageBand. Once you do, you'll see the erhu, pipa, and Chinese drums, as well as all the loops. GarageBand for iOS, on the other hand, requires you to enable a Chinese keyboard in Settings -> General -> Keyboard. The loops and instruments appear in the loop browser grayed out with a download icon next to them. On the Mac, it's simply a matter of downloading them on GarageBand. I'm also leaving the original article below for posterity's sake.Īpple added several Chinese instruments and some 300 loops of Chinese music to GarageBand this week, but you'll need to jump through a couple of hoops to access them on iPad and iPhone. Playhead Delete Playhead Split Rename Clipsĥ7 Double Click Real Instrument Track Change Settings, Play to HearĦ0 To Export a Song to iTunes File>ExportĦ1 Render as. Sound Level Meter Changes Can Set Cycle Region Record/Spacebar Stopĥ2 You Can Drag and Drop to Import the Following File Formats in the Garage Band Timelineĥ3 Select Real Loop & Open Track Editor Icon or Double Click Trackĥ4 Drag Your Mouse Over Part of the Waveform, Edit>Copyĥ6 Edit>Split Clip Select Portion to Delete
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Grey Notes Track Editor Button or Double Click on the Software LoopĤ0 Drag Note Up/Down Left/Right, Can Select Note>Delete Key, Command Click to Add a New NoteĤ1 Velocity Darker Notes Louder, Transpose Raises/Lowers PitchĤ2 Check Down Arrow Track Volume Drag Volume Slider, Line MovesĤ3 Check Track Volume to Edit, Click Control Points & Drag VolumeĤ4 Select the Track Track>Show Track InfoĤ5 Select Details>Set As Desired Select Icon WellĤ6 Select a Icon & It Appears in the Track Heading, Save InstrumentĤ7 Save Instrument Dialogue Box Provide a New Name>SaveĤ9 Real Audio Tracks are Blue, Change Existing Track Double Clickĥ1 Play Instrument or Sing Into Microphone Input 1,000 Royalty-Free Loops Edit the Music Scores Mix Volume & Stereo Record from a MIDI Keyboard Record Analog Instruments like Electric Guitars Record from Microphone Share to iTunes Library Burn a CDĥ Window>Keyboard Timeline Track Headers Track Mixers Zoom Sliderġ3 Track>New Track Select Category Select Instrumentsġ9 Blue Icons Represent Real Instrument LoopsĢ0 Click a Loop from the List to Hear the Audio FileĢ1 Click & Drag Your Loop to Either the Software or Instrument TrackĢ2 Select a Loop>Position the Beat Ruler>Edit>SplitĢ4 Select a Loop>Shift Click to Add Another LoopĢ5 To Put Two Clips Together: Edit>Join SelectedĢ8 Click a Software Track Heading Click a Key on Keyboard (Blue)Ģ9 Arrow Button on the Keyboard Changes Octaves Higher or Lowerģ0 Select a New Instrument Track Press New Keyboard Instrumentģ1 Place the Beat Ruler, Select Track Head, Record, Play Keyboardģ3 Select Cycle Region Button, Click & Drag Yellow Beats to CycleĬycle Region Strip In Yellow Record Software Loops Cycle Region Button Record or R Keyģ4 While Software Loop Plays You Can Add More Keyboard Audioģ5 Control>Metronome Ticks to Tempo To Keep Beat as Recordingģ6 Control>Count In Adds a Delay to Prepare for Recordingģ7 Click the Software Loop to Edit, Click the Beginning Ruler Area Presentation on theme: "Garage Band Version 1.1.0 2004."- Presentation transcript:Ģ GarageBand Features: Create Instrument or Vocal Tracks
