Apple MB942Z User Guide - Page 23

Save Instrument and Delete Instrument buttons

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A Browse button: Click to view the instrument list, icon menu, and input controls for the track. B Instrument library pop-up menu: Choose which instruments you want to see in the category and instrument lists from the pop-up menu. C Instrument category list: Click an instrument category to see the instruments for that category in the instrument list on the right. D Instrument list: Select an instrument from the list. E Instrument icon pop-up menu: Click to choose a new instrument icon from the icon menu that appears. Icons make it easy to distinguish tracks that use similar instruments. F Input Source pop-up menu (Real Instrument tracks only): Choose the input source for Real Instrument recording. Monitor pop-up menu (Real Instrument tracks only): Turn on monitoring to hear your instrument as you play, or turn it off to avoid feedback. Recording Level slider and checkbox (Real Instrument tracks only): Drag to set the input volume for the track. Select the Automatic Level Control checkbox to have GarageBand lower the recording level to prevent clipping. G Edit button: Click to view the effects menus and controls for the track. H Effects slots: Each track includes a compressor and four additional effects slots. Click an empty effects slot and choose an effect from the pop-up menu. Click an effect's LED to turn the effect on or off. Click an effect name and choose a new effect from the effect pop-up menu. Click a preset and choose a new preset from the preset pop-up menu. Drag an effect up or down by the textured area on its left edge to reorder effects. Sound Generator pop-up menu (Software Instruments only): Choose a new generator to change the sound of the Software Instrument. I Sends sliders: Each track includes Echo and Reverb sliders that control the amount of the track's output that is sent to the master Echo and Reverb effects. J Save Instrument and Delete Instrument buttons: Click the Save Instrument button to save an instrument. Click the Delete Instrument button to delete a saved instrument. Chapter 2 GarageBand at a Glance 23

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Chapter 2
GarageBand at a Glance
23
A
Browse button:
Click to view the instrument list, icon menu, and input controls for the track.
B
Instrument library pop-up menu:
Choose which instruments you want to see in the category
and instrument lists from the pop-up menu.
C
Instrument category list:
Click an instrument category to see the instruments for that category
in the instrument list on the right.
D
Instrument list:
Select an instrument from the list.
E
Instrument icon pop-up menu:
Click to choose a new instrument icon from the icon menu that
appears. Icons make it easy to distinguish tracks that use similar instruments.
F
Input Source pop-up menu (Real Instrument tracks only):
Choose the input source for Real
Instrument recording.
Monitor pop-up menu (Real Instrument tracks only):
Turn on monitoring to hear your
instrument as you play, or turn it off to avoid feedback.
Recording Level slider and checkbox (Real Instrument tracks only):
Drag to set the input
volume for the track. Select the Automatic Level Control checkbox to have GarageBand lower
the recording level to prevent clipping.
G
Edit button:
Click to view the effects menus and controls for the track.
H
Effects slots:
Each track includes a compressor and four additional effects slots.
Click an empty effects slot and choose an effect from the pop-up menu.
Click an effect’s LED to turn the effect on or off.
Click an effect name and choose a new effect from the effect pop-up menu.
Click a preset and choose a new preset from the preset pop-up menu.
Drag an effect up or down by the textured area on its left edge to reorder effects.
Sound Generator pop-up menu (Software Instruments only):
Choose a new generator to change
the sound of the Software Instrument.
I
Sends sliders:
Each track includes Echo and Reverb sliders that control the amount of the track’s
output that is sent to the master Echo and Reverb effects.
J
Save Instrument and Delete Instrument buttons:
Click the Save Instrument button to save an
instrument. Click the Delete Instrument button to delete a saved instrument.