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Playing and Recording Your Instrument in Magic GarageBand, Playing My Instrument

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To show the mixer for an instrument: 1 Click an instrument on the stage. A small window showing the instrument name appears. 2 Click the disclosure triangle to show the mixing controls for the instrument. Mixing controls To mute an instrument: m Click the Mute button in the mixer. To solo an instrument: m Click the Solo button in the mixer. To adjust the volume of an instrument: m Drag the volume slider in the mixer. Playing and Recording Your Instrument in Magic GarageBand Every Magic GarageBand project has a place for "My Instrument" at the center of the stage. You can add your own instrument to sing or play with the project, and record your instrument together with the project. Playing My Instrument To play your instrument together with the Magic GarageBand project, you first select the instrument to use as My Instrument. You can use either a Real Instrument or a Software Instrument as My Instrument. To select the input and instrument for My Instrument: 1 Click the highlighted circle at the front of the stage. Different instruments for My Instrument appear below the stage, along with the My Instrument menu and the Tuner button. Chapter 3 Tutorial 1: Creating and Playing GarageBand Projects 37

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Chapter 3
Tutorial 1:
Creating and Playing GarageBand Projects
37
To show the mixer for an instrument:
1
Click an instrument on the stage.
A small window showing the instrument name appears.
2
Click the disclosure triangle to show the mixing controls for the instrument.
To mute an instrument:
m
Click the Mute button in the mixer.
To solo an instrument:
m
Click the Solo button in the mixer.
To adjust the volume of an instrument:
m
Drag the volume slider in the mixer.
Playing and Recording Your Instrument in Magic GarageBand
Every Magic GarageBand project has a place for “My Instrument” at the center of the
stage. You can add your own instrument to sing or play with the project, and record
your instrument together with the project.
Playing My Instrument
To play your instrument together with the Magic GarageBand project, you first select
the instrument to use as My Instrument. You can use either a Real Instrument or a
Software Instrument as My Instrument.
To select the input and instrument for My Instrument:
1
Click the highlighted circle at the front of the stage.
Different instruments for My Instrument appear below the stage, along with the My
Instrument menu and the Tuner button.
Mixing controls