You can also copy, cut, and paste Software Instrument tracks. In graphic or notation view,
highlight the desired area by clicking and dragging a box around the notes or bars. Now, in the
Edit menu, select Copy or Cut.
Note: When you cut a portion of a Software Instrument track, it will leave a silent gap for that
portion of the original track. Even if you cut the notes at the end of a track, silence will be left
behind.
You can paste a selection into an existing Software Instrument track by positioning the red
progress line where you would like the selection to be inserted. Click on Edit - Paste. If you
would rather paste your selection as a new track, click in the track line where you’d like it to go.
Now, click on Edit - Paste to insert the selection.
Importing Files
Have a song file or an audio CD track that you’d like to use in a GarageBand creation? Importing
audio files into GarageBand is quick and easy.
GarageBand allows you to import the following types of audio files: AIFF, WAV, AAC, Apple
Lossless Encoder, and MP3.
If you already have the file on the computer or a data CD, simply drag the file’s icon into a blank
area of the GarageBand window. A small green plus sign will appear beside the cursor when
you’re in the correct spot. Drop the file in the window, and GarageBand will import it as a new
track.
If your song is on an audio CD, you will first need to import the CD into iTunes. For information
on how to do this, see our iTunes 6.0 tutorial. Once the desired song appears in your iTunes
library, just drag the song from the iTunes window into the GarageBand window.
Imported files may be lengthy and difficult to process, so be patient; it may take GarageBand
awhile to fill in the imported track. Using imported files will also make the program run more
slowly.
Once you’ve imported a file, it will appear as an orange Real Instrument track.
Remember: Notation view is NOT perfect! Programs specifically designed to transcribe and create
musical scores are available; GarageBand is not one of them!
For example, here is the section of Mozart’s Fantasie No. 3 in D minor that I recorded in the Software
Instrument track example above. Notice that the track editor does not register the same notation as
my original sheet music; even many of the note and rest lengths display differently.
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