Apple GarageBand '08 - Manual (Page 41)

Chapter 5 Tutorial 3: Recording Vocals and Musical Instruments 41
Recording a Real Instrument
Now you’re ready to record your microphone or electric instrument to a Real
Instrument track.
To record to a Real Instrument track:
1 Click the header of the Real Instrument track you want to record in, to select the track.
2 Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where you want to start recording.
3 Choose Control > Count In to have the metronome play a one-measure count-in before
recording starts to make it easier to start playing on the beat.
(Alternatively, you can move the playhead a few beats before the point where you
want the music to come in.)
4 Click the Record button in the transport controls to start recording.
5 Start playing your instrument or singing into your microphone. As you record, a new
region appears in the selected Real Instrument track with the music you record.
6 When you are finished, click the Play button to stop recording.
After a few moments, an audio waveform appears in the newly recorded region.
Now you can listen to your new recording to see how you like it.
To hear your new recording:
1 Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where the new region starts (align it
with the left edge of the region).
You can also move the playhead to an earlier point in the project, or to the beginning
of the project, to hear the new recording in the context of the project.
2 Click the Play button, or press the Space bar.
Play button
Cycle button
Record button