Apple GarageBand '08 - Manual (Page 43)

Chapter 5 Tutorial 3: Recording Vocals and Musical Instruments 43
To choose a different take:
1 In the timeline, click the circled number in the upper-left corner of the loop.
A Takes menu appears showing the takes recorded in the region.
2 Choose a different take from the Takes menu.
When you choose a different take, the loop changes to show the waveform of the new
take.
To delete the selected take:
m Choose Delete from the Takes menu.
You can also delete all takes except for the selected one.
To delete all unused takes:
m Choose Delete Unused Takes from the Takes menu.
Recording on Several Tracks at the Same Time
You can record up to eight Real Instruments and one Software Instrument at the same
time. This lets you record voices and instruments together, and simultaneously record a
backing track, for example.
When you select a track, recording is enabled for that track (meaning that recording
will start on that track when you click the Record button). You can enable up to seven
additional tracks by clicking the round Record Enable button in each track’s header. The
Record Enable button turns red to show that the track is enabled for recording.
To disable a track for recording, click the Record Enable button in the track’s header
again.
To record multiple Real Instruments at the same time:
1 In the Track Info pane, be sure each Real Instrument track is set to use a different input
source.
2 Enable the tracks you want to record by clicking their Record Enable buttons.
3 Click the Record button in the transport controls to start recording.
To record a Software Instrument at the same time as one or more Real Instruments:
1 Enable the Software Instrument track for recording by clicking its Record Enable
button.
2 Click the Record button in the transport controls to start recording.
If you enable more than eight Real Instrument tracks or more than one Software
Instrument track, the track farthest from the last track you enable is disabled for
recording, so as not to exceed the maximum number of recording tracks.