Apple GarageBand '08 - Manual (Page 47)

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Tutorial 4: Playing and Recording
Software Instruments
GarageBand includes an extensive set of Software
Instruments, including drums, guitars, pianos, organs,
and synthesizers, that you can use in your projects.
Software Instruments are a special kind of instrument. You play the notes (using your
computer keyboard, the onscreen keyboard, or a MIDI-compatible music keyboard
connected to your computer) and your computer generates the actual sound,
depending on which Software Instrument you choose.
You can add effects to a Software Instrument, and edit Software Instrument regions in
the editor. You can also add more Software Instruments to the Track Info pane by
purchasing one of the Jam Packs available for GarageBand.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
 Play Software Instruments using your computer keyboard, the onscreen keyboard, or
a connected music keyboard
 Record a Software Instrument
 Change Software Instrument settings
You play and record a Software Instrument in a Software Instrument track. You can
change the instrument for the track, even after you have recorded on it. You start by
adding a new Software Instrument track.
To add a new Software Instrument track:
1 Click the Add Track button, or choose Track > New Track.
2 In the New Track dialog, click Software Instrument Track, then click Create.
A new Software Instrument track with a Grand Piano instrument appears in the
timeline, and the Track Info pane opens to the right of the timeline.
3 In the Track Info pane, select an instrument category from the list on the left, then
select an instrument from the list on the right.
The header of the Software Instrument track changes to the name of the instrument
you selected.