Apple GarageBand '08 - Manual (Page 52)

52 Chapter 6 Tutorial 4: Playing and Recording Software Instruments
Changing Software Instrument Settings
When you create a Software Instrument track, you select an instrument for the track in
the New Track dialog. You can change the instrument in the Track Info pane.
To change the instrument for a Software Instrument track:
1 Select the track, then click the Track Info button to open the Track Info pane.
2 Select an instrument category from the list on the left, then select a track instrument
from the list on the right.
The output of a Software Instrument is always stereo.
You can also add and adjust effects for a Software Instrument track. For information
about using effects, see Chapter 9, “Tutorial 7: Mixing and Adding Effects.”
Select an instrument
category from this list.
Select an instrument
from this list.
Use these controls to
add and adjust effects.
Choose a new instrument
generator and generator
preset from these pop-up
menus.