Apple GarageBand 2.0 - Manual (Page 37)

Chapter 5 Working in the Timeline 37
To move a region:
• Drag the region left or right to a new point in the timeline.
• Drag the region up or down to another track of the same type.
Two regions cannot overlap in the same track. If you drag a region over part of another
region, the region being covered is shortened to the edge of the overlapping region. If
one region completely covers another region, the region being covered is deleted from
the track.
Try adding a new drum or bass loop to the timeline. Move it so it starts at the end of
the one you’ve added earlier, then loop it to create a new rhythmic groove.
Transposing Regions
When you add a region to the timeline, the region is matched, or transposed, to
the key of the song. In most situations, you’ll want regions to be in the same key as
the song. You can transpose a region to a different key when you want the song to
temporarily move to a new key, or to create tension between the region and the rest
of the song (called dissonance).
To transpose a region:
1 Select the region in the timeline, then click the Editor button to open the editor. You
can also double-click the region to open the editor.
2 Drag the Region pitch slider to transpose the region up or down. You can also type the
number of semitones you want to transpose the region in the field next to the slider. A
semitone is the smallest distance between two musical notes.
Try adding a new bass loop after the one that you have already dragged to the
timeline, then transposing it. The most common transpositions are five and seven
semitones up or down, but feel free to try whatever sounds good.
Fixing the Timing of Software Instrument Regions
You can fix the timing of Software Instrument regions you record. When you fix the
timing of a region, the notes in the region move to the nearest grid position, as set in
the timeline grid menu in the upper-right corner of the editor.
To fix the timing of a recorded region:
m Select the region, then click the Fix Timing button (with the words “Align to” followed
by the current note value).
Drag the Region Pitch
slider, or type the number
of semitones in the field.