Apple GarageBand At A Glance - Manual (Page 2)

2 GarageBand at a Glance
GarageBand Window
A Track headers: The instrument icon and name are shown on the left of each track’s header.
Click the Mute button (with the speaker icon) to silence the track. Click the Solo button (with the
headphone icon) to hear the track by itself.
B Track mixer: Drag the pan wheel to adjust the pan position of the track (the left-to-right
placement in the stereo field). Drag the volume slider to adjust the track’s volume. Watch the
level meters to see the track’s volume level as you record and play.
C Timeline: Contains the tracks where you record Real and Software Instruments, add loops, and
arrange regions. Also includes the beat ruler, which you use to move the playhead and align
items in the timeline with beats and measures. See “Timeline” on page 3 for a description of the
features and controls in the timeline.
D Zoom slider: Drag the zoom slider to zoom in for a closer view of part of the timeline, or to zoom
out to see more of the timeline.
E New Track button: Click to add a track below the existing tracks in the timeline.
F Track Info, Loop Browser, and Track Editor buttons: Click to open the Track Info window, loop
browser, or track editor.
G Transport controls: Click the Record button to start recording. Click the Play button to start or
stop the song playing. Click the Go to Beginning, Rewind, or Fast Forward buttons to move the
playhead to different parts of the song. Click the Cycle button to turn on the cycle region.
H Time display: Shows the playhead’s position in either musical time (measures, beats, ticks) or
absolute time (hours, minutes, seconds, fractions). Also shows the song’s tempo. Includes
buttons for changing the format of the time display.
I Master volume slider and level meters: Drag the volume slider to adjust the output volume level of
the song. Watch the level meters to see if clipping is occurring before you export a song.
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