356 Jamming with a Virtual Band
The Tuner Button opens a digital guitar tuner that you can use
whenever you have a Guitar connected to the computer and the Guitar
setting selected in the My Instrument window.
Recording a Part
You are now two clicks away from recording a part. First you’ll need to change
the playback to Entire Song, then click the Record button and let the magic
begin (pun intended).
When you record a part in Magic GarageBand, it’s important to set the play-
head position first. The recording will always start at the current playhead
position.
Also, if you have a section of the song selected, you can record multiple takes
of that snippet over and over, then choose the take that you like best. For this
part, a single take should do the trick.
1 Change the playback setting to Entire Song, if it isn’t set already.
2 Press Return to move the playhead to the beginning of the song.
3 Play the song through once from the beginning and practice playing the
Falling Star part wherever you think it sounds good.
If you aren’t sure when to play, remember that for a sound like this, less is
more. Try playing once during the intro after the other instruments have
started. Play a note again at the end of the first verse or beginning of the
chorus, then another at the ending as the other instruments are playing
their final notes.
Too much of this Falling Star sound will make it more of an annoyance
than a musical surprise. When in doubt, keep the audience guessing, or
wanting more.
4 Click the Record button to start recording.
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