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GarageBand basics

Connecting music equipment

Connect music equipment to play, record, and hear your music.

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Creating, opening, and saving projects

Create new projects, set project tempo, key, time signature, and length, and save projects.

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Playing projects

Play your projects and move the playhead to different points in the timeline.

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Working in the timeline

Navigate the timeline, use the timeline grid, change the format of the time display, scroll and zoom, and resize the GarageBand window.

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Changing GarageBand settings

Change the audio input and output drivers and adjust keyboard sensitivity.

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