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Viewing Software Instrument regions in notation view

You can view a Software Instrument region in notation view. In notation view, the notes, rests, and other musical events in a region are displayed in standard musical notation.

Notation view includes all the common symbols of musical notation, including time signature, key, and clef signs. Vertical lines show the division between measures.

Notation view

To view a Software Instrument region as musical notation:

  1. In the timeline, select a Software Instrument region.
  2. Click the Notation View button (with a musical note) in the lower-right corner of the editor’s header area.
  3. In notation view, notes are shown “rounded” to the nearest note value. To choose the note value to round the display of notes to, click the Grid button at the upper-right corner of the editor and choose a note value from the menu.

You can also edit notes and other musical events, including pedal markings, in notation view. For more information, see Related Topics below.

For information about music notation, see the “Working in Notation View” chapter in GarageBand Getting Started, available from the Help menu or the main Help page.

Related Topics

Editing Software Instrument regions in notation view

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