
Using the metronome
GarageBand includes a metronome, which plays a steady beat at the project’s tempo to help you play and record in time. By default, the metronome plays when you record a Real or Software Instrument.
You can turn the metronome on or off, and change whether it plays only during recording. You can also set the metronome to play a one-measure “count-in” before recording starts.
To change the metronome settings:
- To turn the metronome on or off, choose Control > Metronome while the project is stopped.
- To set the metronome to play a one-measure count-in before recording starts, choose Control > Count In.
- To change when the metronome plays, choose GarageBand > Preferences, click General, then click either “During recording” or “During playback and recording.”
