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Playing sounds with the Sound Effects Software Instrument

GarageBand 3 includes a new Sound Effects Software Instrument you can use to play different sounds in your projects. You can play and record the Sound Effects instrument like any Software Instrument, using a music keyboard, the onscreen keyboard, or Musical Typing. In addition, this instrument has several unique features:

When you move the pointer over the Musical Typing keyboard and the currently selected track is set to the Sound Effects instrument, the name of the sound for the key under the pointer appears.

To play sounds using the Sound Effects Software Instrument:

  1. Select a Software Instrument track and open the Track Info pane.
  2. Select Sound Effects from the Instrument list.
  3. Play the Sound Effects instrument using Musical Typing, the onscreen keyboard, or a music keyboard connected to your computer.

For information about adding sounds to the Sound Effects instrument, see Related Topics below.

Related Topics

Adding new sounds to the Sound Effects Software Instrument

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