53GarageBand User Guide for iPad
2. Play the Touch Instrument (or, for the Audio Recorder or Amp, sing or play).
The notes you play, as well as any changes to knobs, sliders, or other controls, are
recorded.
3. When you finish, tap the Play button in the control bar.
The new recording appears as a region in the ruler.
If you are recording to the Audio Recorder, Sampler, or Amp using a device with stereo
inputs, you can tap the Input Settings button , then choose whether to record the left or
right side of the stereo signal. If you are using an audio interface with multiple channels,
you can choose the input channel. For the Audio Recorder, you can also record the full
stereo signal.
When you tap Record, the current Touch Instrument starts recording at the location of the
playhead. Previous recordings (which appear as blue or green areas in the ruler) in the
same track are replaced by the new recording. If you don’t want to record over an existing
part, move the playhead to another area before you start recording.
When you record the Drums Touch Instrument, new recordings are merged with existing
regions on the track. You can turn off merging using the track controls.
Record multiple Touch Instruments at the same time
You can record more than one Touch Instrument at the same time. With a multichannel
audio interface connected to your iPad, you can record several Audio Recorder or Amp
Touch Instruments together with one other Touch Instrument. Without an audio interface,
you can record one Audio Recorder or Amp Touch Instrument together with one other
Touch Instrument.
1. To turn on multitrack recording, tap the Settings button in the control bar, tap
Advanced, then tap the Multitrack Recording switch.
2. Tap the Tracks button in the control bar.
3. Drag a track icon to the right to show the track headers.
4. Tap the circular Record Enable button in the header of each track you want to record.
5. For each Audio Recorder or Amp you want to record, tap the track’s header, tap Input,
then choose the input channel.
6. When you are ready, tap the Record button in the control bar to start recording.
7. When you finish, tap the Play button in the control bar.
Use the metronome for recording or playback
GarageBand has a metronome to help you play and record in time. The metronome includes
a count-in that plays before recording starts, to help you get ready. When the visual
count-in is turned on, the metronome displays the beat of the count-in. You can turn the
metronome on or off anytime while you are working.
• Turn the metronome on or off: In the control bar, tap the Metronome button .
In the song settings, you can turn the count-in on or off, change the sound of the
metronome, or make the metronome silent.