MultiTrack recording with Garageband 09 Tutorial

In this tutorial I walk you through how to do multi track recording in Garageband 09. I'm not covering software instruments or MIDI, that will have to be a different tutorial.

Most of what I go over can be applied to previous versions of Garageband or other recording software as well, because there are always similarities with any multitrack software.

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• multitrack
• recording
• garageband
• 09
• tutorial
• primer
• walkthrough

[abochristo]

i wanna start recording professionally on a macbook with garageband, untill now i used only pc with windows and cubase, so im entering a new world here, buy plz tell me, can a macbook work easy with 30-40 channel recording with plug-ins and effects? my plane is to replace my pc & cubase with mac and garageband, i do professional recording and i wanna know is it any good?

[murry537]

@abochristo You can use it for that. It supports VST format plugins and better-than-CD auto bit rates. But if you already use cubase, just stick with that. They have a version for mac.

[carlitosortiz]

Well, what i wanted to find out is how to record multi input tracks. for instance, with an electric guitar and a drum machine.

[murry537]

@carlitosortiz you can have as many tracks at the same time as your computer has inputs for. You need to buy a piece of hardware that has alot of inputs and then connects to your mac. Google for mac audio interface.

[BillieJean900]

hello , plz help i have a keyboard and i want to play the isntruments and records drums from the keyboard to the garageband which midi cable i use? is it the midi out cable to usb ?

[murry537]

@BillieJean900 if you don't have a USB keyboard then you need to get a device to convert the midi cable to a USB table to plug into the mac.

[macjones743]

Your base note matches the tone of my dehumidifier in my basement.

[justinXalex]

Sounds like minecraft in the back...

[abochristo]

@murry537 cool man thanx, can a typical macbook pro handle 30-40 channels open in it?



[stillme4you]

Great tutorial for the basics. Very helpful for a noob like me. :-) Thanks!

[sstraya]

Hi. I would like to know how to record two instruments at the same time. Do you know how? I don't know how to select different channels. I have an interface with multi channels.