Features Set the size of the keys on the piano. The larger the keys, the more accurate to get the right notes, the smaller the keys you can see all 3 octaves on screen. Full support for all devices. Focus on parts of the song to play back. Authentic digitised grand piano sounds. Highlight notes on/off to play by ear. Slow down / speed up the song. Create (or import) your project. On launching GarageBand you'll see the option to Create Document. The name might seem a little odd, but in this case document means project. Tap on this and you. When we first open Garageband, only one track is open and it is defaulted to sound like a classic electric piano. Below the name of the instrument sound are several tools used to fine-tune our individual tracks, such as Solo, Mute, Track Volume and Track Panning.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Action
Shortcut
Navigation/Moving the playhead
Play/Pause
Space bar
Go to beginning
Home or Z
Go to end
End or Option-Z
Move back (the amount depends on zoom level)
Left Arrow
Move forward (the amount depends on zoom level)
Right Arrow
Move back in larger increments
Option-Left Arrow
Move forward in larger increments
Option-Right Arrow
Move back by the visible width of the timeline
Page Up
Move forward by the visible width of the timeline
Page Down
Zoom out
Control-Left Arrow
Zoom in
Control-Right Arrow
Tracks
Create new track
Command-Option-N
Duplicate track
Command-D
Delete selected track
Command-Delete
Select next higher track
Up Arrow
Select next lower track
Down Arrow
Mute/Unmute selected track
M
Solo/Unsolo selected track
S
Show/Hide track automation curve
A
Lock track
L
Show/Hide arrange track
Command-Shift-A
Show/Hide master track
Command-B
Show/Hide podcast track
Command-Shift-B
Show/Hide movie track
Command-Option-B
Turn ducking on/off
Command-Shift-R
Appendix A
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Track Info pane
Show/Hide Track Info
Command-I
Select next higher category or instrument
Up Arrow (when Track Info pane
is open and either a category or
an instrument is selected)
Select next lower category or instrument
Down Arrow (when Track Info
pane is open and either a
category or an instrument is
selected)
Move from instrument column to category column
Left Arrow (when Track Info
pane is open and an instrument
is selected)
Move from category column to instrument column
Right Arrow (when Track Info
pane is open and a category is
selected)
Learning to play
Automatic notation view
1 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show chord names
2 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show chord grids (guitar) /
Show left hand only (piano)
3 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show tablature (guitar) /
Show right hand only (piano)
4 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show tablature and standard notation (guitar) /
Show both hands (piano)
5 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show notation and animated instrument
8 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show animated instrument only
9 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Show notation only
0 (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Easy view (piano lessons only)
E (in a Learn to Play lesson)
Arranging and editing
Undo
Command-Z
Redo
Command-Shift-Z
Cut
Command-X
Copy
Command-C
Paste
Command-V
Delete
Delete
Select all
Command-A
Split region
Command-T
Join selected regions
Command-J
Snap to grid
Command-G
Action
Shortcut
118
Appendix A
Keyboard Shortcuts
Show/Hide alignment guides
Command-Shift-G
Delete Arrange region with timeline content and close
Command-Option-Delete
Lock automation curves to regions
Command-Option-A
Recording
Record Start/Stop
R
Turn cycle region on/off
C
Turn metronome on/off
Command-U
Turn count in on/off
Garageband Piano Songs
Command-Shift-U
Score view
Move selected notes to previous grid position
Left Arrow
Move selected notes to next grid position
Right Arrow
Move selected notes back one measure
Shift-Left Arrow
Move selected notes forward one measure
Shift-Right Arrow
Transpose selected notes up a semitone
Up Arrow
Transpose selected notes down a semitone
Down Arrow
Transpose selected notes up an octave
Shift-Up Arrow
Transpose selected notes down an octave
Shift-Down Arrow
Adjusting master volume
Raise master volume
Command-Up Arrow
Lower master volume
Command-Down Arrow
Showing windows and editors
Show Track Info pane
Command-I
Show loop browser
Command-L
Show Media Browser
Command-R
Show editor
Command-E
Show Tuner in LCD
Command-F (with a Real
Instrument track selected)
Show Chords in LCD
Command-F (with a Software
Instrument track selected)
Show Time in LCD
Command-Shift-F
Show Measures in LCD
Command-Option-F
Show Tempo in LCD
Command-Control-F
Show onscreen keyboard
Command-K
Show Musical Typing window
Command-Shift-K
File menu functions
New
Command-N
Action
Shortcut
Appendix A
Garageband Piano Sounds
Keyboard Shortcuts
119
Open
Command-O
Close
Command-W
Save
Command-S
Save As
Command-Shift-S
Application menu functions
Show GarageBand Preferences
Command-comma (,)
Hide GarageBand
Garageband Piano Keyboard
Command-H
Hide other applications
Command-Option-H
Quit GarageBand
Command-Q
Help menu functions
GarageBand Help
How To Put Piano Notes On Garageband Plugins
Command-question mark (?)
Learn Piano Garageband
Action
Shortcut
