Irie-I

Q: How to bridge a gap in GB?

Greetings.  I am working on a project in Garageband and was wondering how one can bridge a gap between two tracks.  Say I cut a portion off the end of a track and I want to connect it to the next track without shifting everything out of place.  Hope this makes sense.  I just couldn't find an answer in my searching.  Many thanks. 

Posted on Aug 19, 2016 7:36 AM

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  • by Edgar,

    Edgar Edgar Aug 19, 2016 9:47 AM in response to Irie-I
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    Aug 19, 2016 9:47 AM in response to Irie-I

    There are different ways to do that depending on you Project:

    Let's assume bar 15-17 is the range you want to cut out (bridge)

     

    Manually Move

    Make sure that all Regions are cut at bar 17. Now select all Regions beyond that bar 17 and drag them to bar 15 as an entire selection

     

    Arrangement Markers

    A more elegant solution involves the Arrangement Markers (Track ➤ Show Arrangement Track). However, this requires that you know how to use them. In the screenshot, I created an Arrangement Marker (named "X") for the section I want to cut out (bar 15-17). If I delete that Arrangement Marker (select that Arrangement Marker and hit the delete key), that "time" section is cut out, which means that all the Regions after bar 17 are moved two bars to the left (without the need to first select any Regions).

    If there are any Regions at bar 15-17, then that section is cut out first when hitting the delete key, when you hit the delete command. Now you have to hit the delete key again and the "time" will be cut out.

    Delete.png

     

    Hope that helps

     

    Edgar Rothermich - LogicProGEM.com

    (Author of the "Graphically Enhanced Manuals")

    http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/

    'I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.'

  • by Irie-I,

    Irie-I Irie-I Aug 19, 2016 10:48 AM in response to Edgar
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    Aug 19, 2016 10:48 AM in response to Edgar

    Thank you very much for your response.  When I attempted to create an arrangement marker, it was always placed at the very beginning of my project; I dragged this section to where I wanted it in the project, but it did not "stick," resumed its original placement at the beginning of the project.  There are multiple tracks in my project also.

  • by Edgar,Helpful

    Edgar Edgar Aug 19, 2016 1:11 PM in response to Irie-I
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    Aug 19, 2016 1:11 PM in response to Irie-I

    Don't say I didn't warn you. I told you that you have to know how to use Arrangement Markers, which means, read the manual first before clicking around.

     

    Arrangement Markers are "powerful", "confusing", "dangerous". The trial an error takes much linger to figure out than a quick look in the user guide.

     

    To save you some time, here are two pages from my book "GarageBand X - How it Works" that explains Arrangement Markers.

     

    GB1.png

     

    GB2.png

     

     

    Hope that helps

     

    Edgar Rothermich - LogicProGEM.com

    (Author of the "Graphically Enhanced Manuals")

    http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/

    'I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.'