Can't control "Follow Pitch & Tempo"

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Can't control "Follow Pitch & Tempo"

My name is Nick. I've been using garageband for about 2 years now, and am just recently running into my first problem. I'm trying to record a real instrument, say voice, and I create a track. I make sure Follow pitch & Tempo is unselected, but as soon as I click record, Follow Pitch and tempo selects itself, and I can't unselect it. This distorts my voice and makes me sound a little... robotic. I'm very frustrated and can't figure out what to do.

iMac 20", Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 7:18 PM

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HangTime

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Jan 22, 2010 7:22 PM in response to fuzzymuffler

the "Follow..." button shouldn't change anything unless you later change the tempo/pitch/key, i believe your issue lies elsewhere.

what equipment are you using to record your "voice"?

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Jan 22, 2010 7:24 PM in response to HangTime

I'm recording with a Shure SM57 into a Line 6 interface into garageband.

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fuzzymuffler Author

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Jan 22, 2010 7:26 PM in response to fuzzymuffler

I'm also having the same problem recording Guitars and Bass.

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HangTime

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Jan 22, 2010 7:33 PM in response to fuzzymuffler

fuzzymuffler wrote:
I'm recording with a Shure SM57 into a Line 6 interface into garageband.

check your Audio MIDI Setup utility, make sure your interface is set to 44.1k, and 16-bit (or 24-bit of you've set GB's prefs for its highest resolution)

as a side note, just to check things, you can uncheck the "Follow..." checkBox after recording... ALL of GB's effects are rendered in real time during playback, not during recording:

http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#nondestructive

(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

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Jan 22, 2010 7:35 PM in response to fuzzymuffler

I just restarted garageband, and now everything sounds fine. Still not sure what happened though..

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HangTime

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Jan 22, 2010 7:35 PM in response to fuzzymuffler

fuzzymuffler wrote:
I'm also having the same problem recording Guitars and Bass.

whatever the issue is, yes, any audio recording would be affected, the instrument producing the sound would be irrelevant. i'm just not sure of exactly what you're describing, so the only thing that jumps to mind is a mismatch between what the interface is sending and what GB expects.

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HangTime

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Jan 22, 2010 7:36 PM in response to fuzzymuffler

fuzzymuffler wrote:
I just restarted garageband, and now everything sounds fine. Still not sure what happened though..

THAT we chalk up to gremlins, and walk away satisfied that our work can continue. enjoy

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