garageband, tracks won't mute

Great work you do. Somehow, on playback all 7 tracks play even when only one track is "soloed".

iMac 27″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Sep 2, 2023 4:12 PM

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1 reply

Sparks0829

Community Specialist

Sep 3, 2023 1:53 PM in response to The Bluesman

Hi there The Bluesman,

You'll want to be sure you're following the correct steps to mute multiple tracks in GarageBand on your Mac:

* In GarageBand on Mac, click and hold a Mute button , then drag the pointer up or down.

* The Mute buttons of all swiped tracks switch to the same state.

Learn more here: Mute tracks in GarageBand on Mac - Apple Support

Take care.

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