This is so basic that its not covered in the help. My first attempt to use Garageband on the iphone was to record some conversation and it stops at 8 bars (about 16 seconds). I can't get it to record beyond this default limit. How do I get it to just keep recording?
Sorry, I just got it working but can't delete this post.
iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1
Go to setting by tapping the cog in the top right corner of the screen while in the main view of your recorded tracks. From the settings menu, go to Sections and you can make sections for your song to easily distinguish between different "sections" of your song. These sections' lengths can be edited with the blue arrow next to the Section A tab, and you can add more by clicking Add at the bottom right after scrolling down.
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT USING SECTIONS because once you make a section and set its length, and then fill it up with one or more recordings or tracks, if you change the length forward or backward, it will cut off the following or previous sections. Basically, it's set in stone (unless you want to lose some of your recordings) once you set the length. I just make Section A 150 bars and lengthen it once I fill that part of it up.
Hope this helps! 🙂
Go to setting by tapping the cog in the top right corner of the screen while in the main view of your recorded tracks. From the settings menu, go to Sections and you can make sections for your song to easily distinguish between different "sections" of your song. These sections' lengths can be edited with the blue arrow next to the Section A tab, and you can add more by clicking Add at the bottom right after scrolling down.
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT USING SECTIONS because once you make a section and set its length, and then fill it up with one or more recordings or tracks, if you change the length forward or backward, it will cut off the following or previous sections. Basically, it's set in stone (unless you want to lose some of your recordings) once you set the length. I just make Section A 150 bars and lengthen it once I fill that part of it up.
Hope this helps! 🙂
Hmm, resizing one section shouldn't have any effect on the others, assuming of course you don't exceed the 320 bar maximum song length. If you want long recordings then use something like iTalk Recorder.
tt2
I can't find sections when I tap the cog. Only when I tap the playhead area.
It's now a plus symbol at the right-hand end of the timeline. Was changed in the last update.
tt2
phew! thanks vy much!
ive increased the section length to 192 bars and the moment I switch to the app that displays the chords and lyrics the rrcording stops. I've used garage band since 2008 and recorded over 300 tracks from multiple sources - and when I start recording a track - it does not stop for ant reason - so why has this default behavior changed ont
on the iPad version? You see - once I switch o ear to the tab view - the is no way for me to verify that Garage band is actually recording - now no less than 4 takes have failed. The most awful user experience I've ever had. I'm thinking that if I continue down this path I'll have the lyrics memorized so that I can keep an eye on the track the entire time it's recording - almost like a babysitter.
Why can't I record more than 8 bars
