Tired of having to type in all of the notes...

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Tired of having to type in all of the notes...

Before I got my Mac, I was on a Windows computer with the free version of FL Studio on it. When I made the switch, GarageBand was a sweet deal. The only complaint I have is that you have to type in every single note, and I was wondering if there is a way to click-to-write like FL Studio without making it sound very quiet? Other than that, it's great! It's easy to use and sounds way nicer than expected.

Thanks!

GarageBand (Mac) '11, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 5:44 PM

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EdgarRothermich

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Jan 31, 2013 5:59 PM in response to Zakiah J

What does click-to-write do?

BTW, you don't have to write MIDI notes, you can play them on a MIDI keyboard (connected toyour computer) or use the computer keyboard with the on-screen keyboard.

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Zakiah J Author

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Jan 31, 2013 6:05 PM in response to EdgarRothermich

It's basically a visual editor (on the piano roll of FL Studio) where you just click and it writes a basic 1/4 note that you can change around to anything you want, really. I can do a similar thing on GarageBand, but it's a lot more tedious than I'd actually like.

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mdee

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Feb 4, 2013 2:06 PM in response to Zakiah J

You want to pencil in the notes correct? If so try this.

1. Create an new empty Midi Software Instrument Track

2. Command Click in the Track Lane to reveal a Pencil tool

3. This will create a Region that you can drag out to any Bar length

4. With Region selected open the Midi Editor window and Command Click inside Grid to Reveal a Pencil tool

5. Now Pencil in the Notes, Drum Beats etc.

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