Apple GarageBand 3 - Manual (Page 61)

Chapter 8 Working in the Editor 61
Editing Real Instrument Regions
You can edit Real Instrument regions in the editor in several ways. You can:
 Move regions
 Crop part of a region
 Join regions
 Enhance the tuning of single-note (monophonic) regions
 Enhance the timing of regions
The editor includes its own grid, which you can set independently of the grid for the
timeline, using the Grid button in the upper-right corner of the editor.
Moving Real Instrument Regions
You can move Real Instrument regions in the editor in order to align them precisely
with measures and beats, or with other regions.
To move a Real Instrument region in the editor:
1 Move the pointer over the top part of the region, close to the beat ruler.
The pointer becomes a move pointer (a vertical line with arrows pointing left and
right).
2 Drag the region to its new position.
Cropping Part of a Real Instrument Region
You can easily cut part of a Real Instrument region, whether at the beginning, the end,
or in the middle of the region. This is especially useful if you want to delete, move, or
copy an individual note, chord, or phrase in a region.
To crop part of a Real Instrument region:
1 Move the pointer over the place where you want to cut the region (except at the top).
The pointer becomes a crop pointer (a crosshair).
2 Drag to select the part of the region you want to crop.
The selected part of the region appears darker blue.
3 Click the selected part of the region.
4 The selected part is cropped from the rest of the region, and is now a separate region.
You can select it, delete it, move it, or copy it, just as you would any Real Instrument
region.