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How to show, add and edit musical notes in GarageBand

GarageBand editing screen on iPhone

If you want to work with the musical notes in GarageBand for your song, you can show, add, and edit notes. In GarageBand on Mac, you can work with notes for MIDI regions, and on iOS, you can work with them for green touch instrument regions.

Here’s how to show, add, and edit musical notes in GarageBand on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

The new AnyTrans 8 helps you make a smooth transition to iPhone 11 [sponsor]

AnyTrans on iMac

Whether you’re ramping up for your first iPhone or upgrading to the iPhone 11, you need a simple way to make a seamless transition. You might want to migrate your data from Android, create a backup of your current iPhone for an easy move, or even erase data from a phone you’re getting rid of.

Whatever the case may be, one tool can take care of all of these tasks and more. AnyTrans is an intuitive iPhone manager that lets you transfer, back up, and manage the content on your device, all in one spot.

We have covered AnyTrans in the past for backups and transfers as well as AnyTrans for Cloud to manage files. But now, we have a brand new AnyTrans to introduce to you, AnyTrans 8. This latest version of AnyTrans gives you new features and enhancements that make managing your iPhone content easier than ever.

How to adjust track volume in GarageBand on Mac, iPad, and iPhone

Adjust track volume in GarageBand

When you’re making music in GarageBand, you’re mixing regions and tracks to create your song. Whether you’re using vocals or instruments, not every track needs to have the same volume. You might want an instrument to play subtly in the background while emphasizing vocals, for example. Or you may want the volume of a track to increase and decrease at certain points.

Here’s how to adjust the track volume in GarageBand on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

New to Mac? What’s Preview and what can you do with it?

Open with Preview on Mac

As another helpful piece in our "New to Mac" series, this tutorial walks you through the Preview app on your Mac. This useful tool is the default viewer for images and PDFs. You can use it for more than previews, however. Preview offers markup and annotation tools along with features for merging PDF files and signing documents.

So, if you’re new to Mac and want to know all about Preview and what you can do with it, read on!

What’s your fondest Apple memory?

An image showing a slightly glowing whit Apple logo set against a dark background

We all have good memories related to Apple. That's the reason we're attached to a brand or a product. At least, that's what science says. Maybe it's the Apple Watch helping you take better care of yourself, or the first time you FaceTimed your crush. These good memories are what make you want to stay on Apple's side, no matter how many times people say the new iPhone has a kitchen stove on its back.

How to change the tempo in GarageBand on Mac and iOS

Change Tempo in GarageBand

The tempo in GarageBand is expressed in beats per minute and is set to 120 by default. But you can change it to match the tempo you need for your song. On iOS, you can change the tempo for your song to a specific value. And on Mac, you also adjust it for the entire song or add tempo points to the Tempo Track so that the tempo changes throughout the song.

This tutorial shows you how to change the tempo for a song in GarageBand.