Editing tracks on garageband

Does anybody know if garageband has the capability to edit tracks. I want to be able to cut existing tracks and splice in others such as vocals. If i record a better vocal for part of a piece then I would like to repace the old one. i know there are other editing programs that do this well, but i just wanted to check if i really needed one for this purpose if i have GB.
Thanks.

It sounds like you are looking for support from the application for multiple takes. If so, GB is not fully "pro" in this regards. The Apple "Pro" apps have support for this sort of usage. I have used it within Soundtrack, and it is nice.
In GB, a simple technique is to use the Track menu's Duplicate function to duplicate the settings and effects of a vocal or instrument track. Then enable record on the new track, but not on the original, or other "takes", and mute all the other takes as well. Then "do your thing" and record another take. You can do this plenty of times. You won't hear the other takes during recording or playback until you un-mute them.
And... you might even experiment with un-muting more than one of these takes at a time, to see how you sound singing doubled or tripled. Cheapest backup singer you'll ever find!
Hope this helps!
-Rick

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