How do I record one track while listening to another?

I've recorded a guitar track. Now I want to layer vocals on top of it. Obviously, I need to hear the guitar track while adding the vocals. How do I do that in GarageBand? If GarageBand can't manage that, which program should I be looking for?

Spencer Lambert wrote:
I need to hear the guitar track while adding the vocals. How do I do that
you need do nothing, just create another track and record on it, all other tracks will play unless they are muted (or other tracks soloed)

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Recording on a track, while listening to another track...

Hi
Basically I currently have a blank track armed for recording with effects, and I have track 2 with an instrumental track. On the third track I have a song that I would like to listen to while recording, BUT not turn up in the recoding. Currently all 3 tracks turn up in the recording. I would only like track 1 and 2 to be in the final product. I need to listen to track 3 for reference.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Steve
Thanks so much for your reply. I am still a bit confused as to what exactly I have to do as this is really my first day using Adobe for my project.
Basically I have gone to the Windows mixer recording and I can verify that only the Mic that I am using is selected. That is good.
I have the audition mix to "always input" so I can hear what my recording is 'live'.
When you mention re routing things to inputs, would this be in the Adobe auditon program, or windows.
I would think that what I'm trying to do is very basic, which is setting the first track 'armed for record', which works fine (although I realize you said it will be dry until I 'save as an mp3' (i think))
the second track will be the 'instrumental track' which I would like to be in the final output without track 3
track 3 is the full song (with lyrics and instrument) which I just need for when I'm recording so I know when to say certain words and such..
the problem is, is when I go to record (with the mic), I am recording all 3 tracks, which is logical, but i only want my recording to end up having track 2 (instrumental) and track 1 (my mic) ....
is there no way I can simply select which tracks to end up in the recording on track 1?
also, track one I believe, once I've recorded, has all 3 tracks combined, which I only want to have track 1 and 2.
also, when i got to edit--> rewire setup, and click 'enable' ...it says I have no re wire programs on my computer....
maybe i have to select my track 3 for "read, write, touch, latch" settings (which are all currently set to 'read')?
sorry if I'm making things more complicated then they have to be...just need to get cracking on this asap....
thanks!

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Hi Steve
Thanks so much for your reply. I am still a bit confused as to what exactly I have to do as this is really my first day using Adobe for my project.
Basically I have gone to the Windows mixer recording and I can verify that only the Mic that I am using is selected. That is good.
I have the audition mix to "always input" so I can hear what my recording is 'live'.
When you mention re routing things to inputs, would this be in the Adobe auditon program, or windows.
I would think that what I'm trying to do is very basic, which is setting the first track 'armed for record', which works fine (although I realize you said it will be dry until I 'save as an mp3' (i think))
the second track will be the 'instrumental track' which I would like to be in the final output without track 3
track 3 is the full song (with lyrics and instrument) which I just need for when I'm recording so I know when to say certain words and such..
the problem is, is when I go to record (with the mic), I am recording all 3 tracks, which is logical, but i only want my recording to end up having track 2 (instrumental) and track 1 (my mic) ....
is there no way I can simply select which tracks to end up in the recording on track 1?
also, track one I believe, once I've recorded, has all 3 tracks combined, which I only want to have track 1 and 2.
also, when i got to edit--> rewire setup, and click 'enable' ...it says I have no re wire programs on my computer....
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sorry if I'm making things more complicated then they have to be...just need to get cracking on this asap....
thanks!

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Nik324 wrote:
i use a mixer to hook my mics into garageband, what i want to do is have 2 separate tracks and have them able to record at the same time
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Tutorials.html#allaboutrecording2tracks
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Ok now that I chose the region how would I export it?
Just select "export".
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Since you want to burn a CD, you need several sound files, and GB only exports one file at a time.

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