Live looping with Garageband trouble.

Is it possible to record LIVE loops WITHOUT creating new takes? I want to record bass for live shows, then loop the parts, but it keeps creating new takes and recording over in the looped area instead of playing back what i just recorded in. Any suggestions?

If you have set a cycle region and press record, GB will always create new takes. You can't switch from recording to playback without hitting "stop".

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hi, is it possible to record a liveset with garageband through my mac connected to my mixer ?
rgds niels

niels van der burg wrote:
is it possible to record a liveset with garageband through my mac connected to my mixer ?
yes, plug the console into the line-IN on the mac and set up GB:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#recordlinein
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)
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http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#audioeditors
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Hi
An Audio region is the name of a rectangle in GB that represents the audio file.
It's like a Bar that contains the data. The data can be audio or MIDI. So, drag the top right means place the mouse cursor over the top right corner of the bar and click-hold and drag... like you would drag a window or a picture to resize it in other applications.
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or click on the two arrows looping (in a circle) button in he Transport bar at the bottom. This creates a cycle region (yellow bar in the Time Ruler). Drag and resize this to include only what you want:
and choose Share > Export Song to Disk.
There is a good offer on you might be interested to learn more about the basics and some of GB and other applications:
https://www.macprovideo.com/trial/?st=7df&login
This gives you FREE online access for 7 days to all the tutorials at macprovideo. I think you need to register and cancel before the 7 days is up if you don't want to continue the subscription. The tutorials for GB and other programs are very high quality so I didn't take the online sub offer but I buy and download the ones I want.
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HangTime wrote:
which is why i did not say to open it ;-)>
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s3cretz wrote:
Thoughts?
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The missing loops do belong in GarageBand '11, and have to be downloaded from Apple and installed into GB. The problem is, GB is broken in this respect, and it will not download the loops, and the App Store will also not update the loops. GarageBand will say it is downloading them in Software Update, but it will not do so.
I called AppleCare about this, and it took a couple tries, but we got it solved. It's complicated to do so.
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It'll take a few minutes for your machine to set up this new user, so be patient until it's all logged in. (The mouse will be slow. You can change that in System Preferences Mouse panel if you want to.)
Now, open a Terminal window. Fastest way to do this: Spotlight (Cmd-Space), type in "terminal" and hit Return key once Terminal is highlighted in the Spotlight list.
Let Terminal get all set up, with a cursor available.
You'll see something very like:
Last login: Sat Jun 29 18:55:22 on console
ComputerName:~ apple$
At the cursor prompt, type:
sudo softwareupdate --list
Hit Return. Now you'll see:
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
Type in the password you created, and hit Return. Now you should see:
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2010 Apple
Software Update found the following new or updated software:
   * GBExtraContent-1.0
    GarageBand Instruments and Apple Loops (1.0), 1170290K [recommended]
Select and then copy (cmd-C) the GBExtraContent-1.0
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Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002-2010 Apple
Downloading GarageBand Instruments and Apple Loops
   104 KB of 1.2 GB
   1 MB of 1.2 GB — About 14 minutes
   2.5 MB of 1.2 GB — About 10 minutes
   4.1 MB of 1.2 GB — About 8 minutes
   6.1 MB of 1.2 GB — About 7 minutes
[This will continue until it's all downloaded.]
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Quit GB and go to your normal User and start GB there. The loops should all be present. If not, quit it and restart it. Now they should all be there.
At least, this worked for me this way.

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