Record live external audio

Using the Garage Band app on iPod Touch, I want to record  some audio of myself playing acoustic guitar, through the ipod's  microphone. It seems the recorded file stops automatically after about 10 seconds. How can I record for a longer time period?

You will need to make your section lenght longer.
In the track view on the top right corner u will see a (+) sign.
Click on it and u will sections listed( only one section if u have not added more sections.
The first section will be called A.
Click on the blue arrow next to section A... U will be presented with options to set the section length in bar numbers.
You can also select automatic, in which case the section will get longer as your recording goes on.
Hope this helps...
Cheers

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