Recording...music track cuts out

Question

While recording female voice track over music...the music playback cuts out in the headsets aprox 2 minutes into the song. What causes this? Its frustrating because it prevents me from mixing a complete song and my artist is really peeved.

Answer 1

MUCH better results recording dry.
I didn't want to waste time and risk confusion with other details until we solved your problem, but now that we have, here's a section from he upcoming revision to the GarageBand FAQ:
Q. Should I record Wet or Dry?
A. For those not in the familiar with the terms, "wet" and "dry" relate to effecting a track or not (or the amount, mix, of effect). For the most part I recommend recording everything dry, and there are several reasons for this.
o GB's effects are rendered in real time, this means that your CPU has to do a whole lot more work while it's still recording you. Why push the machine when you don't have to, and you're more likely to get through a recording session without any type of error popping up (which will of course happen during the perfect take [Murphy predicts it])
o You don't want to play or sing "to the effect". You may find your brain trying to compensate for things it hears and knows isn't the way it should sound. You want the performance itself to be spot on, then effect later to enhance it
o An effect during recording may also hide a less than perfect performance that will come out later when you get to mixing and mastering. You want to hear defects while you're still recording so you can trash and retake what you need to.
o Finally, since GB's effects are "non-destructive" (they don't alter your recorded file) you can add them, change them, and remove them at anytime. At "recording time" isn't when you should work on effects. In the quiet of your mixing room is when you should.
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