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Please launch GarageBand, create new project, select voice, and click choose. Please name project, click create, mouse click garage band (next to apple logo), and navigate to preferences. Once in the preferences menu, click the audio/midi tab option, set audio output and audio input to Scarlett 2i2 USB. GarageBand has been a breakthrough for aspiring Mac musicians. Thanks to its simplified interface and hard-to-beat price ($49 with Apple’s iLife ’04 suite), even novices can start recording.

Get free sound packs from the Sound Library, build grooves with the Beat Sequencer, share and store songs and audio files with the Files app, and more.

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Use Drummer Loops in GarageBand for Mac

Quickly add drums to your song using Drummer Loops, a type of Apple Loop that you can customize to fit your song.

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Work with percussionists in GarageBand for Mac

Use Drummer to add dynamic percussion parts to your song, available in three percussion styles—Latin, Pop, or Songwriter.

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If you can't record audio after a macOS Mojave update

After installing macOS Mojave on your Mac, you might not be able to record audio in Logic Pro X, MainStage, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro X, or third-party audio and video apps.

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About GarageBand 6.0.5 compatibility in macOS

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