
You’ll need to make sure that your controller or the on-screen keyboard is set to the octave of C1, as this is the octave range that the drum sounds are triggered by. Let’s select Boutique 808, which should go well with our Chicago Chords instrument.Ĥ) You can now use the on-screen keyboard ( Cmd + K) or your MIDI controller to trigger the drums. Click Create as you did previously to create a second Instrument track.Ģ) GarageBand will automatically load another Classic Electric Piano onto this track, but you can change it by using the scrollbar at the bottom-left of the screen to navigate back to the main instrument browser.ģ) Once you’re there, you can select the Electronic Drum Kit category, which will reveal a set of available kits. Okay, so you’ve recorded a melody now it needs some rhythm to back it up.ġ) You can create another instrument track by clicking the plus button at top of the arranger.
