How to Use Rock Band Instruments in GarageBand
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This video tutorial will show you how to use a Rock Band drum kit to control the drums in Apple's GarageBand program. You can also do this with the Rock Band guitar. Since I might be a bit confusing in the video, here are the instructions.To do this, you'll need:-A Rock Band drum kit or a Rock Band guitar-An Apple Macintosh with OS X 10.1 or later (I'm using 10.5.2, Leopard.)-GarageBand for Mac OS X (I'm using GarageBand 08.)1: Google "Gamepad Companion" (WITHOUT THE QUOTES). Click on the first link and download the software that's suitable for your operating system.2: After installing Gamepad Companion, make sure the install was successful by opening System Preferences. There should be a Gamepad Companion button in the Other section.3: Quit System Preferences and plug your Rock Band peripheral into your computer.4: Relaunch System Preferences and open GarageBand. In System Preferences, open up the Gamepad Companion pane. In GarageBand, make a new track for either drums or guitar. Under Window, click Musical Typing.5: By pressing stuff on your Rock Band instrument, Gamepad Companion says that you're pressing a certain button. In Musical Typing, make a note of the letters for the notes/sounds you want your instrument to play. Then, in Gamepad Companion, assign each button on your Rock Band instrument a key for Musical Typing. Keys can be assigned by clicking Single Key in the Action drop-down menu and pressing the key.6: After your keys are assigned, press Start in Gamepad Companion. Go into GarageBand, make sure that Musical Typing is open, and mess around.7: When you're done, click Stop in Gamepad Companion and quit System Preferences. It is now safe to unplug the Rock Band peripheral.
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