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How to Do Hi-Hats on GarageBand

GarageBand is a user friendly audio software program available on all Macintosh computers. When using GarageBand, you’ll often find you want to take advantage of its software drum kits to create beats for your music. With the hi-hat, which is one of the most frequently used elements of a drum kit, you'll be able to create a beat that sets the tempo and rhythm of your song. This will allow you to create other music around the hi-hat beat.

Instructions

    • 1

      Open GarageBand.

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      Create a new GarageBand project by selecting “New Music Project.”

    • 3

      Click the “+” button in the bottom left corner of GarageBand and select “Software Instrument” from the window that appears.

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      Click the “Create” button to create a new software track.

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      Click “Track” and select “Show Track Info” at the top of your GarageBand window.

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      Select “Drum Kits” from the “Track Info” window.

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      Choose a drum kit from this category depending on the style of music you are creating.

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      Click “Window” at the top of GarageBand and click “Musical Typing.” This will bring up a virtual keyboard on your computer screen. You can use this keyboard to play the software drum set.

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      Press the different keys on this virtual keyboard until you find the key that triggers the hi-hat.

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      Press the red “Record” button at the bottom of GarageBand and record a beat with the hi-hat.

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      Press the “Stop” button when finished recording the hi-hats.

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