B04 Using Built-in Software Instruments 1:42

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Using software instruments

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To add a software instrument to a song

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click the add track button
and select "Software Instrument" track

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and then click "Create".

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To play a software instrument
using your computer keyboard

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press Command+Shift+K to turn
your computer into a music keyboard.

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You can play notes
in the musical typing keyboard

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and you can move the keyboard
up and down in octaves.

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You can also switch to the on screen keyboard

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and click its keys to play them.

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[Keyboard Sound]

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For more flexibility

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connect a USB keyboard to computer

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and use it to play software instruments.

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[Keyboard Sound]

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You can choose a new instrument at any time

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by selecting it from the menu

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and you can vary the sound
of many software instruments

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by playing the keys softer or harder.

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[Keyboard Sound]

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After you choose an instrument

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you're ready to record.

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Just click the record button
in the control bar and start playing.

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[Keyboard Sound]

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To stop recording click the play button

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and then click the play button again
to hear your recording.

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[Keyboard Sound]
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