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Create regions in GarageBand on Mac

In addition to recording regions or dragging Apple Loops and other media files, you can create regions in the Tracks area. You can:

Create empty MIDI regions in a software instrument track
Create regions containing an audio file in an audio track
Create regions with the same Drummer settings in a Drummer track

Create an empty MIDI region in the Tracks area

In GarageBand on Mac, do one of the following:

Command-click a software instrument track at the point in time where you want the region to start.
Control-click a software instrument track, then choose Create MIDI Region from the shortcut menu.

Create an audio region from an audio file in the Tracks area

In GarageBand on Mac, do one of the following:
- Command-click an audio track at the point in time where you want the region to start.
- Control-click an audio track, then choose Add Audio File from the shortcut menu.
Choose the audio file for the region from the Open dialog.

Create a Drummer region in the Tracks area

In GarageBand on Mac, command-click a Drummer track at the point in time where you want the region to start.
Control-click a Drummer track, then choose Create Drummer Region from the shortcut menu.

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