Question regarding Garageband

[galstaph]

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone knows how, or a program that allows, for one to directly input notes into garageband without an external keyboard (i.e. via mouse) any ideas, i can't seem to find anything, I want to play around, and I don't want to buy a keyboard just yet....

 

[g30ffr3y]

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone knows how, or a program that allows, for one to directly input notes into garageband without an external keyboard (i.e. via mouse) any ideas, i can't seem to find anything, I want to play around, and I don't want to buy a keyboard just yet....

i believe you can "draw" in the notes in the grid\matrix midi editor...

 

[N10248]

iPiano is what you need, you can use your keyboard as a music keyboard

http://www.cidersoftware.com/products/

you can even map notes to certain keys, very handy when you need an extra high or low note

bye

 

[quigleybc]

Isn't that feature built into Garageband?

It's like, file>show keyboard or something....

or tools>show keyboard.

I forget.

But I'm pretty sure its built in to be able to use your cpu keyboard as a piano

 

[Eric5h5]

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone knows how, or a program that allows, for one to directly input notes into garageband without an external keyboard

Yep, that would be...GarageBand. But a newer version than the one you have, apparently. Though even version 1 has the little mouse keyboard...take a look at the Window menu.

--Eric

 

[Kernow]

Isn't that feature built into Garageband?

It's like, file>show keyboard or something....

or tools>show keyboard.

I forget.

But I'm pretty sure its built in to be able to use your cpu keyboard as a piano

Nearly

If you go Window>Show Keyboard (or Cmd-K) you will get an onscreen keyboard you can play with your mouse.

If you go Window>Musical Typing (or Shift-Cmd-K) you can use your computer's keyboard to play notes (see picture below).

I didn't know Garageband could do this until your post prompted me to do a bit of exploring. It's kind of similar to the Caps Lock Keyboard in Logic

 

[galstaph]

thanks for the replies,
I never really played with garageband all too much so this helps.
BTW i have v. 2.0.2