the vacabulary for garage band

playhead: Show the point in the project that is currently playing or where the playback starts when you click the Play button.



timeline: Contains the tracks, record Real and Software Instruments, add loops, and arrange regions.  Includes the beat rule to align times with beats and measure.

track header: Includes the instrument icon and name.  Contains the Record Enable, Mute, Sole, and Lock Track buttons as well as the triangle to show the track's automation curves 

regions: Provides a closer view or part of the timeline or allows more of the timeline to be viewed at once

beat ruler:Allows control points to be added to create changes over time for volume, panning and other parameters


editor button :Open the editor


level meters:Displays 4 modes:  Time, Measures, Chord, and Project; displays beats and measures.  Click to move the playhead to any point in the timeline       


playhead lock button :Allows you to see different parts of the project in the timeline and the editor by unlocking the playheads in the timeline and the editor


arrange track:Allows sound to be organized, recorded, and shaped.  Loops can be added and music working with in regions along the timeline


master track:Create changes to the overall project volume, add a fade in or fade out, change the tempo, or transpose parts of the project to a different key





tracks:Regions can be added to define different sections of a project such as intro, verse, and chorus which can then be copied and moved to rearrange the project

transport controls:Created in the timeline when recording or adding a loop and can then be copied, pasted, looped, resized, moved and transposed


track info: Opens Track Info pane


grid button:Determine if clipping is occurring in the project 


LCD: Contains Record, Play, Go to Beginning, Rewind, Fast Forward, and Cycle buttons

media browser:Opens Media Browser


automation curve:Contains the pan dial, volume slider, and level meter of the track 


scroll bars: Drag to move to a different part of a project not currently visible




zoom slider : Select a not value for the timeline or choose automatic to have the value change when zooming in and out


master volume slide: Drag to adjust the project's master volume level




track mixer : Allows control points to be added to create changes over time for volume, panning and other parameters



add track button: Click to add tracks below existing tracks in timeline



loop browser button: Open the loop browser