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| Using Kontakt in Garageband |
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Users of Apple’s GarageBand can use Kontakt as an AudioUnit plug-in. These instructions have been prepared in GarageBand 5 (which shipped with iLife ‘09), although Kontakt may also work in earlier versions if the computer meets the system requirements. Once inside your GarageBand project, go to the Track menu and choose New Track.
A window with three choices will appear. Choose Software Instrument, then click Choose.
On the right side of the interface, the Browse tab will be showing. Switch to the Edit tab.
The Sound Generator will default to Piano. Click on Piano, and a popup menu will appear. Choose Audio Unit Modules > Kontakt.
Note: GarageBand may default to inserting effects, such as a compressor and a visual EQ on this track. This will color the sound. If you don’t want these effects used, you can remove them. Once Kontakt is selected, the icon will change to the AudioUnit icon (the ball with the sound waves radiating outward). Double-click on the icon to bring up the Kontakt window.
The Kontakt window will appear, and a MIDI track will be created, transmitting to Kontakt’s MIDI channel A-1. When it is record-enabled, it will send any incoming MIDI played on your controller into Kontakt. |
