How to Chop Samples in GarageBand
You can easily chop or trim samples you recorded with the GarageBand app for Mac or iPad. Samples are audio tracks or recordings that contain a single sound or procession of sounds. After recording a new sample, you may realize there is too much of a silent gap or white noise at the end or beginning. You may want to chop off an extraneous noise or unwanted tone from the beginning or end of the sample Trimming samples is the ideal way to get the samples sounding exactly as you want. Once you've chopped your samples, then you can better utilize each sample in your songs or mixes.
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Instructions
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GarageBand for iPad
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Power on the iPad device, go to the Home screen and tap the "GarageBand" icon.
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Select "Sampler" from the "Instruments" screen. Tap the "My Samples" button.
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Go to the "This Song" or "Library" section and double tap the sample you want to edit.
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Touch the "Trim" option and move the ends of the sample to the left or right accordingly. If you want to chop the beginning from a sample, then move the marker to the left. If you want to trim the end of a sample, then move the marker to the right.
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Tap the "My Samples" button to go back to the sample library. You may edit and trim other samples as needed.
GarageBand for Mac
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Launch the GarageBand program on your Mac computer.
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Open the song you want to edit and go to the "Time Line" view that contains the tracks and sample loops for each instrument or channel.
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Select the region you want to work with and move the play head where you want to start cutting. Click the "Edit" menu on the top bar and select the "Split" option. The region of the sample is now split in two sections.
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Click the unwanted region and press the "Del" key on your keyboard. You now have a smaller sample to work with.
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