How to Slow Down Music in GarageBand

Click the "Click to choose other LCD" modes icon on the left side of the LCD and select "Project," if it's not already selected. The LCD is the small display located at the bottom of the GarageBand window, just to the left of the main volume control.

Click the "Tempo" field and drag the slider down to slow down your overall project tempo. If you did not enter a custom tempo when you first created your project, the tempo will be set to 120 beats per minute by default. A lower number represents a slower tempo.

Press the "Spacebar" on your keyboard to play the project at the new tempo. Fine-tune the tempo by dragging the "Tempo" slider again, if necessary.

Click "Track" on the main menu in GarageBand and select "Show Master Track" to load the Master Track bar at the bottom of GarageBand.

Click the "Master Volume" pull-down menu in the Master Track header and select "Master Tempo." Click the small button located directly to the left of the pull-down menu to enable Master Tempo editing. You will know Master Tempo editing is enabled when the button changes color.

Scroll to the location in the song where you want to slow the music down. Click the "Master Track" bar at the location where you want the slow-down to start and then click it again at the location where you want the slow-down to finish. You will see two dots on the Master Track bar representing the start and stop of the slow-down. If you want the project to slow down quickly, place the dots close together.

Drag the second dot down to the slower tempo. The song will proceed at this slower tempo from this point onward.