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Using software instruments
To add a software instrument to a song
click the add track button and select "Software Instrument" track
and then click "Create".
To play a software instrument using your computer keyboard
press Command+Shift+K to turn your computer into a music keyboard.
You can play notes in the musical typing keyboard
and you can move the keyboard up and down in octaves.
You can also switch to the on screen keyboard
and click its keys to play them.
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For more flexibility
connect a USB keyboard to computer
and use it to play software instruments.
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You can choose a new instrument at any time
by selecting it from the menu
and you can vary the sound of many software instruments
by playing the keys softer or harder.
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After you choose an instrument
you're ready to record.
Just click the record button in the control bar and start playing.
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To stop recording click the play button
and then click the play button again to hear your recording.
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