Preparing the Project

Let's take a moment to open and save the first project for this lesson before moving on to the main exercises.

1.	Locate Lesson_03 in your GarageBand 3 Lessons folder and open the project 3-1 Edit Recording. The song 3-1 Edit Recording opens in the GarageBand window.
2.	Choose File > Save As and save the project to your My GarageBand Projects folder on the Desktop.

This project shows the complete workflow of a recorded Software Instrument region starting with the original recording in the top track. The Joined Final Piece track shows the finished edited version of the recording. You'll work on editing this project shortly. But first, this is a good time to learn how to monitor the processor with the playhead because this project may be demanding on your computer.