Originally Posted by: imccowatt

So...after owning Macs for countless years Ifinally opened GarageBand this weekend - and very quickly revoltionized how I practice.

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...any suggests as to how else to use it so as to enable great practce?

Recording your playing to assess problem areas is always a great idea. And playing along with backing tracks is a great way to develop your sense of rhythm, timing & overall musicianship.

So, it sounds like you are doing a great job of using it to your advantage. Congrats!

Other potential uses:

Playing different voicings (inversions, different strings & registers) of the same chords, licks, parts to see what kind of musical effect it has.

Layering parts to see how different guitar tones & parts sit in an overall mix. It's quite surprising how different a guitar tone or part sound isolated versus in a full band mix.

Playing with more or less gain to see how well you adjust your pick attack & dynamics. And of course how it works in the mix.

Playing melodies or imrpovising over different chord progressions.

Your imagination is the limit! Have fun with it!