How to Control Waves Instruments with MIDI in GarageBand

Feb 19, 2025

Learn how to set up and control parameters of Waves virtual instruments using MIDI in GarageBand.

  1. Create a MIDI Software Instrument track and select a Waves virtual instrumet:
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  2. Open the Waves instrument, right-click on the parameter you wish to control and click Learn.
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  3. Send MIDI control infromation to the plugin in one of these 2 ways:
    1. Use a MIDI controller – set the Software Instrument track to Record Ready, then move the knob/fader on your controller.
    2. Program it into the Software Instrument – program MIDI CC information into a clip on your Software Instrumet track, and hit Play.
  4. Now, the parameter you selected on the plugin is controled by MIDI Control information.

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