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I created a new piano project in Garageband. When I click the on-screen keyboard, it plays notes. On a normal piano, one of the pedals causes notes to continue playing even after they are released (I believe they eventually begin to slowly fade away). How can I get this same effect in Garageband?

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The ⇥ Tab key functions as the sustain pedal in the on-screen keyboard, if you switch to the Musical Typing mode:

If you must use the Keyboard mode, you can insert pedaling after the fact in the Score editor:

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Is there any way to use the pedal in the other mode? – Senseful Mar 25 '12 at 22:36
Not as easily, but sure (edited my answer). – jtbandes Mar 25 '12 at 23:03

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