Many MIDI controllers have transport buttons (Play, Record, Rewind, Fast Forward, etc.) that look like they could control apps like GarageBand. Sadly, GarageBand won’t respond to the messages that these button send.

GarageRemote maps the messages those buttons send to something GarageBand understands. The catch is, you have to tell GarageRemote which messages correspond to which functions.

There are two ways to configure GarageRemote. You can “teach” GarageRemote the messages your controller sends, or you can enter the MIDI messages by hand.

Configure GarageRemote

Special Considerations

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