Podcast Tutorial - Using GarageBand

GarageBand3 Manual Before Recording If you are using an external microphone, plug it into the sound input (or USB input for USB microphones) and make sure that the input is set in the Apple System Preferences. Your podcast recordings’ sound quality will be as loud and clear as you have recorded it. Taking care to set up your audio levels before recording will cut down the amount of time spent editing and trying to repair your sound files. It is worth spending a little more time getting a good sound level and doing a few trial runs/tests prior to recording the final version of your podcast. Practice speaking into the microphone and start getting used to the sound of your voice. Where do you drop ‘t’ ‘s or have extra ‘s’ sounds? Do you say ‘um’ or ‘er’ a lot? Set the sound level for the loudest level you’ll be speaking or inputting sound (if possible) – this is harder to do if you are recording outside. Finding a good microphone and fairly good headphones is also important. There are many USB microphones available on the market that enable easy cross-platform recording If you use traditional XLR or stereo input microphones, you may need to get a USB audio booster or converter. Recording on the Apple computer using traditional, or analog microphones often has low sound level input. A good sound level is achieved when the blue th thInput Level reaches between the 6 and 4 blue level marker. You want to save ...