GarageBand for Podcasting

Apple's Garageband 09 podcast video

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYscVOUUfMs

Working with Audio

1. Record Podcast Audio directly into GarageBand
   • Set audio input in GarageBand > Preferences
   • Record enable track
2. Adding recorded voice track and Music
   • Audio files from Audacity
   • Jingles
   • Music from iTunes
3. Editing audio
   • Split and Join
   • Track Volume
   • Working with Loops from the Loop Browser (big Eyeball)

Adding Images and Markers

1. Artwork to a marker
2. URL to a marker
3. Chapter Titles
4. Deleting a marker

Adding Epsisode Artwork

1. Editing/cropping episode artwork
2. Editing Episode information
   • Select Podcast Track and choose information
3. Ducking Backing Vocals

Export your podcast to disk

1. Share > Export Podcast to Disk...
2. Choose AAC
3. Choose compression type

Tips to prevent catastrophe

• Work locally. Never open a file or work over the network
• Save often!
• Keep media files small
  • Image files: resize/crop first in Photoshop
  • Audio files: edit first in Audacity
• Normalize your audio first in Audacity
• Use simple filenames when importing media into GarageBand
  • No special characters !@#$%^&*/... or spaces
  • Keep filename short (under 10 characters)
• Lock your tracks in GarageBand when you're done editing them
• Save before final export
• Quit GarageBand before moving files around

Additional Resources

• lynda.com from on campus, get a username and password from the Computer Center front desk for off campus use - Check out GarageBand 09 Essential Training