8/15/2023 0 Comments Garageband show automation![]() ![]() If you want to hear your voice in your headphones as you speak when setting up, click the Input Monitoring button - the one that looks like an upside-down Wi-Fi symbol - in the track header so that it turns orange. You can't change the recording level with any of GarageBand's own controls, but most USB mics put out a sensible level with normal speech. If the mic doesn't have a record level control, just check that you're getting at least half a bar of level showing on GarageBand's meters and adjust your mic distance accordingly if the level isn't right. To record your voice, set the mic level on the interface (or on the microphone if it has a record level control) so that during normal speech the green level meter in the track header peaks at around three quarters of the way up - that should leave enough of a safety margin, or 'headroom', that you never hit the top of the meter, which could result in audible distortion. Now we're ready to start recording! Select your vocal track and check the Recording Settings panel next to the plug‑in window to make sure that your audio device is selected as the source. If you don't want to start from zero every time, you can grab the handle at the top of the playhead cursor and drag it to any time position you like. As the project records or plays, the playhead moves across the screen. Use the return-to-zero button in the transport section then hit play and you'll hear your music play from the start, then it will gradually fade out, ready for you to start your dissertation on broccoli farming in the Andes. When moving or editing tracks you'll want to turn the automation view off again or you'll find yourself making unwanted changes to the automation. On the voice track, this can be used to even out obvious level changes, but for the intro music track in our example, I just used it to add a fade to the music. You can add as many handles as you like and drag any of them up or down in level. Click on the line and a handle or point will appear and the line will turn yellow. With Show Automation on and the Track Automation button showing blue, you'll see a thin horizontal line passing through the audio waveform on the track. ![]() GarageBand's automation tool lets you fade music in and out between sections. This allows the automation to be turned on or off for individual tracks. Note that when you turn automation on, a similar icon appears in the track header. You can automate just about anything, but for now let's stick with automating volume, as it's something you'll need to use if you are to prepare a professionally balanced podcast. Alternatively, click the Automation icon at the top of the track header section so that it turns blue - it's the one that looks like three lines joined by two dots. Go to Mix at the very top of the screen and from the menu that appears, select Show Automation. And now for something very useful and important - Level Automation. ![]()
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