Edit audio in Garageband
GarageBand a software application for Mac OS X and iOS which is developed by Apple Inc. as a part of the iLife software package.. It is a music authoring and video enhanced program that allows you to create everything from home movi es with your own soundtrack, to educational and informational Podcasts.
Once you have recorded tracks using GarageBand, an audio-recording program that’s part of Apple’s iLife suite, you can go back and begin editing your music. This article will intro how to edit audio recorded by GarageBand or from other place.
First, copy your audio on the desktop, if your audio is from Digital Recorder: Plug the recorder into the USB→Drag your files on the desktop→Create a copy of each→Rename your new files.
Second, make sure your video is the right formats for GarageBand, if not, just convert your video formats to aiff. or wav using Audio Converter.
Third, Editing your audio.
Step1: Open Garage Band (Go>Applications>GarageBand), an introductory window appears.
Step2: Click on “File,” then “Open.”
Tips: if you audio is from other place, just drag the .aiff etc files into empty gray space below the Podcast track.
Step3: Click on the track you wish to edit.
Tips: Tracks are listed on the left-hand side of the screen.
Step4: Select the Track Editor button.
Tips: You should see wavelengths of the track you selected at the bottom of your screen; If you do not, select the scissors icon at the bottom of the screen to open up the audio-editing window.
Step5: Listen to the Track by press the play button to listen to the track.
Step6: Click “Edit” and then “Delete” to delete the highlighted portion of the track.
Tips: You can also cut and paste portions of tracks using the same method: Select the “Cut” and “Paste” options from the “Edit” tab.
Step7: Use your mouse to highlight the portion of the track you want to trim.
Tips1: To move audio in a track, left-click once on the waveform, when the crosshairs appear, click and drag to select the portion of track you want to move.
Tips2: Move the cursor above the top wave until the double-sided arrow appears, left click, hold, and slide it left or right in the track.
Step8: Click on the Scissors icon. Edit your interview. Arrange all of the files into correct order.
Step9: Adjust the volume controls on each track so that the volume is consistent through out the entire segment.
Step10: Find a Comfortable Zoom Level
To zoom the timeline in or out, slide the zoom bar right or left, respectively. The zoom bar is at the left bottom of the screen.
Tips: This applies to editing anything digital. Zoom in. By zooming in, you can accurately cut audio out, and not clip audio waveforms unnecessarily.
Step11: Enlarge the Editing View
GarageBand lets you vertically increase the size of the waveforms onscreen for easier editing. Take advantage of this snazzy feature by dragging the dark grey area beside the record button up/down. Dragging up increases the size of the editing area, and dragging down reduces the size of the area, which is useful once you’re done editing and are ready to move on to mixing.
Step12: When you are done, go to the end of your track and locate the end marker. It looks like a purple triangle at the top of your track. Slide it to the place where you want your audio to end.
Step13: Save your Garageband file.
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