User Manual

Chapter 11 Creating Podcasts in GarageBand 81
Creating a Podcast Episode
You can create an enhanced podcast episode in GarageBand using the following steps:
1 Create the podcast audio by recording and adding audio in GarageBand.
2 Apply ducking to backing tracks.
3 Show the podcast track.
4 Add and edit marker regions.
5 Add artwork and/or URLs to marker regions.
6 Add episode artwork.
7 Edit episode information.
When you have created your podcast in GarageBand, you can send it to iWeb or export
it and publish it using another application.
Creating the Podcast Audio
You can create podcasts with only spoken narration or dialog, or add musical backing
tracks, sound effects, and other sounds. You record narration by connecting a
microphone to your computer (or using your computer’s built-in microphone, if it
has one), enabling a Real Instrument track for recording, then recording from the
microphone to the Real Instrument track, as described in “Working With Real
Instruments” on page 47.
You can add Apple Loops and record Real and Software Instruments to use as backing
tracks for your podcast. The loop browser includes a variety of loops created for use in
your podcasts. For information about working with Apple Loops, see “Using Apple
Loops” on page 32. For information about recording Real Instruments, see “Working
With Real Instruments” on page 47. For information about recording Software
Instruments, see “Working With Software Instruments” on page 55.
You can add and adjust effects, including the Speech Enhancer effect, which is
especially useful for recorded narration and dialogue.
You can also import songs from your iTunes library and import other GarageBand
projects that have been saved with an iLife preview into your podcast. You can find and
preview iTunes songs and GarageBand projects in the Media Browser.
To find audio files in the Media Browser:
1 Choose Control > Media Browser.
The Media Browser opens to the right of the timeline.
2 Click the Audio button.
3 In the file area, navigate to the folder containing the audio files you want to use. You
can also search for files by name by typing in the search field.