

This screen shot shows what the editing window looks like after I dragged my cursor across a small section in the middle of a recording: A corresponding editing window will appear at the bottom of the screen (which shows the audio in more detail).ĭrag your cursor over the portion you want to cut and press the delete key. If you want to edit out a part where you stumbled or an unwanted noise was recorded (like a phone ringing or dog barking), double click on the bubble that appears in the Male Voice or Female Voice track. (10) When you’re satisfied with your audio recording and are ready to export it as a compressed file that you can share over the internet, see this Help Files page: Exporting an mp3 from GarageBand Editing Your File The recording playhead is the red vertical line with an arrow on top that you can click and drag. If you want to continue recording where you last left off, move the recording playhead to the right location.If you want to edit your audio, see below.Then click the “Play” button (the right facing triangle). (7) To listen to your recording, click the “Go to the beginning of the song” button at the bottom, which looks like this: To resume, click the record button again. (6) If you need to pause, press the space bar. Read slowly and clearly, but in a conversational style. (5) Begin reading your essay, starting with the title and your name. It’s perfectly fine that you’ll have a few seconds of silence at the start of the recording. Switch over to your essay (in Word or Google Docs). (4) Click the red “record” button at the bottom of the screen. Leave the other tracks alone don’t delete them. The active tab will be highlighted in blue. If you’re a woman (or have a high voice), click on the Female Voice track tab. (3) If you’re a man (or have a very low voice), click on the Male Voice track tab. When you export a recording as an mp3 file, you’ll give it a specific file name at that time. This is the title the project will be known by within GarageBand. (2) Give the new project a title, such as WRTG 3020 Audio Essay.

Click on the “Podcast” option in the lower right corner and then click on the Choose button. If you decide to make your audio essay in GarageBand (Mac only), follow these steps: The materials below offer more details on working with GarageBand in both screencast and step-by-step formats.
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