Category Archives: HOW TO: Record & Edit Audio

HOW TO – Export an mp3 out of GarageBand

If you make your audio essay in GarageBand, you will need to export it as an mp3 file before you can share it with the class (on the blog or …

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TIPS – Troubleshooting: Can't hear your recording in GarageBand?

NOTE: This help page is still under development, but I wanted to go ahead and post it to benefit current students who are working with audio. Recorded a podcast track …

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TROUBLESHOOTING – Audio problems when recording with QuickTime X

If you do a test screencast and discover it has no audio, try the steps below. CHECK YOUR QUICKTIME SETTINGS Choose “New Screen Recording” from the QuickTime Player File menu. …

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HOW TO – Estimate Script Length for Audio Voiceover

Working on a project that will include audio voiceover? Here’s how to estimate how long the voiceover will be, based on the number of words in your script: Choose a …

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HOW TO – Using GarageBand '11 to Record an Audio Voiceover

This help page has step by step instructions on using GarageBand ’11 to record an audio voiceover, using the podcast option. For a screencast version, see mine: How to make …

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HOW TO – Easy ways to make a test audio recording

Making a voiceover recording of your own story or essay takes a lot of practice, as few people find just the right pace and style of delivery on the first …

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TIPS – To Ensure a Good Quality Audio Recording

If you’re planning to produce an audio essay or to provide audio narration for a visual project, read the following tips. ** ALWAYS DO A TEST RECORDING FIRST ** I …

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HOW TO – Make a trial recording of an audio transcript draft

Overview After you’ve written a draft of your transcript, make a trial recording, which has these benefits: You’ll learn the basics of how audio recording software works. You’ll discover whether …

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HOW TO – Record a full draft of an audio transcript

Overview After you’ve made a trial recording of your audio transcript, you will work on further developing, organizing, and improving your transcript, in response to feedback from your classmates as …

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HOW TO – Make an audio recording in GarageBand

OVERVIEW This screencast demonstrates how to make a simple voice recording in GarageBand ’11 (which should look similar to GarageBand ’09). The screencast also shows how to export the recording …

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HOW TO – Add music to an audio essay in GarageBand '11

This screencast shows you how to add a bit of music to the opening of your audio essay and also in the middle, perhaps for a transition into a new …

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HOW TO – Make an audio recording in QuickTime X Player

This screencast shows you how to make a simple audio recording using QuickTime X Player for Mac, which comes with Macs running 10.6 or 10.7. Older versions of the free …

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HOW TO – Install Audacity for Windows

If you choose to use Audacity for your audio project, you’ll need to download it as well as the separate mp3 encoder that works with it and install them on …

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HOW TO – Use Audacity to record audio

This screencast tutorial demonstrates the basics of using Audacity to record an audio essay and export it as an mp3 file. The tutorial shows the Mac version of Audacity, but …

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HOW TO – Export an mp3 from Audacity for Windows

If you followed the instructions on How to use Audacity to record audio and can’t get the Export as MP3 option to work, there are two possibilities: you didn’t follow …

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HOW TO – Use GarageBand '09 to record an audio essay

This screencast tutorial gives you an overview of how to use GarageBand ’09 to record an audio essay and how to export the file as an mp3. GarageBand comes free …

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