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Connecting and Setting up the M-Audio Gear for Pod Casting

Using the Microphones and M-Audio Box
When using the M-Audio Box with microphones to record a PodCast there are a few steps that must be taken before use.

1) First Plug make sure the Microphones are plugged into the M-Audio Box (XLR Connection) Then Plug in the M-Audio box to the computer using the provided USB Wire and is powered on.
2) Make sure that the Phantom Power switch on the M-Audio Box is turned on and the red light beside it is lit up.
3) Check to make sure the channel one and channel two volume levers are at mid range.
4) Now we must setup the mac to accept input from the M-Audio box, to do this goto System Preferences

Then click the “Sound” icon , here you will goto the input tab and choose “Mobile Pre USB” The input volume should be set to about 70% (We can further adjust the volume using the M-Audio Box Volume Levers)

Setting up a new Podcast in Garageband

Choose a New Podcast Episode
1. Open GarageBand

2. Select the New Podcast Episode button. This will open GarageBand in a podcasting configuration.

Setting the GarageBand Audio Source

1. When GarageBand has launched, choose GarageBand > Preferences.

2. Click the Audio/MIDI tab and then choose Audio Input.
Note: Make sure it is set to your microphone if you are not using the Built-in Audio (as a line-based microphone or internal mic.)

3. Now we want to check the Audio Levels coming into garageband, to do so click on your designated record track in Garageband and start speaking into the Microphone, you should see the levels moving up and down.

Now you can set the volume sliders, remember if your audio is hitting the red mark you need to bring the levels down.

Connecting and Setting up the M-Audio Gear for Pod Casting

Using the Microphones and M-Audio Box
When using the M-Audio Box with microphones to record a PodCast there are a few steps that must be taken before use.

1) First Plug make sure the Microphones are plugged into the M-Audio Box (XLR Connection) Then Plug in the M-Audio box to the computer using the provided USB Wire and is powered on.
2) Make sure that the Phantom Power switch on the M-Audio Box is turned on and the red light beside it is lit up.
3) Check to make sure the channel one and channel two volume levers are at mid range.
4) Now we must setup the mac to accept input from the M-Audio box, to do this goto System Preferences

Then click the “Sound” icon , here you will goto the input tab and choose “Mobile Pre USB” The input volume should be set to about 70% (We can further adjust the volume using the M-Audio Box Volume Levers)

Setting up a new Podcast in Garageband

Choose a New Podcast Episode
1. Open GarageBand

2. Select the New Podcast Episode button. This will open GarageBand in a podcasting configuration.

Setting the GarageBand Audio Source

1. When GarageBand has launched, choose GarageBand > Preferences.

2. Click the Audio/MIDI tab and then choose Audio Input.
Note: Make sure it is set to your microphone if you are not using the Built-in Audio (as a line-based microphone or internal mic.)

3. Now we want to check the Audio Levels coming into garageband, to do so click on your designated record track in Garageband and start speaking into the Microphone, you should see the levels moving up and down.

Now you can set the volume sliders, remember if your audio is hitting the red mark you need to bring the levels down.

Recording Audio in Garageband

Choose a Track
GarageBand is a multitrack editing program. The new podcast that you’ve created will open with a male voice track and a female voice track as well as numerous sound effect tracks. Choose the appropriate vocal track for your podcast’s primary voice.

Start to Record
1. Press the red Record button to begin recording from the microphone or external source. As soon as the Record button has been pressed, begin speaking or press the play button on the external source.

2. If everything is set up correctly, a waveform will appear in the track showing the volume of the audio from the recording. Note: You will not hear voice or music play through the computer speakers while recording, only during playback.

3. To stop recording, first quit speaking or stop the external source, then press the Stop/Play button in GarageBand.

Editing Audio in Garageband

Select a Portion of a Track
1. To select a portion of a track, first select the track in GarageBand by clicking once on it.

2. Then, select the Track Editor button, which will open the track editor window at the bottom of the screen. The selected track will appear as a waveform in the Track Editor.

3. Move the cursor over a point on the waveform, until the crosshairs appear, left click, and drag left or right to select a portion of the waveform.

4. Release the mouse button to finish the selection process. Once a portion of the waveform is selected, there are numerous operations that can be performed on that chunk of the waveform.

Listen to the Track
Press the play button to listen to the track.

Delete a Portion of a Track

Convert Podcast to MP3 in Garageband & Export to iTunes

Export to iTunes

1. Select GarageBand > Preferences > General button.

2. Fill in the appropriate information for your play list
a. iTunes Playlist
b. Composer Name
c. Album Name

3. Close the Preferences window.

4. Drag the out point marker from the end of the timeline to end of your finished podcast.

5. Choose Share > Send Song to iTunes.
This will mix down your tracks into a single audio file that will open your
new track in an iTunes playlist with the name you specified in Step 2.

Convert the File to MP3

1. Choose iTunes > Preferences.

2. Click on the Advanced tab at the top of the window and then the Importing tab below.

3. Choose MP3 Encoder from the Import Using: menu and then click OK,

4. Next, choose Advanced > Convert Selection to MP3

5. When conversion is completed there will be two versions of the file in the iTunes playlist.
The original is on the top and new version is on the bottom of the list.

6. Drag the newly created MP3 file to the desktop.