Editing Voice Tracks in Garage Band

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Editing Voice Tracks in Garage Band

Can you/ how do you edit voice tracks in Garage Band?

In particular, editting out/ deleting pauses in spoken voice tracks.

Is Music Project of Podcasting the best for the spoken word in terms of post production capabilities?

Thanks!

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Posted on Mar 6, 2007 8:39 AM

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Answer 1

HangTime

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Mar 6, 2007 8:43 AM in response to j_c_

Open GB's help and search for "Split" to learn how to cut up a recording.

The type of project doesn't really matter much, a Podcast project just offers some presets that might be useful in a Podcast.

Showing the "Podcast Track" in either project will cause exports to be Compressed Mp4 (AAC) files, hiding said track will cause exports to be high quality, uncompressed (read: Huge) Aiff files.

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Answer 2

Mar 6, 2007 9:17 AM in response to HangTime

If you are only doing a little voice editing then, as HangTime says, you can do it reasonably well in Garge band. However if you have any amount to do you would find it easier with a proper audio editor. Audacity is free but flaky: I would recommend spending $25 on Amadeus II:
http://www.hairersoft.com.
There is also Amadeus Pro which is $40 and has basic multitrack facilities, but for straightforward editing Amadeus II will be fine. It can also open and save in a variety of formats and make use of both Audio Units and VST plugins.

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j_c_ Author

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Mar 6, 2007 9:23 AM in response to HangTime

Thanks, I'll give it the "split" search a try.

I'm not sure what you mean by "show" and "hide" when exporting.

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j_c_ Author

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Mar 6, 2007 9:28 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

If you are only doing a little voice editing then, as
HangTime says, you can do it reasonably well in Garge
band. However if you have any amount to do you would
find it easier with a proper audio editor. Audacity
is free but flaky: I would recommend spending $25 on
Amadeus II:
http://www.hairersoft.com.
There is also Amadeus Pro which is $40 and has basic
multitrack facilities, but for straightforward
editing Amadeus II will be fine. It can also open and
save in a variety of formats and make use of both
Audio Units and VST plugins.

I do all kinds of voice work, lots of it musical so I like GB.

But I also do voice overs. 30 - 60 sec. commercials, presentaions and the like, so if I can just have some modest editting capability and add jingles I'd like to just stick with GB if possible.

I've only had GB a few days now.

Thanks again.

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Answer 5

HangTime

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Mar 6, 2007 9:44 AM in response to j_c_

I'm not sure what you mean by "show" and "hide" when
exporting.

Look under the Track menu.

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