HOW TO RECORD YOUR VOICE USING GARAGEBAND

How to record your voice with a microphone using Apple's Garageband and then export or save the recording as a mp3 file.

1. Turn on computer.
2. Plug in headphones
3. Turn off computer speakers if needed
4. Make sure headphones are working
5. Open system prefernces and go to sounds
6. Select your microphone type from inputs
7. Make sure you have levels
8. Close system preferences
9. Launch Garageband
10. Select podcast
11. select you male vocal track
12. Select monitor from track info
13. Record you voice
14. Move song slider to end of the recording
15. Share to disk
16. Select mp3 and custom.
17. Save
There ya go.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Garageband
• Apple
• Microphone
• mp3
• recording
• audio

[ThirdCoastHustlas210]

Do i need a Pre-Amp to us a mic on my imac??

[mikehellings]

@ThirdCoastHustlas210 It does not work to use a preamp. I will do a set up video as soon as I clean up the studio a bit.

[thecomputerDJ1000]

i can't record anything! When i click stop recording, the thing i just recorded goes away!

[mikehellings]

@thecomputerDJ1000

[billabonggirl247]

Hi I have a question about garageband... I just got my mac and i'm having trouble getting used to garageband. I click record but nothing records? Do you know how to solve that problem? If so it would probably be quicker to respond in a comment. Thanks!

[mikehellings]

@billabonggirl247 what version of operating system and garagband are you using?

[mikehellings]

@bubbasbuddy1 Does your mom know you are on her computer?

[BrandonHammond94]

I am making a record and i need to do back vocals but in auto tune for a song, is there anyway to do that in garageband or in another free program

[BabyPetti]

is there a way that when i record i can hear what it sounds like in the headphones, as i am recording?????? i cant figure out how to do it

[bae6300]

Hi- I recorded just fine (except for a "tinny" voice that I described in another comment) and I did not choose Podcast. is it important to select "podcast" if you just want to record your voice?

[bae6300]

thanks for this. I am brand new to Garage Band and only want to record my voice so I can teach someone long distance. I am recording just fine on my MacBook Pro with the computer mike. I don't have another one. but it sounds a little "tinny", like I am in a metal box (slightly). Is there someway to make the vocal warmer? and then I want to save my recording so I can share it - should I use ITunes? and how do I do that? thanks so much!

[LucasSparksMusic]

can you put this application on 10.4? 

[ChrisThomas204]

hey! i got the same problem! how did you fix your's? or did you even fix it?? inbox me as soon as you get this man! I NEED HELP !!

[Pryoge1]

OMG YOU SOUND LIKE MY IDOL JOEY JORDISON !!!! {SlipKnoT drummer}

[meowey55]

my input won't record my voice D: