Microphone Recording

Objective:

Students will demonstrate understanding by using GarageBand to record, cut, and copy a piece of audio.

You will need:

1 microphone

1 XLR cord

start a project in GarageBand called 'Mic Recording'.

1. Connect the microphone:

   • Plug the cable into the mic.

   • Plug the other end into mic 1 on your mixing console.

   • If you are using a condenser mic, push the 'phantom power' button.

2. Set the input / output levels:

   • Turn the mic 1 gain up about 3/4.

   • Turn the mic 1 level up about 3/4.

   • Turn the stereo level up about 3/4.

3. Record your voice:

   • Click the record button.

   • Sing do, re, mi, fa, sol syllables.

   • Make sure you leave space between each one when you sing them. This will make editing easier!

4. Split the syllables:

   • Divide the one region into five, so that each syllable is now a separate region

5. Create a new song with your syllables:

   • Highlight your original track and select 'duplicate track' from the 'track' menu.

   • Copy and Paste the syllables so that play as Do-Do, Re-Re, Mi-Mi, Fa-Fa, Sol-Sol.

6. Finally Create a few song examples using your five notes:

   • “Mary Had a Little Lamb”: Mi-Re-Do-Re-Mi-Mi-Mi

   • “Jingle Bells”: Mi-Mi-Mi, Mi-Mi-Mi, Mi-Sol-Do-Re-Mi

   • “Ode to Joy”: Mi-Mi-Fa-Sol-Sol-Fa-Mi-Re-Do-Do-Re-Mi-Mi-Re-Re