Creating Podcasts
Getting Started Simply
Take out your iPhone and open Voice Memo
Record
Getting Started Using Garage Band
Walkthough:
To begin
open GarageBand from the applications menu and choose “New
Podcast” Episode”
name your podcast
you have several tracks to add sounds and pictures to
at the bottom are your chapter markers & viewer
Add music
to the right is the browser for the media in your iLife programs
scroll and scan to find unprotected music from iTunes…
or search for and then play music from iTunes
include music by dragging & dropping into the “Jingles” track
don’t want the whole song? split music the music where you want it
to end
f. then select the unwanted portion and then cut the music by pressing delete
Record your voice
select the track that will optimally record your voice, male or female
place the marker where you want to start and click the red record button
you can start and stop your recording to listen, edit, or mark sections
Illustrate your podcast
want to add photos? return to your media browser
drag & drop photos into the “Podcast” track at the marker
note it shows as a photo marker for the chapter in the lower window
photo too big? you can split and cut it, or...
drop next photo at the marker to shorten the previous one
you can name your chapter markers to organize the info in your podcast
titled chapters have the photo, name and time of each “chapter”
split the last photo at the end of your sound recording
finally, give your episode an album cover that will show on a webpage or iTunes
Preview
To preview your podcast, click on the “i” to the right of your counter and play it from the beginning