Audio/Podcast Unit

 
MULTIMEDIA: AUDIO UNIT
GARAGEBAND
Assignment #1: Original Song

Assignment 1 in GarageBand will be to create a 2-minute original song. Follow these steps in creating the song:

  1. File—New Project
  2. Select LOOPS
  3. On the top right side, select column view
  4. Select by MOODS
  5. Browse through the various moods until you find one to begin with.
  6. Your song must have at least 3 instruments.
  7. At least 1 instrument must come in after your song has started.
  8. You may change from one mood to another during your song.
  9. When you are finished, save your song to your desktop.
  10. Backup your song to your flashdrive.


 
UPLOADING YOUR GARAGEBAND PROJECT
TO YOUR BLOG


Once you have finished making your Garageband file, you will need to get it ready for sharing.


  1. To go Share—EXPORT SONG TO DISC

  1. Be sure it is set to Compress (ON), MP3 Encoder, and High Quality

  1. Save it to your desktop.

  1. After it is saved, it should have a .mp3 extension on it.


Go to www.DIVSHARE.COM. This is where you will store your file for sharing.


  1. Create a FREE account

  1. Once your account is created, go to your dashboard and select upload file.

  1. Upload the file you saved to your desktop with the .mp3 extension

  1. Once your file has been uploaded go back to your DASHBOARD and find your file.

  1. Select SHARE

  1. Click on additional settings (in blue letters)

  1. You can select the type of audio colored skin you want to show on your blog.

  1. Click SAVE.

  1. Now that it’s saved, you are ready to put it on your blog.

  1. On the right side you will see embedded code. Click/hold and drag to get it all selected, then copy it (command/C).


Now you are ready to insert the audio onto your blog!

  1. Go to your blog

  1. Click where you want to insert the audio file.

  1. Change your view from COMPOSE to HTML.

  1. Paste the embedded code you copied.

  1. Go back to COMPOSE view.

  1. Preview your blog before you publish it. If you have done everything correctly, the audio skin should appear. You will not be able to try the audio until you actually publish the blog.

  1. Publish your blog and give the audio a try!





MULTIMEDIA: AUDIO UNIT
GARAGEBAND
Assignment #2: Sound Effects

Assignment #2 in GarageBand will have you using ONLY the sound effects to create a story. As someone listens to your recording, they should be able to visualize what is happening by the sounds they are hearing. Your story must have a plot to it. In other words, it can not just be a series of random sounds. Each sound must have a purpose to the story.

Sound effects are found by selecting the loop browser and then podcast sounds view at the top of the loop browser.
I have created an example that we will listen to. As you listen, imagine what is happening!

When everyone is finished, we will listen to each recording and you will identify the storyline.
 




MULTIMEDIA: AUDIO UNIT
GARAGEBAND PROJECT #3
Creating a Podcast



For our final project in GarageBand, you will be creating your first podcast. This podcast will be an AUDIO podcast only. We will create video podcasts later in Audacity. This Garageband podcast may be 1 of the 3 types described below:



Option 1: A favorite poem or a poem written by you recorded with your voice and background music, sound effects, etc…



Option 2: A short book (maybe a children’s book) recorded with your voice by you with background music, sound effects, etc…)



Option 3: Lyrics to one of your favorite songs recorded with your voice and background music, sound effects, etc.



To create a new podcast project:



  1. Choice File—NEW
  2. In the Project Chooser, select New Project, then select the Podcast icon.
  3. Click Choose.
  4. When the SAVE AS dialog box appears, type a name for the project and browse to the location where you want to save it.
  5. Click Create.



Four tracks will appear: A Podcast track, a male voice track, a female voice track and a jingles track. Use the appropriate gender track to record your voice.







To record your voice:



  1. Click on the appropriate track (male or female).
  2. At the bottom of your screen, select the record button.
  3. Begin recording your voice.
  4. When you are finished, press the PLAY button to stop recording.
  5. Go back to the beginning of your recorded voice and listen to see if you need to make any changes.
  6. You can cut a recording by selecting the bottom right corner of a track and dragging back to the left.
  7. You may find that you will have more than 1 segment on your voice track. This could happen if you need to re-record parts of the poem or story you are reading.



To add jingles, stingers, and sound effects:



  1. Click the Loop Browser button (with the “eye”) in the control bar to open the loop browser.
  2. Click the Podcast sounds view button (the rightmost button) in the upper-left part of the loop browser.
  3. You can browse through the variety of sounds. Once you have found one you want to use, drag it to the timeline to add it to your project.



Turn Duck backing on



  1. Check to be sure that Duck backing tracks is clicked on.
  2. This is found under CONTROL on the pull-down menus.
  3. With this checked, all tracks except your voice track will be lowered while your are speaking.
  4. You can override this by adjusting the volume of each track individually.




To save your Podcast



  1. Follow the same procedures we did for the two previous audio files created in GarageBand.
  2. Be sure the format is .MP3
  3. Upload the file into divshare.com
  4. Upload it into your blog. Title this blog BLOG/ASSIGNMENT #7: PODCAST
  5. Include a description of your project and why you selected the content for this project.

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