Apple GarageBand 3 User Manual download pdf (Page 83)

Chapter 11 Creating Podcasts in GarageBand 83

Ducking Backing Tracks

When you are creating a podcast, you may sometimes want to lower the volume of

backing tracks to hear spoken narration or dialogue more easily. Lowering the volume

of some tracks to make others easier to hear is called “ducking.”

You apply ducking by setting which tracks are lead tracks and which are backing tracks.

Whenever there is sound on a lead track, the volume of the backing tracks is lowered

while the volume of all other tracks stays the same. You can apply ducking to any Real

or Software Instrument track in your podcast.

To make a track a lead track:

1 Choose Control > Ducking.

A ducking control appears in each track’s header, with arrows pointing up and down.

2 Click the upper part of the track’s ducking control (the arrow pointing up).

To make a track a backing track:

1 Choose Control > Ducking.

A ducking control appears in each track’s header, with arrows pointing up and down.

2 Click the lower part of the track’s ducking control (the arrow pointing down).

When you play the project, send it to iWeb, or export it, the backing tracks are ducked

whenever there is sound on any lead track. You can adjust the amount of ducking

(volume reduction) on these tracks using the Ducking Amount slider.

To adjust the amount of ducking:

1 Open the Track Info pane.

2 Click Master Track, then click the Details triangle.

3 Drag the Ducking Amount slider right to increase the amount of ducking, or drag it left

to decrease it.

Adding and Editing Markers

You can add markers to an podcast, making it an enhanced podcast. When you add a

marker to a podcast, it appears in the podcast track as a marker region. Marker regions

show how long the artwork or URLs you add to a marker last, and you can move them

or resize them to change their duration.

To show the podcast track:

m Choose Track > Show Podcast Track.

The podcast track appears above the other tracks in the timeline, and the editor opens

showing the marker list, with columns for the start time, artwork, chapter title, URL title,

and URL for each marker.

1 2 ... 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 ... 97 98

No comments

Apple GarageBand 3 User Manual Page 83