I play at two churches. One has an okay pipe organ, the other has a pipe organ
that is falling apart, at least the console is. Unfortunately, they can’t
afford to get a new one and so recording on either of them has not been a good
experience for me.
At home, I have a Casio PX360. I have not tried plugging it into my
computer, but I think it will work, because I do have a cable that has a Usb
plug on one end, and an end that plugs into the “piano”. The action on the
keys is very similar to the piano.
I have tried recording using Quick Time Player, but that does not sound
like I want it to.
I hope I am able to do this. Thank you all for letting me ask
questions as I go.
I’m sure I will have plenty of them.
Suzanne
On Jan 9, 2021, at 15:16, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is this what is meant by software instruments? In the CBT podcast the host
talked about not having a keyboard to plug in, so he demoed using the
computer keys.
Fear not if you don’t have a keyboard to plug in, you can record an actual
instrument. Organs can be tricky depending on the instrument. My wife and I
are currently pastoring at 3 different churches, one of hers is an old
Anglican church with an actual pipe organ that university music scholars book
time on. It is beautiful in person, but really hard to record or stream. An
electronic keyboard can be set to sound like an organ and recorded into
Garage Band through an interface. Digital organs with a line out feature can
do the same. Depending on your set up, you can put a mic right in front of a
speaker to record, just make sure it’s not also sending a signal to speakers,
that’s where you get that feedback squeal from.
If you describe your church set up that you’d like to record I may have
suggestions. Heads up, if it’s a magnificent pipe organ that fills the whole
room and makes you feel like you are inside the instrument, that is difficult
to capture.
Look at me sounding like an expert after 2 days of playing with Garage Band.
GB is new, church instruments is old hat, converting to digital for recording
and streaming was a necessarily steep learning curve back in April.
Ian
On Jan 9, 2021, at 12:51 PM, Kelvin Falconer <tusciafalconer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
my turn......
as a keyboard player you will want to have a keyboard to enter music into gb.
you may have one at home but it should have a usb port to connect to the
computer.
if you don't have a keyboard understand that many keyboards do not have
their own sounds, rather they trigger sounds from gb, of which there are
thousands.
you can also get a keyboard with its' own sounds, sometimes a lot, sometimes
only a few, sometimes very good sometimes not so good, and this often
depends on the amplifying system and the speakers you have.
the keys on keyboards vary a lot, from organ like keys to weighted piano
like keys. this will make a difference to the feel when playing music,
particularly piano.
best and ask questions whenever.
K.
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On 10/01/2021, at 8:23 AM, Suzanne Erb <suzerb1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Keith,
Thank you so much!
Suzanne
On Jan 9, 2021, at 14:09, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:<GarageBand 10 accessibility overview draft 4.txt>
Suzanne,
Take some time to get your head around this. This is a guide I edited
some years ago with some dropins from TF. He is very good at GB. I don’t
use it any more but it is the little brother to Logic.
Keith Reedy
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