[macvoiceover] Re: Questions about GarageBand
- From: James Dean <professordean@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:01:28 -0400
Yes, the external Mic jack on the DM4 can double is a Line-in.
On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:52 AM, Michael Busboom wrote:
> Thanks so much for the feedback, John. The digital recorder I had planned to
> use was the PTR1 and I had planned on storing the recorded speeches on a CF
> card. My back-up recorder would be the Olympus DM-4, but I am still not sure
> if I can use a line-in cord where the external microphone is plugged in. In
> all truthfulness, what I want to accomplish isn't rocket science. I just
> want to take out extraneous conversations and large blocks of audio when
> presentations aren't being given.
>
> So thanks so much for your feedback and have a great weekend.
>
> Mike
>
> On 23,Oct,2010, at 9:59 PM, John Hess wrote:
>
>> Michael, may I make some suggestions? First, I would consider using a
>> digital recorder such as the olympus dm4 to do the recording work. If you
>> are recording your own presentations this is perfect and will give you the
>> control you need. I have recorded podcasts this way and it works well. Next,
>> you would just import the file in to your audio editor of choice. Personally
>> I like Audacity and it's free. Click on: http://audacity.
>> homerow.net/index.php?dir=accessible
>> I produce professional programming with this editor and it does the job for
>> me. I have also used Amadeus pro and it's excellent. I used that before
>> Audacity. Give them both a try and see which one suits your needs.On Oct 23,
>> 2010, at 2:01 PM, Michael Busboom wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings to all of you,
>>>
>>> In the next couple of months, I will need to be doing a lot of sound
>>> editing. While I am quite proficient with Sound Forge running under
>>> Windows, I want to continue migrating more and more tasks to the Mac. So
>>> here are some questions, and thanks so much in advance for any and all
>>> feedback.
>>>
>>> 1. I will be recording all of the presentations for a conference of the
>>> European Blind Union which will take place here in Vienna from November
>>> 11-14. Would GarageBand allow me to comfortably edit these large MP3 files
>>> that each presentation will require?
>>>
>>> 2. I may need to leave the recording equipment unattended for several
>>> hours at a time, thus producing very large files. Since I am a presenter,
>>> I won't always be able to leave the main conference auditorium to turn off
>>> the recording equipment after each presentation. Will GarageBand let me
>>> split larger files into smaller ones without introducing too much
>>> degradation in the quality of the recordings? I assume that this is
>>> possible, but I just want to make sure.
>>>
>>> 3. I am somewhat concerned about AC hum in the recordings. Does
>>> GarageBand have filtering tools which might help allay this concern?
>>>
>>> 4. Since I am already somewhat familiar with sound-editng software, albeit
>>> the Windows flavor, how steep a learning curve will there be before I can
>>> undertake a project of this magnitude?
>>>
>>> 5. Finally, where can one purchase GarageBand, and how much does it cost?
>>>
>>> Thanks so much,
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
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