The best way to record music on a Mac is now the best way to record podcasts. Podcasting in GarageBand 3 puts you in the control room of your own full-featured radio station. And new iWeb integration gets your voice on the Internet in minutes.
Podcast Artwork Track
Now you can add a podcast artwork track just by dragging in images from your iLife Media Browser. Drag in a title card with the name of your podcast and a picture of you. Drag in different images for each chapter marker in your podcast, so your listeners can also see visual cues. Just position images on the artwork track so they correspond with your vocal track. Raving about that amazing unsigned band you saw last night? Drag in a photo of the gig, right from your iPhoto library.
Sound Effects and Jingles
Give your podcast professional polish by adding in sound effects and jingles from GarageBand’s library of more than 200 podcast sounds. Browse more than 200 sound effects — including radio-style stingers and sounds from people, animals, and machines — Then drag them into your podcast to sync up with your vocal track. Or add some musical accompaniment to your podcast. Just browse GarageBand’s library of more than 100 jingles and drag them into your podcast in 7, 15, and 30-second snippets. You can add in sound effects and jingles during post-production or trigger them during live recording.
Podcast Radio Engineer
GarageBand 3 includes a few features that function like your own personal podcast radio engineer, so you can create podcasts that make you sound like a professional host. A built-in Speech Enhancer optimizes sound for your Mac, gender, and vocal range, improving the sound of your voice and simulating a professional microphone, even when you’re not using one. And a dynamic “ducking” effect automatically reduces music volume when you speak, so your listeners always hear the talk above the tunes.
iChat Interview Recording
Use iChat and GarageBand to record a talk show-style podcast in the time it takes you to carry on a friendly chat — even if your guests are on the other side of the world. GarageBand lets you record remote guests from an audio or video iChat conference. Just start chatting and GarageBand simultaneously records the audio — one track for each guest, complete with buddy name and icon, so you know who’s saying what and when. And if you’re using iSight cameras to record the action, GarageBand takes a photo snapshot of each guest every time he or she speaks.
One-click iWeb Publishing
Finished recording your podcast? Time to get it on the Internet with GarageBand and iWeb. From GarageBand, send your podcast to iWeb, where you can create a new podcast series or add to an existing series. Then click “Publish” to get your podcast on the web via your .Mac account. It’s that easy. iWeb even lets you submit your podcast to the iTunes Music Store so you can attract new fans.
iMovie Scoring
The new video track in GarageBand makes it easy to add an original music score to your movies. And don’t worry about your musical talent — or lack thereof. Just use GarageBand’s included loops, or try a combination of loops, software instruments, or any previous audio recordings you created. You can even use GarageBand to add cinematic sound effects such as footsteps and creaking doors. When you’re ready, save your scored iMovie project as a QuickTime video, then send it to iDVD for burning or publish it to the Internet via iWeb.
About this update
GarageBand 3.0.2 addresses issues with video handling, podcast exporting, and importing QuickTime markers. It also addresses a number of other minor issues.
System Requirements
— Mac OS X 10.3.9
— Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later
— iLife '06
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