Landrum Sound Booth

Media Services provides access to a sound booth in Landrum (report to LA 333) to record and create podcasts. Here are the steps listed briefly.

1. Plan you podcast in advance. Write your script and consider what kinds of effects you want to see. You can bring your own sound effect or music files on a flash drive if you want to.

2. Call Media Services (572-5517) to make an apointment for them to open the sound booth.

3. Record and edit your vocal track on Garage Band on the iMac in the sound booth.

4. Export your file to iTunes and convert it to an MP3 file.

5. Save your file to a CD or flash drive.

Below are the detailed instructions. You might want to print these out before going to the booth.

Plan Write your script and consider what kinds of effects you want to see. You can bring your own sound effect or music files on a flash drive if you want to.

Call Media Services (572-5517) to make an appointment for them to open the sound booth.

Create/edit the Podcast in the sound booth 1. Turn the iMAC on by pressing the power button on the back of the screen.

2. Open Garage Band by clicking the icon.

3. Save your project immediately by selecting FILESAVE AS>(your name). Save the file in a desktop folder that you create for your files.

4. Put on the headphones.

5. Speak into the microphone on the left. You should hear your voice in the headphones.

6. If the VU meter on the computer is in the red, reduce the volume on the mixer. If it is barely moving, increase the volume.

7. Press the record button on Garage Band.

8. Begin reading your piece. It is usually a good idea to do a slate and countdown when you begin recording. For example “This is Joe with class project 1 take 1. Five, four, three…” Say “two” and “one” silently to give you some space for editing.

9. When you are finished reading hit the space bar. This will stop recording.

10. Check your recording. Hit the HOME key to move the playhead to the beginning of your piece. Hit the SPACEBAR to begin playback. Listen to the entire recording to make sure there are no errors. Save your project. Select FILE>SAVE.

11. You can edit your file here by using Garage Band’s suite of jingles and sound effects (click the “eye” button at the bottom to see their selection; you can drag-and-drop selections to the jingles (or another) track). Or you can take your vocal file with you and edit it elsewhere.

Export to iTunes and convert to an MP3 file

1. Save your project. Select FILE>SAVE. Export your project to iTunes. Select FILE>EXPORT TO ITUNES. Your track will show up in ADMINISTRATOR'S PLAYLIST.

2. Select the file and convert it to an MP3 file by selecting in iTunes ADVANCED>CONVERT SELECTION TO MP3. A new file with the same name should appear.

3. You can create your own PLAYLIST and move the file there is you want to.

Save your file to a CD or flash drive.

1. If you want to bum your track to a CD, place a disc in the drive and hit bum. The disc will eject when complete.

2. If you wish to save your track to an external drive, highlight your track and select SHOW SONG FILE. This will open the folder to where the base file was saved—it should be an mp3 file. Plug your drive into the computer then drag your file to your drive.

3. Delete your track from your PLAYLIST. If you need to access it later, it will still be saved under ADMINISTRATOR'S PLAYLIST. If you don't want your classmates to be able to hear your track, you will have to delete it from the administrator's playlist as well.