Editing Recording Vinyl (Mac OS) (section)

=== GarageBand (Mac only) ===

==== Cons ====

* No audio scrubbing.
* Can't enter metadata for songs in GB.
* Can only export one song at a time.
* Can't jump around in the timeline using keyboard shortcuts.
* MP3 quality limited to 256 kbps

==== Recording ====

* Create a new project 
* Choose "Record using a microphone or line input"
* '''I want to hear my instrument as I play and record''': ''checked''
* Click the arrow to the right of '''My instrument is connected with:'''
** '''Output Device:''' `Built-in Output`
** '''Input Device:''' `USB Audio CODEC`
** ''(These settings can also be accessed from the GB preferences.)''
* Make sure the metronome is turned off by clicking the metronome button to the right of the transom in the '''Tracks''' window.
* Under '''Track''' tab > '''Recording Settings''' > '''Feedback Protection:''' ''unchecked''
* Clean the record
* Start playing the record
* Hit the '''Record''' button in the transom in the '''Tracks''' window.

==== Editing Tracks ====

GarageBand doesn't implement audio scrubbing.

Double click the audio track that was recorded to access the '''Region Editor'''. 

Zoom in to place the playhead; zoom out to find the ends of songs. Playback of selected regions loops by default. Play/Stop with the spacebar. 

==== Exporting Tracks ====

Make sure that Cycle is turned off. Either hit the <kbd>C</kbd> key, or click the yellow '''Cycle''' button to the right of the '''Record''' button in the transom.

With a region selected (make sure there is no yellow area selected above the tracks), '''Share''' > '''Export Song To Disk'''. 

* Select format (mp3) and quality in the dialog. The region title is ignored when GB prefills the track title.
* '''Export cycle area, or length of selected regions (If Cycle is turned off):''' ''checked''

Position the playhead at the track beginning and end and ''with the region selected'', <kbd>&#8984;</kbd> + <kbd>T</kbd> to split the track at the playhead. Simply delete anything left between the tracks that will be exported.

Rename the track to whatever makes sense. GarageBand doesn't implement adding metadata to tracks.

==== Editing Metadata ====

The tracks will need to be imported into iTunes, and metadata added there.