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Basic Sound Editing with GarageBand Workshop

Below is a basic workshop on audio editing using Apple's Garageband that I have given at Florida International University's Digital Media Department. The workshop is intended for students with little audio background. I will add the images soon. BASIC SOUND DESIGN:GarageBand Workshop BASIC TERMS, Layman Style: Panning - Sound moves from one speaker to another. In a stereo setup, that means it pans from your right ear to your left Distortion - Volume Levels are too high (in the red) Clipping - In the digital world, that means you sounds are distorting, causing a slight "click" sound that sometimes is hard to catch, but signals amateur a mile away Track - Where you place your sound clips MIDI - the universal computer language instruments use to talk to each other and the computer. MIDI has its own cables. To connect to the computer you need a USB interface, or you can just buy the special "apple" keyboards online. So convenient. Audio Track - where the live so...