How to record and master audio on your iPhone with Garage Band

[@Virginkoladamusic]

All this while I had no idea I was walking with a studio in my hand. Thank you this video

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You are most welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@sinuslebastian6366]

Clear, concise and to the point! This was a top notch video! Thank you!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're very welcome! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@blaquewomansoldier3309]

I really needed this information!!!!!! Im attempting VO journey and I don’t have funds for equipment, this is perfect for me to get in the door of the business for now again thank you

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Awesome. Glad to hear you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching. Best wishes with your VO work!

[@SonessStevens]

This is so helpful! Thank you for this clear description! Easy to follow.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@yemipeters1673]

VERY VERY HELPFUL👌👌

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Great to hear. Thanks for watching!

[@iga279]

Super presentation, clear, concise and at a perfect tempo to follow the instructions. If only all the others were like you life would be almost perfect. Thank you!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for the great feedback!

[@lizzy5943]

Great video and concise explanation thank you

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Great, Thanks for watching!

[@Lykzabet]

That’s the 2nd Garage Band heads up you’ve done I think. Detailed and informative as always. I’m amazed how much functionality is tucked away In iOS and grateful for being informed. Cheers

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Yes you are right about that, it is amazing how versatile the app! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@NikkiDares]

You're an amazing teacher! thank you for this :)

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks so much. You are most welcome!

[@comeyassovoiceofreasontv1729]

excellent explanation, thank you

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

@@comeyassovoiceofreasontv1729 You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@soundcreation]

Very Helpful Thanks!!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're very welcome. Cheers!

[@gaetaneferland]

Great description and easy to follow, Thanks

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You are welcome!

[@SharonChriswell-k6p]

You are absolutely the best teacher

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks so much. Greatly appreciated!

[@richardwellons5138]

OUTSTANDING presentation, with Clear, concise instructions that follow along with the software on the iphone, without going to excess on the possibilities, a rare feat.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed the video. Appreciate the kind feedback. Cheers!

[@cocozafar243]

Thank you! Is there a tutorial for adding a soundtrack to your narration?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You can add a sound track as a new layer in Garage Band. I haven't created a tutorial on it but might look into it at some stage.

[@mrchops4099]

@@Touchtechnologyreview I could record extra vocals with a already recorded track? Stack vocals on an already recorded song? I love the video I never knew this stuff existed LOL

[@steveshalot7714]

EXCELLENT video! I'm a newbie Audiobook Narrator. OK - I have three sections of a passage that I "scissored" to make. #1) The volume is NOT uniform for all three parts - how do I fix that? Also, how do I avoid recording over a section I've done? Move the section several bars down? Thank You!!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Best thing is to place the sections on different tracks so you adjust the volume independently of one another and try to balance them out. to avoid recording over again use a different track.

[@steveshalot7714]

Yes - Thank you. If I make a bunch of mistakes in a paragraph or section, I can just use a different track to get it right; then scissor out the mistakes and copy and paste to the original track - Thank you for a great “GarageBand for Dummies” moment!!!

[@randygrebel1539]

Well done and has moved me down the learning curve quite a bit.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Great to hear that. Thanks for watching!

[@GB-no4ev]

Another super informative video. Thanks for sharing !

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks so much! You're most welcome!

[@mr.sane1]

You have been very informative!What is the best way to get rid of mouth noises? 😮

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

It can be hard to automate this. You can use a gate which you get on more advanced editing software but sometimes it fails to cut them out completely. So often you have to manually adjust the volume using keyframes. Logic Pro has more of these features.

[@mr.sane1]

@@Touchtechnologyreview Thank you for the input!

[@carlosrlio05]

top notch, tutorial

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks so much. Greatly appreacited!

[@louieo.blevinsmusic2011]

I bought a double camera port with lightening charger so I could use my Rode condenser mic/interface. I record my Martin acoustic in stereo and sounds dang good. I do have a big ‘ole closet in the house I ripped everything out of but walls/fleece blankets 😂 to make a pretty good sounding “studio.” This recording crap still confuses me though. I guess I learned everything up to adding vocals so I suppose I can learn to add those ass well. Thanks for the info!

[@louieo.blevinsmusic2011]

And “ass well” is about as well as I’ll be at it for awhile.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Great set up you have there. Glad you found the video helpful!

[@laosfunmusic3576]

Thanks for sharing your video is great!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks for watching!

[@mxmrkl3387]

really helped me. Thank you!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're welcome!

[@warriorsgreatness6182]

Very helpful. Mucho Gracias

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Great to hear it was helpful! You are very welcome!

[@bridgetengel]

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed. You are so generous. If I wanted to lay a music track behind my voice for a guided visualization- how would I do that?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Sure thing you can do that.if you import and save your audio track into the files app it will be available to access in garage band. From the timeline window, Simply tap on the loop icon on the top right tap on files and add your audio as a new track....

[@RijaBhattacharya]

I Just Bought my new iPhone 13 and the basic recorder sounds more loud and crisp than the earlier iPhones.. So i needed a proper guide to record my vocals on this phone.. This video helps me a lot.. Thank You So Much 😊 I’ll try it out soon ❤️ and upload on my KZbin Channel ❤️

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Great to hear from you. Yeah this method will give you the most control over the audio levels and overall quality. Have Fun! Best wishes with the channel!

[@Andrewnutrition]

When I plug my headphones in and try to record a new track on the song, it disabled the microphone and there’s no way to tell it to use the iPhone like. The headphones do not have a microphone and the monitor button doesn’t do anything essentially this makes the app useless. Any ideas? Thank you.

[@persabras7982]

I would like to know how you master the audio which has been recorded with iPhone built in mic or a MacBook mic Thanks

[@phucnguyenguitar2210]

I'm using iPad gen 8 and can't open Garageband. When I click on the + to open a new track it just pops up 1 word "ok'' and when I click on it, nothing happens. I've tried to reinstall and poweroff my ipad but it doesn't work. I don't know where to ask this problem so could you please help me out? Thank you so much!!

[@R.L.Humpert]

Great video!! Question why can’t I send the clips to my family and friends via email or even text because it says recording too long. Like it has to be literally less than 15 seconds for my email to send it or it just won’t go through. I am lost sorry. Is there a way to send the recordings? Thank you so much!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Yeah that's right emails can only send around 8Mb to 10Mb in file size. Best way is to use an cloud based hard drive such as Google Drive which is free with your Google Account, MS One Drive or DropBox. If you install the apps of these drives you get an icon in your share pane so its really easy to send.

[@steveshalot7714]

Q: If I record a book with 35 chapters and make a file for each paragraph, is there a way to save space on the screen and put all the chapters into one master file? Files such as character voices, chapters pile up! (Like a drag and drop option?)

[@louieo.blevinsmusic2011]

You ever find your answer?

[@sanaraweerakoon]

This is really useful and helpful thanks a lot!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Glad to hear that! You're very welcome!

[@AugustRadioProject]

It's crazy what you can do using a phone if you know how. SO cool. I do wonder if what has happened with camera technology in phones will soon happen with the microphone? We'll have phones that have an in built SM7B.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Yeah you area right about that. Already the new M1 iMac has a vastly superior microphone. Not as good as the Sure SMB yet but you never know. One day!

[@davidsjazz]

Really a good job! I am a musician looking for a good (easy) way to record my solo performances using the prerecorded tracks I use to improvise on. I have them all in my iPhone - can I dub them into a video of me playing on the track? I'll keep looking to see if you address this in your videos. Thanks again!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Great, glad you found the video useful! Yes certainly you can bring it into any video editor and sync with your audio.

[@mahiasian1]

How do I record live instruments?

[@lisarobertson4485]

How do I delete the whole piano track it only deletes part of it?

[@itsmimiray]

how can i add any vocal from files?

[@lipinghe40]

Awesome tutorial, thank you and God bless you.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks so much! Greatly appreciated 🙏

[@Zugzzzwang]

My vocals doesn’t come as in audio wave length form when I record. Just a box I can play.. does anyone know how to fix this?

[@elizacrowe-maxwell8694]

Thank you SO much for this video - so relieved to now have a small clue what I am doing! Do you have a video that explains how to add an audio track to the recording? My aim is to create a meditation with a backing track I am purchased. Thanks again, Eliza

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're most welcome. Glad you found the video helpful! Yes you can do that by going to the Track view mode where you can see your audio waveform appear on the timeline. Tap on the loop library button which is on the top right corner of the screen next to the settings icon and then navigate to your music track. If you have it in your Apple music library tap on the Music tab(keep in mind if it is a commercial track sometimes you can't import it due to copyright protection in the app) If you have an mp3 file you can share it to your device and store it in files and then pick up the track from the Files menu. There is a fair bit more to explain so as you say a follow up video would be good and aI'll see if I can get one out in the near future. In the meantime I hope these quick tips can be of assistance.

[@elizaeasterman1238]

Thank you! I have paid for the music and have it saved so I’ll give it a go 👌🏻

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

@@elizaeasterman1238 Great. Hope it works. I have quite a few albums that I also purchased using the old iTunes in my Music app. I would say around 30% of them allow me to drag and drop onto the timeline but the rest are greyed out as they must be registered with Apple's copyright protection system.

[@josephyagappan1896]

Very useful!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Grace-kh8el]

I can’t find some options on my GarageBand in iPhone 13 Such as the automatic one to increase the bars. Why is that so ?

[@nickaguilar5687]

How do I record just the sound from a video on my iPhone?

[@МихайлоОсадчий-ф6ы]

Please tell me how to solve the problem. I use GarageBand for real-time broadcasts by a third-party application. It amplifies the usb mic, but the effects are only sent to the microphone's earbuds and do not reach the desired application. How can you transfer effects to both headphones and app?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

I am not sure as I haven't used with a broadcast app. Perhaps iMovie effects are only applied on the channel track and not the output until it is exported and saved?

[@steviebop248]

Hey guys, complete newbie here. I’m wanting to do motivational voiceovers on TikTok and Instagram Reels. Would “Narrator” or “Radio Ready” be the best preselect? Any help would be much appreciated.

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

how do you pause it if you want to take a break in the interview

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

There is no pause button as such, so you would just stop the recording using the stop button. Then when you are ready to record again move the playhead marker to just after the position that you stopped the recording and hit record again.

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

@@Touchtechnologyreview Thank you

[@cristinaanselmo438]

@@Touchtechnologyreview Thank you, this was my question, too. I'm used to the GB on my laptop, where I don't have to move any cursor if I stop recording.

[@bonypavai4116]

Is necessary to purchase the microphone for the smooth and crispy voice ? please enlighten me

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Yes a microphone will make a big difference. Not only the quality of the microphone compared to using an internal computer or phone mic but also the proximity effect. When you have a microphone up close at around 10cm away you get clear signal with minimal room noise and better clarity overall.

[@bonypavai4116]

@@Touchtechnologyreview such a nice clarification man, thank you

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

@@bonypavai4116 Anytime. Cheers!

[@mythserene]

Here's the playback on my mic. You can't hear it, but I will explain it to you for awhile like this. How do you like it? 🤔 The world is a wondrous place. Still good though, thanks. (At 8:37 when the voice just dropped out I was dying, lol. Then you're like, "Yeah, I like that." 💀 It's been that kind of day, and my noise canceling headphones may have made it more pronounced.)

[@cristianomoniz]

Thanks for your guidance I really appreciate your help with this tutorial It was really helpful 🙏

[@yungsav3169]

Could you use a plug in mic while using Bluetooth headphones?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

I don't think you can as soon as you connect the bluetooth audio it kind of hijacks the audio ports so you can't use another device at the same time. At least to my knowledge.

[@EgyptEasyWay]

Excellent and amazing explanation. Thanks

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You’re very welcome!

[@andrewnorris1]

Thanks for this I'm a new user and I learnt a lot. One question, I created a short piece using the live loops and used this as a background for a short video. I discovered yesterday that I got a copyright strike for using it on youtube. Have you ever encountered this or know this to be a fact that even if you 'write' a piece using the iphone software you are in breach of copywrite?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Yes that can be a problem. The sampled loops that you use often come from sample libraries that Apple have licensed. So in reality they are royalty free if you like and you should be able to use them on any personal or commercial project without issue. The problem is with the DRM (Digital Rights Management) System that KZbin Use. They allow music publishers to register any song on their catalogue into the Database and when your content gets a match with that you get a copyright notice. Now sometimes those artists used the same royalty free sample as you used from Garage Band so it's not a valid match. The AI Thinks you might be using the actual song from that artist as it came up as a match. So in this instance all you have to do is contest it in your creator studio where the copyright message came up. Click on the contest copyright check box and fill in the details explaining that it is your original song using Garage Band and it is possible that the Copyright violation will be removed. If in the worst case you don't get a result, you are still fine to use the video but any monetization goes to the music artist.

[@andrewnorris1]

@@Touchtechnologyreview Thank you for taking the trouble to reply to me at length, I really appreciate it. I think in future I shall steer clear of the loop sounds. i presume therefore, from your reply,, if I were to simply use the instruments as some kind of backing track there should be no problem Thanks very much

[@OCzymSniaNiewidomi]

how to add more voice tracks one after the other?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Tap on the tiny plus button on the right hand side of the timeline. Increase the song sections from 8 Bars to 16 or more. This will give you more space to add audio tracks.

[@manojUNPLUGGED]

Great brother it's a quality explanation thanks a lot by the way I am from India 👍

[@Lyfespa]

So I got all this down but I wanna record in tik tok or my phone camera with my yeti so I just need garage band open right but not recording from there or anything to hear my pic? Pls help someone

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

If you are recording directly into TicTok or any other app you don't need Garage band open. Plug in the Microphone first then open TicTok and hopefully it will recognise the mic is plugged in.

[@rizwantalks]

Sir how can I use that instrument which I can see gitaar drum set and other to making a songs please let me know I am your subscriber lot of thanks from Holland

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

I created a video on how to use Garage Band to make your own custom ring tone and in that I do give some more information on how to add and an instrument and start making music. It's not a full tutorial on composing music but possibly a good start. You can see that video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmiwh4poesmUpqc . By the way, thanks for watching my content and subbing!

[@mrchops4099]

Can I stack my voice(real voice) on an already recorded track? 🙏💯. I will be using it to record songs with me singing and playing my acoustic (acoustic guitar songs)

[@hangalen]

I’m wondering why the option to set my recording length to automatic is only available sometimes. Usually only on the third track or so. Before that there is no automatic option. There’s simply nothing above “manual.”

[@GoWandererGo]

Well done old boy, very informative. Thank you.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're very welcome. Glad it was helpful!

[@outsidemayor2098]

Awesome video Could this app also be used for recording Dj mixes ?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks so much. yeah I guess you could layer up tracks and mix them by using the fade feature. Probably other apps better for DJ mixing though.

[@outsidemayor2098]

@@Touchtechnologyreview hello I don’t mean can this app mix for me, i meant could I record a continuous mix ( 1 hour long ) and then save it/export it ?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

@@outsidemayor2098 Yes sure. Should be able to do that without any issue.

[@outsidemayor2098]

@@Touchtechnologyreview ah wicked 👍 thank you for your help.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Anytime. 👍

[@guardianmiketv1586]

Thank You!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're welcome!

[@digitalnurseyolanda]

That was truly awesome. I was making a recording and needed to know how to lengthen it so it would not keep stopping🤦🏾‍♀️thanks so much!!!

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Sensational. Glad it was helpful!

[@fitnesswithnidhi]

Thnk u

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Welcome 😊

[@aridultz1511]

Thank you

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're welcome

[@kiranbhaipatel4644]

Thanks a lot. God bless you sir. Can I use garage baand for voice amplification when I speak. Pl let me know. Thanks

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Yes you could do that by adjusting the EQ and gain up. You should be able to hear it in real time.

[@JustNoosh]

Is it possible to record the vocals so that the vocals come through left and right in my headphones instead of just the left whilst I’m recording them? I’m using the behringer uphoria UMC 202 HD into GarageBand on my iPhone

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Seems like there is some kind of connection issue if you only have audio one one side. It should pan the audio left and right. Check the recording itself and see if it is recording and playing back left and right. Then check headphone connection. If the recording itself is panning left or right, it could be a dial on the Behringer or it could be the cable?

[@thejoyfulsound]

When recording in GarageBand, if I speak at a normal volume, GarageBand records my voice intermittently, so that some of the things I say are recorded but, some isn’t unless I speak especially loudly. It seems like there’s some type of voice activated recording or a threshold setting. All my recordings, therefore, sound like a signal going in and out. I’ve tried the same setup using other recordings apps and, this issue doesn’t happen. Can you help?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Hi there, what you are describing sounds like the noise gate is set too high. In the controls window adjust the noise slider down or try turning it off. See if this makes a difference.

[@thejoyfulsound]

Did I mention that I'm using my iPhone. Where is the noise slider?@@Touchtechnologyreview

[@thejoyfulsound]

Thank you for your help. It seems it was the noise gate. I turned it off. However, recording in a non-studio environment makes the noise gate important. Is the input slider to the left of the screen the slider you are speaking of? What would be the negative effects of pulling this down? Would it decrease the range of my recording?@@Touchtechnologyreview

[@Briananancie]

Good one ☝️

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks ✌️

[@speedrunfantasychess]

Excellent work here - how many hours did it take to create this? When I see pro productions as good as this I wonder how long it took ;-)

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks so much. Glad you found the video helpful! This is about 12-14 hours of work including the shooting of the video recording of screens and then editing to complete the final edit.

[@speedrunfantasychess]

@@Touchtechnologyreview Figured it had to be at least that. Excellent work.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

​@@speedrunfantasychess Yeah its amazing how much time it takes. Vlog style videos are much easier but when you combine multiple elements the edits can take up a fair bit of time.

[@manojmaani]

nice info

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@adikav7159]

Thanks 🎼❤️

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're welcome 😊

[@hazardursun]

When I use a mic, I cannot hear what I say because it recognize the mic as a headphone, so there is no place to hear my voice. Is there a solution for that?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Yeah this can be a problem. You can get usb mics that have a 3.5 out to monitor audio and use them with a lighting to USB adapter. Otherwise if you are using a mic with a 3.5 input try something like the Rode SC6 which has 2 mic ins and a headphone output

[@hazardursun]

@@Touchtechnologyreview Thanks a lot!

[@andypenda]

What kind of iphone is that ?

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Its the iPhone XR.

[@andypenda]

@@Touchtechnologyreview thanks !

[@myshaadistory1934]

Thank ❤ you for a great video🎉

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You are very welcome!

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

just got an iphone 6 plus , this week 10 may 2021 Had to use a friends up to date iphone and use my apple ID on theirs then went back to my iphone 6 plus to down load it ,, Thank you again for simplifying the voice audio I am hoping to do a podcast

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Great to hear. Best wishes with your new podcast!

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

@@Touchtechnologyreview Thank you

[@Shrek900]

It doesn’t work for me

[@trevlondonofficial3603]

Lit

[@stevenjohnson7086]

Helpful only for audio recordings. I still search in vain for a method to make iPhone 12 ProX video recordings AND monitor (as in TRULY MONITOR… not playback review later) the audio. Nothing more frustrating than making an iPhone video of a one-time event, then later realize there was wind noise on the external mic. If I could just find a way to MONITOR the audio side of the video I am making, life would be better.

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

There are a couple of ways to do this. Some mics have a 3.5 output for headphones so you can monitor the audio. The other option to consider if you want to use and existing microphone is something like the Belkin Audio + Charge Rockstar 3.5mm. It has a lighting pass through with a 3.5 headphone jack. So if you plug a mic with lighting cable into the adapter you can use headphones to monitor. It all depends on which mic you use though.

[@nomadhomad3685]

Me: *Deletes GarageBand after booting up IPhone* “you can use GarageBand to record audio” Me: “you wut.”

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

🤣👍

[@shibuthanush3969]

Did u just listened to my mind voice man Whre the hell are you !? You are always answering my qns - that too as a video Hurray !!! U r doing wonderful

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

I hear you loud and clear. Enjoy the video!

[@konnorawesome317]

I’m back

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Welcome back👍

[@cookinglife3667]

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[@ThenewOne98]

How seriously can you take a Mastering Tutorial when the narrators voice is constantly Clipping 😅

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

Thanks for your feedback. I wouldn't say its clipping. What speakers or headphones are you listening on? I just listened back and If anything a couple of slight moments where it peaks in the mid section when i got in close to the microphone doing the hands on demo section. I checked the stats for nerds on this video upload and it is at 1.6Db. Really it would have been better to have dialled it down to -1db in the video editor. That could have avoided this problem in the louder sections. a little loud at times. Yes. clipping No. I think overall this audio sounds great and the features demonstrated can be taken seriously. If anyone else cares to contribute. Happy to receive your feedback. IDK I could be missing something here.

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[@dr.socialmediabrand-yassin5250]

Thanks! Nice way to explain it easily. It was helpful. 👍🏼

[@Touchtechnologyreview]

You're welcome! Glad you liked the video!

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[@Touchtechnologyreview]

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