Using GarageBand? The audacity of me!

Originally, I thought I would use Audacity for my podcast episode. I researched it, included it in my research plan, had it all planned out -- until I realized I'm awf'ly silly. I own a Mac, and on my Mac I happen to have a useful little byte of software called GarageBand. Not only do I have the program, I also have considerable experience using it: way back in high school, I used GarageBand all the time. I produced my entire final creative writing portfolio using it. I'm still quite familiar and comfortable with its editing features. I've always been really satisfied with the sound quality I get using the program, even just using the built-in microphone on my computer.

The great thing about GarageBand is that it's very visual, and very simple -- it is designed for Mac users, after all. You can select sound samples, click & drag them to different tracks, and within moments you've patched together an entire polished recording. You can find a good overview/introduction to the program here. If you're interested in learning more about GarageBand, the uploader (TheGarageBandGuide) has a whole series of video tutorials for the program.

I found a few useful tutorials directly geared towards recording podcasts using GarageBand as well. Check them out here, here, and here.

The nice thing about GarageBand is that it comes with a huge database of royalty-free loops and sound samples -- which means that instead of having to search around the dusty nooks and crannies of the Internet for sound bytes (or having to make them yourself), you can just browse through the seemingly endless loops built into the program. It saves a lot of time and hair-tearing.

All in all, I'm pretty confident in using GarageBand and excited to get started!