Yes, you can affect the volume. Import the song as an MP3 in iTunes, or if it is imported drag it from the iTunes browser to the desktop. Create a new song in GarageBand. Drag the song from the desktop to grey area that takes up most of the GarageBand screen. It will import the track. Move the track to the beginning of the timeline, and click the arrow button underneath the name "New Track" on the left hand side. This shows the volume for that track. The the line about 3/4 of the way towards the top of the volume editor is the sound of the track. Click on that line to create a new point that you can adjust up or down to change the volume at that point in time. Find the part where you want to decrescendo and place a point there, then drag it down to lower the volume. Once you have the volume edited to your satisfaction use file export to itunes (GarageBand 2) or export, or save, in GarageBand 1. Make sure you save it as a WAV file, or MP3, if you are using powerpoint. If you are using Keynote, you may be able to save it as an AAC file and import it as well.
Good Luck! Mike Garton On 27 Aug , 2005, at 12:21 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > I have a Barber Adagio CD soundtrack that I want to use in a > Keynote slideshow. The track opens at a volume so low, I have to > "drastically" crank up the system volume for it to be audible, then > drastically lower it as things progress. (The same thing occurs on > my home component stereo system, I thought I had a defective CD :). > While the crescendo is very effective in a live performance were > you can see the musicians are actually doing something, on a slide > show it appears I goofed the sound track. Manually changing the > volume detracts from the slideshow and prevents automatic play. > > You audiophiles, can I raise the volume on the first portion of > this track, Garage Band etc. Not my area :) TIA...jf > > ====================================================================== > ===== > > ...there are no bad photographers, just inexperienced Photoshop > operators. > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
