Thanks Mike that will work. I have not used GB other than to open it once, so your instruction accelerated the learning curve. The iTunes .m4a file imported into GB as instructed. Now the fun begins...jf
On Aug 27, 2005, at 12:40 PM, Mike Garton wrote: > > > 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> > ======================================================================== === ...there are no bad photographers, just inexperienced Photoshop operators. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2102 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050827/fccbb229/attachment.bin
