garageband for stereo location recording?

a nonnie mouse · 22nd March 2005

Hello -

Are there any opinions on the pros/cons of using apple's garageband for no-frills (no processing) 2-track stereo location recording with the metric halo ULN-2?

Thanks!

Don S · 28th March 2005

Garage Band came with my new Powerbook, and mesed around with it for a while. Very user (consumer) friendly. I was able to get all inputs from the fireface800 into a session. However, it did not seem to generate any audio files or format that I could see. It looked as if whatever was recorded in GB, stayed in GB. But, please - I am NOT an expert!
If all you need is 2 channels, I might check out Audacity (free) or Peak.

CHeers!

2A Batterie · 29th March 2005

You can export all the GB tracks one by one (only two in your case) to iTunes to get the individual files.

thenewyear · 30th March 2005

I briefly toyed with the idea of using garageband as recording software as well but i think i found discovered that your recordings are limited to 16 bits.

Probably fine if you are just presenting the material as is, but once you start applying crossfades between takes or using digital eq I know I would rather have 24 bit source files.

22nd March 2005	#1
a nonnie mouse Gear interested Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 26 Thread Starter	garageband for stereo location recording? Hello - Are there any opinions on the pros/cons of using apple's garageband for no-frills (no processing) 2-track stereo location recording with the metric halo ULN-2? Thanks!

30th March 2005	#4
thenewyear Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 676 1 Review written	I briefly toyed with the idea of using garageband as recording software as well but i think i found discovered that your recordings are limited to 16 bits. Probably fine if you are just presenting the material as is, but once you start applying crossfades between takes or using digital eq I know I would rather have 24 bit source files. __________________ neil.

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28th March 2005	#2
Don S Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,376	Garage Band came with my new Powerbook, and mesed around with it for a while. Very user (consumer) friendly. I was able to get all inputs from the fireface800 into a session. However, it did not seem to generate any audio files or format that I could see. It looked as if whatever was recorded in GB, stayed in GB. But, please - I am NOT an expert! If all you need is 2 channels, I might check out Audacity (free) or Peak. CHeers!

29th March 2005	#3
2A Batterie Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 179	You can export all the GB tracks one by one (only two in your case) to iTunes to get the individual files.