Finished Recording Volume Garageband

Leadership · 19-09-2008 1:29pm #1

Hey All

I am (learning) guitarist at heart so not to interested in using anything but my Garageband to record as I need to keep it as simple as possible. I have a small problem where the finished recording is quieter than the rest of my music collection. How can I raise the volume as its a pain constantly raising and lowering the volume?

I have tried publishing all the tracks and then creating a new project with the finished recording and raising the master volume. This seams to only clip the recording.

Any ideas?

Neurojazz · 19-09-2008 1:36pm

Most people use a compressor/limiter or 'maximiser' - this will probably get you loads of stick in this forum as it's a taboo to do anything like that

danjokill · 19-09-2008 1:40pm

Neurojazz wrote: »

Most people use a compressor/limiter or 'maximiser' - this will probably get you loads of stick in this forum as it's a taboo to do anything like that

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PaulBrewer · 19-09-2008 1:41pm

Neurojazz wrote: »

Most people use a compressor/limiter or 'maximiser' - this will probably get you loads of stick in this forum as it's a taboo to do anything like that

Yes, that's the plan ok. All the (commercial) tracks you're comparing to will , most likely, have had the same process applied to them.

cornbb · 19-09-2008 4:40pm

Garageband has a built-in compressor. Find it (see attached screenshot), click the little pencil button to edit it, and mess away til you hear something you like.