Bro because of you and your entire channel alone…it turned my entire skill set upside down. I couldn’t have gotten this far without you. And your truly the only one that can get us to be on PAR with what your trying to get across to your viewers. Man thank you
For those wondering how you can do the same but in your macs turn it first into a file then drag it back. You can do that by going to the "Share" tab on top and then choosing "Export Song to Disk". It gives you choices for the file type so just choose one and after that press "Export". Once its done loading you'll find the file in your downloads then from there just drag it back to your recording :>
Thank you for being so detailed and insightful in your explanations - really appreciate the level of detail (like what gestures you can use to select multiple audio clips for instance)! Very grateful for this channel! 🙏💗
thank you so much, I’ve been trying to increase the volume of some audio files that I put with music and they were so quiet in comparison. this helped a TON!
Very timely video. For some reason, it really bothered me that your wave forms were so tiny in your last video with this song. It did sound fine, but I didn't even think about having nothing to edit or automate. I'm still working understanding input/output levels, volume, gain, etc. I would have just deleted a take if the signal looked that tiny and re -recorded it. Will give this a try! Thanks for sharing.
Nice one! Glad it was timely. Yes, previously I would just struggle through and push the volume using clip gain, sliders and compression. Makes life so much easier to just do this. If I up the input gain and get bigger waveforms originally, I tend to get more noise in my tracks this will will probably be my go to method.
I know this is an old video - but just wanna say - you've been a huge help for me for while. I'm not a hige comment type. But I have three songs on youtube! Thank you.😊
Pete - a suggestion: when you 'click' on an icon, it would be great if you would do it more slowly. You tend to go at such a speed, it is difficult to see where the icon is that you are referring to. Apart from that, I enjoy your many videos. They have definitely helped me to understand and operate Garageband.
Cheers Patrick. Absolutely! You may notice on my more recent videos, I use a red cursor to clearly show where I'm tapping and have slowed myself down about 30% too. Appreciate the feedback and your support. ruclips.net/video/dxiDwlZci4M/видео.html
Kaaa-liiiiiiicccckkk! No seriously, Pete’s dense...no, not that way, I mean you’re right. Pete ‘Fast Lane’ Johns. I did once have to literally move one of his how-to vids frame by frame. Doesn’t matter, nobody else explains this stuff at all, not like Pete, and because he does vid chunks, we can find any given operation by name. If Pete’s GB had virtual lamp-posts, they’d be bent over as he approaches light speed. At least now he’s promised to do 0.7 light, phew.
thanks so much for making these videos from the kindness of your heart man. i appreciate how much work it must take for you to help complete strangers be better producers. you’re the man!
Hey there. No, you just need to be running the latest version of iOS (iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 currently), be using a genuine Lightning to USB adapter with power, and make sure your drive is formatted as FAT. This video will help explain things - ruclips.net/video/3B7VPYe5rZc/видео.html
Great video as usual Pete! I noticed that your vocal recording has no white noise what so ever. It will be great if you’ll make a video guide about it. ☺️♥️
Yael! Great to hear from you my friend. Yes, I get a fairly clean vocal these days mostly thanks to my Steinberg UR12 interface and MXL550 microphone. I’ve done some previous videos about this before which I’ll link below but yes, I’m overdue for another video about getting a clean vocal recording.
Pete Johns hey quick question is there’s anywhere we could talk personally?? I’m actually currently recording an EP right now and would love to have some personal assistance
Hey there. My email address is in the description of the videos, so you can hit me up there, or via my Facebook page at fb.me/PeteJohnsMusic. I'm a little behind in both right now, but do get back to everyone - eventually! 🙂
Hey Pete, nice tip. Requires a bit of tweaking, as in the normalised track - besides the volume - it also adds up gain in case of an OD guitar for instance. But it eases up the visual aspect indeed, as well as the editing with the merged parts. Cheers !
Thanks my friend. Yes, pure right - always one of the trickier parts of recording and mixing I balance your gain levels and will have the parts sound right.
Hey, FYI - I was having an issue with my input volume of my USB out on Blackstar being too low and Blackstars customer service provided this link to your video. You must be doing something right! Cheers
Another great vid. Question. Once you’ve created and normalized the track, could you copy and paste it back in to the original? That way all of your effects and settings would already be set?
That’s actually a really good point and a good idea. I’ve always just re-tweaked the new tracks but if you wanted exactly the same effects then yes, you could totally just delete the old audio files and copy them back. This is why I love sharing this stuff - you folks always have even more ideas to make my ideas better!
Hey b kirn. Yes that's a good idea. You can also tap the track icon on the left of the track. There's a "Duplicate" option in the track menu that pops up. Duplicate creates a new blank track but keeps all the settings of the original, just no audio. Chances are after normalizing you'll have to tweak some of the settings, especially volume and compression levels. With using duplicate, you can keep the originals for reference. Just mute the originals until you need to refer to them.
So just curious, is the only reason not to merge the original track vs making a copy is so you can then apply any effects, otherwise if say you have a "clean" track to start with , or you're not concerned w any effects you may have been messing with , you could technically just merge that track and skip the copy/duplicate step, right? Awesome content btw! have watched several vids, great tips .... and nice tunes as well 👌
Yeah you’re right. I’m a little more conservative so always like to have a manual backup but you can just go ahead and merge. Thanks for the kind words Ricky. Good to have you in the community.
I didn’t look at what challenge this was. Then I recognized the voice. I still didn’t know the name of the channel, but I recognized this voice from a previous video..
@@PeteJohnsMusic lol... yesss After this one I just clicked on a video... and I immediately recognized the video. That’s when I knew... alright it’s time to subscribe, and did. Great videos btw.👌👍👍 Video ideas... suggestions: How to mix your vocals with the instruments. I’m working on a song ... this is my second song I’ve ever made. The first one turned our great (I like it at least). And now 1yr later, im working on another one... and I’m struggling to make the song match the instruments. Like... the energy level ... okay they match. - the instruments (drums, bells...) sound good. - vocal sounds okay. it’s aight. But when you put them together, uhh... I don’t know... not so good. Like... it just sounds like.. I’m playing the vocal on the other room, and the instrument ina different room. ✌️ ✌️
Haha!! Yeah, I pan guitars and sometimes synths and strings but keep drums, bass and vocals up the middle for the most part. Some of my mixing videos show more panning moves - ruclips.net/video/dw401msqkrY/видео.html
Hi Pete, I just recorded a song on my Mac and it sounds great and all but one audio volume is louder than the other and for some reason there is no merge function to be found on the Mac. Could you please let me know if there is another way to normalize audio? Thank you!
Hey there. In the Mac there is an auto normalisation feature which you can turn in and off which may help. Otherwise, just turn up or down the main volume on your master fader perhaps?
Thx for this. Just one question: why didn’t you duplicate the three tracks of guitars and voice which would copy the audio + fx and then merge them? Wouldn’t that save a lot of work?
Once you have the merged tracks, can’t you just drag the audio back into the tracks that have the plugins already set up? Instead of doing all the work again on the new tracks? Thanks again for the content!
Yup. Duplicating your tracks to copy settings is a gold technique to use. You will need to turn down the volume of the track but everything else can stay the same.
Update: Found it. Just me being stupid. I should’ve tapped the track ICON, that one with the image of the instrument (same step as finding the ‘automation’ function). Thanks for the reply Pete. Hey Pete, there's no more merge function on Garageband for ios now. How do we around this? Apply the compression, the export as a wave file, then import as a loop, before cutting it up?
No more merge function? I just checked and it’s there for me? What version of GarageBand are you using? Make sure you’re tapping on the icon and not the waveform.
@@PeteJohnsMusic I have the version 2.3.8 which I think is still the latest update, 10 months ago. Yes, I'm tapping the trackhead (The white end with the vertical grey bar), all it lists are Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Loop, Split, Rename, Settings)
I’m having issues with my line levels in all my songs and I’m pretty sure it has to do with this… so before any plug ins or mixing, each track must be individually normalized correct? Is that technically the gain staging process?
There’s a bunch of different ways to do this really. More often than not you want less levels to get a good balanced mix. studiolivetoday.com/garageband
Do you know why this could suddenly happen? I used to have big waves and then one day, using the exact same equipment, my waveforms where super tiny. I'm very frustrated but nevertheless your video helped a lot!
Hi Pete, thx for your work, it helps a lot. However , I just did the same merge thing to normalize a vocal track and as soon as I put back the effects, the "lead vocals" parameter, i get like a bit of distorded tone... what do u think ? Thx !
Hey there David. Yes, you will get a whole lot more volume when you normalise, so you'll often need to then just drop the volume back down on the fader, or even use the clip gain method to reduce the level as I show in this one - ruclips.net/video/kvL7Gzc1y8c/видео.html
when I record a guitar part with the slider all the way up the flashing green thingy barely registers and on the playback tracks screen even with volume maxed u can hardly hear the guitar. other tracks like drums and synth loops sound and play fine
Depends on the interface and mix you’re using. Maybe ask over at the Create Record Release Facebook group at createrecordreleaae.com, or the Discord group here - studiolivetoday.com/discord.
Great video Pete! It solved a lingering problem. Unfortunately, the solution created another issue. I tried to do this with an electric guitar track and could not find a way of putting back the presets on the merged track. I tried creating an empty track with the presets and copying the merged track onto it. But it does not sound the same. The distortion level is much higher, even though the amp settings are the same as the original. Does this technique not work with all types of tracks?
Hey there Juan. So, it does get a bit tricky with the effects and the increased volume you get when you merge and normalise. Check out this video where I show a little more detail (from about 5:30) - ruclips.net/video/hmAIPmauvps/видео.html You just need to be really careful that you’re normalising the clean audio and not the already processed sound, or you’ll get double the effects which won’t sound good.
@@PeteJohnsMusic Hey Pete. Thanks much for the quick reply. I'm fairly sure I'm following the steps correctly. But I'm ending up with the exact problem you describe. I first copy a crunchy guitar track onto a a fun/clean audio track and confirm that it sounds clean. Then I normalize it and confirm again that it still sounds clean. Then I copy it onto a track that has the same amp settings as the original. The sound I end up with, however, sounds a lot like a double effect. Too much crunch, too much hiss. Is there something different that I have to do with my effect/amp in the new track to compensate for the normalization? Thanks again.
Yeah, you are adding more volume by normalising the track so you can try reducing the volume of the track, or diving back in to your amp or pedal settings and dropping the gain there. Sounds like you’re definitely doing it right so probably just an increased volume thing.
@@PeteJohnsMusic thanks for your answer, just another question: merge all the tracks is the same than export a song? You can use the merged track for mastering as an example? (I saw your video about mastering) Sorry for my bad English
I mean: use the merged tracks for mastering instead of doing the thing of the loop to export as a whole track. Merge all the tracks is the same as export?
Great Video, i dont know why the volume on my vocals goes lower when i merge them instead of going up. Im trying to find a way to increase the volume for uploading it to streaming platforms, i tried the FX EQ hack, rising the gain , but it dont really does much, would love to know more about using garageband IOS to meet streaming reproduction standards
To be honest, my best tip is to usually turn volume down. What GarageBand does is apply limiting when your tracks are too loins and you get that “pumping” sound happening.
Not possible with GarageBand sorry. You’d need to upgrade to something like Auria or Cubasis - ruclips.net/video/j4PJF1h975Y/видео.html Or merge your tracks to make the waveforms more visible / ruclips.net/p/PLc8Xg_23Wa56tIxtD1AHcq_Cte5u2wrRd
Hi Pete! I hope you would see this. I had a problem with this. Since I used this technique, My Song in garageband duplicates into copies at my recents screen. How do I prevent this from happening? Right now the only solution I have is to delete them every time.
Couldn't you just duplicate the original tracks to preserve the tweakings and paste the normalized content into those tracks, instead of re-applying all the tweakings manually?
Yes, definitely! In fact I use this method all the time now so not sure why I didn’t show it at the time! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. 👍
is it a bug that it doesn’t record the wave form correctly? I’ve had some guitar recordings show the waveform bigger. but then other times it’s small like your video shows. Isn’t there a way to just fix it so it shows a bigger wave form in the first place?
I love your videos. I have a scarlet 3rd gen mic and the audio interface. And a pop filter. My vocals don’t sound right. There’s a basshumming in the background. How do I fix this and just have clean louder and more studio quality. Please help I just got everything set up and it doesn’t sound that great with the humming. How do I get clean vocals. And no bass humming. If you could help me it would mean so much thank you
Sounds like a ground loop caused by your power perhaps? How are you powering the interface? This video might help / ruclips.net/video/Sc-_LiuqiRA/видео.html
Pete Johns I’m using the tendak USB power hub the same one you have and also the USB 3 to lighting camera adapter by apple. I’m also using a iPhoneSE (iPhone6 in the iPhone5 body) and I have the scarlet focusrite audio interface with the scarlet 3rd gen mic but phone it’s on it sounds like the exact same buzzing or humming you get on a guitar amplifier. Also love your videos. But if you know what’s going on or how I can fix this to get clean podcasts like vocals. It would help me so much
Hey there. What are you using to record your guitar? In short, you generally need to cut some treble and add some bass using EQ to help make your guitar ahem a more full sound. ruclips.net/video/Cv-uf22BGJg/видео.html
It’s designed to combine multiple tracks but can be used to just merge a single track and “bake in” all its effects. Once you play with it a while you’ll see how it works. Http://studiolivetoday.com/garageband
I have this issue. However experimenting has led me to adjust playback mix level on interface and record at higher volumes to see soundwaves. I’m getting good sound but now have to distance myself from mic as well as adjusting to full playback mix on interface when listening back. Thoughts?? Comments anything helps Using presonus Itwo interface and AT 4040
Hey there. Thanks for watching and for your question. It’s definitely a balancing act to get the gain/volume levels right when recording and mixing. I do tend to record a little hotter these days again so that I’m not having to pull the volume up a lot all the time, but I will still err on the low side to avoid clipping, as you can increase gain, but once you clip, you can’t reduce and fix it. There’s a couple of videos that I have done recently which may give you some more gold for thought. Input vs output gain - ruclips.net/video/gQcBw5Sp1aI/видео.html How to set input gain - ruclips.net/video/smEGQq_fVfA/видео.html
Hi Pete, i need you help please. The merge function on my ipad suddenly stopped working. I already used it in previous songs recording to normalize the volume, edit volume, use automation etc. For some reason recently, when i do the same process (merge) it only appears a straight line, no waveform & no sound at all. Hoping you’ll get to read this. Thanks in advance for your reply.
That’s really strange? Have you tried closing all apps and turning off and back on again? You may also need to ensure you have some additional space on your device perhaps? Ask over at the GarageBand Users Facebook page if you need more help - studiolivetoday.com/gbu
@@PeteJohnsMusic Strange indeed Pete! But i uninstalled the garageband and installed again, because it wouldn’t work after on & off or restarting. Now it works fine again. Quite amazed that the files were not lost after uninstalling & installing. Anyway, thanks to you as always, you are very helpful👍🏻😊
Hey Pete, when doing this function, do you have to remove or delete the original wav files so the track is not so bulky? Does that disrupt the track or interfere with the track?
Hey there. When you merge it actually removes the original track(s) once you exit the project, so hey won’t add any bloat, but you need to make sure oh keep the duplicated backup copy until you are positive you don’t need he original tracks anymore. Thanks again for your support. 👍
Hi there. Yes. It can help make your WAV file a consistent and loud volume. If you are looking for information about how to export as a WAV file, check this one out ruclips.net/video/pr_ZemTL3h0/видео.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic I was wondering... to be honest I do all my composing in Cubses - BUT all our 'boys' (aged 35 upwards) are on GB - and your vids are brilliant - if they have a prob i just check you out and then pretend that I knew how to do things. Dont you think that a 'normalise' selection option would be a wast improvement? But hey - great stuff - just wished they hadn't got into automation - as I'm having to remove it all whilst' correcting/editing...... AGAIN great stuff!
@@PeteJohnsMusic I was just on the phone with Apple support for over an hour and they're at a loss... it ain't looking good. I'll let you know what happens after they call me back.
Okay cool. I think you can solo and then export the track, then import it back in to the project. I would check out The GarageBand Guide for some more information too.
@@PeteJohnsMusic in previous versions of Garageband you could make the waveforms more visible without having to merge. But that feature is no longer available. I'll try what you just suggested, but if not I'll need to re-record. Bummer...
@@PeteJohnsMusic no. Your video is good, it’s just a software flaw. Probably done on purpose by the company to make us purchase Logic. Understandable. Thanks for the video.
Want to learn more about using the amazing merge function? Take a look here ▶ - ruclips.net/video/fARig2fuytU/видео.html
Bro because of you and your entire channel alone…it turned my entire skill set upside down. I couldn’t have gotten this far without you. And your truly the only one that can get us to be on PAR with what your trying to get across to your viewers. Man thank you
Nice one! Really appreciate you taking the time to pass on such kind words. Keep creating!!
The best garage band channel on youtube .. it doesn't get better than this ... Thanks so much Pete ! 😇🙏
Cheers my friend!
For those wondering how you can do the same but in your macs turn it first into a file then drag it back.
You can do that by going to the "Share" tab on top and then choosing "Export Song to Disk". It gives you choices for the file type so just choose one and after that press "Export". Once its done loading you'll find the file in your downloads then from there just drag it back to your recording :>
Yup. I’m working on a “how to merge on Mac”…. It’s just exporting and importing.
Thank you for being so detailed and insightful in your explanations - really appreciate the level of detail (like what gestures you can use to select multiple audio clips for instance)! Very grateful for this channel! 🙏💗
Thank you so much Iana! I really appreciate you watching and taking the time to provide feedback. Cheers! 👍🙏
you're literally getting credited when my EP releases
Nice! Glad to hear it’s helping my friend. 👍😎
Same 😂
thank you so much, I’ve been trying to increase the volume of some audio files that I put with music and they were so quiet in comparison. this helped a TON!
Awesome! Yeah it’s a little confusing sometimes, but usually kits turning things down can work well. studiolivetoday.com/garageband
YES this is the problem i had!
Thank you so much Pete
Thanks my friend. Yes; it’s a super handy little tip.
Very timely video. For some reason, it really bothered me that your wave forms were so tiny in your last video with this song. It did sound fine, but I didn't even think about having nothing to edit or automate. I'm still working understanding input/output levels, volume, gain, etc. I would have just deleted a take if the signal looked that tiny and re -recorded it. Will give this a try! Thanks for sharing.
Nice one! Glad it was timely. Yes, previously I would just struggle through and push the volume using clip gain, sliders and compression. Makes life so much easier to just do this. If I up the input gain and get bigger waveforms originally, I tend to get more noise in my tracks this will will probably be my go to method.
I know this is an old video - but just wanna say - you've been a huge help for me for while. I'm not a hige comment type.
But I have three songs on youtube!
Thank you.😊
Awesome! Th ask for making the effort to say hello! Appreciate you big time.
Pete - a suggestion: when you 'click' on an icon, it would be great if you would do it more slowly. You tend to go at such a speed, it is difficult to see where the icon is that you are referring to. Apart from that, I enjoy your many videos. They have definitely helped me to understand and operate Garageband.
Cheers Patrick. Absolutely! You may notice on my more recent videos, I use a red cursor to clearly show where I'm tapping and have slowed myself down about 30% too. Appreciate the feedback and your support. ruclips.net/video/dxiDwlZci4M/видео.html
Kaaa-liiiiiiicccckkk! No seriously, Pete’s dense...no, not that way, I mean you’re right. Pete ‘Fast Lane’ Johns. I did once have to literally move one of his how-to vids frame by frame. Doesn’t matter, nobody else explains this stuff at all, not like Pete, and because he does vid chunks, we can find any given operation by name. If Pete’s GB had virtual lamp-posts, they’d be bent over as he approaches light speed. At least now he’s promised to do 0.7 light, phew.
thanks so much for making these videos from the kindness of your heart man. i appreciate how much work it must take for you to help complete strangers be better producers. you’re the man!
Thanks my friend. Appreciate the kind words.
Great tutorial Pete, thanks!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment my friend. 👍
i learned each and everyday just by watching all of these awesome tips. thanks pete!!
That’s great to hear my friend. Thanks for watching and taking the time to let me know.
I’m five years late to the party but thank you so much for this advice. Regards Andrew.
Andrew! All good my friend. We are still here creating music in GarageBand. See you around the community. studiolivetoday.com/garageband
Thanks again Pete! This was so informative and I learned a lot. Oh, by the way, if that is your voice I hear, you have a great voice.
Glad to hear it my friend. And yep, that’s me. Helps me avoid copyright if I use my own voice and songs. 😄
Excelent!! Thank you so much Pete
Very welcome my friend. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. 👍🤟
THANK YOU actually used the technique on another editing app very grateful!
Awesome!!
Excellent information Pete, as always. Thanks so much my friend.
Hey there. No, you just need to be running the latest version of iOS (iOS 13 or iPadOS 13 currently), be using a genuine Lightning to USB adapter with power, and make sure your drive is formatted as FAT. This video will help explain things - ruclips.net/video/3B7VPYe5rZc/видео.html
Good vid Pete. More great info to mess with. Cool.
Thanks my friend! It’s a pretty cool little trick and is really helping me out.
Great video as usual Pete! I noticed that your vocal recording has no white noise what so ever. It will be great if you’ll make a video guide about it. ☺️♥️
Yael! Great to hear from you my friend. Yes, I get a fairly clean vocal these days mostly thanks to my Steinberg UR12 interface and MXL550 microphone. I’ve done some previous videos about this before which I’ll link below but yes, I’m overdue for another video about getting a clean vocal recording.
Record Pro Sounding Vocals in GarageBand iOS 2.3 (iPhone/iPad) ruclips.net/video/XqS7FX7bWn8/видео.html
This was really great 👍 thank you for sharing 🙏
Cheers Barry.
Super thx to you! I was in trouble because guitar sound that I recorded by SM57 was toooooooo small.. But you saved me!
👍🙏🤘
YOURE AWESOME MAN!!
Thanks my friend! Sounds like you’re pretty awesome too. 👍🙏
Pete Johns hey quick question is there’s anywhere we could talk personally?? I’m actually currently recording an EP right now and would love to have some personal assistance
Hey there. My email address is in the description of the videos, so you can hit me up there, or via my Facebook page at fb.me/PeteJohnsMusic. I'm a little behind in both right now, but do get back to everyone - eventually! 🙂
Thanks Pete, very useful 👍
David
Cheers David. Glad to hear it my friend. 👍
Pete Thanks a lot for this🖐🖐🖐 I search this long time🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Great tutorial, Pete! Wow!
Thanks my friend. Always good to hear from you.
I learned more from this one video than in my entire life
Awesome!! Very glad to hear my friend.
Hey Pete, nice tip. Requires a bit of tweaking, as in the normalised track - besides the volume - it also adds up gain in case of an OD guitar for instance. But it eases up the visual aspect indeed, as well as the editing with the merged parts. Cheers !
Thanks my friend. Yes, pure right - always one of the trickier parts of recording and mixing I balance your gain levels and will have the parts sound right.
How have I not seen this video before? I’ve been trying to this for years
Glad you found it! 🙏
Ok, so just merge every single track and them put them together. Rally cool
If you need to, yeah. studiolivetoday.com/gear
You are a life saver🙂
🙏
Genius
It's a cool little hack. I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
Hey, FYI - I was having an issue with my input volume of my USB out on Blackstar being too low and Blackstars customer service provided this link to your video. You must be doing something right! Cheers
Oh wow! Is that’s pretty darn cool. Thanks so much for letting me know.
Another great vid. Question. Once you’ve created and normalized the track, could you copy and paste it back in to the original? That way all of your effects and settings would already be set?
That’s actually a really good point and a good idea. I’ve always just re-tweaked the new tracks but if you wanted exactly the same effects then yes, you could totally just delete the old audio files and copy them back. This is why I love sharing this stuff - you folks always have even more ideas to make my ideas better!
Hey b kirn. Yes that's a good idea. You can also tap the track icon on the left of the track. There's a "Duplicate" option in the track menu that pops up. Duplicate creates a new blank track but keeps all the settings of the original, just no audio. Chances are after normalizing you'll have to tweak some of the settings, especially volume and compression levels. With using duplicate, you can keep the originals for reference. Just mute the originals until you need to refer to them.
Thanks for your additional tips! Love when other folks share information like this. 👍
Hey Pete. We’re purchasing an iMac. Will it still be necessary to merge a track to get a usable wave form? Thanks Dave
Hey there. So if you record at a decent volume you should be fine. 👍
So just curious, is the only reason not to merge the original track vs making a copy is so you can then apply any effects, otherwise if say you have a "clean" track to start with , or you're not concerned w any effects you may have been messing with , you could technically just merge that track and skip the copy/duplicate step, right? Awesome content btw! have watched several vids, great tips .... and nice tunes as well 👌
Yeah you’re right. I’m a little more conservative so always like to have a manual backup but you can just go ahead and merge. Thanks for the kind words Ricky. Good to have you in the community.
I didn’t look at what challenge this was. Then I recognized the voice. I still didn’t know the name of the channel, but I recognized this voice from a previous video..
Hahah!! With over 1,000 videos on Yourune you’re bound to find me around the place. 😎
@@PeteJohnsMusic lol... yesss
After this one I just clicked on a video... and I immediately recognized the video.
That’s when I knew... alright it’s time to subscribe, and did.
Great videos btw.👌👍👍
Video ideas... suggestions:
How to mix your vocals with the instruments.
I’m working on a song ... this is my second song I’ve ever made. The first one turned our great (I like it at least).
And now 1yr later, im working on another one... and I’m struggling to make the song match the instruments. Like... the energy level ... okay they match.
- the instruments (drums, bells...) sound good.
- vocal sounds okay. it’s aight.
But when you put them together, uhh... I don’t know... not so good. Like... it just sounds like.. I’m playing the vocal on the other room, and the instrument ina different room.
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Ive noticed you don’t use panning much, is there a reason why or is that something you haven’t covered ? I personally love panning, maybe too much!
Haha!! Yeah, I pan guitars and sometimes synths and strings but keep drums, bass and vocals up the middle for the most part. Some of my mixing videos show more panning moves - ruclips.net/video/dw401msqkrY/видео.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic oh right cool! Listened to some of your music on spotify and its very well produced. Were they solely on garagebands?
*This what you did normalizes the audio and makes it more self-correct? Because I felt this difference, will this help make the music louder?*
Hey there. Not quite sure what you’re asking sorry? Maybe check out the other videos here. studiolivetoday.com/garageband
@@PeteJohnsMusic): Ok
Hi Pete, I just recorded a song on my Mac and it sounds great and all but one audio volume is louder than the other and for some reason there is no merge function to be found on the Mac. Could you please let me know if there is another way to normalize audio? Thank you!
Hey there. In the Mac there is an auto normalisation feature which you can turn in and off which may help. Otherwise, just turn up or down the main volume on your master fader perhaps?
Using the AU Peak Limiter and raising the pre-gain also makes the track louder
Thx for this. Just one question: why didn’t you duplicate the three tracks of guitars and voice which would copy the audio + fx and then merge them? Wouldn’t that save a lot of work?
Yes it’s a personal choice. If you merge in effects you’ll lose the ability to change them later.
@@PeteJohnsMusic I thought you could turn the fx off first, merge and only then turn them on.
Once you have the merged tracks, can’t you just drag the audio back into the tracks that have the plugins already set up? Instead of doing all the work again on the new tracks? Thanks again for the content!
Yup. Duplicating your tracks to copy settings is a gold technique to use. You will need to turn down the volume of the track but everything else can stay the same.
Update: Found it. Just me being stupid. I should’ve tapped the track ICON, that one with the image of the instrument (same step as finding the ‘automation’ function). Thanks for the reply Pete.
Hey Pete, there's no more merge function on Garageband for ios now. How do we around this? Apply the compression, the export as a wave file, then import as a loop, before cutting it up?
No more merge function? I just checked and it’s there for me? What version of GarageBand are you using? Make sure you’re tapping on the icon and not the waveform.
@@PeteJohnsMusic I have the version 2.3.8 which I think is still the latest update, 10 months ago. Yes, I'm tapping the trackhead (The white end with the vertical grey bar), all it lists are Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Loop, Split, Rename, Settings)
I’m having issues with my line levels in all my songs and I’m pretty sure it has to do with this… so before any plug ins or mixing, each track must be individually normalized correct? Is that technically the gain staging process?
There’s a bunch of different ways to do this really. More often than not you want less levels to get a good balanced mix. studiolivetoday.com/garageband
Do you know why this could suddenly happen? I used to have big waves and then one day, using the exact same equipment, my waveforms where super tiny. I'm very frustrated but nevertheless your video helped a lot!
Usually it’s to do with your input gain. Hey his video might help / ruclips.net/video/smEGQq_fVfA/видео.html
Hey, Pete. Since you recorded the vocals and guitar so low, wouldn't you be introducing added noise when you normalize those tracks?
Hey there. Yes, you generally want a little more level and if you’re using an interface with a higher noise floor, then it can introduce some noise.
Hi Pete, thx for your work, it helps a lot. However , I just did the same merge thing to normalize a vocal track and as soon as I put back the effects, the "lead vocals" parameter, i get like a bit of distorded tone... what do u think ?
Thx !
Hey there David. Yes, you will get a whole lot more volume when you normalise, so you'll often need to then just drop the volume back down on the fader, or even use the clip gain method to reduce the level as I show in this one - ruclips.net/video/kvL7Gzc1y8c/видео.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic thx Pete ! Im gonna try that ! 👌🏻👍🏻
Good luck my friend. Let me know how you go. 👍
when I record a guitar part with the slider all the way up the flashing green thingy barely registers and on the playback tracks screen even with volume maxed u can hardly hear the guitar. other tracks like drums and synth loops sound and play fine
Depends on the interface and mix you’re using. Maybe ask over at the Create Record Release Facebook group at createrecordreleaae.com, or the Discord group here - studiolivetoday.com/discord.
Great video Pete! It solved a lingering problem. Unfortunately, the solution created another issue. I tried to do this with an electric guitar track and could not find a way of putting back the presets on the merged track. I tried creating an empty track with the presets and copying the merged track onto it. But it does not sound the same. The distortion level is much higher, even though the amp settings are the same as the original. Does this technique not work with all types of tracks?
Hey there Juan. So, it does get a bit tricky with the effects and the increased volume you get when you merge and normalise. Check out this video where I show a little more detail (from about 5:30) - ruclips.net/video/hmAIPmauvps/видео.html
You just need to be really careful that you’re normalising the clean audio and not the already processed sound, or you’ll get double the effects which won’t sound good.
@@PeteJohnsMusic Hey Pete. Thanks much for the quick reply. I'm fairly sure I'm following the steps correctly. But I'm ending up with the exact problem you describe. I first copy a crunchy guitar track onto a a fun/clean audio track and confirm that it sounds clean. Then I normalize it and confirm again that it still sounds clean. Then I copy it onto a track that has the same amp settings as the original. The sound I end up with, however, sounds a lot like a double effect. Too much crunch, too much hiss. Is there something different that I have to do with my effect/amp in the new track to compensate for the normalization? Thanks again.
Yeah, you are adding more volume by normalising the track so you can try reducing the volume of the track, or diving back in to your amp or pedal settings and dropping the gain there. Sounds like you’re definitely doing it right so probably just an increased volume thing.
You can merge all the tracks to copy the merged track in another proyect and export with out saving more "outputs" in the original proyect?
Yup. Very cool.
@@PeteJohnsMusic thanks for your answer, just another question: merge all the tracks is the same than export a song? You can use the merged track for mastering as an example? (I saw your video about mastering)
Sorry for my bad English
I mean: use the merged tracks for mastering instead of doing the thing of the loop to export as a whole track. Merge all the tracks is the same as export?
Isn’t there a way to copy or apply the same effects we used to the new wav track without manually doing it?
Yes you can duplicate the track using the option in the track menu. ruclips.net/video/ZuKcGbXnzsI/видео.html
Great Video, i dont know why the volume on my vocals goes lower when i merge them instead of going up. Im trying to find a way to increase the volume for uploading it to streaming platforms, i tried the FX EQ hack, rising the gain , but it dont really does much, would love to know more about using garageband IOS to meet streaming reproduction standards
To be honest, my best tip is to usually turn volume down. What GarageBand does is apply limiting when your tracks are too loins and you get that “pumping” sound happening.
how do i expand my vocals vertically so i can see my wav better to line up multiple vocal tracks and keep it on beat
Not possible with GarageBand sorry. You’d need to upgrade to something like Auria or Cubasis - ruclips.net/video/j4PJF1h975Y/видео.html
Or merge your tracks to make the waveforms more visible / ruclips.net/p/PLc8Xg_23Wa56tIxtD1AHcq_Cte5u2wrRd
Hi Pete! I hope you would see this. I had a problem with this. Since I used this technique, My Song in garageband duplicates into copies at my recents screen. How do I prevent this from happening?
Right now the only solution I have is to delete them every time.
Yes, the merge process does create a duplicate project unfortunately and there’s no way to change this. You just need to delete the older versions.
Couldn't you just duplicate the original tracks to preserve the tweakings and paste the normalized content into those tracks, instead of re-applying all the tweakings manually?
Yes, definitely! In fact I use this method all the time now so not sure why I didn’t show it at the time!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. 👍
is it a bug that it doesn’t record the wave form correctly? I’ve had some guitar recordings show the waveform bigger. but then other times it’s small like your video shows. Isn’t there a way to just fix it so it shows a bigger wave form in the first place?
It all comes down to the input volume when you record. If you’re having issues with lower waveforms, just turn up the input gain.
I love your videos. I have a scarlet 3rd gen mic and the audio interface. And a pop filter. My vocals don’t sound right. There’s a basshumming in the background. How do I fix this and just have clean louder and more studio quality. Please help I just got everything set up and it doesn’t sound that great with the humming. How do I get clean vocals. And no bass humming. If you could help me it would mean so much thank you
Sounds like a ground loop caused by your power perhaps? How are you powering the interface? This video might help / ruclips.net/video/Sc-_LiuqiRA/видео.html
Pete Johns I’m using the tendak USB power hub the same one you have and also the USB 3 to lighting camera adapter by apple. I’m also using a iPhoneSE (iPhone6 in the iPhone5 body) and I have the scarlet focusrite audio interface with the scarlet 3rd gen mic but phone it’s on it sounds like the exact same buzzing or humming you get on a guitar amplifier. Also love your videos. But if you know what’s going on or how I can fix this to get clean podcasts like vocals. It would help me so much
Hi, pete, why dont i have merge menu in my garage band ?
Make sure you are tapping right on the icon and not on the waveform as there are two different menus.
Why doesn’t GarageBand have a normalize option like in logic?
There are quite a few features in Logic not available in GarageBand unfortunately. You can use the merge function to do this however.
Whenever I record a song my guitar sounds very tinny. How do I fix that and give it more bass/depth?
Hey there. What are you using to record your guitar?
In short, you generally need to cut some treble and add some bass using EQ to help make your guitar ahem a more full sound.
ruclips.net/video/Cv-uf22BGJg/видео.html
Please, check out Maze Rider - Auto Leveling app on iOS. It can do the task simply.
Yeah? Nice one. Thanks for the tip. I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
Couldnt u have just duplicated the other mic settings then slid them over?
Yeah probably.
How do we get it to record large from the beginning?
Hey there. Not quite sure what the question is sorry? studiolivetoday.com/garageband
I don’t really understand the merging part. merged with what?
It’s designed to combine multiple tracks but can be used to just merge a single track and “bake in” all its effects. Once you play with it a while you’ll see how it works. Http://studiolivetoday.com/garageband
I'm trying to merge my audio as I recorded the voices too low, but I don't see a "microphone" icon to click on in the track.
Just tap on whatever the icon is. 👍😎
I must be doing something wrong. I only see the pan knob. Thanks for the quick reply! 😊
I have this issue. However experimenting has led me to adjust playback mix level on interface and record at higher volumes to see soundwaves.
I’m getting good sound but now have to distance myself from mic as well as adjusting to full playback mix on interface when listening back. Thoughts?? Comments anything helps
Using presonus Itwo interface and AT 4040
Hey there. Thanks for watching and for your question.
It’s definitely a balancing act to get the gain/volume levels right when recording and mixing. I do tend to record a little hotter these days again so that I’m not having to pull the volume up a lot all the time, but I will still err on the low side to avoid clipping, as you can increase gain, but once you clip, you can’t reduce and fix it.
There’s a couple of videos that I have done recently which may give you some more gold for thought.
Input vs output gain - ruclips.net/video/gQcBw5Sp1aI/видео.html
How to set input gain - ruclips.net/video/smEGQq_fVfA/видео.html
Thank you really helped. Definitely watching for good input signal first then volume on GarageBand thankkkkkk your
Great voice btw
Thanks for your support and kind words. 👍
Can’t you just Dragged the Normalized Audio onto the Old Tuned Audio Instrument with all the plugins on it?
Yeah probably? studiolivetoday.com/garageband
i visualize your desk to be covered in saliva.
Thanks for the video!
And here I was thinning this was one of the less lispy videos? If that’s the worst thing about what I do, I’m doing pretty well I thinks. 😄
Werdrath what is even the point of the first part of that comment??
Hi Pete, i need you help please. The merge function on my ipad suddenly stopped working. I already used it in previous songs recording to normalize the volume, edit volume, use automation etc. For some reason recently, when i do the same process (merge) it only appears a straight line, no waveform & no sound at all. Hoping you’ll get to read this. Thanks in advance for your reply.
That’s really strange? Have you tried closing all apps and turning off and back on again? You may also need to ensure you have some additional space on your device perhaps? Ask over at the GarageBand Users Facebook page if you need more help - studiolivetoday.com/gbu
@@PeteJohnsMusic Strange indeed Pete! But i uninstalled the garageband and installed again, because it wouldn’t work after on & off or restarting. Now it works fine again. Quite amazed that the files were not lost after uninstalling & installing. Anyway, thanks to you as always, you are very helpful👍🏻😊
I can't merge in Garageband 2021.... There is no microphone icon next to my recording!
Make sure you’re tapping on the icon and not the waveform. This video will help.
ruclips.net/video/ZuKcGbXnzsI/видео.html
How do you do it on an imac
Mac doesn’t have merge unfortunately. You would need to solo and export with auto normalisation “on”.
Hey Pete, when doing this function, do you have to remove or delete the original wav files so the track is not so bulky? Does that disrupt the track or interfere with the track?
Hey there. When you merge it actually removes the original track(s) once you exit the project, so hey won’t add any bloat, but you need to make sure oh keep the duplicated backup copy until you are positive you don’t need he original tracks anymore.
Thanks again for your support. 👍
El video comienza en el minuto 4:54 ahi recien comienza el proceso de normalizado 😂😂
I thought it began at 00:00 but o often get confused and distracted by shiny things.
Does this help when you need to make it a wav file?
Hi there. Yes. It can help make your WAV file a consistent and loud volume.
If you are looking for information about how to export as a WAV file, check this one out
ruclips.net/video/pr_ZemTL3h0/видео.html
You teach everyone on mobile plz teach on mac i phone and mac garageband is completly diffriend !
Unfortunately I don’t use a Mac there are heat channels like the GarageBand Guide that can help you with everything Mac related.
Why can't you just copy and paste the normalised tracks back in the original tracks rather than re-creating all the settings?
You can. It’s entirely up to you at what point you add/don’t add the effects.
@@PeteJohnsMusic I was wondering... to be honest I do all my composing in Cubses - BUT all our 'boys' (aged 35 upwards) are on GB - and your vids are brilliant - if they have a prob i just check you out and then pretend that I knew how to do things. Dont you think that a 'normalise' selection option would be a wast improvement? But hey - great stuff - just wished they hadn't got into automation - as I'm having to remove it all whilst' correcting/editing...... AGAIN great stuff!
How would you do this on Mac?
You can use plugins to adjust gain on Mac, but there is no merge option unfortunately.
How do you do this on a macbook pro?
Hey there. I don’t use GarageBand on Mac sorry. This might be something you could ask the folks at the GarageBand Users Facebook group or subreddit.
@@PeteJohnsMusic I was just on the phone with Apple support for over an hour and they're at a loss... it ain't looking good. I'll let you know what happens after they call me back.
Okay cool. I think you can solo and then export the track, then import it back in to the project. I would check out The GarageBand Guide for some more information too.
@@PeteJohnsMusic in previous versions of Garageband you could make the waveforms more visible without having to merge. But that feature is no longer available. I'll try what you just suggested, but if not I'll need to re-record. Bummer...
4 years later and this is still a problem 😢
Little bit!
Yeah But How Tf do I get there
Hey there. This series of videos shows the merge function in more detail. ruclips.net/p/PLc8Xg_23Wa56tIxtD1AHcq_Cte5u2wrRd
1 you say the in doesnt effect recordings yes it does and most of this has nothing to do with normalizing bro.
Hey there. Can you explain what you mean in a little more detail? I’m always happy to learn more.
too many steps for something as simple as normalizing.
Yeah probably. Hopefully my more recent videos are a little better for you.
@@PeteJohnsMusic no. Your video is good, it’s just a software flaw. Probably done on purpose by the company to make us purchase Logic. Understandable. Thanks for the video.
Learn more about editing in GarageBand on iPhone or iPad here - ruclips.net/video/t2G4UahGDIY/видео.html
you should talk faster
Faster? Nice one. I normally get the opposite comment - that I talk too quickly and folks don’t understand me. Unless this is what you meant. 😊
You are the best! Amazing help
Thanks my friend.