Mac Tip Podcast – #021 – Auto-Tune yourself in GarageBand

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In this episode of Mac Tip Podcast;
Auto-Tune yourself in GarageBand

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Show Notes:

Even though Auto-tune – that funky robot effect that rules the radio – has been declared d e a d dead by none either than rap superstar than Jay-Z, people still went nuts over T-Pain’s Auto-tune app for the iPhone.
Weather you don’t have to have an iPhone or cant afford to pay hundreds of dollars for official Auto-tune software you can still get that great T-Pain sound. In fact, you can do it with an app that comes preloaded with almost every Mac, Garageband.

Open up Garageband and select “New Project”
Add a new track by hitting “Alt+Command+N” and choose “Real Instrument.” This is where you’ll be recording your vocals or importing previous recorded audio.
If you’re going to auto-tune yourself or a recording, you need a key to be in tune with. If you’re not sure, give the default Tempo of a C-major a try, and adjust up or down from there.
You can adjust the tempo by using the the options with in the LCD If you dont know how to enable the this option press “Ctrl+Command+F” and this will show the tempo with in the LCD

Click the scissors icon or “Command+E” to open up the editing palette. Select “No Effect” and slide the “Enhance Tuning” setting all the way to max. Also, check “Limit to Key,” or you might end up with some seriously terrible-sounding results.

Finally, hit record and start singing. It’s important to note that this is the LAST step. You can’t apply the auto-tune effect after the fact, so tweak all your settings, and then give it a shot. Make T-Pain proud!

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