GarageBand, A Podcaster's Pick
July 07, 2021
GarageBand, A Podcaster's Pick
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with GarageBand
Our business uses GarageBand for audio editing for our podcast. I am the producer and solely use GarageBand to produce all audio/episodes for DNA Today podcast.
After testing out different audio editors, I choose GarageBand for many reasons. It's easy to manipulate multiple tracks and visualize as you work with them. The visual audio levels are so clear and it's very simple to get a clean cut when editing a person talking to take out the "ums, ers, ahs" etc. When you use it long enough you can even point it out by looking at the audio waves without hearing it. Very easy to drag in MP3 and slide them where you want it. I have a folder of MP3 I use for every podcast episode such as intro and outro music. I have used other audio editors like Audacity which I did not find to be intuitive.
After testing out different audio editors, I choose GarageBand for many reasons. It's easy to manipulate multiple tracks and visualize as you work with them. The visual audio levels are so clear and it's very simple to get a clean cut when editing a person talking to take out the "ums, ers, ahs" etc. When you use it long enough you can even point it out by looking at the audio waves without hearing it. Very easy to drag in MP3 and slide them where you want it. I have a folder of MP3 I use for every podcast episode such as intro and outro music. I have used other audio editors like Audacity which I did not find to be intuitive.
Pros
- Easy to manipulate multiple tracks
- Simple export of MP3's
- Offers different size MP3's to export
Cons
- Can't save the preferences for the tracks such as turning off reverb etc.
- Project files are large, a 30-minute podcast episode with only 4 tracks is typically around 1 GB
- Auto feature to silence guest not talking
- Optimize for podcasters (I use the old version 6 as new versions hasn't had podcast options)
- Intuitive design for easy editing
- Ability to manipulate multiple tracks
- Fading audio levels in and out
- No cost
- Integration with Macs (ease of inserting audio clips)
With GarageBand it's very easy to drag in MP3 and slide them where you want it. I have a folder of MP3 I use for every podcast episode such as intro music, outro music, advertisements, etc. I have used other audio editors like Audacity which I did not find to be intuitive. Audacity is another free program, however I always struggled with how to easily export MP3 files. I have had some clients that have recorded with Audacity and have gone back to open the recording file to discover it was blank. I never had this issue with GarageBand.
Do you think GarageBand delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with GarageBand's feature set?
Yes
Did GarageBand live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of GarageBand go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy GarageBand again?
Yes
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