Recent content by CelesteMac

I’ve been recording often in recent months, several times a week, with my little set up and suddenly today I started having a problem. No idea why. I’m using Garageband 11 with a Focusrite 2i4. I’m not sure if I’m using the right terminology here, but: When I monitor the input directly, it...

Hi folks -- So I'm learning to use GarageBand with a Focusrite interface. My short-term goal is to share music with other musicians for networking mainly, and to enjoy making decent recordings, and for practice of course, to hear my performances back later with a cold ear. I'm using reverb, EQ...

I have an old 78 record of a couple of songs my grandfather recorded long ago. I would like to convert it to digital. I suppose I could buy a record player and do it myself. Or hire a service. Suggestions? It is the only copy so I want to make sure it is preserved. Thanks.

I have a basic home recording system, Scarlett 2i4 and Garageband 11. I use it mainly to get better as a singer and occasionally to share songs with friends. Nothing fancy. Is there a way I can set up two headphone mixes, one for recording, and one for playback, and switch between them easily...

When you cover a song, do you change up the lyrics a bit? Do you sing it as written? If you are a song writer, how do you feel about a singer tweaking your lyrics?

Hi all, new around here. I've been recording for several years with the set up below and a couple of weeks ago some technical problems came up that I haven't been able to solve through hours of trouble shooting. Vocals suddenly started sounding wrong, boomy, sizzly. Today I can't record vocals...