Please help me with recording bass on I movie...

bubinga5 · #1 01-31-2011, 11:23 AM

Can anyone help..im trying to record a vid of my playing on the Mac/IMovie..i have Garageband, a Focusrite Saffire interface..i can get the audio and vid of my bass but im trying to put a track from itunes so i can play along and capture me playing along with the whole track....

any pointers...

BobaFret · #2 01-31-2011, 12:22 PM

I don't use IMovie but all the programs I HAVE used include an option for more than one audio track. You'll need to move it in sync w/ the other but that hasn't been too difficult in my experience.

This may help

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1094

GL797 · #3 01-31-2011, 12:29 PM

not sure if works on a Mac because I've never tried but "Audacity" is a free program, google it.

short learning curve, select the right input (usually line-in or mic) import the track you want to play along with and press record. You should be able to hear your bass or guitar while playing, if not, check the "Volume" control panel to make sure some aren't muted.

A lot can be done with this, check out my vids on youtube (link in my profile), It's not that great but going by YouTube standards it isn't half-bad. I simply run a multi-fx box into the line-in on my soundcard. The sound comes out my pc speakers. I have no need for an amp anymore since I don't play out.

it will take a bit learning how to adjust levels and video syncing can be a pain in the ... but the final product is well worth it imo. Good Luck

*if you have "cabinet simulation" on your devices then it's best to use them.

Barkless Dog · #4 01-31-2011, 01:13 PM

Drag the song into the window and hook up your camera, record on the camera them down load the camera content into I movie, Just sync it up.

bubinga5 · #5 01-31-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkless Dog

Drag the song into the window and hook up your camera, record on the camera them down load the camera content into I movie, Just sync it up.

BD..well my camera is the in built one..its works and i have the vid and sound from my bass working..but now i cant work out how to lay down a track from itunes so i can play over it..and record... you may have to explain it in simple terms.. im not computer literate..

Iv@N · #6 01-31-2011, 01:53 PM

What I do is the following:

I record the track on garageband, while the backing tracks plays on the background (with itunes) and also record myself with the built-in camera from the macbook.

Then, you export what you recorded with garageband into itunes. After that just take the video of yourself playing and sync it with the music and your track.

Here's an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1hZluDuT8k

Hope this helps,
Iván