n00b training...

[Dunkinuts]

Is there is or could someone make a n00b/basic tutorial on how to go from power on to uploading a video? Main focus would be the understanding of putting the song together (I am lost on that); and recording to a computer.

[Decktonic]

Do you have a computer with a line-in jack? You need one of those. I have the newest model of Macbook Pro so it has a headphone jack that doubles as a line-in.

[Dunkinuts]

Do you have a computer with a line-in jack? You need one of those. I have the newest model of Macbook Pro so it has a headphone jack that doubles as a line-in.

yes I have a Macbook Pro as well, what recording software is out there? anything that is free?

[Syscrusher]

Garageband will do the trick.

[Decktonic]

Actually I recommend you use Audacity, much simpler, very clean interface.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Remember to go to the preferences and allow software playthrough (it plays what you are recording while you record it). Also remember to normalize your tracks when you are done. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, go to your system settings and set your input to LINE IN instead of microphone.

And in other news, Line In is a great utility that lets you hear what is on your line in input when you aren't recording. Gives you a good idea of how your music will sound through a laptop with the current gain.

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18987