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   Dan says:

   October 28, 2009 at 12:11 pm (UTC -4 )

   Hey Andy,

   That was a very clear and helpful presentation.

   Unfortunately, the “recipe” does not seem to be working for me. I have a Mac and I did all of the sound settings as you have instructed. The one difference is that I am using a desk microphone without headsets. In other words, I am not using a USB output. Instead, I want/must use the built-in speakers as the output (I figured I would just plug a set of headphones into the headphone jack of the computer itself to avoid echo/interference). I’m wondering whether this minor difference is the reason why the “recipe” is not working for me.

   The problem is that my input on Skype is working, meaning my voice can be heard, but I cannot hear anything (whether it’s the dial-up, ringing, or the voice of the person whom I am calling). Same goes for my firefox output. For example, I couldn’t hear your presentation until I readjusted the system’s sound settings to the way it was originally.

   Any ideas as to what I might be doing wrong? I’m trying to start a podcast and I am brand new at this stuff, so I am all out of ideas. Please feel free to send me an email at your convenience if/when you see this post.

   Thanks!

   -Dan
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   Dan says:

   October 28, 2009 at 1:01 pm (UTC -4 )

   Andy,

   As soon as I change the system preferences output from Built-In to Soundflower Ch. 2, that’s when I lose sound. I’m hoping that this is a helpful piece of information.

   -Dan
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   Paul says:

   March 22, 2010 at 5:31 am (UTC -4 )

   curious to know which headset you are using for your mac, i currently have a macbook and i would like to buy a somewhat inexpensive headset for podcasting but everything either seems to expensive or just bad quality. would like your input thank you very much
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   Paul says:

   March 22, 2010 at 5:32 am (UTC -4 )

   oh and i am also using snow leopard if that makes any difference
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   Andy Rush says:

   March 22, 2010 at 7:51 am (UTC -4 )

   I am using a Sennheiser USB headset. It has the capability to also do analog input/output which comes in handy when I just want to monitor something from the audio line out port. Less expensive headsets are available from Logitech or Plantronics.
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   Joe says:

   October 13, 2010 at 8:01 pm (UTC -4 )

   What I am wanting to know is if there is a way to record the podcast, but to be able to let the people on the opposite end of the call from me hear the voice effects and filters that I use in GarageBand. For instance, if I want them to hear the Helium effect… or if there’s a moment when the SoundFX library comes in handy and I need to put in a cheering audience or something…

   Is there a way to use Soundflower, LineIn, Skype and GarageBand to let everybody hear my effects, and record the podcast at the same time?

   Thanks!
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   Andy Rush says:

   November 1, 2010 at 9:03 am (UTC -4 )

   If you figure it out, let me know
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   Colin Shock says:

   December 18, 2010 at 2:10 am (UTC -4 )

   Andy,

   Great article, really helped out a lot. I have one minor issue that maybe you can help me fix. I’ve done everything that I’m supposed too (I think), but when I turn on all the settings I can here my own voice come over my headset, which is really annoying. Any idea what went wrong and how to fix it? Thanks!

   Best,
   Colin S.
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   Nadine says:

   January 20, 2011 at 4:21 pm (UTC -4 )

   Hi there! Thanks for this posting, it’s very helpful! One question, though: do you have any idea how to get the individual callers on Skype into Garageband on individual tracks? So you can edit each person’s audio individual instead of it all being on one track?

   Thanks!
   Nadine
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    Andy Rush says:

    January 20, 2011 at 5:23 pm (UTC -4 )

    Colin,

    There is the passthrough that may be giving you your own voice. There is also a monitoring feature in GarageBand that may be turned on.

    Nadine,

    As far as I know there isn’t a way to get Skype on individual tracks – not without a more complex mixing board setup.
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    Nadine says:

    January 20, 2011 at 8:09 pm (UTC -4 )

    Thanks, Andy. I did find a way to get it on two tracks – my voice and the Skype call, so that helps a lot!
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    Kyle says:

    January 25, 2011 at 11:33 am (UTC -4 )

    Nadine – how were you able to split the two voices into different tracks?
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    Nadine says:

    January 26, 2011 at 12:00 am (UTC -4 )

    Hi Kyle, I found these instructions, and it worked perfectly.
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    Kyle says:

    January 26, 2011 at 12:41 am (UTC -4 )

    Sweet, thanks Nadine!!
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    Jared says:

    February 7, 2011 at 2:24 am (UTC -4 )

    hey. heres my question:

    basically i want to be on skype with someone and show them a song im working on in garageband. ive hooked it up so that it works with soundflower and they can hear my song. the problem is that i have to switch my audio input from EITHER my mic or soundflower (ie internal audio output).

    this is annoying because i cant talk to the person im calling while they listen to whatever i want to show them. is there a remedy for this?
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    Dan says:

    February 16, 2011 at 12:21 pm (UTC -4 )

    I am having similar problems with hearing my own voice in my headset. Everything else is working fine. Is there a way to set this up so that I only hear the other person’s voice coming back through my headset?
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    Rosanne says:

    February 18, 2011 at 5:52 am (UTC -4 )

    I have used the above settings and they are great. I have recorded a skype message but when i play it back i can’t hear my voice only my colleagues on the other end. Do you know what the problem may be?
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    Adam Saverian says:

    November 15, 2011 at 9:58 pm (UTC -4 )

    Hey, this is a great little tutorial.

    The only downside is that you’ll have to listen to your own voice the whole time since you’re recording to one channel in Garageband (which can also be a problem).

    Any suggestions for separating the two audio signals into two separate channels so that one can monitor the skype output without monitoring their own output?

    Thanks, and well done!
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    Andy Rush says:

    November 29, 2011 at 11:04 am (UTC -4 )

    @Adam, This is a tutorial (and concept) that I need to revisit. However, at this point I can’t answer any issues that you or others might have. At some point we hope to update and simplify this.

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