Air or Pro for Recording vocals with GarageBand or PT and Producing

I'm considering buying a MacBook and would like to get a new Air. I will be using it mainly for recording my vocals on beats that I have bought on iTunes. I'm also going to be taking a couple of Coursera classes on music production. Can the new Air's handle GarageBand or Pro Tools well? I've been using my iPhone 4S with GarageBand to record but I would like to do more editting of my vocals with Pro Tools. The reason I like the Air is b/c it is light and easy to transport.

One thing with vocalists, I can think of, is to show them the input device, and have them watch the clip meter. After a few takes, if they are somewhat savvy at singing into a mic, they'll start to back off on strong notes, and moving in on subtle notes. If you watch a pro singer on stage, you'll see them pulling the mic in close for soft stuff, and backing it way off for the strong notes. In the studio, the same techniques can be used, but the person has to back away, rather than a hand held mic pulled away.
Hardware can help this to an extent, but the singer has to take some action to get the best performance recorded. If I were going to use hardware, it'd probably be limiting more so than compression. Limiting can keep your signal under control, without doing too much to the dynamics. I'd prefer to save compression for post, so I can decide what sounds best. I used to have a female vocalist with an amazing voice. i was NEVER able to capture her properly on tape, since I had no pre processing at all. She is still in this area, and I have invited her to come record some vox for me, because I want to see if I can now get a grip on them. If I ever do, she'll be featured on an upcoming CD

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Hi,
I am a Garage Band dunce (first time user). I’ve imported a guitar track as track 1.
I launched a “new basic track” with no effects for the vocal track, but cannot get any vocals to show up on the meter before recording.
I can click on track one (my guitar track) and I can see the meter move when speaking into the mic, but when I click on track two, I get nothing from the mic.
I’m sure the answer is obvious, but I don’t see it. Any tips?
Thanks,
Terry

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To all the vocal producers out there:
What are your tips for recording vocals? Not necessarily the EQ and compression and that jazz, but how you record it? I'm trying to record my own vocals but naturally I can't sing a verse in one take. Do you guys break each line up? How do you do it so the tone and volume are the same each time? If you've got a different audio segment for each line, do you just chop them up and merge them into one segment? Do you record harmonies the same way or do you have pitch-shift shortcuts?

Maybe I'm just cranky today (apologies in advance), but when I saw this:
but naturally I can't sing a verse in one take
I wanted to throw something. Why the f#7*& not?
My suggestion to you is you work hard on your vocal abilities, maybe with the help of a good vocal coach. Once that's done, learn microphone technique. After that's done, practice, practice, practice.
When you have accomplished the above, test several microphones and find which one suits your voice. Maybe you should book some time at a commercial studio with a helpful engineer for this step. Learn the characteristics of each microphone and preamp, and see which best suit your voice.
Then, and only then, start buying stuff for your home studio: then there will be another few months while you learn how to put it all together.
Meanwhile, this might help:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/howto_recordvocals.htm
And good luck!

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I tought about looking in Monitor Activity to see what happens...
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alpha
beta
gamma
col1
col2
col3
100
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-1
a
b
c
100
1
-2
d
e
f
101
1
-2
t
t
y
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2
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j
k
l
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beta datatype-integer
gamma datatype-integer
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what index is suitable for a table with no unique columns and primary key?
col1
col2
col3
Mudassar

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When I tried querying using the below query on my heap table the sql server suggested to create NON CLUSTERED INDEX INCLUDING columns ,[beta],[gamma] ,[col1]
,[col2] ,[col3]
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,[beta]
,[gamma]
,[col1]
,[col2]
,[col3]
FROM [TEST].[dbo].[Test]
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Macbook Air or Pro for student with Mac pro already

Hi guys,
I already have a Mac Pro as a desktop, but I need a notebook for High School (Yr 11 student in Australia)
I am deciding whether to get a MBA or MBP.
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11in Screen
128GB SSD
Core i5
Backlit Keyboard
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But, Less value for money
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(Early 2011 Model)
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How do I record vocals with an existing music soundtrack?

I have been asked to sing for a funeral tomorrow. It's my grandfather's funeral and it's just not possible emotionally for me to get through it. I am attempting to use a music soundtrack which I've purchased to record the song and vocals in GarageBand. For some reason the vocals don't record with the music and vice versa. Any help you can give is greatly appreciated. The service is tomorrow.

Check, if you have set any effects on your Master Track (Track menu > Show Master Track. Then click the Smart Controls icon. )
I started my sample project from an empty project to avoid any presets.
Check, if selecting a "Voice" patch for your vocal track will help. Select the track, then open the Library and try the different "Voice" patches. Perhaps "Classical Vocal" will sound good for the occasion.

Air or Pro for Recording vocals with GarageBand or PT and Producing

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