Voice Over using Garage Band

I would love to hear from anyone using GarageBand for Voice Over work. I started out using Pro Tools but found too many technical problems and the learning curve was very steep. Anyone out there successfully using GarageBand for Voice Over?

I think you'll find that Garage Band is too basic for everything that you'll need to do as a voice-over artist. It'll lay audio, and you can make some basic edits, but it's really not meant for any kind of professional voice-over applications.
Pro Tools LE certainly has its challenges, but stick with it and ask people questions when you get stuck. It's the recording industry standard for audio recording and editing, so I'll pay dividends to get comfortable with it. A lot of the applications you won't need for voice-over work, as some of the stuff is just meant for music recording and editing. For a good tutorial on Pro Tools, check out: http://www.voiceemporium.com/archives/03/protools-for-beginners1/

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