[DM-MUG] making a 10 minute music piece from 3 mp3 or mp4s

[Bryan Baker]

I believe GarageBand will let you add protected MP4s as tracks. In  
fact I believe there is a media drawer to access other iLife media  
right there. I'd put each tune on a separate track, adjust the start  
points to where you want them in the show, then use the fader  
automation tools to fade up / down the tracks as needed. Also adjust  
the end point (the little purple left facing triangle thingy up in the  
timing bar to the point you want the resulting file to end.

All in all I think GB is your best bet, since it's part of iLife, I  
believe they anticipated people using the occasional protected tune  
for their own use. If you want to be a bit "safer" about it you could  
just leave it in GB and play it from there, not saving a resulting  
mixdown file. THe trick would then be triggering it to play when you  
want. I have a nice little transport box that'll do that, but it's  
overkill for your project.

It's also possible that they have closed the protected mp4's out of GB  
since GB can make ringtones. I'd give it a shot though.



On May 4, 2008, at 9:42 PM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:
> I need to take 3 different songs, have them play then fade out into  
> the next and end == all will be total 10 min.  Is this something  
> better accomplished in iMovie or in Grarageband or iTunes == I could  
> bring in 2 of them but the 3rd is protected so I couldn't join it  
> with the other two = am making a 10 or so minute presentation via  
> keynote and the music is to go along with it
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