Let’s face it, most of us comedians aren’t that technical when it comes to burning professional-quality CDs or DVDs. I’ve heard self-produced CDs that sound like they were recorded in the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant that has an open mic on Monday nights. Wait, that’s probably because it was a Chinese restaurant that had an open mic on Monday nights. This article will teach you how to produce a decent quality stand-up comedy CD using only a laptop and the audio equipment available at the comedy club.
The equipment I used was my MacBook laptop, Garage Band, USB audio input, and the mixer from the comedy club. Basically, you plug the mini jack cable (or whatever cable you need) into the USB audio input on your Mac, then plug the other end into the monitor output of your venue’s sound mixer. Best to check what kind of blender they have. Most clubs or comedy bars that have a decent sound system should have a mixer for the sound system. If they don’t have one, you can use your laptop’s built-in microphone, but the quality won’t be as good. But your real problem is getting real semen.
The mixer must have a monitor output so that the sound from the microphone on stage can be heard and routed to your laptop. If they have an extra microphone on stage, you can even use it to record laughter from the audience. So you’re basically mixing your own voice while acting to the reaction of the audience.
Open Garage Band and create a new track using the Real Instrument option. There should be an option to use the USB audio input. Make a test recording to make sure it works. When you’re ready, just hit record and start your performance.
Once you’re done, you can stop the burning and click share and choose to burn to CD. That’s it basically! He has produced his own stand-up comedy CD.