Free, Open Source Audio Editing & Recording Software Training Session Bradley Knight, Digital Media, I.C.S.

Audacity’s Interface LAME Plug-in for MP3 Conversion

CONTENTS - THEORY 1. 1.Control Tool Bar -Editing Tools -Audio Control Buttons 2 Mixer Tool Bar 3 Meter Tool Bar 4 Edit Tool Bar 5 Track Control Panel 6 Effects Menu 7 Importing audio

CONTENTS (Practical) Recording your voice Editing your voice Adding effects to your voice Mixing your voice with other audio Labelling tracks Exporting audio as MP3’s Saving your Project File

Control Tool Bar

CONTROL TOOL BAR EDITING TOOLS AUDIO CONTROL BUTTONS

Editing Tools Selection Tool Envelope Tool Draw Tool Zoom Tool Time-shift Tool Multi-Tool

Audio Control Buttons Skip to Start Play Loop Record Pause Stop Skip to End

Mixer Tool Bar

Output VolumeRecording VolumeInput Source

Meter Tool Bar

Output Levels (Green)Recording Levels (Red) Used for Monitoring Input and Output Levels Bright Part – Average Audio Level Darker Part – Peak Audio Level Clipping Indicator – Too loud!

Edit Tool Bar

Cut Copy Paste Trim away audio outside selection Silence selection audio only Undo Redo Zoom In Zoom Out Fit selection in window Fit project in window

Amplify To make audio louder Change Pitch To disguise voice Compressor Making only loud parts soft Echo To create echos Fade In Fades audio in Fade Out Fades audio out Normalize Amplifies audio to similar levels Effects Menu

To import existing audio: Click on “Project”, then “Import Audio” To import standard audio files into your project, so that you can “mix” them together in your project. e.g. music, sound effects, sound bytes, vox pops.

Track Control Panel

To Delete Track “Mute” button stops ONLY this track Gain Control affects volume To name track and change sample rate “Solo” button plays ONLY this track Pan Control affects balance between speakers

And now for the FUN STUFF! Recording your voice Editing your voice Adding effects to your voice Mixing your voice with other audio Labelling tracks Exporting audio as MP3’s Saving your Project File

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