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Free open source audio recording and editing software 1 Using Audacity Audacity http audacitysourceforgenet Or Google Audacity audio Audacity manual http audacitysourceforgenetmanual12 ID: 590381

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Using Audacity

Free open source audio recording and editing software

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Audacity

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/Or Google “Audacity audio”Audacity manualhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2

/Audacity tutorialshttp

://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html

LAME encoder (for exporting.mp3s)http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/Audacity provides a link the first time you attempt to make an ,mp3

Where to find it

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Lots

of formats.wav – very common, uncompressed (big files), lossless, nearly universal playback ability.mp3

– very common, compressed (little files), lossy, nearly universal playback ability

.wma

– Windows audio, may have Digital Rights Management for copy protectionm4p – iTunes format – WILL have Digital Rights Management for copy protection (probably won’t play back on another computer)

.ogg – free, open source, uses Vorbis format to play

Librivox – public domain audio books

.ra

– Real Audio, use in decline

Audio formats

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Edit>Preferences>DevicesSet your mike, speakers, stereo or mono

I need to choose a different mike than the Connect mikeUse a moderately priced headset for best results Choosing your microphone and speakers

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Just like a tape recorder or VCR

Pause, play, stop, rewind, fast forward, recordRecording shows up as a waveformUseful to find silence, pauses or extraneous noises if editing

recording and playback

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Effects>Amplify

May have to enable “clipping” to apply the effectEffects>Fade InEffects>Fade OutEffects>Remove Noise

Effects menu

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Playback to find the spot you want to cut

Use the waveform to find the silences

Use the selection tool to select the cutLeft click and drag

Hit Delete or Cut to make the edit

Ctrl + Z to undo an editYou can also replace the selection with silence

Editing tracks

cut

Replace with

silence

Selection tool

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You don’t save sound files, you Export them

File>Export>Choose folder, filename, and formatMP3s require a download of a LAME encoder

Audacity guides you though the process

Because .wav

is lossless, edit and combine in .wav, and convert to .mp3 when done

exporting (Saving) files

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Record and export all your clipsImport all your clips

Don’t click Open, as they will open up in different windowsImport opens them all up in same windowCopy and paste second clip onto end of first trackClose clip Copy and paste third clip onto end of first track

Close clipRepeat until al the clips are on one trackSave the whole thing with a new filename when you’re done

Importing and Combining

Tracks

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Export as MP3

You’ll get this prompt the first timeClick DownloadFollow the links (there are 2)Download LAMEClick the .exe fileExport the file!

LAME encoder

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Import tracks you want to mixIf music, make sure you have rights

LOTS of public domain music out therehttp://www.mfiles.co.uk/ for classicalhttp://www.melodyloops.com/musicEdit tracks to same running time

Use Effects menu(Amplify, Fade In, Fade Out) as neededExportWill automatically mix tracks together

Mixing tracks

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