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Audacity workshop

Audacity is an easy-to-use, open source audio editing software program that is available as a free download. Versions are available for desktop computers that run the Mac, Windows and Linux operating systems. Audacity has a variety of features that can meet the needs of a range of audio recording projects, from a very basic short live recording to more elaborate, multi-track projects that combine audio from a variety of sources.

To download Audacity, visit http://www.audacityteam.org/download

Session Recording

Watch the following video from our Ed Tech support videos from our Audacity Workshop. If you have questions, please reach out to Educational Technology.

Agenda

Audacity level 1

  1. Introduction to Audacity
    1. Installing the software
    2. Introduction to basic tools
    3. Practicing basic tools
      1. Record, Open, Zoom in, Zoom Out
      2. Select & Delete sections, Time shift
      3. Envelope tool
  2. Editing Audio Tracks
    1. Adjust Pitch, Speed, Tempo
    2. Fade In, Fade Out
    3. Reverse
  3. Effects for Recordings
    1. Noise Reduction
    2. Amplify
    3. Limiter
    4. Reverb
    5. Normalization & Equalization
    6. Compressor
  4. Exporting

Audacity level 2:

Introduction:

Record:

  1. Record
  2. Import previously saved recordings
  3. Edit the recordings:
    1. Noise Reduction& Normalization
    2. Track Overlapping
    3. Adjust Amplification

Sound Effect Track:

  1. Import sound effect track
  2. Edit track
    1. Trimming
    2. Fade In, Fade Out
  3. Adjust Amplification

Music Track:

  1. Finding Royalty free music
  2. Download music track
  3. Edit track
    1. Trimming and Merging music track
    2. Fade In, Fade Out
  4. Adjust Amplification

Files used for the workshop:

Soundtrack

Interview Narration

Interview Native

Intro Music

Narration

People Noise

Waves

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