Audacity

How To Have Fun With Sound

by Audacitydemo

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To Open Audacity
Go to the folder where Audacity is installed. On Windows this is usually C:\Program Files\Audacity. On Mac this is usually your A!!lications folder. "ou#le$clic% audacity.e&e 'Windows( or Audacity.a!! 'Mac( to launch Audacity. On a Windows )etwor% o!en A!!lication *&!lorer Clic% All

+aunch Audacity

Recording Sound
Click on the buttons inside the red bo to !ind out "hat they do.

#diting Sound
Click on the buttons inside the red bo to !ind out "hat they do.

These tools are e plained in more detail in the !ollo"ing slides.

Selection Tool

'ighlighted Area

$ %ake sure the Selection Tool is selected $ &se the %ouse and highlight the sound on the track you "ant to edit or delete

#nvelope Tool

$ %ake sure the Envelope Tool is selected ( blue lines "ill appear $ )rag the *lue lines in or out to change the volume o! the "hole track

#nvelope Tool +,

Click 'ere

$ -here . clicked to move in the line/ "hite circles appear $ Click inside the blue line near the "hite circle $ The volume "ill no longer be a straight line meaning the volume "ill change.

0oom Tool

$ %ake sure the Zoom tool is selected $ Click on the track "ith the magni!ying glass $ 1eep clicking until you are 2oomed in as close as you "ant to be

)ra"ing Tool

$ 3ou need to have 2oomed in very close. Audacity "ill let you kno" i! you have 2oomed in enough. $ &sing the Drawing tool you can move the individual handles

Timeshi!t Tool
$ The Time hi!t tool is !or "hen you have more than one trac" $ %ake sure the Time hi!t Tool is selected $ %ove the track to "here you "ant

Recording Some Sound

$ 4ress #ecord ( to start recording $ 4ress Stop ( to stop recording

4laying Sound

$ Click S"ip to Start ( to put the cursor at the beginning o! the sound or clic" "here you "ant to start !rom $ Click $lay

.mporting Sound

$ File 5 &mport 5 Audio $ Select the sound you "ant and %pen

)eleting Sound

Selected Area that "ill be deleted

$ &sing the Selection Tool select the sound you "ant to delete $ 4ress the Delete key on your keyboard

Lets 'ave Some 6un

$ To have !un "ith the sound/ select E!!ect $ Select an #!!ect !rom the menu $ 4lay around "ith the settings !or each e!!ect to see "hat they do

# porting to an audio !ile

.! creating a $odca t !or the internet/ e port as '$(. To burn to an audio )D or use your sound in 'ovie 'a"er* e port as WA+.

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