Task 1

Add the SoloTrack through open and SupportTrack through import. Then try on importing
another file “mono track”. Then try to remove mono file from the track bar. (Hint: You have to
use the cut button)

In either case Audacity imports the file into its own proprietary format, adding it to an open Audacity
project which will be saved as an AUP file.

However, if your open Audacity project already contains one or more audio tracks, additional tracks can
only be imported, not 'opened', to be added to that project.

For this reason, it is probably better to get in the habit of always adding standard-format, nonAudacity
audio tracks via 'Import' rather than 'Open'.

You should reserve the 'Open' function for opening Audacity project (.aup) files themselves (which can
only be opened through Open, not through Import).

Task 2

open audacity and insert SoloTrack there then save it by giving name example.aup . Then try to
open it through import function.

Can we do it? If can’t what’s the reason?

Conversely, after you have edited (or created) audio in Audacity, if you simply select "Save Project" or
"Save Project As..." it will save as an AUP file, which is proprietary to Audacity and cannot be played or
edited in other software.

To get the audio back to a common file format, you will need to Export the open project (for example, as
an MP3 or .wav) through the Export function further down the File menu.

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Task 3

Use the example.aup and try to play it through VLC. If its impossible, use export function to
save it as an audio file .Try on saving that file as .WAV and also mp3.

Create a new project

1. Open ‘Audacity’ software.

2. Save project with name ‘Basics’ as ‘.aup’ file. (File Save Project Save Project)

Both the project file and the project’s ‘data’ folder will create inside your machine.

Figure 01: Project file and the project’s ‘data’ folder

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Task 4
Create new project as mention above. Check whether the relevant data folders are created?

Search and see what are the SHM file and WAL files?

Record your Voice

Transport Toolbar

1. Record

Click on the Record button to begin recording. Once you press record, speak clearly into your microphone
so that you can see the waves on the interface change according to your voice.
2. Pause

Click on the Pause button to take a break from recording. Press it again to continue recording from where
you left off (still record on the same track).

It is not recommended that you press pause and walk away from your recording session, for an extended
period of time, without saving your progress first. While you are away from your session, something could
go wrong with your computer, and you could lose your recording.

3. Stop

Click on the Stop button to stop recording. The cursor will return to its previous position befor e the
recording was started.

Now it is ready to save or export the file.

After you stop recording, before recording again, MUTE the previously recorded audio track(s). Each time
you stop recording then start recording again, a new audio ‘track’ will be created. Remember to ‘unmute’
tracks to hear them play back.

Each time you stop the recording will create separate audios.

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Task 5
Record your own voice using Transport Toolbar then play it and see whether you can hear the
sounds well (Click on the Play button at the top and you will hear the file you have just recorded
or imported). Then save as mp3.

Playback Audio

Click on the Play button at the top and you will hear the file you have just recorded or imported.

Task 6
Use Task 05 and try on play back.

The audio will playback from the position of the playback head. You might either have to:

1. Click on the “Skip to Start” button on the toolbar to return the playback head to the beginning of
the project or,
2. Use the “Selection Tool” to position the playback head at the position where you want to start
playing the audio.

Import an Audio File

1. Simply drag and drop the audio file into the Audacity window. Or….
2. Select Import Audio from the menu. (File Import Audio)

Select ‘Audio’

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Move audio clips to another position on the timeline for 3.1.3 audacity.

1. Now we are going to move a clip part from one position to another position. First of all, you should
select the position where you need to move.

Here we have selected 1:00 position.

2. Then click on edit. Then go to clip boundaries and click on Split.

Time shifting method

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 3. Then you will see two separate clips as follow.

4. Then you can move each part as you like.

Task 7
Add mono track and SampleFinal track to the track bar. Combine only the voice parts in it. In
the Mono track first voice part should play first and the second voice part should play after the
Sample final track.

Split a clip

1. Import the Mono.mp3 file to the workspace.

Mono. mp3 file in the track bar

2. Select a portion of the audio clip on the track using the Selection Tool.

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 selected portion of the audio clip

3. Use the ‘Split New’ Function (Edit Clip Boundaries Split New) to remove the selection area from
the original track and move it to a new track.

Select ‘Split New’ Function

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 After moving to a new track

4. Use the Time Shift method to grab the bottom audio clip and move it to the left.

When you play back both tracks, the audio now does not have as long gap.

After moving to the left

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Task 8
Add Mono audio track to the table & make Split new then cancel noises and make it as follow.

Fade audio volume down or up

What is fading audio volume?

A fade is a gradual increase or decrease in the level of an audio signal.

1. At the beginning or end of the audio clip

1. Use the selection tool and select the area of the clip where you want a fade.

2. Select the ‘Fade In’ or ‘Fade Out’ filter (Effect Fade In/ Fade Out) to apply the fade to the
selected area.

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 Fade out the end of the audio clip

2. In the middle of the audio clip

1. Select the Envelope Tool from the Tools toolbar.

Envelope Tool
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2. Click on the audio file to create a ‘keyframe’ and lock the volume of the audio track at its existing
volume level.

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 The First keyframe

3. Click to the right of the first keyframe to create a 2nd Keyframe then drag down to reduce the
volume level.

Drag down to reduce the volume level

4. Click again to the right of the second keyframe to create a 3rd keyframe that will lock the volume
to the level of the 2nd keyframe.

Three keyframes

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 5. Finally, click to the right of the 3rd keyframe to create a 4th keyframe then drag the envelope to
up to increase the volume level.

Four Keyframes

Export the finished Audio as an MP3 file

1. Export the project with name ‘Basics’ as ‘.mp3’ file. (File Export Export as MP3)

Select ‘Export as MP3’

Exported ‘Basics.mp3’ file

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