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 AUDACITY
WHAT IS AUDACITY?

Audacity is a free-to-use, open-source digital audio editor and recorder software designed
for macOS, Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems like Unix-like.

As of January 3rd, 2022, Audacity has become the most popular download from FossHub,
with over 111 million downloads. And this number is only as of March 2015. With
previous downloads added, the number goes up to approximately 200 million downloads.

There must be a reason a lot of people download and use this software. So, what features
does Audacity have?
FEATURES OF AUDACITY

Apart from recording audio from

multiple sources, you can use this
digital audio editing software to post-
processing all audio types, such as
adding normalization and fading in/out
effects or trimming.
Other outstanding features of Audacity include:

-Editing multiple audio formats such as MP3, MP2, AIFF, FLAC, WAV
-Changing the speed or pitch
-Ability to record live sound and audio playback on PC
-Duplicating, cutting, blending, and grafting different sound documents
together
-Scrubbing (for Version 2.1.1 and later)
-Timer Record that enables users to schedule when a recording begins
and ends
-Noise reduction
-Voice reduction and isolation to create isolated vocal tracks or karaoke
tracks
-Ability to save and load user presets for effect settings
-Converting cassette tapes and records into digital tracks
 WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH AUDACITY?

In terms of what you can do, Audacity offers a wide range of uses. You can create
interviews, work on voiceovers, edit music, record podcasts, remove/edit any kind of
voice or sound. It’s even possible to record and mix an entire album. You can record
voiceovers, autotune records, remove background noise, delete awkward silences or the
parts you made a misspelling, and so on.

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Podcasts About Startups and Growth.

If you are new to Audacity, there are plenty of Audacity tutorials and resources
available on the internet. We will mention some of the best ones later in this article
 So, what do you need to start using Audacity?

Set up the software.

A computer that supports Audacity software
It’s not necessary, but the sound quality will be better with an external
microphone. Headphones or earbuds with mics will also do based on
how much voice quality you need.
And that’s all you need. So, do you have questions in your mind like “is
Audacity hard to use? Is Audacity good for beginners?” The answer is:
Audacity is very easy to use, and it is an excellent piece of software for
beginners who want to record and edit voices and records like a pro.

Before we dive into how to use Audacity step by step, let’s see why you
should use it.
 WHY SHOULD YOU USE AUDACITY?

One of the best things about Audacity is that it allows working on complex audio projects longer
than an hour. It is a consistent and stable software to preserve even under high disk usage and
processor loads.

Working with Audacity is incredibly simple. It supports the different recognizable audio files
such as MP3 or WAV. You can directly import an existing audio file into the software.

Audacity lets you record in either 16-bit or 24-bit audio. The digital recording and editing
software can smoothly convert and combine any sounds you drag and drop into the interface. It
does that regardless of the format.

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As for editing, users can cut, copy, paste, duplicate, trim audio or arrange multiple clips on the
same track. Moreover, the envelope tool enables adding custom fades as well.

Speaking of effects, Audacity provides a large pack of basic effects right out of the box. There
are simple Bass and Treble adjustments as well as high- and low-pass filters.

In short, if you are looking for an easy-to-use but high in capabilities software to record, edit, and
mix audio clips, Audacity will be your go-to software.
 HOW TO USE AUDACITY STEP-BY-STEP

Audacity is a very straightforward audio software, so it’s easier to grasp the basics.
Follow the steps below to learn how to use Audacity on Windows and how to use
Audacity on Mac likewise.

How do you use Audacity step by step? Here’s how:

METHOD 1

RECORDING
1. Connect your gear. In your instrument preferences,
set the output destination of your instrument. Set the input of
Audacity to match the output from your instrument. In this
example, the signal is routed through the Soundflower
interface from a software synth’s output to Audacity’s audio
input.
While sound cards and interfaces vary, it’s a good practice to
monitor your actual instrument to prevent latency issues.
Because latency is always a factor when monitoring the
recorded signal, it’s very difficult to find your groove when
playing. In Audacity, set your preferences as shown:
 2. Confirm connection. Check to make
sure your outputs and inputs are properly routed
by first selecting Start Monitoring from the
popup menu below the input meters (by the
microphone icon), then playing your instrument.
The LR input meters should respond.
If the meters are hitting 0dB, use the Input Volume Slider to lower the
input level so that the meters only approach 0 during the loudest
sections.
 3.Choose how to activate
recording. When everything is connected
properly, and your levels are set, you’re ready to
record. You have two options:
Press Record and start playing. There will
generally be some silence at the beginning of
your track. This can be trimmed away when
you’re done recording.
 >Alternately, you can enable Sound Activated
Recording in your Recording preferences.
Check the Sound Activated Recording
checkbox, then set the Sound Activation
Level (DB)—the lower the number, the
quieter the sound that will trigger
recording. This is useful if, for example,
you are recording in another room and
don’t want to have a long silence at the
beginning of your track as you walk back
and prepare to play.
 4.Record your track. Whichever
method you choose, it’s now the moment of
truth! Press the red Record button (or press "R",
and when you’re ready, start playing. You’ll see
the waveforms written to your track as you play.
Note: While this should not generally be the
case, if everything is set as described above, if
you are flat lining (i.e., the waveform displays as
a straight line) when you record, that means that
signal is not getting from your instrument to your
track. Confirm your connections and try again.
 5.Stop recording. When you are
finished, press the square yellow Stop button.
You should see something similar to the image
above.
If you chose Sound Activated recording,
Audacity will automatically stop recording when
the sound drops below the threshold level.
To add additional tracks while listening to
previously recorded tracks, make sure "Overdub:
Play other tracks while recording new one" is
checked in Preferences: Recording.
 6.Set a date and time to record.
There’s an alternate recording option that
most software sound recorders do not
have, and that is Timer Record.
From the Transport menu, select Timer
Record..., or press Shift-T. In the resulting
window, you can set the Start Date and
Time, and either the End Date and Time,
or the Duration. This lets you set your
recorder to turn on when you are not
around. Why would you do this? Because
you can!
7.Extend your recording. If you want to add additional material to your existing
recording, press Shift-Record, or type Shift-R, and new material will be appended at
the end of the existing recording on the current track.
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1. Review your recording. When
you have finished your tracking, give it a
listen. Click on the triangular green Play
button (or press the Space bar). Your track
should play from the beginning and will
automatically stop at the end of your
track.
Pressing Shift while you press Play or the
Space bar will loop your track until you
click the Stop button or press the Space
bar again.
 To loop a specific section, make sure the
Selection Tool is enabled, then click and drag
over the section you want to loop. Note: after
you make your selection, press "Z" for the
software to automatically find the zero-crossing
point: the point where the start and end
waveforms are at 0 amplitude (start and end at
the same sound level). Depending on the nature
of the loop and the source material, this will
often give you a very clean loop without clicks
or pops.
 2. Change the playback speed.
You can alter the playback speed easily, which
can come in handy if you are working out a solo
or trying to learn a difficult piece of music.
Drag the Playback Speed slider to the left to slow
the track down, or to the right to speed the track
up, then press the green "Playback at Speed"
arrow to play your track back at the new speed.
To make changes, adjust the speed and click the
arrow again.
3.Choose your view of the track. The
default view is the waveform viewed in linear
form. Without going into detail, the linear scale
is viewed as a percentage of level between 0—or
silence; and 1, or maximum level. You can also
view the track in other formats:
>Waveform (dB) which shows the
waveform in decibel levels. It will generally
appear "larger" than the linear view.
>Spectrogram, which is a
colorful FFT (Fast Fourier
Transform) view of the
audio.
 >Pitch, which shows pitches from
high at the top of the track, to low pitches
at the bottom. It’s very interesting with
rich textures, and chords.
 4.Solo tracks. If you have
multiple tracks playing, and only want to
hear one of them, click on the Solo button
in the Track control area to the left of the
waveform.
All other tracks except those that are
soloed will be silenced. This is very
useful if you want to, for example, get a
good level between the bass and the
drums.
 5.Mute tracks. If you have multiple
tracks playing, and want to silence one or more
of them, click on the Mute button in the Track
control area to the left of the waveform.
All other tracks but the muted track or tracks will
still sound. This is very useful if you want to, for
example, compare 2 takes, or thin down the mix
temporarily.
6.Set your pan and level. The
Pan control will place your sound in
the stereo field, from left to right, to
any point in between. The level
control sets the volume for that
track.
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 1.Trim your track. If you’ve recorded
more than you need, to save editing time, trim
your track to only what you intend to keep. Start
by making a safety backup in case things go
awry, and then proceed as follows:
Choose the Selection Tool from the toolbar.
Select the audio you want to keep. Choose Loop
Playback (Shift-Space) and listen to your edit a
few times to make sure it’s good. Adjust as
necessary until it sounds right, then from the Edit
menu, select Remove Audio, then select Trim, or
simply press Command-T (Control-T on a PC).
The audio on either side of the selection is
removed from the track.
 Apply effects. You can apply a variety of effects, from those built into Audacity, to VST
effects, and effects native to your OS.
With the selection tool, select all or part of your track.
From the Effect menu, choose your desired effect. For this example, we’ll use Echo, as
applied to a simple click track.
Set any parameters called for by the effect, listen to the preview, and when it’s how you like,
press OK. The effect will process and display the result. The example below is the raw click
track on top, and the echoed click track on the bottom.
You can process the same track with many effects, though it’s possible to amplify the
waveform too much, resulting in ugly digital distortion. If that happens, undo to the last step
before distortion kicked in, and instead of applying your next filter, apply an Amplifier
effect, set to -3dB. If your next process still results in distortion, undo the distorting effect
and the Amplify effect, then redo the Amplify effect at a stronger level. -6dB would be
good.
Note: It’s always a good idea to duplicate a track (Command or Control-D) before doing
any editing that changes the waveform.
3.Experiment freely. Try all
the filters, and see what they do and
how the sound with your source
material.
 4.Save your finished
sound file. When you’re done editing, mixing,
trimming, and polishing your sound file into a rare gem of
musical beauty, you will want to save it for posterity and
possible fame and fortune. From the File menu, select
Export..., then choose the desired format—from AIFF to
WMA and many others in between.
DIG IN
AUDACITY MAY BE FREE,
BUT IT’S AN IMMENSELY
POWERFUL SOUND
APPLICATION. IT’S
LOADED WITH GREAT
EFFECTS, SOUND
GENERATORS, AND A
FAIRLY FLEXIBLE EDITING
SYSTEM. ONCE YOU GET
THE HANG OF HOW IT
FEELS, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO
TURN OUT SOME GREAT
STUFF.
 GETTING STARTED
WITH THE BASICS OF
AUDACITY
 HOW TO USE REDUCTION IN AUDACITY

Select a part of the waveform containing only noise.

Go to the Effects menu and select the Noise Removal tab.
Click on “Get Noise Profile.”
Select and highlight the region you want to remove the
background noise.
Go to Effects > Noise Removal.
Adjust the settings and click OK.
 HOW TO INCREASE VOLUME IN AUDACITY

Select a range of tracks or the whole track depending on the

part you want to amplify.
Click on Effect > Amplify.
A window will open. Set the New Peak Amplitude to -3.0 dB
(ideally.)
Make sure “Allow Clipping” is unchecked to prevent peaking.
Then, click OK.
 HOW TO MOVE AUDIO IN AUDACITY

Select the Timeshift tool.

Select a track by clicking on the waveform.
Simply drag it left or right and move it anywhere on the timeline .
 HOW TO USE AUDACITY TO RECORD

Make sure your microphone is plugged in.

Check your microphone and Audacity settings by going Edit > Preferences.
Recommended settings:
Audio I/O >> Recording Channels [Mono (1)] >> [OK]
Quality >> Default Sample Rate [22050 Hz] >> [OK]
Click on the red Record button to start recording.
Click on the yellow Stop button to stop recording.
Export by clicking on File > Export as.
 HOW TO SLOW DOWN AUDIO IN AUDACITY

Select the area you want to slow down. Or go to Edit > Select All to
select the entire track.
Click on Effect > Change Tempo.
Drag the slider left to set up how much you want to slow the track down.
Click OK.
 HOW TO USE AUTOTUNE IN AUDACITY

You need to install the GSnap plugin, which is completely free, to

autotune in Audacity. This plugin can be used in Windows, macOS, and
Linux devices. To install the GSnap plugin, copy its file into Audacity’s
“Plug-Ins” folder. Then, enable the plugin in Audacity.

Go to Effect > Add/Remove Plug-ins and add the GSnap plugin.

Then, GSnap will be listed on the Effect tab.
Click on it to Autotune selected audio
HOW TO BASS BOOST IN AUDACITY

Select audio (entire track or a part of it.)

Go to Effects > Bass and Treble.
Keep the treble at zero and set up the bass
levels as you like.
Click OK when finished.
TOOLS IN AUDACITY
 Tools
Transport Toolbar
- controls playback and recording

Pause (P) : Click Pause to temporarily pause playing or recording without losing your place. Click
Pause a second time to resume.
Play (Spacebar) : Playback begins wherever the editing cursor is. Or if an area of track is selected,
only that selection will be played.
Loop Play (Shift Spacebar ) : Play the track or selection over and over until you stop. Hold down
Shift while clicking Play.
Stop (Spacebar) : Stops playing or recording immediately, and releases Pause if depressed.
Skip to Start (Home) : Move the cursor to the beginning of the project.
Skip to End (End) : Move the cursor to the end of the project.
Record (R) : Starts recording at the end of the currently selected track(s).

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