Let’s Make Some Noise!~
Nellie Chew
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Audacity
• Download and Install:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows
– Make sure you have selected Audacity 1.2.6 installer
– i.e.audacity-win-1.2.6.zip (this is the current stable version)
• Next we need LAME MP3 encoder to allow Audacity to export
MP3 files
• Download and Install: http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/
– Make sure you have selected \"For Audacity on Windows:
Lame_v3.98.2_for_Audacity_on_Windows.exe\" (You will also reach
the same page if you navigate from Audacity website)
– LATEST UPDATE 28 APRIL 2009!
• It appears the above-mentioned link may no longer be working!
• Please download from http://tinyurl.com/itdownload (it’s a zip file
so need to EXTRACT then run the .exe file)
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How to Install step-by-step?
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/15-audacity-download.htm
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BEFORE U start recording…
Check Preferences!
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – Audio I/O tab
Depends on your
sound card
If you are
recording a new
track, and there
is a previous
2 (Stereo)
track, it will also
means Left +
playback the old
Right channels
track while you
- BUT since we
record the new
are only
track
recording single
voice, set as 1
(Mono)
- also saves
some disk
space
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Check more Preferences
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – Quality tab
44100Hz &
32-bit is
equivalent to
CD Quality
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Check even more Preferences
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – File Format tab
FIRST thing to
Check!
So that
Audacity will
Click on Find Library
work on a
and browse to the
copy of your
location of the file
track instead
lame_enc.dll
of the original
- e.g. where you
installed the LAME for
Audacity (C:\\Program
Files\\Lame for
Audacity)
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Control Toolbar
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/onlinehelp-1.2/toolbar_control.htm Slide 8

Control Toolbar
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/onlinehelp-1.2/toolbar_control.htm Slide 9

Other Toolbars~
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/onlinehelp-1.2/toolbar_mixer.htm
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/onlinehelp-1.2/toolbar_meter.htm
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Other Toolbars~
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/onlinehelp-1.2/toolbar_edit.htm
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And MORE!
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/onlinehelp-1.2/contents.htm Slide 12

Read Complete Documentation~
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/ Slide 13

Read… for Beginners :D~
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/ Slide 14

e.g. Toolbars…
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/toolbar.html Slide 15

Learn all about Tracks…
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/screen_track.html Slide 16

Apply Special Effects!
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/effects_basics.html Slide 17

How to Record?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjaTebJVPA
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How to Edit?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbqJVC6kQ50
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And MORE!!!
Just have to search~
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How to sound like a Chipmunk? :p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFfu9-EJGP8
Try Effects like “Echo” & “Wahwah” – my fave! Slide 21

Learn How to Podcast… and…
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm
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Be your own SuperStar~
http://www.mypodcast.com/
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