1. Audacity
Raechel Friedman
EDCL 5348
January 27th, 2014

2. What is Audacity?
- Free, open source software for
recording and editing sound
- Developed by a group of
volunteers/distributed under
the GNU General Public
License (GPL)
- Can run on Mac OS X, Microsoft
Windows, GNU/Linux, and
other operating systems
- Can be used for a variety of
reasons/in place of existing
audio recording software

3. You Can Use Audacity To:
 Record live audio
 Record computer playback on any Windows Vista or later machine
 Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs
 Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files
 Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together
 Change the speed or pitch of a recording

4. Downloading/Installation: Part 1
1. Go to: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
2. Click link for your Operating System
3. Mac Users: Once download is complete, double
click, drag Audacity folder into Applications folder in
Finder (or may show up as a device)
4. PC Users: Run (double click) the installer program,
and follow the instructions

5. Downloading/Installation: Part 2
To export your recorded audio as an MP3, you will need to
download a separate installer that will allow you to do this
(it’s a licensing thing).
Mac Users:
1. Go to Lame Download Page:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.
html#Windows
2. Download Lame Library v3.98.2 for Audacity on OSX.dmg
3. Double-click the .dmg to mount it, then go to the Finder
4. Double-click "Lame Library v3.98.2 for Audacity.pkg"; the standard OS X
Installer will start
5. Click through the steps in the Installer, accepting the defaults in all
cases; this will install the LAME binary "libmp3lame.dylib" in
/usr/local/lib/audacity
PC Users:
1. Go to Lame Download Page:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.
html#Mac_OS_X
2. Left-click the link Lame v3.99.3 for Windows.exe and save the file
anywhere on your computer
3. Double-click "Lame v3.99.3 for Windows.exe" to launch it
4. Follow the Setup instructions to install LAME for Audacity

6. Using Audacity: The Essentials

7. Need More Information?
 Go to www.edcl5348.pbworks.com
 Click Technology Presentations
 Click Audacity
 Additional step-by-step instructions and tutorials can be found there!
 If you have any questions, please feel free to ask or contact me at:
rf1132@txstate.edu

8. Resources
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Holschuh, D. Learning Digital: The New Tools of Digital Learning.
http://dholschuh.com/ldblog/
YouTube
www.youtube.com