Shows how to install and use Audacity to create MP3s.

1. By Mathew W. Hepfer Installing Audacity

2. Go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net / and then click the download tab. Download the 1.3 series for Widows, (Or Mac if you are a Mac user.

4. Click Run

5. Click OK

6. Click Next >

7. Click I accept the agreement and Next >

8. Click Next >

9. Click Next >

10. Click Next > and Create a desktop icon

11. Click Install

12. Click Finish

13. Click OK

14. Go back to http://audacity.sourceforge.net / and then click the download tab. Click the Plug-Ins and Libraries link

15. Click LAME FAQ

16. Step 1 will have you click the LAME Downloader page which will bring you here. Find the download for your OS and save the file to your computer.

21. When you click the icon on the desktop for Audacity it will Direct you to an Audacity First Run. You will need a microphone to record an MP3. If you have a laptop it will most likely have one built in. If not they are an inexpensive purchase at Radio Shack, Target, or WalMart.

22. Click the red dot to record and the red square to stop.

30. You will also want to save the Audacity project. You cannot edit Mp3 files, but you can edit your Audacity track and then export again as an Mp3