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Audacity
How To Have Fun With Sound
by “Audacitydemo”

This presentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
To Open Audacity
• Go to the folder where
Audacity is installed.
On Windows this is
usually C:Program
FilesAudacity. On Mac,
this is usually your
Applications folder.
• Double-click
audacity.exe (Windows)
or Audacity.app (Mac)
to launch Audacity.

• On a Windows
Network, open
Application
Explorer
• Click All

• Launch
Audacity
Recording Sound
Click on the
buttons
inside the
red box to
find out what
they do.
Editing Sound
Click on the
buttons
inside the
red box to
find out what
they do.

These tools
are
explained in
more detail
in the
following
slides.
Selection Tool

Highlighted
Area

• Make sure the Selection Tool is selected
• Use the Mouse and highlight the sound on the track you
want to edit or delete
Envelope Tool

• Make sure the Envelope Tool is selected – blue lines
will appear
• Drag the Blue lines in or out to change the volume of the
whole track
Envelope Tool #2

Click Here

• Where I clicked to move in the line, white circles appear
• Click inside the blue line near the white circle
• The volume will no longer be a straight line meaning the
volume will change.
Zoom Tool

• Make sure the Zoom tool is selected
• Click on the track with the magnifying glass
• Keep clicking until you are zoomed in as close as you
want to be
Drawing Tool

• You need to have zoomed in very close. Audacity will
let you know if you have zoomed in enough.
• Using the Drawing tool you can move the individual
handles
Timeshift Tool
• The Timeshift tool is
for when you have
more than one track
• Make sure the
Timeshift Tool is
selected
• Move the track to
where you want
Recording Some Sound

• Press Record – to start recording
• Press Stop – to stop recording
Playing Sound

• Click Skip to Start – to put the cursor at the beginning
of the sound or click where you want to start from
• Click Play
Importing Sound

• File > Import >
Audio
• Select the sound you want and Open
Deleting Sound

Selected
Area
that will
be
deleted

• Using the Selection Tool select the sound you want to
delete
• Press the Delete key on your keyboard
Lets Have Some Fun

• To have fun with the
sound, select Effect
• Select an Effect from
the menu
• Play around with the
settings for each
effect to see what
they do
Exporting to an audio file

If creating a Podcast for
the internet, export as
MP3.
MP3
To burn to an audio CD or
use your sound in Movie
Maker, export as WAV.
What Else Can I Do?
Help Improve Audacity by contributing to
the
Audacity Wiki
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/
or the
Audacity Forum
http://audacityteam.org/forum/
EVERY little improvement makes a big
difference !!!!!!

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Audacity Presentation

  • 1. Audacity How To Have Fun With Sound by “Audacitydemo” This presentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • 2. To Open Audacity • Go to the folder where Audacity is installed. On Windows this is usually C:Program FilesAudacity. On Mac, this is usually your Applications folder. • Double-click audacity.exe (Windows) or Audacity.app (Mac) to launch Audacity. • On a Windows Network, open Application Explorer • Click All • Launch Audacity
  • 3. Recording Sound Click on the buttons inside the red box to find out what they do.
  • 4. Editing Sound Click on the buttons inside the red box to find out what they do. These tools are explained in more detail in the following slides.
  • 5. Selection Tool Highlighted Area • Make sure the Selection Tool is selected • Use the Mouse and highlight the sound on the track you want to edit or delete
  • 6. Envelope Tool • Make sure the Envelope Tool is selected – blue lines will appear • Drag the Blue lines in or out to change the volume of the whole track
  • 7. Envelope Tool #2 Click Here • Where I clicked to move in the line, white circles appear • Click inside the blue line near the white circle • The volume will no longer be a straight line meaning the volume will change.
  • 8. Zoom Tool • Make sure the Zoom tool is selected • Click on the track with the magnifying glass • Keep clicking until you are zoomed in as close as you want to be
  • 9. Drawing Tool • You need to have zoomed in very close. Audacity will let you know if you have zoomed in enough. • Using the Drawing tool you can move the individual handles
  • 10. Timeshift Tool • The Timeshift tool is for when you have more than one track • Make sure the Timeshift Tool is selected • Move the track to where you want
  • 11. Recording Some Sound • Press Record – to start recording • Press Stop – to stop recording
  • 12. Playing Sound • Click Skip to Start – to put the cursor at the beginning of the sound or click where you want to start from • Click Play
  • 13. Importing Sound • File > Import > Audio • Select the sound you want and Open
  • 14. Deleting Sound Selected Area that will be deleted • Using the Selection Tool select the sound you want to delete • Press the Delete key on your keyboard
  • 15. Lets Have Some Fun • To have fun with the sound, select Effect • Select an Effect from the menu • Play around with the settings for each effect to see what they do
  • 16. Exporting to an audio file If creating a Podcast for the internet, export as MP3. MP3 To burn to an audio CD or use your sound in Movie Maker, export as WAV.
  • 17. What Else Can I Do? Help Improve Audacity by contributing to the Audacity Wiki http://audacityteam.org/wiki/ or the Audacity Forum http://audacityteam.org/forum/ EVERY little improvement makes a big difference !!!!!!

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