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Audacity. Open Source Project By Anna Voronyanskaya ITEC 400. Overview. Open-source sound-editor software Fast and Easy to Use Record and edit sounds Cross platform toolkit Linux Windows Mac FreeBSD. Recording. Microphone or mixer Cassette tapes or vinyl records Combine tracks
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Audacity Open Source Project By Anna Voronyanskaya ITEC 400
Overview • Open-source sound-editor software • Fast and Easy to Use • Record and edit sounds • Cross platform toolkit • Linux • Windows • Mac • FreeBSD
Recording • Microphone or mixer • Cassette tapes or vinyl records • Combine tracks • Burn CDs
Editing • Copy, Cut, Paste, and Delete • Unlimited Undo or Redo • Effects: • Static • Hum • Noises • Mask Vocal
Editing - Effects • Change the pitch without changing tempo • Change the tempo without changing pitch • Several built-in effects: • Echo, Phaser, Wahwah Reverse
File Formats • WAV • AIFF • MP3 • Ogg Vobis • Several Others
Available Plugins • Linux Audio Developer’s Simple Plugins LADSPA • Virtual Studio Technology (VST) • Nyquist – for users to create their own
Successful Project • Easy to use and sophisticated editor • SourceFourge.net Community Choice Award • One of the most popular downloads now
References: SourceFourge.net (n/a) Audacity. Retrieved on April 4, 2008 from www.SourceFourge.net About.com (n/a) Audacity. Retrieved on April 4, 2008 from www.About.com