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AUDACITY

AUDACITY. Renee Gigax. Welcome to audacity . Audacity is a free tool that records and edits sounds

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AUDACITY

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  1. AUDACITY Renee Gigax

  2. Welcome to audacity • Audacity is a free tool that records and edits sounds • If you need to download Audacity, go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ and select Download Audacity 1.2.6 instead of Audacity 1.3.12, because the later edition is still a “work in progress”.

  3. In this demonstration, you will learn how to: • Import existing music (you own legally, i.e. from Amazon.com downloads) into Audacity so you can edit it • Change the pitch (highness or lowness of sound) • Change the tempo (speed of the steady beat) without changing the pitch • Cut away unwanted sections of music or sound • Record your own sounds for future editing • Export what you created as a WAV file or as an MP3

  4. Let’s get started!Video also on youtube – see next slide for URL

  5. Let’s get started! youtube copy of video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn4IYcuxrBk

  6. Video tutorial summary points • Import Audio • Click on Project , and then import audio • Select music you have already downloaded on your computer, or ripped from a CD • Press play to preview • To change the pitch: • Click on Edit, and then select all • Click on Effects, and then change pitch • Choose the interval (the distance from the original pitch) that you want to change upor down to by clicking on the new key

  7. Video tutorial summary points(continued) • Undo option • Click on Edit, and then undo (or, click on the undo command from the middle of the toolbar) • To change the tempo: • Click on Edit, and then select  all • Click on Effects, and then change tempo with one of the following options: • Move the selection arrow + or – • Enter the specific percent change • Enter the beats per minute • Enter the exact time that you want the audio to be stretched or condensed to

  8. Video tutorial summary points(continued) • To cut parts out: • Click-drag one part of the spectrogram (digital audio display) at a time that you want to remove • Click on the Edit menu and select cut, or click on the cut command (scissors) from the middle of the toolbar • To record live audio: • Press the red record command only (not at the same time as play) • Press stop when done recording

  9. try it! • Import audio from your media player or other digital source, and edit it by changing the pitch or the tempo OR • Record your own voice (singing would be great, but not necessary), and change the pitch higher or lower OR • Import a song and cut the beginning or end of the song out

  10. Save it as a “wav” file – videovideo also on youtube – see next slide for URL

  11. Save it as a “Wav” fileyoutube copy of video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl28G3La2Wo

  12. Get feedback • Once your Audacity project is saved as a WAV file, you can send it to me in an e-mail for feedback • Send your audio file as an attachment to rgigax@kent.edu as a demonstration of your new skill • You can forward any of your questions to this e-mail, or you can use the Audacity wiki as a resource: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audacity_Wiki_Home_Page

  13. Things you can do with your wav file • Burn your audio onto a CD • make sure it is a CD-R or CD-RW • Play it from your Media Player (Windows) • Continue to edit it in Audacity • Save it on your computer’s hard drive or on a memory stick • Send audio/verbal feedback on a student’s assignment to their e-mail

  14. Change the file format from wav to mp3 • When you want to download your newly created audio to another device, you need to save your Audacity file as an MP3 • Audacity itself cannot encode audio as an MP3, so you need to download Lame MP3 Encoder • Go to http://lame.buanzo.com.ar to download • Once you have it, you will have a file called lame_enc.dll, LameLib or libmp3lame.dylib • The first time you want to export an MP3 file, Audacity will ask you for the location of this file, so remember where you saved it

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