Audacity

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Audacity

• Rebecca Rosecrans

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Recording

• Line In
• Record Cassettes
• Record from the radio
• Microphone
• Record your voice
• Record a musical performance
• Computer
• Record Internet Radio
• Record streaming sources

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Recording Voice

• Play other Tracks
• Singing a Round
• Playthrough
• Use Headphones
• Use only when recording voice.
• Loopback occurs when recording from the PC.

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Recording Line In

• Computer or Stereo

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Recording Line In

• Internet Radio
• www.wksu.org
• www.web-radio.fm
• www.live365.com
• www.radiotower.com
• www.pandora.com
• Make your own station based on your preferences.
• www.radio-locator.com
• Search for stations by zip code or state.

Windows Media Use the player? Use the radio
tuner _at_ www.windowsmedia.com/radiotuner
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Importing

• Importable file types
• WAV
• AIFF
• AU
• MP2/MP3
• OGG Vorbis

You can convert other files to WAV or AIFF if
you have a file Type that cannot be imported.
Follow DRM rules Many audio files purchased
online may not be copied according to the
Digital Rights Management.
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Importing
Before
After www.freesound.iua.edu

• www.findsounds.com
• Click Need Examples for a subject listing
• Best for Sound FX
• http//freesound.iua.upf.edu
• Join to download. You must cite if use
• www.the-earchives.com/
• Music bites, TV personalities
• www.flashkit.com/
• Sound FX
• Sound Loops

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Editing

• Record Voice
• Noise Reduction
• Import Audio
• Adjust Gain
• Fade in/out
• Effects

After
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After
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Quality

• Audio Quality Comparison
• http//cts.rice.edu/steps/Webav/audioquality.html