Using Audacity

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Using Audacity

• Stephanie Anderson
• Dublin Unified School District

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Download Audacity athttp//audacity.sourceforge.
net/
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You will also need a LAME encoder in order to
export your files in MP3 format
Go to the LAME download page at
http//lame.buanzo.com.ar/
Windows Under "For Audacity on Windows",
left-click on the link "libmp3lame-win-3.97.zip"
and save the zip folder to anywhere on your
computer. Mac OS 9 or X Download either
libmp3lame or the version of LameLib for your
operating system.
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• Windows
• When you have finished downloading the ZIP
  folder, unzip it and save the file lame_enc.dll
  that it contains to anywhere on your computer.
• The first time you use the "Export as MP3"
  command, Audacity will ask you where lame_enc.dll
  is saved.
• In case of difficulty, please view our more
  detailed instructions at the Audacity Wiki.
• Mac OS 9 or X
• When you have finished downloading, use Stuffit
  Expander to extract the files. (This may happen
  automatically.)
• Save the file called "LameLib" or
  libmp3lame.dylib anywhere on your computer.
• The first time you use the "Export as MP3"
  command, Audacity will ask you where LameLib or
  libmp3lame.dylib is saved.

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NOW, Finally! Getting started
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Here is how the tools work
Selection use it to select sections that you
want to edit or listen to. Envelope use it to
change volume over time Drawing use to modify
individual samples Zoom zooms you in, zooms
you out Timeshift use it to move tracks to the
left or right Multi tool allows you to access
multiple tools at once
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Skip back allows you to restart project from
the beginning
Play audio starts at the cursor position. If
you use the selection tool it will play the
highlighted part only
Loop this is cool. If you hold down the shift
key, the play button changes to a loop, which
lets you play the selection over and over
Record starts recording audio. The new track
will begin at the cursor position you have
selected.
Pause temporarily stops playback or recording
until you press pause again
Stop stops playback or recording. You must
press stop before applying any effects, saving,
or exporting
Skip to end moves the cursor to the end of the
last track
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Cut
Copy
Paste
Trim trims audio away from the outside of the
selection
Silence quiets the selected audio
Undo
Redo
Zoom in
Zoom out
Fit selection to window does just that
Fit project to window does just that
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SoPlug in a microphone (or just yell at the
machine, that works too)

• Press the record button
• Record your voice
• Press pause
• Edit
• Go back and check the different tools, use the
  editing tool to highlight and cut things that you
  dont want
• My advice?
• Microphones work better than yelling.
• Get one with a USB port.
• Be sure to make a test run so that you can adjust
  levels, etc.

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Hey?Want to get all fancy schmantsy?

• The great thing about audacity is that it allows
  you to mix multiple tracks together.
• So, have an MP3 of background music that you
  made?
• Go to project, then click import audio

Hate the track? Click the X
Have multiple tracks?

• Mute helps when editing

• Adjust the separate volumes to help multiple
  tracks flow together better

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What happens next?

• As you go be sure to click on save project
• Done for the day? Remember to re-save!
• Done forever?
• Click Export as an MP3
• Be sure to enter your tagging information before
  you are done!