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Introduction to Audacity
Duncan McHughUBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems
CiTR’s Duncan’s [email protected]
Introduction to Audacity
･ Know your recording devices･ Tips on getting a good recording･ Extremely basic audio editing･ Somewhat complex audio storytelling
Introductions
LFS 400
Duncan’s Donuts
What do you use for recording sound?
･ Computer’s internal mic･ Smartphone
Zoom H2
USB microphone and headset
Marantz PMD 660solid state recorder
Roland Edirol
Tips on gettinga good recording
Editing can only do so much
Tips on gettinga good recording
･ Know the space･ Consider the room size, number of participants and ambient noise
･ Use the appropriate equipment･ Check equipment beforehand
･ Test your levels･ Bring headphones
Audio editingapplications
Free:Windows:Sound Recorder
Mac:Garage Band
Open Source:Audacity
Pro:Adobe Audition
Dalet
Burli
Using Audacity
To the beginning
Play
Record
Pause
Stop
To the end
Selection Tool: selects a segment of a track
Envelope Tool: allows quick adjustments of volume
Draw Tool: for very minute adjustments
Zoom Tool: allows you to shift your view
Time Shift Tool: moves clips along the timeline
Multi-Tool Mode: everything at once
Cut/Paste/Trim
Undo/Redo
Zoom
DEMO
Exercise I: Basic audio editing
Step 1･ Record 30 seconds of discussion with your partner or of you speaking by yourself ･ Record only one track･ Make sure to include a bunch of ohhs and ummms, and other things you won’t want to keep in your recording
Exercise I: Basic audio editing
Step 2･ Use the Selection Tool to edit unwanted sounds ･ Use the Envelope Tool to adjust the volume of the recording ･ Play it back and bask in auditory joy
Beyond basic･ Multiple tracks
･ Additional tools
･ Effects; some useful, some crazy
What is a podcast?Podcast = Media + RSS
• Any blog will do
Feed management: Feedburner
Audio hosting: Soundcloud
Exercise II: Audio storytelling
･ Create a multi-track recording with a partner･ Clips here: http://bit.ly/CJSF_audacity_clips･ Topic: Transit!･ Integrate vocals, music, silence and sound effects ･ Work on the volume and transitions between tracks ･ Try out a few effects and see what affect they have･ Please consider:
･ Your audience: who’s listening? ･ How long does this take?(!?)
The BEST music site for Internet-safe audioFree Music Archivehttp://www.freemusicarchive.org/
Also Wikimedia Commons & archive.org
Creative Commons Canada: www.creativecommons.ca
Online Audacitytutorials
Lynda.com’s Audacity tutorial:http://www.lynda.com/Audacity-tutorials/Up-Running-Audacity/111697-2.html
Educause’s screencast tutorial:http://www.educause.edu/Screencasts/Audacity/Untitled.html
Daniel James’s tutorial: http://quicktoots.linuxaudio.org/toots/audacity/
Everything you wanted to know…
The Audacity wiki:http://audacityteam.org/wiki/
