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Kimberly
Dy
2014
Welcome to the tutorial for Audacity
Audacity is a powerful tool for recording and editing
audio
Go to http://audacity.sourceforge.
net/download
Audacity download supports Windows, Mac OS X,
Linux operating systems
Next, download Audacity, click your preferred
version
Click “Next” button continuously to finish the installation
Once you’ve done with installation,
you will see the audacity box
Click “edit” button,and choose preferences
The
preference
box will
appear
For new users to the world of sound editing,
Choose
Audacity
default
settings
Devices-
Interface, choose
Windows Direct sound
For Playback,
Choose the built-in default sound card in your computer
Speaker (High Definition
Audio device)
For recording
device,
Choose built-in default sound card in your computer
Microphone (High Definition Audio
Device)
For channels choose 2(stereo))
It is better
than
1(Mono)
For Default Sample Rate,
Choose 44100Hz
This is the standard/default
for recording
Directories, choose folder
where recordings will be
store
Now let’s give it a try
Be sure that the
necessary microphone
is set up
If you’ve made mistakes, you could
edit them out
Importing an audio file
There are many ways
to import an audio file
Let’s do the drag and drop method
On Windows and on Macintosh
∙Drag and drop the file in to the Audacity window.
This is equivalent to
File > Import >
Audio.
∙Drag and drop a file onto
audacity icon
This is equivalent to File > Open.
Audacity can import WAV, AIFF, AU, IRCAM, MP3 and OGG files.
Select region of the waveform which contains only noise
Click Effect > Noise Removal
Get Noise Profile
The Noise Removal window will disappear, this is normal.
Removing the
Noise
Change the pitch and
speed of the tracks,
Cut, Copy, splice or
Mix sounds together.
Incorporate fade ins and fade outs
And add
effects such as echo, phaser, wahwah,
and reverse