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Introduction to Audacity & audio editing
Duncan McHughMultimedia DeveloperFaculty of Land & Food [email protected]
Langara JournalismSeptember 24th, 2010
Introduction to Audacity & audio editing
・ Know your recording devices ・ Tips on getting a good recording ・ Extremely basic audio editing ・ Somewhat complex audio editing
What do you use for recording sound?
USB microphone and headset
Zoom H2
The M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96
Introductionto Audio Editing
Marantz PMD 660solid state recorder
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 ・ Check your levels
・ Bring headphones & keep them on
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
Exercise I: Basic audio editing
Step 1 ・ Record 30 seconds of you speaking ・ 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
Exercise II: Audio storytelling
・ Download clips from your recorders ・ Write out a script for a brief introduction ・ Create a multi-track recording ・ Integrate vocals, music* and sound effects ・ Work on the volume and transitions between tracks ・ Try out a few effects and see what affect they have
Post-production ・ Handling & archiving files ・ Formats
If you’re planning on exporting to mp3,make sure to download the plug-in
・ Adding metadata
Online Audacitytutorials
The Official Audacity tutorial:http://www.lifelonglearner.us/other/audacity/
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/
*“Podsafe”: Sounds that are safe to use
・ Wikipedia: Podsafe ・ http://www.freemusicarchive.org/ ・ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sound ・ www.podsafeaudio.com/
・ Creative Commons Canada: www.creativecommons.ca ・ http://www.creativecommons.ca/blog/wp-content/
uploads/2007/06/podcastinglegalguideforcanada.html ・ http://www.ccmixter.org/