AUDACITY: OPEN SOURCE AUDIO SOFTWAREA Production of the Ricky J. Sirois Estate

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

So it does what?, or, Hey, that last slide was just a website picture!

Audacity is: Open source… Sound editing/recording software

Create/export/convert audio files (non-propietary)

Improve sound quality Create audio effects Make mash-ups The obligatory…and so much more!

What do you mean by puttin’ sound in the library?

Can I use it in a Music Library?

Of course you can! Only musicians would understand half of the software anyway!

And yes, this is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, not a library.

Musicians could take full advantage of…

The ability to record multi-track audio Fading and volume balancing effects The ability to add in your own new

effects (via programming) Lots of other things I don’t quite

understand!

But with our new limited-time Audacity bonus pack, YOU DON”T HAVE TO BE!

Shucks, I’m no musician…

Enjoy the proletariat atmosphere of the public library?

Make audio tours and walkthroughs

Digitize audio recordings

Make Podcasts Have fun in

children’s

Make ringtones Take notes over

searches Convert downloaded

audio files Transfer

tapes/records to modern formats

Staff can use Audacity to…

Patrons can use Audacity to…

The Good, The Bad: The Slide

Free Customizable Small Supports many

formats Abundant

features

Highly technical Missing some

useful controls* Will not support

proprietary audio files

GOOD BAD

Let’s get down to brass tacks…

Ardour

Jokosher

Kristal

Qtractor

Rosegarden

Traverso

…and that’s just the free software

In the end, unless I’m running a music library, this is purely a luxury item – there aren’t enough legitimate uses to make it worth the time to learn.

So…do I want it in my library?