Aviary’s Myna Audio EditorA more innovative, free, online audio

editing program

Overview

• Instruct how to create an Aviary account• Demonstrate how to import audio and then

clipping a portion of the audio out• Inform how to make audio

into a mp3

Goal

• Learn how to use Myna to be able to edit audio effectively and efficiently.

Objectives

• Access Aviary.com • Create an account • Login to the Myna program• Import audio • Cut out a part of the audio • Turn the audio into an MP3

How Can you Benefit From Using Myna?• Professors, Faculty and Students, learning to use

Myna will enable you to…– Have quick, and easy access to Myna since it is online– When you have a long recorded presentation, but

wish to use just a portion of the audio, you can use Myna to crop out the portion of the audio you don’t wish to use

– Will allow you to have more efficient and effective presentations

In Order to Use Myna

• learners must have an audio file on their computer in a “.wav, .aif, .mp3, .wma, .m4a, .ogg” format in order to complete this lesson

You may already know how to…

• Use an audio editing program• Insert audio into your instructional programs• Save audio onto your computer

Lets Get Started

• Now that you understand the goals and objectives let’s create an Aviary account

Open web browser and go to Aviary.com

•Click the sign up yellow button located at the top of the right hand screen

Create Your Free Account Page• Type in username that must be at least 4-15 letters and

numbers• Type in email address • Create a password that must be at least 5 characters

Now that you are a member…• Click the Audio Editor Myna button

An Overview of the Audio Editing Screen

• The top part of the screen is Menu Bar where you can file, save, edit, view all of the track information and transport your audio

Myna’s own Navigation Buttons

• Located to the right• Here you can easily edit the track • Select different parts of the audio • Scroll through your audio

Importing Audio to Edit

• Located in the bottom left hand part of the screen is the Import button

Imported Audio

• All of your imported audio will be located in it’s own table located to the right of the screen

• This is so that it is easily accessible• Simply click and drag the audio onto the different

tracks

Cropping your Imported Clip

• To crop your imported clip simply click and drag the arrow button located at the top left hand corner of your audio clip

Saving your Audio Clip

• Click the save button located at the top right hand side of the screen

• Myna will remind you to save your work!

Mixdown

• After you have saved your work a Mixdown box will appear

• By pressing the Mixdown button you are allowing for your saved project to have it’s own mix

• You can also share your project with others

Pressing Mixdown

• When you press the Mixdown button this screen will appear

• This is rendering the mix into a audio file, which you can export to your desk top or publish to the server

Now you have converted your audio into a MP3

This screen will appear after Mixdown is completed

Downloading MP3

• Click download MP3

• A “Are you sure you want to download box will appear”

Saving to Computer

• Save to your music file • Then click save

Summary

• We have discussed:– How to use Myna– The goals and objectives– How faculty, professors and students can benefit

from using Myna

You should now be able to meet all of these objectives.

GREAT JOB!

Assessment

• Create an Aviary account• Open Myna• Import an audio clip • Clip a section of the audio out and then save• Create Mixdown• Save to your computer as an MP3 • Finally, open your MP3 and listen to your

audio

Great Job!