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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/
