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HOW TO USE

AUDACITY

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What is

Audacity?



It is a

softwareused for

recordingand editing

sounds.





Would youlike toknow its

basics?



LET’S GET STARTED!





Pull up your

GoogleChromebrowser







A new tab will appear




Type Audacity here




Click Download




Click here if you are using

Windows




This tutorial isusing

Windows 8




Automatically, download

starts




Once completed,

click here




Click Open




Click on OK




Click on Next




Click on Next again




Click here




Click here




Wait to complete installing

the software




Click here




Click here




Click here




Finally, we have now the

software

h k h




Let’s check out how we can

use it




Let’s have this area first




For a closer look, here arethe buttons




Click this topause the track




Then click this to Play thetrack




Or Stop it completely




If you want to go skip tostart, click this




Click this if you want toskip to end




If you’re ready to record,click this




Let’s have a littleexperiment!




Things to check beforerecording an audio




Set the slider about in the

middle(Microphone)




Set the slider about in the

middle(Playback)




During recording /

playback,keep an eye here




Make sure your audiorecording doesn’t reach

here




You can select options here

based on your preference




MME is the default option,but you can choose any




Choose which microphone you will use




Choose how you would like your audio sounds

recorded




Choose how you would liketo listen on the audio file




Adjust the speed of theaudio




This is useful if you are

listening for somethingparticular




Before recording, check

this portion as well




This should be 44100



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If not, click on Edit




Click here




Click here




Click here




It should be set on 16 - bit




Click here




You’re

nowready to

record




To start recording, click

here




Wait for 3 seconds and

speak




Here’s the recording will

look like




This is the waveform




It’s time to

clean upthe Audio

recording




These are the editing tools




These serves as the cursor




It’s commonly known asSelection tool or Play head




Use the play head to

highlight the track




Or Use Ctrl + A for

keyboard shortcut




Let’s try it




Let’s highlight this area

using playhead

Cli k Eff t




Click on Effect

Cli k h




Click here

Cli k h




Click here




You will routed here again

N l t’ hi hli ht th




Now, let’s highlight the

whole track by using Ctrl +A key




Click here

Click on Noise Red ction



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Click on Noise Reduction

again

B thi ti Cli k k




By this time, Click ok




Let’s highlight it again




Click here to cut it

See the difference on the




See the difference on the

opening section




Highlight the track again




Click on Effect




By this time, click on

Normalize

h hi




You can change this

li k i h




Click on Preview to hear

the track

Cli k Ok if ’




Click on Ok, if you’re

satisfied on what you hear

See what happened to




See what happened to

waveform

Next we will adjust the




Next, we will adjust the

frequency of the audio

K h k hi hli h d




Keep the track highlighted

Click on Effect again




Click on Effect again

Let’s have Equalization




Let s have Equalization

Click here




Click here

Choose on these




Choose on these

predefined curve

Y dj t




You can adjust

these sliders

Cli k P i




Click on Preview

Cli k Ok




Click on Ok

B k t th i t f




Back to the interface

Take time to play around




Take time to play around

with these effects

L t’ th di




Let’s save the audio

Click on File




Click on File

Click here




Click here

Choose where you want to




Choose where you want to

save it

Give a File Name




Give a File Name

This is saved as WAV type




This is saved as WAV type

Click on Save




Click on Save

Click Ok




Click Ok

That’s all for today!




That s all for today!



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