View
1.475
Download
3
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Citation preview
Introduction to Audacity & audio editing
Duncan McHughMultimedia DeveloperFaculty of Land & Food [email protected]
Langara JournalismFebruary 4th, 2011
Introduction to Audacity & audio editing
・ Know your recording devices・ Tips on getting a good recording・ Extremely basic audio editing・ Somewhat complex audio editing・ Audacity troubleshooting
What do you use for recording sound?
Zoom H2
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・ Effects; some useful, some crazy
・ Multiple tracks
・ Additional tools
Post-production ・ Handling & archiving files ・ Formats
If you’re planning on exporting to mp3,make sure to download the plug-in
・ Adding metadata
Exercise II: Audio storytelling
・ Download clips from your recordersExtra clips here: https://files.me.com/learning.centre/ix0fmd
・ Create a multi-track recording ・ Integrate vocals, music* and sounds ・ Work on the volume and transitions between tracks ・ Try out a few effects and see what affect they have
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/