1. Audio Story

2. Starter: Spooky Script
Read the ‘Spooky Script’ document which is in the
Sound Editing Folder in Groupwork.
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3. In this lesson you will learn how to record a sound
clip. You will use a collection of sounds effects and
a recording of your own voice to create a 90
second spooky audio story.
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Objectives
 Be able to use a microphone
 Be able to record a sound clip
 Understand the importance of sound effects
 Be able to create your own audio story
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4. Task 9: Script Recording
•Absolute silence during this task
•Using the microphone record the ‘Spooky Script’
•If you are interrupted, or need a break, hit the
pause button; to resume recording, click on the
pause button again.
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5. Task 10: Clean Up Your Recording
•Delete any mistakes or gaps in your recording
•Remove any background noise
•Edit your recording or apply further sound
effects to clean up the file
•Do not apply silly effects – its needs to be
realistic and sound like you!
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6. Task 11: Creating Gaps for the Sound Effects
•Use a combination of the ‘time shift’ tool,
selection tool and the ‘Split Cut’ tool from the
“Edit” menu, to add in gaps where the sound
effects are going to be placed.
•Keep referring back to the script
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7. Task 12: Add the Sound Effects
•Import the sound effects – They are saved in the
Special Effects Folder which is in the Sound Editing
Folder Groupwork.
•You only need to import each sound effect once
•Using copy and paste and the selection tool move
the effects to the correct parts of the story
•The sound effect below plays 5 times
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8. Task 13: Finish and Export
•Finalise your audio story – you may like to add
some fades etc.
•Export your audio story as an MP3 naming it
‘Spooky Story’
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9. Submission of Work
This is the end of the unit. Your teacher will tell
you what files you need to submit for marking.
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10. Plenary: Interview
•Listen to your elbow partners audio story.
•Provide them with some verbal feedback
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11. Is that the End
Completing this unit doesn’t mean to say that it’s
the end of sound editing using Audacity.
You can download audacity from
www.audacity.sourceforge.net
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12. Keywords
 Be able to use a microphone
 Be able to record a sound clip
 Understand the importance of sound effects
 Be able to create your own audio story
Objectives
 Microphone
 Input
 Audio Story
 Effects
 Selection Tool
 Split Tool
 MP3
 Time Shift
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