Audacity Podcast Last Update: 26 April 2011

1. Let’s Make Some Noise!~
Nellie Chew
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3. Audacity
1. Download and Install: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
– Click on Windows 1.3.13 (column on the right):
– Under Recommended Download, click on
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7: Audacity 1.3.13 installer
(.exe file, 13.8 MB)
– Save to your desktop, double-click on file, click Run to install
2. Enable Audacity to export MP3 files: http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/
– Click on For Audacity on Windows:
Lame_v3.98.3_for_Audacity_on_Windows.exe
– Save to your desktop, double-click on file, click Run to install
• Use this to create narration & sound effects for movies~
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4. If you prefer to watch….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4dLMhUiPTY
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5. Plug-in & Test your Mic~
Meter Toolbar
… if only L channel is moving 
Edit> Preferences> Devices>
Recording Channels: should be 1
… if BOTH L & R channels are
moving  Channels: should be 2
… if nothing moves… ….OH-OH…
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6. BEFORE U start recording…
Check Preferences!
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – Devices
Depends on your
sound card
To check:
Right-click on
Speakers icon &
select Recording
devices
If 2 (Stereo)
means Left +
Right channels
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7. Play & Record
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – Recording
If you are
recording a new
track, and there
is a previous
track, it will also
playback the old
track while you
record the new
track
... KTV any1? :)
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8. Quality of Sound
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – Quality
44100Hz &
32-bit is
equivalent to
CD Quality
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9. Safer…
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – Import/Export
Check!
So that
Audacity will
work on a
copy of your
track instead
of the original
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10. Even Safer…
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – Projects
Check!
So that
Audacity will
copy all the
related files
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11. Check even more Preferences
• Edit> Preferences (or Ctrl+P) – Library tab
MUST see LAME 3.98.x
next to MP3 Library
Version
- If not, click on Locate to
ensure lame_enc.dll is
automatically loaded
- If not, browse to the
location of the file
lame_enc.dll
- e.g. where you installed
the LAME for Audacity
(C:Program FilesLame for
Audacity)
- if not downloaded yet,
… if you wish to extract click on Download
audio from video, then you
would need to download
and install FFmpeg :)
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12. Then what?
• At the Start Page
– Quick Help *best place to
start~
– Manual
– Wiki
– Forum
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13. Quick Start, best place to Start~
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14. Transport Toolbar
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15. Tools Toolbar
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16. Edit Toolbar
NEW! Sync-Lock Tracks ensures length changes occurring anywhere in a defined group of tracks also take
place in all tracks in that group, even if those tracks were not selected.
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17. This, you MUST try :d
Transcription Toolbar~
– Lets you play audio at a slower or faster speed than normal, also affecting pitch
– Slower than normal speeds can make it easier to transcribe speech or song lyrics
– Or… just to have some fun :d
• Note:
– Change the speed first with the slider, then click the green Play-at-Speed button to play
at the new speed (playback resumes from the original cursor position)
• IMPORTANT!!!
– Export of the audio will be at normal speed whatever the position of the Play-at-Speed
slider
– To export at an adjusted speed, use Change Tempo in the Effect Menu to change speed
without modifying pitch, or Change Speed to change speed also affecting pitch.
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18. Apply Special Effects!
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/effects_basics.html Slide 18

19. PLAY.
e.g. Decay= 0.3
Delay Time= 0.01
Pitch Change= 0
Number of Echoes= 30
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20. Search, Play.
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21. Watch, Read, Podcast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hrBbczS9I0 http://www.how-to-podcast-
tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm
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22. Be your own SuperStar~
Join a podcast webbie~ or…
http://www.mypodcast.com/
just upload or link audio to a blog~
http://www.tumblr.com http://tinyurl.com/bloggerpod
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