Audio+Editing


 * What is it?:** Audacity is a free Audio editing software available on the internet. All you need is your sound media, audio clips and/or a micorphone and you're ready to start. Use this to add voice overs to presentations, record student discussions or activities, etc.



Here is your basic screen.
 * Step 1:** import your media. You can choose to record from a microphone by pressing the record button or you can press R on your keyboard. You can also import audio tracks that have already been recorded into the workspace. Above are the basic editing commands for the program. Each recording will become a single track and you can have multiple tracks open at the same time.

You can also use the select tool to cut out problem sections or copy the sound bytes you wish to reuse or move. If you want to play one track, select the solo button, this mutes the rest of the tracks allowing you to edit the one track without the interference of the rest of them. Conversely you can mute single tracks if you want to hear what your final product sounds like without that specific track.
 * Step 2:** select the part of the media you wish to hear

Once you have the track you want you can start trimming them (like mentioned in step two) and you can add effects under the effect tab or you can adjust the volume of a single track or section of track by selecting the second button in the top row of this set: You can then add editable points to the tracks. Add two points at the beginning of the track you want to edit and two to the end and you can adjust the sound of the track in the middle. Still confused? I found a link to a couple of videos on how to use the tool: []
 * Step 3:** Start editing

Recording: []

Editing: []

Happy Editing Kate Kuzko

External Resources: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Audacity