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Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder
for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
 

You can use Audacity to:

  • Record live audio.
  • Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
  • Edit MP3 or WAV sound files.
  • Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
  • Change the speed or pitch of a recording.



 



This activity will give you a short intro into using Audacity. You are going to record a brief introduction of yourself!

 

Include:

  • Your Name
  • Where You Teach
  • What you Teach
  • How you hope to use audacity in your classroom
  • a fun fact about yourself that you don't mind sharing

Tip: Make sure you have big waves to make it easier to hear!!!!!!!!

To save this file:

go to the File menu

Then Select "Save Project As"

Name the file (first initial last name.aup)

Save the project file to the desktop
and leave it open in audacity, so we can share!

 




 

When you save the project file, you save the file "as you see it."
  • Tracks are still separated
  • Individual tracks can be edited
  • This file CANNOT be played in anything accept Audacity!
 
When you "Export as MP3," you convert all of the tracks in the file to one.
  • Opening this file in audacity will show you ONE track.
  • Individual tracks CANNOT be edited.
  • This file will play in almost EVERYTHING! (this is your finished product!)
 


 



 

 
 
 

- Silence, Duplicate and Split

- Effects Menu

 
 



 
1. Using Audacity, record the text seen below.

In short, the period was so far like the present period,
that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received,
we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom,
for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only it was the age of foolishness,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, we had everything before us,
we were all going direct the other way - it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

 
2. Save your recording as an Audacity project file (aup) on the desktop. Name the file “yournameVer1”.

3. Using your recording, edit the appropriate words out and arrange in the correct sequence
to become the text you see below.
 

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us,
we had nothing before us,
- in short, the period was so far like the present period,
that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, in comparison only.

 
4. Export it as a MP3 file to your Desktop. Name it “yournameVer2”.
 


 
Best Quality Most Practical
Shure SM 58
Retail = $100 		 Headset with Mic
 Retail = $15 - $25 
You also need:
Shure X2U
Retail = $100 
 Desktop USB Microphone
Retail = $10-$20



The Difference?
 
Recorded with set of Logitech headphones with attached Microphone -

Recorded with the SM 58 -
 





 

You can easily create a Narration with Background Music by Importing Music from another source!

Under the File Menu, click Import --- Audio


From here, you can edit the music for length, volume, etc., to fit your needs.

Press Record and you will be able to record a Narration!

Use the Envelope tool to balance the two tracks to your liking!


 
Adding sound files to a Flipchart-
 
• Click “Insert - Media” from the top toolbar.

• Browse for the file, select the file, and click, “Open.”
 
• An action button will be created to open the sound file.
 
• When you click on the action button, it will play the mp3 file.


Adding sound files to a Notebook-
  • Add a graphic or textbox to the smartnotebook page.
  • Click the graphic one time to highlight it.
  • Click the down arrow or right-click it.
  • Choose sound.
  • Navigate to a sound file. (It must be mp3.)
 
 
 

How to Put Audio Files on Toolbox Pro!

1. Open ToolboxPRO (v2.toolboxpro.org)

2. Click on Resources.

3. Click to open a folder OR create a new folder (name it after your Content?)

4. Click ADD Audio/Video.

5. Now click UPLOAD MULTIPLE audio/video clips




To add this sound to your web page...
 
1. Under the website tab, click Post Website Resources. From there, Under Audio/Video, select the proper folder and sound that you want to post!

2. After adding a picture to your website, select it so that it is highlighted.
Click the "Insert/Upload Audio/Video Clips" button on the toolbar. After selecting the sound file, select the box that says "Display as hotspot or hyperlink and open in new window."

 

a. Duet parts

b. Record stories

c. Record Announcements

d. Podcast

e. Create Ringtones

f. Sub Plans

g. Etc.
 







 


 

 

Here's where you can download Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

 

In order to save or export MP3s, you will also need to download the LAME MP3 Encoder: http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/

 

Here is the official Audacity Wiki. It is an amazing resource, and you can find the answer to almost any Audacity question here. http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audacity_Wiki_Home_Page

 

Here is another resource directly from Audacity--their online Manual: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html

 

This tutorial comes from Guides and Tutorials.com: http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-tutorial.html

 

There are several video tutorials available online. Check out this page of search results obtained through a Google Video search.


 http://free-loops.com/
http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
http://incompetech.com/music/
http://soungle.com/
http://www.archive.org/index.php