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Krusea: Created page with 'leftAudacity is developed by a team of volunteers and released under an open-source license and is the only audio editing software that is run o…'

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Created page with 'leftAudacity is developed by a team of volunteers and released under an open-source license and is the only audio editing software that is run o…'

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[[Image:Audacity-logo.jpg|100px|left]]Audacity is developed by a team of volunteers and released under an open-source license and is the only audio editing software that is run on Mac's, PC's, and Linux computers. Go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ to download the most current version 1.3.13 Beta.<br>

===Getting Started===
Open Audacity found in the applications folder.

====Save your project====
(preferrably after every edit) '''File > Save''' navigate to your hard drive and create a folder with your name and save it to that folder. This folder will contain all your audio files and edit information so you can continue to work on different computers so keep this folder and it's information contained.

Inside your folder there will be the Audacity project file with a '''.aup''' extension and a folder ending with '''_data'''.

For example, inside the folder called '''interview''' if the project was named '''October''' there would be a file called '''October.aup''' and a folder called '''October_data'''.

Always keep the project file and data folder together.

====Importing audio====
'''File > Import > Audio''' navigate to the audio files that you want to import.

If '''Audacity''' opens a warning screen click the option that says "Make a copy of the files before editing (Safer)" and click '''OK'''.

===Tools===

====Transport Toolbar====
- controls playback and recording

[[File:Audacity-transport-toolbar.png]]

====Tools Toolbar====
- chooses various tools for selection, volume adjustment, zooming, time-shifting of audio and a multi-function tool

[[File:Audacity-tools-toolbar.png]]

====Meter Toolbar====
- displays levels for playback and recording

[[File:Audacity-meter-toolbar.png]]

====Mixer Toolbar====
- controls the mixer settings of the sound card

[[File:Audacity-mixer-toolbar.png]]

====Transcription Toolbar====
- plays audio at a slower or faster speed, affecting the pitch

[[File:Audacity-transcription toolbar.png]]

====Edit Toolbar====
- cut, copy, paste, trim, silence, undo, redo, sync-lock, zoom

[[File:Audacity-Edit-Toolbar.png]]

===Tracks===
====Adding Tracks====
'''Tracks > Add new > Audio track, Stereo track, Label track, or Time track'''

====Mono track====
-this is one audio file recorded with one microphone
[[File:Audacity-mono-track.png]]

====Stereo track====
-this is one audio file with a left and right track recorded with a stereo microphone. Stereo tracks can be split into two mono tracks.
[[File:Audacity-stereo-track.png]]

====Label track====
-this track allows you to add markers or regional markers to the whole project or individual tracks
[[File:Audacity-labeltrack.png]]

====Track Control Panel====
-allows you to rename the track, provides sample information, mute or solo the track, increase volume and pan left-right function.<br>

[[File:Audacity-Track-Panel.png]]

===Editing===

====Playback====
'''Listen to your project''' hit the spacebar on your keyboard to Stop or Play

====Zooming====
'''Zooming In/Out'''
helps you make accurate selections of your waveform.

[[File:Audacity-zoom-tools.png]]

====Selection Tool====
Highlight a portion of audio using your Selection Tool
[[File:Audacity-I-Beam-tool.png]]

[[File:Audacity-highlighted-audio.png]]

====Labeling Tracks====
'''Label tracks and take notes of your project'''
Listen to your audio and make labels.

# Go to '''Tracks > Add New > Label Tracks'''
# '''Tracks > Add Label at Selection'''
# Name your label.
# Use '''Tab''' on your keyboard to select forwards to the next label, and '''SHIFT+Tab''' to select backwards to the previous label.

====Editing Audio====

# Open a blank track - this will be your working pallet.
##'''Tracks > Mono track or Stereo Track'''
# Choose the '''Selection tool''' [[File:Audacity-I-Beam-tool.png]] in the Tools Toolbar.
# Highlight your audio then '''Edit menu > copy'''
# Select a point in your empty track then '''Edit menu > paste'''

===Effects===

====Equalization====
Allows you to increase or decrease desired frequencies.

[[File:Audacity-Graphic-EQ.png|400px]]

====Noise Removal====
Removes unwanted background noise.

[[File:Audacity-Noise-Removal.png]]

====Normalize====
Increases the overall volume of your waveform equally.

[[File:Audacity-Normalize.png]]

====Envelope====
Let's you control a tracks volume changes smoothly over time.
[[File:Audacity-envelope.png]]

#Select the envelope tool.
#Click a beginning, end, and middle point on your audio waveform.
#Click and hold on a point to increase or decrease the volume.

===Exporting===

'''File > Export''' this command exports the entire project except muted tracks.
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'''File > Export Selection''' this command exports only selected tracks.

'''Format:'''

Select .wav for a high quality uncompressed file but bigger file size.

Select .mp3 for a lower quality, compressed, but small file size.

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-chooses various tools for selection, volume adjustment, zooming, time-shifting of audio and a multi-function tool
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 [[File:Audacity-tools-toolbar.png]]