Learning Audacity

1h 42mBeginner2020-01-30

Authors

Garrick Chow

Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning

Course details

Audacity is a free, open-source, multitrack audio editing application that can be used to record live audio, edit sound files, change the speed or pitch of a recording, and more. In this course, instructor Garrick Chow demonstrates how to download and install Audacity on both Mac and Windows, record live audio, and import and play existing audio files. See how to perform basic editing tasks such as copying and pasting audio, splitting clips, and adding effects. Garrick also shows more advanced tasks including adding compression and automating volume levels.

Topics include:
- Downloading and installing Audacity
- Importing audio
- Setting up hardware to record
- Recording two tracks simultaneously
- Basic editing and common effects
- Splitting clips
- Exporting a project
- Inserting silence
- Bleeping unwanted words and sounds

Skills covered

AudacityAudio EngineeringAudio and MusicLearningOpen Source

Concepts

Introduction

jump into the world of audio editing

Getting Started

what is audacity-
download and install audacity
import audio
selecting and zooming
playback controls
install the ffmpeg library

Recording

set up your hardware
create a new project
save your project
record
add tracks
record two tracks simultaneously

Basic Editing

make selections
cut, copy, and paste
split clips
volume automation
use common effects

Common Tasks

export your project
remove unwanted background noise
apply compression
insert silence
bleep out unwanted words and sounds

Conclusion

next steps