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Introduction to Audacity & audio editing Duncan McHugh Technical Coordinator UBC School of Journalism [email protected] Integrated Journalism November 12th, 2009

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Page 1: Audacity and Audio Editing

Introduction to Audacity & audio editing

Duncan McHughTechnical CoordinatorUBC School of [email protected]

Integrated JournalismNovember 12th, 2009

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Introduction to Audacity & audio editing

・ Tips on getting a good recording

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Introduction to Audacity & audio editing

・ Tips on getting a good recording ・ Extremely basic audio editing

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Introduction to Audacity & audio editing

・ Tips on getting a good recording ・ Extremely basic audio editing ・ Somewhat complex audio editing ・ Archiving and prepping for the web

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Tips on gettinga good recording

Editing can only do so much

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Tips on gettinga good recording

・ Know the space ・ Consider the room size, number

of participants and ambient noise

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Tips on gettinga good recording

・ Know the space ・ Consider the room size, number

of participants and ambient noise ・ Use the appropriate equipment

・ Check equipment beforehand

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Tips on gettinga good recording

・ Know the space ・ Consider the room size, number

of participants and ambient noise ・ Use the appropriate equipment

・ Check equipment beforehand ・ Test your levels

・ Bring headphones

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Using Audacity

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To the beginning

Play

Record

Pause

Stop

To the end

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Selection Tool: selects a segment of a track

Envelope Tool: allows quick adjustments of volume

Draw Tool: for very minute adjustments

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Zoom Tool: allows you to shift your view

Time Shift Tool: moves clips along the timeline

Multi-Tool Mode: everything at once

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Cut/Paste/Trim

Undo/Redo

Zoom

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Exercise I: Basic audio editing

Step 1 ・ Record 30 seconds of you speaking ・ Record only one track ・ Make sure to include a bunch of ohhs and

ummms, and other things you won’t want to keep in your recording

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Exercise I: Basic audio editing

Step 2 ・ Use the Selection Tool to edit unwanted sounds ・ Use the Envelope Tool to adjust the volume of

the recording ・ Play it back and bask in auditory joy

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Beyond basic ・ Multiple tracks

・ Additional tools

・ Effects; some useful, some crazy

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Exercise II: Audio storytelling

・ Download clips ・ Write out a script for a brief introduction ・ Create a multi-track recording ・ Integrate vocals, silence, music* and sound ・ Work on the volume and transitions between tracks ・ Try out a few effects and see what affect they have

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Post-production ・ Handling & archiving files

・ Adding metadata

・ Prepping for the webIf you’re planning on exporting to mp3,make sure to download the plug-in

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The Thunderbird ・ Upload an mp3, using the ‘Add media’ button

・ Ensure the file is less than 2MB ・ Copy the web address provided

・ Within your post:[audio:http//www.address.com]

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Online Audacitytutorials

The Official Audacity tutorial:http://www.edhsonline.org/other/audacity/

Educause’s screencast tutorial:http://www.educause.edu/Screencasts/Audacity/Untitled.html

Daniel James’s tutorial: http://quicktoots.linuxaudio.org/toots/audacity/

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Everything you wanted to know…

The Audacity wiki:http://audacityteam.org/wiki/

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*“Podsafe”: Sounds that are safe to use

・ Wikipedia: Podsafe ・ www.podsafeaudio.com/ ・ http://www.freemusicarchive.org/ ・ http://www.quietamerican.org/

・ Creative Commons Canada: www.creativecommons.ca ・ http://www.creativecommons.ca/blog/wp-content/

uploads/2007/06/podcastinglegalguideforcanada.html ・ http://cchits.ning.com/hits/ ・ http://www.ccmixter.org/

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Thanks!

Duncan [email protected]

http://blogs.landfood.ubc.ca/duncan/