Resources for Using Audacity
Audacity is free audio editing software that is included in the BCPS computer image. It is used to create podcasts, allowing students to combine individual sound files such as background sounds, music, and voice narration.
Audacity – How to Record and Save
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The document, How to use Audacity, identifies and explains the features of Audacity with step by step instructions and clear screenshots of the program.
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For an explanation about setting up a microphone to record, see the video, How to Record Audio Using Audacity.
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The video, Free Recording Software: Audacity Tutorial Part 2, begins by showing how to change the preferences for the recording device and playback device in use. After that, skip over to 4:25 in the video to see how to record sound, export the file as an MP3, and how to play it.
How to Edit
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For basic editing, Free Recording Software: Audacity Tutorial Part 3: Basic Editing, shows how to delete, cut, and paste sections of an audio clip.
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Watch Free Recording Software: Audacity Tutorial Part 5: Simple Mixing Music with Voice, to see how to import a second audio file to the project for mixing.
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To improve voice quality use the tips in Audacity Tutorial Part Four: Voice Editing in Audacity.
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This video, Audacity – Audio Editing, shows how to use the Envelope tool to change background volume using the Envelope tool; how to delete unwanted sections using the Select tool; how to zoom in on a sound track; how to split a stereo clip into two mono clips; and how to use the Time-shift tool.
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There is a wide variety of tutorials at http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Category:Tutorial ranging from covering the basics of editing to very specific uses of Audacity.
Lesson Example
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Library Information Services has an example of a lesson plan for a podcast at http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/podcasting/index.htm. This lesson has a student recording narration and combining it with music and background sounds.
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