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Just click Close and move on. Lets look at the Synaptic Package Manager interface...Lets not worry about the details of the interface for now. All we

Click the Close button and move on to SPM so you can refresh the repositories as the warningsuggests. To do this, do as the warning says - click on Re

If you highlight audacity (by clicking once on the name) you will see some information aboutAudacity displayed :Now you can read the information if y

You have now told Synaptic Package Manager that you want to install Audacity. If all is well thenthe package will be highlighted:Now press the Apply b

When it is completed (downloading and installing) you will have this screen : That means all is well. Pat yourself on the back and press Close. Synapt

If all is well you will see Audacity:Congrats!15

4. INSTALLING AUDACITY ON OS XSoftware name : Audacity Homepage : http://audacity.sourceforge.net Software version used for this installation : 1.2.6

You should now see a finder window with a disk image named "Audacity 1.2.5" or "Audacity1.2.6b" open (the name of the disk image m

Once you have chosen the language you want click on OK to finish launching Audacity. You should be able to see the Audacity interface which looks like

5. INSTALLING AUDACITY ON WINDOWSSoftware name : Audacity Homepage : http://audacity.sourceforge.net Software version used for this installation : 1.

Published : 2011-06-14 License : None INTRODUCTION1. Audacity2. What is sound?2

or something like this on your desktop:Open this file to begin installing Audacity by double clicking on the icon or clicking on "Open" ont

You cannot continue with the installation until you have accepted the agreement, so click on theradio button labelled "I accept the agreement&quo

The Setup Wizard will automatically create a folder called "Audacity" in your "Program Files"folder so unless you want to install

Check that this information all correct and if it is click "Install" to continue. Click "Back" if youwish to change any of the ins

Click on the dropdown menu to select the language you want.Once you have chosen the language you want, click on "OK" to finish launching Aud

6. MP3 CAPABILITY INSTALLATIONSoftware name : Audacity Software version : 1.3 By default Audacity can play and edit mp3 files. However it can't

When you have downloaded the file, find it on your computer and double click it. This will startthe installation process.Click OK when asked 'Ope

Click on Install.Click on Finish.When you come to use Audacity and need to export a file, if you haven't already told Audacitywhere the Mp3 Encod

If you are prompted to locate the Lame Library then you can locate this in the location yousaved it in - by default in Windows this would be C:\Progra

7. TRACK AREASoftware name : Audacity Software version : 1.2 In Audacity, a channel of sound is represented by one mono audio track, a two channel so

1. AUDACITYThe Audacity program is an example of an 'audio editor'. Which means Audacity can record andedit audio. Typically, one uses Audac

Mono set playback of this single channel track on the left and right channels.Left Channel set playback of this single channel track on the left chann

8. MENU BARSoftware name : Audacity Software version : 1.2 Lets look at the basic elements of the Audacity Menu Bar : The Menu Bar is a typical elemen

Save Project saves the current Audacity project (AUP) file.Save ProjectAs...allows you to save the current Audacity project (AUP) file with a differen

Cut removes the selected audio data and places it on the clipboard. Copycopies the selected audio data to the clipboard without removing it from thepr

Set SelectionFormatsets the format in which selections are measured in at the bottom of theapplication window. Historybrings up the history window. It

Align Tracks aligns tracks according to the options chosen. Align and movecursor same as "Align Tracks" but it also followed by the "M

name actionAmplify this effect increases or decreases the volume of a track or set of tracks. Bass Boostthis is a smooth filter which can amplify the

Normalize allows you to amplify such that the maximum amplitude is a fixed amount, -3 dB. NyquistPromptallows you to express arbitrary transormations

9. TOOL BARSoftware name : Audacity Software version : 1.2 The Tool Bars are where you choose tools to directly work on the tracks. There are three ma

These sliders control the mixer settings of the soundcard in your system. The selector on theright controls what audio input you wish to use.Input Sel

2. WHAT IS SOUND?Sounds are waves of air. We hear sounds because our ears are sensitive to these waves. One ofthe easiest types of sound waves to unde

11. Recording a sound12. Add Another Sound File13. Envelope Tool14. Basic Editing with Audacity15. Advanced Editing16. Exporting A File40

10. OPEN A SOUND FILEYou will need to have an audio file available to edit. If you don't have one and you are online thendownload an MP3 from som

If I now press OK the file will be imported into Audacity.Now its worth noting that Audacity has its own way of storing audio files. These are known a

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11. RECORDING A SOUND Software name : Audacity Software version : 1.2 Recording sound with Audacity is very straightforward you just need to have a c

Click on "Audio I/O". The use of "I/O" means "Input or Output", so "Audio I/O" means "Audio Inputor Outpu

The input settings are chosen from the "Recording" section. In the "Recording" section use the"Device:" dropdown menu t

In the "Recording" section use the "Channels" dropdown menu to select the number of channelsyou wish to use. A "Channel"

the next time you go to make a recording you will not have to repeat the steps above unlessyou wish to make changes. Windows and LinuxWindows and Linu

Keep playing back the loudest passage while adjust the input level until it peaks at about -12.Once you have done that click the "Stop" butt

The following is the electrical wave created by the microphone (notice the measurement for"Current"):One could say that the shape of the ele

Linux :: Host Error? If you are a Linux user and you see a message similar to this "Error Initializing Audio: There wasan error initializing the

12. ADD ANOTHER SOUND FILESoftware name : Audacity Software version : 1.2Audacity enables you to mix multiple sounds together. You will need Audacity

When you have done this a file browser will open :In the above example I am very lucky as the file I wish to load is in the directory shown. If thefil

I know press OK and the file will be imported. 'Importing' means that the file will be convertedinto a format that Audacity understands and

You will notice that in the above example there is a new stereo track added at the bottom ofthe window. If you don't see this then you might need

13. ENVELOPE TOOLThe envelope tool is probably the most important tool for Audacity users. It allows you to alterthe volume of the sounds in Audacity

The second is that the tracks are surrounded by a blue line. Before pressing the Envelope Tool atrack looks like this :After pressing it looks like th

Now you can 'grab' the blue line at the point where these squares appear. To show you how thiscan change the volume of just one part of the

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14. BASIC EDITING WITH AUDACITYSoftware name : Audacity Software version : 1.2 As far as audio editing software goes, Audacity is about as easy as it

Sample rate: this is the rate which the ADC records samples or a DAC plays them back.Sample Rate is measured in Hertz (Hz), or samples per second. An

When you release the mouse button you will see that the selected area has disappeared and thelength of your file will have been reduced.Focusing on th

Now choose cut like you did in the above example.The audio will now be cut from the track. Now click on the audio that is left at the point youwhere y

In the above example you can can see that I ahve decided to insert the audio at the 4 minutemark. Now choose the Edit menu and select Paste:The audio

15. ADVANCED EDITINGSoftware name : Audacity Software version : 1.3 There are some more advanced steps for editing that you can carry out with Audaci

You are now ready to insert some silence. Do this by selecting Generate > Silence from themenus at the top of the screen. When you are inserting a

What we are going to do next is to decrease the volume of the music track while the voice trackcontains some voice audio.This is done using a combina

Our goal is to place the music track after the audio track. To do this use the mouse to selectthe Time Shift tool from the menu at the top of the w

When you have selected the part of the audio that you want to keep it should show up in adarker colour. You should then select 'Edit > Trim&ap

SPLITTING STEREO TRACKS Sometimes when you are recording you may only record one channel of your track correctly. Orthere may be another reason that

We can then delete the Right channel signal, as it has now become a separate track. Click on theX on the left of the track area.If we play the remaini

3. INSTALLING AUDACITY ON UBUNTUSoftware name : Audacity Homepage : http://audacity.sourceforge.net Software version used for this installation : 1.2

To adjust this we can select 'Mono' from the drop down menu on the left of the track bar.This track will now play the same mono audio signal

16. EXPORTING A FILESoftware name : Audacity Software version : 1.2Projects created in Audacity are always saved in Audacity's own unique file fo

Use this window to browse to the file that you wish to open. Once you have selected the filesimply click "Open" to open it. You should now s

You should now see a window like this:Use this window to edit the file name and select or create an appropriate folder into which tosave the new file.

The time it takes to export the project will depend on the length of the recording and thespeed of your computer.When exporting is complete the above

17. MORE HELPFor more help with Audacity you can try these avenues:AUDACITY DOCUMENTATION You should first look at the very good documentation at the

IRC network: freenodeChannel: #audacityWEB SEARCHSearching the web is always useful. If you are looking for problems arising from errors reportedby th

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If all is good you will be prompted for a password.Here you must enter your password (the same one you use to log into the system). If you don't