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==Why Audacity?==
 
==Why Audacity?==
 
* Several tools and functions that cover most of your basic needs in editing
 
* Several tools and functions that cover most of your basic needs in editing
* It is FOSS (Free and Open-source Software)
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* It is FOSS - Free and Open-source Software).
  
 
==The fundaments of cutting==
 
==The fundaments of cutting==

Revision as of 12:25, 23 September 2022

Audacity

Audacity is an audio editor and recorder available for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
You can use it to:

  • Record live audio
  • Convert records/tapes into digital format
  • Mix multiple audio sources together into a multi-track project etc

If you are now starting to work with audio, and you need some basic skills to record and edit files, Audacity with its tools is a good option.

Why Audacity?

  • Several tools and functions that cover most of your basic needs in editing
  • It is FOSS - Free and Open-source Software).

The fundaments of cutting

Link to tutorial
Keyboard shortcuts Edit ------- > copy, cut, paste, duplicate, split cut, delete, split delete
Edit ------ > Clip boundaries --> split, split new

Volume and envelope tool

more here
ducking and auto-ducking

Basic effects

Fade in/out
Amplify
Change tempo, change speed, change pitch
Paulstretch
Reverb
Noise reduction ---> reduce and residue
Generating silence or tone

Exporting