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=Audacity=
 
=Audacity=
 
Audacity is an audio editor and recorder available for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.<br>
 
Audacity is an audio editor and recorder available for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.<br>
In Audacity you can:<br>
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You can (among others)<br>
 
* Record live audio
 
* Record live audio
 
* Convert records/tapes into digital format
 
* Convert records/tapes into digital format
 
* Mix multiple audio sources together into a multi-track project.
 
* Mix multiple audio sources together into a multi-track project.
* etc
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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.
If you are now starting to work with audio, and you need some basic skills to record and edit files, Audacity and its tools is a good option.
 
  
 
==The fundaments of cutting==
 
==The fundaments of cutting==

Revision as of 12:22, 23 September 2022

Audacity

Audacity is an audio editor and recorder available for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
You can (among others)

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

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.

The fundaments of cutting

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