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Every now and then I get a
chance to listen to the Tech Guy show on KFI 640am. On one particular weekend
afternoon, he was talking to a caller and mentioned a FREE music and editing
software called Audacity. Many of you may have already heard about Audacity,
but at the time I hadn’t, but I am still going to recommend it for those of you
who do not already know of it, but have an interest in learning something new
or who have a need to know how to edit sound or music on a basic level.
This is a really user friendly
sound recording and editing software that works great for basic recording
purposes. Even if you have little to no experience with sound or music editing
software Audacity can be easily learned using the tutorials which are available
inside the software itself. So there’s no downside risk to owning software
you’ll never use with Audacity. If you have a legitimate purpose for recording
and editing sound or music, then you can learn how with Audacity.
Remember, Audacity is a basic
sound and music recording and editing software, so there are limitations should
you seek more advanced settings and options for higher skilled techniques.
Here’s a screenshot of the Audacity workstation:
I know it looks a bit intimidating
from a beginner’s point of view, but like I already mentioned, Audacity is
totally learnable if you use the tutorials which are available inside the
program itself. The best way that I know of for musician to use a program such
as this is to practice editing some of your music to lengths appropriate for
television and radio commercials (:30 – 1:00 min), voice overs, ringtones, and
sampling by DJ’s and song remixes.
To get you started right away,
here are 2 videos I’d like to share with you. Although, there are many videos
available on YouTube and other video services for Audacity users, here are just
2 that I thought would be of interest to many of you.
The first is a short video for
those of you who are interested in doing or who actually do voice over work.
How do you add music to your voice over recording? Is there a way to increase
the volume on a track that’s been recorded too low? And how do you set it up so
that the music volume doesn’t interfere with the vocal track? Watch this video
to learn how.
The second video is for those of you who love ringtones or musicians who want to create ringtones from your own music to sell on your website or other on-line ringtone vendors. How do you import audio into Audacity to begin an editing project? How do you cut the audio once you’re ready to edit? How do you add a fade if a song cuts off abruptly? Watch this video to learn more.
I hope you feel a little more
confident about starting with Audacity as your beginning music or sound
recording and editing software. I intended that you would be by the end of this
article. So now that you’ve decided to start here’s your link to download
Audacity for FREE.
To download the Audacity
program right now, click here.
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Marc
I love audacity it one of these easiest music editors to use. We have quite a lot of Music Sample Sales for extensions for audacity that increase it features and editing abilities. You should have a look.
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