{"id":22564,"date":"2025-03-05T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.wooster.edu.wooster.edu\/?p=2531"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:40:47","slug":"audacity-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/audacity-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Audacity workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audacity is an easy-to-use, open-source audio editing software program that is available as a free download for desktop computers that run Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Audacity has a variety of features that can meet the needs of a range of audio recording projects, from a very basic short live recording to more elaborate, multi-track projects that combine audio from a variety of sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See our <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/audacity\/\" data-type=\"epkb_post_type_1\" data-id=\"22782\">Audacity<\/a> article for audio software installation and additional support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See our <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/podcasting-tools\/\">Podcasting Tools<\/a> article for an overview of options and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"session-recording\">Session Recording<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the following video from our Ed Tech support videos from our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.microsoftstream.com\/video\/5bcfc4c4-4505-4932-b7ca-1215076d6150\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.microsoftstream.com\/video\/5bcfc4c4-4505-4932-b7ca-1215076d6150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audacity Workshop<\/a>. If you have questions, please reach out to Educational Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"agenda\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a more detailed version with how-to directions, visit or download a copy of this Word document <a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/edtechstaff\/EZmmPZ4ulAVBj307sEVUGioBd7YvAmORnqndKCj-4l8oow?e=W5AaOH\">Audacity Workshop agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f5TXPUOFH6A?si=YMjDJATVlDdLv1RZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What&#8217;s New in Audacity 3.6 YouTube video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Installing the software<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to basic tools\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Record, Pause, Stop, Open<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play, Loop (Loop button), Zoom in, Zoom Out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clips: Select, Delete, Trim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clips: Move, Copy\/Paste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tracks: Select, Mute, Solo, Gain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import sound effects or soundtrack\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finding Royalty-free\/Copyright-free music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download music track or effect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import music track or effect into project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install the optional&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmanual.audacityteam.org%2Fman%2Ffaq_opening_and_saving_files.html%23foreign&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cearmour%40wooster.edu%7Cd600e6d538c84797aad708dc1932dc41%7C9ef017d97f0542259838f92cff57b7ab%7C0%7C0%7C638412953453589534%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8Wpp6loydPp128ynjhHNBnoGQmfljPpCAKeb34mhHP4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FFmpeg library<\/a>&nbsp;in order to import and export more audio formats<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editing Audio Tracks \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Envelope tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fade In, Fade Out&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auto duck&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applying Effects\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Noise Reduction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amplify<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Normalization &amp; Equalization<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saving, Exporting, and Sharing\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Save the editable Audacity project as an .aup file&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Export as a sound file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share to Audio.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"files-used-for-the-workshop\">Files used for the workshop:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/s\/edtechstaff\/Eg1Iw-r_VM1Kggeyxp7JtfkBrmQ3XVsc7ai5n9mHkHQqcQ?e=vzPnDZ\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/s\/edtechstaff\/ErQi0XdWE6lKkz7e86tILOABCqyUkulNMoCWO3IDCx0r6Q?e=gprcdw\" target=\"_blank\">example audio files here<\/a> to practice using Audacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Soundtrack music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sound effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For copyright-free media such as soundtracks and sound effects to use in your projects, see our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/copyright-free-media\/\" target=\"_blank\">Copyright-free Media<\/a>&nbsp;post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-additional-resources\">For additional resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See our <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/podcasting-tools\/\">Podcasting Tools<\/a> article for more details on <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>software tutorials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>audio recording equipment and resources (<a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.wooster.edu\/digital-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Studio in Andrews Library<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>staff support for your project including student <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/dma\/\">Digital Media Assistants<\/a> available for consultations at the <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/digital-media-bar\/\">Digital Media Bar<\/a> in Andrews Library CoRE. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See our <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/audacity\/\" data-type=\"epkb_post_type_1\" data-id=\"22782\">Audacity<\/a> article for <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Audacity software installation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>additional support for exporting and sharing audio files (assignment submission)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audacity is an easy-to-use, open-source audio editing software program that is available as a free download for desktop computers that run Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems. 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