Intro to Audio Editing
Audacity: Free to download.
Audacity shortcuts to know:
Play/pause: space bar
Split track: Command I
Zoom in: Command 1
Zoom out: Command 3
In the tool bar, this is the selection tool that allows you to click and highlight and delete sections of track or select a spot where you want to split it:
This is the tool that allows you to move sections of track:
And this is the one that lets you adjust the volume, basically the same way the pen tool works in Premiere:
In both programs, when you’re finished editing, you’ll need to export the finished sound file before you can upload it anywhere.
In Audacity, it’s File –> Export Audio –> select “WAV” from dropdown menu and give the file a name and location, then hit “Save” and “OK.”
Assignment: Using Audacity, mix your practice radio story according to the script you wrote from the interview you did with your classmate. Upload the exported WAV file to Soundcloud and add it to your blog post with the practice script. Due by class time on Thursday.
Reminder that your scripts for your actual radio assignment are due Nov. 2. Please sign up for a script editing session with me that day here.