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Learn how to import audio into your Audacity project. Part 5 in our Learn Audacity series of free video tutorials.

Importing audio into your Audacity project is a great way to add some old fashion polish to your Audacity recordings and projects. For example, you may have a podcast which includes a professionally made introduction. You can easily import this file to create a new Audacity track. Importing audio is a great way to add sound effects, music, your previous recordings, and interviews (Skype would be great for this!).

During this Audacity video tutorial, we’ll show you how we imported a guitar loop using our original AIFF file. Next, we will import some audio from IDV. That will be a 2 step process which includes plugging in our camera first. We’ve used Windows Movie Maker for this example which demonstrates how flexible Audacity is when it comes to importing and using other file formats.

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Learn the different quality of formats to record with using Audacity - a set  of 10 free video Audacity tutorials.

During this third Audacity video tutorial, we’ll discuss Audacity’s default sample rate of 44100Hz. The important thing to remember here is, if you are mixing in other sources of audio, you’ll want to have matching sample rates. So, when you are importing audio into audacity, you have to check the sample rate to make sure it matches here. And if none of the preselected ones here, you can click on other and enter any rate you would like.

The other sampling format discussed is Bit Processing. 32-bit float is actually twice the quality of standard CDs. But, it’s a good way to work. Generally, what we can do is, work at 32-bit quality and then export in 16 bits. Again, 32 bit is going to take twice as much as storage space as 16 bit. Well, that also depends on your computer space. 32 bit is recommended for higher quality.

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Learn how to use the Audacity Control Panel or interface - a set  of 10 free video Audacity tutorials.

During this second Audacity video tutorial, we’ll navigate through the Audacity Control Panel. Learning the Audacity interface will make it easier to understand the various buttons and menus. I’ll show you the Audacity File Menu, View Menu, Project Menu (a great way to import media), and Generate Menu. Under the Effects Menu we have a wide range of very cool and different effects, Analyze Menu for analyzing the audio, and the Help Menu, if you have any questions about how to use Audacity.

Also shown are various Audacity interaface buttons or controls. For example, buttons are for Copy, Paste, Trimming and Silencing. The Silencing button is an often overlooked feature in Audacity and it’s very useful: if you have a pop or something, click on silencing to eliminate the pop.

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Learn how to download and install Audacity audio recorder and editor - a set  of 10 free video Audacity tutorials.

Welcome to the Audacity tutorial series, a 10 part Audacity tutorial guide. During this set of Audacity tutorials, we’ll commence with an introduction to Audacity, guide you through the Audacity interface, then walk you through on how to record and edit, and finish off with some cool Audacity tips and tricks including using Audacity effects.

So let’s get started! If you’re are new to Audacity, it’s a free audio recording software, often used to edit podcasts, music, and much more. During this first Audacity video tutorial, will show you were to get the software and how to install it.

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I am really tired of the Windows versus Mac commercials. You’ve likely seen the Mac marketing machine at work “Hi, I am a PC” and “Hi, I am a Mac”. The message ultimately is use a Mac and you are different, cooler, and more sophisticated. Microsoft is trying desperately to counter Apple’s success by implementing a $300 million ad campaign. In all honestly, Vista is actually a good operating system. Yes, it is not vastly different from XP, but it still a good operating system. I have my own issues with Microsoft beyond whether Vista is good or bad.

Likewise for Apple. I don’t buy into the “I’m different” if I use a Mac, nor do I believe it’s a vastly better piece of technology. In fact, I would argue the cost of ownership is higher when using a Mac. I see people all the time buy into the Apple marketing machine, which is mildly annoying. [Read more →]

Tags: Apple, Free Stuff, Linux, Windows by simon
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