Audacity Screenbook Maker http://www.screenbooks.net/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,80/
  • Download and Install http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/A1_Basics/Books/A0_Download_and_Install/sbook.htm Goto the Audacity Website (audacity.souceforge.net)

    Choose the Download Tab

    ]]>         Setting up for Voice Recording http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/A1_Basics/Books/A1_Setting_up_for_Voice_Recording/sbook.htm Start - Control Panel and this screen will appear.]]> Voice Recording http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/A1_Basics/Books/A2_Voice_Recording/sbook.htm Conversion to MP3 http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/A1_Basics/Books/A3_Conversion_to_MP3/sbook.htm Edit.]]> Amplification http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/A1_Basics/Books/A4_Amplification/sbook.htm Equalization http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/B2_Track_Audio_Manipulation/Books/A5_Equalization/sbook.htm First record or bring up a file you wish to equalize.

    The equalizer allows users to boost or reduce arbitrary frequencies.

    ]]>         How to Fade a Track In or Out http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/B2_Track_Audio_Manipulation/Books/A6_How_to_Fade_a_Track_In_or_Out/sbook.htm In this example, we will fade the track in and out.

    We will also show how to fade into another audio track as well as fade into a lower 'background' audio level.

    ]]>         Removing Background Noise http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/B2_Track_Audio_Manipulation/Books/A7_Removing_Background_Noise/sbook.htm If a track has unwanted background sound, Audacity's noise removal tool may be able to help. The track shown below is a voice recording with a consistent white noise in the background. 

    This feature works best when the desired audio content is much louder than the noise to be filtered out.]]>         Splitting Long Audio Tracks http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/B2_Track_Audio_Manipulation/Books/B2_Splitting_Long_Audio_Tracks/sbook.htm In this tutorial we will show the user how to spit a long track up and how to combine smaller tracks into one larger track.

    When would you want to do this?

    In the creation of music in a home studio you may want to separate out portions of the track to edit them separately.

    Another common example may be if you have recorded a long track of streaming audio and wish to split it up into individual songs.

    ]]>         Popdown menus http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/C2_Advanced_Audio_Manipulation/Books/A8_Popdown_menus/sbook.htm Audio Track Control Box.]]> Podcasting http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/C2_Advanced_Audio_Manipulation/Books/A9_Podcasting/sbook.htm Adding Reverb http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/C2_Advanced_Audio_Manipulation/Books/B4_Adding_Reverb/sbook.htm The first step is to open an audio file you wish to add reverb to.

    If you want to know more about reverb and when it is typically used, the following site is informative: http://www.harmony-central.com/Effects/Articles/Reverb/

    ]]>         Delay Effect http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/C2_Advanced_Audio_Manipulation/Books/B5_Delay_Effect/sbook.htm To demonstrate the delay effect, I started by recording myself speaking the word echo.

    ]]>         Tremolo http://www.screenbooks.net/Audacity/C2_Advanced_Audio_Manipulation/Books/B6_Tremolo/sbook.htm Tremolo refers to a rapid reitteration of one musical note or alternating notes.

    Below, we have created a file with one sustained musical note.

     

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