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Category Intros
Each category has a brief introduction. At this current moment some of those intros are as follows:
For Users
This category is for pages that are relevant to using Audacity.
For Developers
Pages in this category are likely only to be of interest to developers.
For Editors
This category has pages with information for anyone wanting to edit this Wiki, and also some information for editors of our Wiki-based Manual.
On this Wiki only the most basic help on editing can be given. The current main page on editing is: Audacity Wiki editing. Community
This category contains online resources for users to meet each other, read our developer news or contact our Team.
Google Summer of Code
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is Google's program for promoting Open Source Software development. Audacity was a mentoring organization for five students for Google Summer of Code 2008, and mentored two students in 2009.
Internationalization
This category contains foreign language material about Audacity. It is also for pages about how the Audacity program, documentation and web sites are translated, and about how this process can be extended and improved.
Feature Planning
This category is for pages about ideas for future changes to Audacity.
These pages include our current Roadmap and ideas for Google Summer of Code projects. Tutorial
This page is a collection of Tutorials both on and off this Wiki, giving step-by-step guidance on performing various tasks using Audacity.
These complement our official Tutorials in the Manual for the most common tasks.
Related article(s):
- Our list of Tips to enhance your day-to-day experience of Audacity
Multilingual information/ Multilingue/ Mehrsprachig
Tutorials and other resources in languages other than English
Audacity Wiki Tutorials
Audio Restoration
- Setting up Audacity with USB turntables
- Click Removal for removing discrete clicks from vinyl records
- Noise Removal for removing steady noise like hum and hiss from all types of audio
- Sanitising Speech Recordings Taken with portable audio player-recorders
Other recordings
- Recording Church Services, and some tips about recording in a church and worship environment.
- Recording Multi-track Overdubs Record one track and then play it and add second and subsequent tracks against it - illustrated examples with specific hardware.
Changing the audio
- Vocal Removal There is no magic bullet to solve what is in theory an insoluble problem. In practice there are various ways to try and trick your ears into thinking you have succeeded.
iTunes and iPod
Schools or Colleges
- Audacity for Teachers - Installation and Basic Editing. Targeted at teachers, but applicable to anyone. Includes companion video (screencast).
Miscellaneous
Legacy Tutorials for old versions of Audacity
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See the Tutorials in the Manual for current information.
- Transferring tapes and records to computer or CD
- Making Ringtones
- Creating a simple voice and music Podcast with Audacity
- Recording audio playing on the computer
- Splitting recordings into separate tracks for export as individual files thence burning to a multi-track CD.
- How to burn CDs by exporting the correct type of audio file then using burning software
- How to import CDs
Off-site Tutorials on the web
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Accessibility
- Using Audacity 2.0 with the JAWS screen reader for Windows - includes useful tips for the visually impaired (and others) who want to use Audacity without a mouse.
Audio File Formats (MP3 and others)
How to Use iTunes and Audacity to Make Not-LAME MP3s—For the best compatibility with players and web apps, MP3s should be encoded as CBR (constant bitrate), but LAME is terrible at doing so. This episode teaches how to combine iTunes with Audacity to make great CBR MP3s. Audio podcast episode 10 from The Audacity to Podcast.
How to Make LAME MP3s with Audacity—LAME is the best MP3 encoder only when it's used properly. Learn how to use LAME for VBR (variable bitrate) MP3s. Audio podcast episode 6 from The Audacity to Podcast.
- "Master your MP3s with Audacity" - CNET article about editing MP3 files for use in Web publishing, ringtones and podcasts.
Binaural Beats / Brainwave Entrainment
- Create binaural beats (YouTube video)
Editing (General)
- 60 Second Shakespeare - bbc.co.uk video tutorials about using Audacity to edit the audio for short video or audio interpretations of Shakespeare.
Effects
How to Use Truncate Silence and Sound Smarter with Audacity—Learn how to remove verbal crutches and automatically shorten long silences. Audio podcast episode 70 from The Audacity to Podcast.
How to Apply Special Effects with Audacity or a Mixer—Have some fun with a few effects to do crazy things to your audio. Audio podcast episode 34 from The Audacity to Podcast.
How to Insert Background Music or Sound Effects in Audacity—Using track gain, Auto Duck, Envelope Tool, and fade in or out to adjust the volume of background music or sound effects. Audio podcast episode 23 from The Audacity to Podcast.
How to Remove Noise with Audacity—tips on noise-removal before and after you record. Audio podcast episode 12 from The Audacity to Podcast.
Secret Recipe for Great Audio—how to use Chris's Dynamic Compressor in Audacity to get great audio levels. Also listen to Podcasting with Software vs. Hardware Compressors to learn more about audio compression. Audio podcast episodes 5 and 11, respectively, from The Audacity to Podcast.
Which Audacity compressor is best?—The contestants: Audacity’s built-in compressor, Chris’s Dynamic Compressor, C3 Multiband Compressor, and Levelator.. Audio podcast episode 65 from The Audacity to Podcast.
- Remove center-panned vocals (YouTube video)
General
- YouTube has a good selection of Audacity video tutorials to browse through.
10 Tips for How to Keep Audacity from Crashing—I have almost never had problems with Audacity, except when I did something stupid. If you’d like similar success, try these tips and share any suggestions and experience you have.. Audio podcast episode 40 from The Audacity to Podcast.
9 Things Audacity Doesn't or Can't Do—Audacity, like any program, has its limits. There are workarounds to some of these, or alternatives to others. Audio podcast episode 56 from The Audacity to Podcast.
- Learn Audacity in an Hour - series of short, snappy video tutorials with downloadable AIFF files by Baynard Bailey of Vassar College: covers opening files, editing, using specific effects and exporting
Loops
- Create BGM Loops with Audacity - mixing two loops together in Audacity for background music in games
- Creating Seamless Ambient Loops - make a seamless loop by cross-fading the beginning into the end
Podcasting Overviews
Using Audacity - Tutorial covering most functions of Audacity for creating podcasts. Wiki uses special print functionality which can be used to create nice handout of tutorial.
The Audacity to Podcast—A how-to podcast about podcasting and using Audacity, with Daniel J. Lewis.
- Create your own podcast - a fine general tutorial on all stages from recording and editing to publishing on the web, again from guidesandtutorials.com
How to Record and Edit a Podcast with Audacity—Learn the basics of recording and editing a podcast episode using Audacity and some optional extra tools. Audio podcast episode 60 from The Audacity to Podcast.
Recording Records and Cassettes
- Transferring cassettes to CD - detailed illustrated tutorials using Audacity 1.2 for Mac, but many of the principles are relevant to recent Audacity and iTunes.
Recording Voice
How to Improve Your Voice from a Cheap Microphone with Audacity—Learn three easy Audacity tips for making your voice sound better, regardless of what microphone you use. Audio podcast episode 50 from The Audacity to Podcast.
How to Record and Mix Multiple Hosts in Audacity (Double-Ender)—Learn how to record multiple people in multiple locations for the highest-quality mix. Audio podcast episode 29 from The Audacity to Podcast.
- Adjust for Recording Latency in Audacity. (YouTube video)
How to Record and Edit a Podcast with Audacity—Learn the basics of recording and editing using Audacity and some optional extra tools. Audio podcast episode 60 from The Audacity to Podcast.
Ringtones
How to Make a Bell Ringtone Using Audacity - a wikiHow article on how to create a plain, landline-like ringtone, something many modern phones lack. The article is under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.5 license. You can contribute improvements by editing it online.
Schools or Colleges
Audacity Presentation for High School Level (PowerPoint file, also openable in OpenOffice.org)
(PDF version)
Special Purposes
Older tutorials
Audacity 1.2 Tutorials from the official Audacity user's manual.
"Audacity 101 slides" - PDF tutorial on all aspects of Audacity (1.2.4), including illustrations about setting up system sound on Windows and Macintosh (no Linux).
- How to Record and Edit Audio with Audacity from guidesandtutorials.com. Includes information on microphones and configuring Audacity 1.2 on Windows 98 to XP.
- Introduction to Audacity 1.2.4 including how to connect a guitar
- Noise Removal in Audacity 1.2.x: Illustrated tutorial and Flash Video (13 minutes)
- Audacity 1.2 Tutorial by Dan Eliot - learn how to open and edit a WAV file, and save the result as an MP3.
- How to mix a multi-track project in Audacity 1.0 by Daniel James, including sample sound files.
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Tips
Our Tips pages comprise tips on particular aspects of working with Audacity and your hardware. Following these will greatly enhance your day-to-day experience of using Audacity.
Related article(s):
- Step-by-step Tutorials including:
- Recording audio playing on the computer
- Transferring tapes and records to computer or CD
Selected Tips pages sorted by topic
Working in Audacity
- Aligning Audio
- Audacity for blind users
- Audacity Preferences
- Changing the current language
- Effects Tips
- Labels Tips
- Multi-Tool Mode
- NavigationTips
- PlaybackTips
- Selecting Audio
- Sending your work to others
Managing Audacity Project Files and audio files
- No audio in a project using imported files
- Disk full error in Audacity 1.2 or 1.3.0/1
- Problems opening files from Windows Explorer
- Moving, renaming and backing up a project
- HOW TO open a too-large Audacity project
Managing and understanding the technology
- Bit Depth
- Managing Computer Resources and Drivers
- Mixer Toolbar Issues - help with configuring system and sound device control panels
- Sample Rates
- Updating Sound Device Drivers
Recording Tips
Recording from microphones:
Troubleshooting Recordings
- No waveform recorded
- Recording cursor stuck
- Clipping (distortion of louder sounds)
- Skips (bits of audio missing)
- Hiss or Hum
- One stereo channel very quiet
- Left and Right sound keep swapping
- Noise at regular intervals
- Poor quality/tracks drifting apart when recording against other tracks
- Speed variations in recording
Using other programs
Complete alphabetical list of Tips pages (autogenerated)
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Troubleshooting
This category is for pages about troubleshooting problems with Audacity.
An important page is that about troubleshooting recording problems. Work in Progress
The Work in Progress pages are used by subscribers to audacity-devel mailing list. All these pages, and this category page itself, should only be modified by subscribers to that list. All pages in this category have a prominent header noting this.
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