Podcasting Tutorials: Using Audacity and iTunesU
Downloading and Installing Audacity Digital Audio Recorder
This tutorial covers the process of downloading and installing the free Audacity recording program and the LAME Mp3 encoder. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to locate the site, download the programs, and run through the install program.
Quick Reference Instructions:
- Download Audacity and LAME from audacity.sourceforge.net
- Install Audacity to the directory of your choice
- Extract LAME to the directory of your choice
Recording and Saving Audio in Audacity
This tutorial covers how to record a new sound clip using Audacity, and how to save this project as an 'Audacity Project File'. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to record and playback, and explains the basic layout of the program.
Quick Reference Instructions:
- Open the Audacity program
- Check your microphone and click 'Record'
- After recording, choose 'File', 'Save As' to save the project
Editing and Exporting an Mp3
This tutorial covers how to import a sound file, add effects to a sound clip, and normalize for sound balance. It also shows step-by-step instructions on how to export a clip as an Mp3 file.
Quick Reference Instructions:
- Insert an audio clip using the 'Project' menu
- Highlight the entire clip
- Select 'Normalize' from the 'Effects' menu
- Highlight the beginning and select 'Fade-in' from the 'Effects' menu
- Highlight the end and select 'Fade-out' from the 'Effects' menu
- Export the file by clicking the 'Export as Mp3' link on the 'File' menu
- Name the file and select a location for it
- If it is your first time converting to Mp3, locate the LAME encoder .dll