First, an important Note about Add New Track VS Import Audio:
Going to Tracks<Add New will create a blank Track.
Going to File<Import<Audio will create a Track containing whatever you import. You can repeat this step to add additional tracks with more audio, for example, another tune or beat for multi-tracking.
Going to Tracks<Add New will create a blank Track.
Going to File<Import<Audio will create a Track containing whatever you import. You can repeat this step to add additional tracks with more audio, for example, another tune or beat for multi-tracking.
Audacity TOP 10 Editing Features to Know
- Zoom In-Out, Fit Project, Fit Selection
- Cut, Copy, Paste
- Trim, Silence
Using Silence, everything highlighted becomes muted, but the space will still be there in timing. - Generate Silence
You can also “Generate Silence” under Generate menu in hours, minutes, seconds. Project: visually add silence in a speech between the lines or paragraphs. - Fade, Amplify, Envelope
These are all volume control tools found under the Effects menu.
Envelope tool is stretching up and down. - Change Pitch, Tempo, Speed
Phrase to teach = “Pitch changes High to low, Tempo changes fast to slow, but Speed changes both at the same time” - Time Shift Tool
Deals with multiple tracks! - Add Labels
Great for giving information, give indicators, interactive way to ask questions at a certain mark. AND, you can click and drag them to move them around. SoundCloud now does this for people to comment on music.
Tracks<Add New<Add Label Track - Record (basics)
You can use the laptop internal microphone, plug in a USB mic,
NOTE: Press Pause if you want things on the same track. If you press Stop, it will drop you to another track. - Noise Reduction
Effects<Noise Reduction (or Noise Removal, depending on your version)
Step 1: Get Noise Profile; then select whole track go back and Step 2
Know the difference
Copyright is a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship
Creative Copyright gives the right to share, use, and create from the original version.
Copyright is a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship
Creative Copyright gives the right to share, use, and create from the original version.
One Size Fits All Lesson
Needed = music that supports the text
https://freemusicarchive.org/ (genres, not appropriate) show Electronic<Chip Music, or
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ (use Online Speech Bank, or Top 100)
Students can:
Needed = music that supports the text
https://freemusicarchive.org/ (genres, not appropriate) show Electronic<Chip Music, or
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ (use Online Speech Bank, or Top 100)
Students can:
- Choose the audio provided by teacher
- Choose from audio found in approved website
- Arrange/edit audio from approved samples
- Record original audio
History and
Geography
Music Lesson Plan link.
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Use Audacity to listen or manipulate the music. (Record as you listen, then edit your recording)