To duplicate the track, select the original track then click on Edit > Duplicate (or use Ctrl/Cmd + D). Whenever I import my files into Audacity (File > Import > Audio), I always make sure to duplicate the original track before adding any filters or edits. To that end, I have attached a short Gif for each step of the process followed by a description of the task.

While learning Audacity can be intimidating, I hope to demystify part of the process. As such, make sure that the recording is as good as you can get it (refer to the workshop on Getting Good (Enough) Audio Recording for a more detailed discussion).įor the workshop, I focused on Audacity as: 1) it’s free! and 2) it’s cross-platform (Windows, MacOS, GNU/Linux, and Chromebook). when the audio file is clipped) or isolate tracks from loud background noise (e.g. For example, you can’t put back data you don’t have (e.g.

Before Cleaning and Editingīefore getting started on audio editing, it is important to keep in mind that there is only so much you can do to salvage, clean, and/or edit a badly recorded audio file. If you have questions about the post, please feel free to reach out via the Sound Studies commons group or through setting up a consultation session with the GC Digital Fellows. For those who might be considering sound projects but were not able to participate in the previous workshops, I hope this post will be useful to you as I recap some of the key applications of Audacity from the workshop. This workshop comes after my Fall workshop on Getting Good (Enough) Audio Recording. A couple of weeks ago, I ran a workshop on the Basics of Audio Editing with Audacity.

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