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===Introduction===

===Introduction===

Audacity is a free and open source multi-track audio editor and recorder for GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and other operating systems. Audacity is a high-quality sound recording application, designed to be easy to use. We recommend Audacity to most computer users, because it is simple but it has many features and capabilities.  

Audacity is a free and open source multi-track audio editor and recorder. Audacity is a high-quality sound recording application, designed to be easy to use. It works on GNU/Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and other operating systems. We recommend Audacity to most computer users, because it is simple and has many features and capabilities   

====Basic information====

====Basic information====

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====Overview of Features====

====Overview of Features====

Audacity features importing and exporting of various audio formats such as wav, aiff, mp3, ogg, vorbis. It enables to record and playback sounds. Sound effects can be added in variety of ways. Editing via cut, copy, and paste, with unlimited levels of undo. It supports multitrack features including navigation controls, zoom and single-track edit, project pane, audio file manipulation etc.  

Audacity features importing and exporting of various audio formats such as wav, aiff, mp3, ogg, vorbis. It enables to record and playback sounds. Sound effects can be added in variety of ways. Editing is possible via cut, copy, and paste, with unlimited levels of undo. It supports multitrack features including navigation controls, zoom and single-track edit, project pane, audio file manipulation etc.  

====Installation====

====Installation====

=====For Windows OS =====

=====For Windows OS =====

# To install Audacity in Windows OS click [https://www.fosshub.com/Audacity.html this link] and click on "Audacity windows Installer" to download .exe file, save this file in your computer.

# To install Audacity in Windows OS click [https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/ this link] and click on "Audacity windows Installer" to download .exe file, save this file in your computer.

# You can save Audacity executable (.exe) to your desktop or to a folder.

# You can save Audacity executable (.exe) to your desktop or to a folder.

# Double-click on Audacity executable to begin the installation.

# Double-click on Audacity executable to begin the installation.

# Click "Next" on the Select Destination installer window, Click "Next" in the "Desktop Icon" screen.

# Click "Next" on the Select Destination installer window, Click "Next" in the "Desktop Icon" screen.

# Click "Install" The installation wizard will now show a progress bar during the installation

# Click "Install" The installation wizard will now show a progress bar during the installation

{{Note}} After you installed Audacity in your windows computer, you need to [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ScfBeZcgFUtpMbHiOyjDNpsLZ-P9iRk/view?usp=sharing install this] .mp3 plugin to export your audio in mp3 format. Without installing this you can able export audio in .ogg, .wav and any other audio format.

{{Note}} After you installed Audacity in your windows computer, you need to [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ScfBeZcgFUtpMbHiOyjDNpsLZ-P9iRk/view?usp=sharing install this] .mp3 plugin to export your audio in mp3 format. Without installing this you will not be able to export audio in .ogg, .wav and any other audio format

 

=====For MAC OS =====

=====For MAC OS =====

# Go to [https://www.fosshub.com/Audacity.html this link] and click on "Audacity macOS DMG" to download .dmg file, save this file in your computer.

# click on [https://www.audacityteam.org/download/mac/ this link] to download audacity installable file and save this file in your computer.

# Once the download has completed to your Downloads folder, double-click the DMG file to mount it. (Some browsers may offer the option to automatically open the DMG file for you.)

# Once the download is completed and the downloaded file has been saved in your Downloads folder, double-click the DMG file to mount it. (Some browsers may offer the option to automatically open the DMG file for you.)

# Drag the Audacity.app icon rightwards onto the Applications folder shortcut.

# Drag the Audacity.app icon rightwards onto the Applications folder shortcut.

# You can also drag Audacity.app out of the DMG to any other location. You need the administrator password to copy Audacity to Applications.

# You can also drag Audacity.app out of the DMG to any other location. You need the administrator password to copy Audacity to Applications.

# Launch Audacity.app from Applications or from your chosen location.

# Launch Audacity.app from Applications or from your chosen location.

===Working with the application===

===Working with the application===

You need an audio interface to use Audacity. If you will record audio with Audacity, you must have at least one microphone connected to your audio interface. You do not need a microphone to edit existing audio files.

You need an audio interface to use Audacity. If you will record audio with Audacity, you must have at least one microphone connected to your audio interface and you need speaker to listen and edit existed audio file.

====Obtaining Audio from different sources====

====Obtaining Audio from different sources====

Audio files can be obtained from many different sources such as audio recorders in phone, camera, or laptops devices and transferred to a laptop to edit them using Audacity. The audio recording in laptops can be done using Audacity which is explained in "Step 3" Screenshot.

Audio files can be obtained from many different sources such as audio recorders in phone, camera, or laptops devices and transferred to a laptop to edit them using Audacity. The audio recording in laptops can be done using Audacity which is explained in "Step 3" Screenshot.

==== Testing the Mic and Speaker ====

==== Testing the Mic and Speaker ====

* Since Audacity deals with recording, we need to take care of the Mic and Speaker settings first. A very simple method to check and monitor the audio levels in the Audacity software is as follows.

* Since Audacity deals with recording, we need to take care of the Mic and Speaker settings first. A very simple method to check and monitor the audio levels in the Audacity software is as follows.

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File:Mic Setting in Audacity.png|Monitoring Audio levels

File:Mic Setting in Audacity.png|Monitoring Audio levels

File:Audacity Mic Testing fine.png|Showing input levels

File:Audacity Mic Testing fine.png|Showing input levels

* To test the speaker you can look at the levels in right side of this "Mic monitoring". If your output device and all its settings are well and good then it shows the levels of output audio.  

* To test the speaker you can look at the levels in right side of this "Mic monitoring". If your output device and all its settings are well and good then it shows the levels of output audio.  

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==== Importing audio and multiple tracks ====

==== Importing audio and multiple tracks ====

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For example, If you are narrating a story, effects related to the elements of the story can be added at the required positions. Even the background music can be added which does not make your audio boring.<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">

File:Audacity_4_Add_New_track.png|Audio track and adding new track

File:Audacity_4_Add_New_track.png|Audio track and adding new track

File:Audacity 5 Multipal Track.png| Multiple tracks

File:Audacity 5 Multipal Track.png| Multiple tracks

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To import audio, click "File --> Import --> Audio" from the menu as shown in the first image above. Choose the music file from your computer, and then click on "Open". Once you import an audio clip it will appear in Audacity as an audio track as you can see in the second image. If you want to add multiple tracks, you can do so by clicking on "Tracks --> Add new --> Audio track" from the Menu as shown in the same second image. With the use of multiple tracks, you can record and at the same time import several audio tracks to work in Audacity as shown in the third image above. See below animation to know the steps to import second track. <br>

* To import audio, click "File --> Import --> Audio" from the menu as shown in the first image above. Choose the music file from your computer, and then click on "Open". Once you import an audio clip it will appear in Audacity as an audio track as you can see in the second image.  

[[File:Import 2nd audio track to Audacity.gif]]

* If you want to add multiple tracks, you can do so by clicking on "Tracks --> Add new --> Audio track" from the Menu as shown in the same second image. With the use of multiple tracks, you can record and at the same time import several audio tracks to work in Audacity as shown in the third image above.  

 

See below animation to know the steps to import second track. [[File:Import_2nd_audio_track_to_Audacity.gif|alt=|center]]

==== Basic audio editing ====

==== Basic audio editing ====

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File:Audacity 6 Delete middle Song.png|Selection of Audio

File:Audacity 6 Delete middle Song.png|Selection of Audio

File:Cut selected audio clip for moving to other place - audacity.png|Cutting selected audio

File:Cut selected audio clip for moving to other place - audacity.png|Cutting selected audio

File:Paste selected audio clip to other place - audacity.png| Pasting selected audio

File:Paste selected audio clip to other place - audacity.png| Pasting selected audio

</gallery>Similar to how we do cut (or copy) paste a selection of text in a text document, we can cut (copy) and paste a selection of audio in an audio file in Audacity. To delete a part of the track, we can select the area of the track we wish to delete as shown in the first image above and then press "Delete" key on the keyboard to delete. To move a part of the audio to another place on the same track or to another track, we need to select it first as we did before and then click on the cut icon on the toolbar as shown in the second image. Then the same audio can be pasted by clicking on the paste icon on the toolbar as shown in the third image above. The usual keyboard shortcuts for "Cut" (<code>Ctrl+X</code>), "Copy" (<code>Ctrl+C</code>) and "Paste" (<code>Ctrl+V</code>) will also work on Audacity. Once you are done with editing, the final audio can be exported to any audio format from the Menu by clicking on "File -->Export" and then "Save".

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Similar to how we do cut (or copy) paste a selection of text in a text document, we can cut (copy) and paste a selection of audio in an audio file in Audacity. To delete a part of the track, we can select the area of the track we wish to delete as shown in the first image above and then press "Delete" key on the keyboard to delete. To move a part of the audio to another place on the same track or to another track, we need to select it first as we did before and then click on the cut icon on the toolbar as shown in the second image. Then the same audio can be pasted by clicking on the paste icon on the toolbar as shown in the third image above. The usual keyboard shortcuts for "Cut" (<code>Ctrl+X</code>), "Copy" (<code>Ctrl+C</code>) and "Paste" (<code>Ctrl+V</code>) will also work on Audacity. Once you are done with editing, the final audio can be exported to any audio format from the Menu by clicking on "File -->Export" and then "Save".

==== Repeat an Already-Recorded Segment ====

==== Repeat an Already-Recorded Segment ====

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To amplify the clip select the track which you want to increase (amplify) the volume, go to "Effect" tab from the top of the screen and choose "Amplify" from the drop-down menu and Finally, use the slider in the new dialogue box to tell Audacity how much you wish to amplify your clip and click "OK" to apply.

To amplify the clip select the track which you want to increase (amplify) the volume, go to "Effect" tab from the top of the screen and choose "Amplify" from the drop-down menu and Finally, use the slider in the new dialogue box to tell Audacity how much you wish to amplify your clip and click "OK" to apply.

You have to select "Allow clipping" to increase the volume. See below animation to use amplify function to adjust the volume, <br>[[File:Use amplify to adjust volume of the track.gif|Amplify to adjust the volume of the track]]

You have to select "Allow clipping" to increase the volume. See below animation to use amplify function to adjust the volume, <br>

Pitch change option changes the pitch of your original recording without changing its speed. This is useful when you have some conversation in your recording involving more than one person. You can make your normal voice to be a magnetic voice, cartoon voice, male to female voice and viceversa and many more depending on the value given as input.

====Changing the Pitch, Speed and Tempo====

Change Speed option changes the speed of a selection which affects its tempo, pitch and frequency. When reducing speed, all frequencies become lower. When increasing speed, all frequencies become higher.

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File:Change Pitch1.png|Changing the Pitch

File:Change Pitch1.png|Changing the Pitch

File:Change Tempo1.png|Changing the Tempo

File:Change Tempo1.png|Changing the Tempo

# Choose "Effect --> Fade In" or "Effect --> Fade Out".

# Choose "Effect --> Fade In" or "Effect --> Fade Out".

Generally fade in at the beginning of an audio segment, and fade out at the end of an audio segment. You can use Audacity to create special effects if you fade in or fade out in the middle of an audio segment. You can make a surprising effect by setting Audacity to fade in or out over a few second, then adding the opposite fade inside the first fade.

Generally fade in at the beginning of an audio segment, and fade out at the end of an audio segment. You can use Audacity to create special effects if you fade in or fade out in the middle of an audio segment. You can make a surprising effect by setting Audacity to fade in or out over a few second, then adding the opposite fade inside the first fade.

==== Saving and exporting to different formats ====

==== Saving and exporting to different formats ====

Audacity saves its data in a format that only Audacity can use. Audacity saves more information than just the audio files, and this information cannot be stored in conventional audio files like OGG, MP3, or WAV.

Audacity saves its data in a format that only Audacity can use. Audacity saves more information than just the audio files, and this information cannot be stored in conventional audio files like OGG, MP3, or WAV.

# Save Project: All the edits including files can be saved in uncompressed, lossless quality using the "''AUP"'' format. An "''AUP"'' project file is created, along with a folder with the same name as the AUP file that contains the project's audio data. For example, if you save a project as <code>independence day.aup</code>, a folder called <code>independence day_data</code> will contain the audio data. We can save the "AUP" project file with keyboard <code>Ctrl+S</code> shortcut or through "File --> Save Project" from the Menu.  

# Save Project: All the edits including files can be saved in uncompressed, lossless quality using the "''AUP"'' format. An "''AUP"'' project file is created, along with a folder with the same name as the AUP file that contains the project's audio data. For example, if you save a project as <code>independence day.aup</code>, a folder called <code>independence day_data</code> will contain the audio data. We can save the "AUP" project file with keyboard <code>Ctrl+S</code> shortcut or through "File --> Save Project" from the Menu.  

# Export Audio: Audio can be exported to many formats such as mp3, ogg, wav. According to your need you can export the audio.  

# Export Audio: Audio can be exported to many formats such as mp3, ogg, wav. According to your need you can export the audio.  

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File:Audacity Exporting options.png|Exporting to various formats

File:Audacity Exporting options.png|Exporting to various formats

# Audacity processes the audio to export. This may take some time, depending on the audio.

# Audacity processes the audio to export. This may take some time, depending on the audio.

List of all available export formats supported by Audacity can be found [http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/export_formats_supported_by_audacity.html here].

List of all available export formats supported by Audacity can be found [http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/export_formats_supported_by_audacity.html here].

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