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====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 ====
* 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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====Recording with Audacity====
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File:Audacity_1_Option_Menu_To_Open.png|Step 1 -This can be opened from Applications --> Sound & Video --> Audacity
File:Audacity_2_Main_Window.png|Step 2 - When you open the Audacity application, it will show the window as above
File:Audacity 3 Start Record.png|Step 3 - Recording and other tools
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To start recording, click the "Red record" button in the Toolbar as shown in the left image. Begin talking or playing any audio and continue for as long as you want. When you feel you've recorded enough, click the "Yellow stop" button. Until you stop the recording, other functions on the Menu and Toolbar will be disabled. You can record audio playing on your computer itself, or playing in another external audio device.
==== Importing audio and multiple tracks ====
==== Importing audio and multiple tracks ====
