Review of Audacity Sound Recording Software

 

 

 

 

 

The web site http://audacity.sourceforge.net/provides free recording software.  I got to Audacity via Flickr which I also tried and uploaded a photograph but still need to connect it to a map. According to the website:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems."

 

 

 

 

 

The software is simple enough to load and to conduct the basic recording but I have yet to figure out how to edit my recordings. The file menus are not as intuitive as I would like and like most males I refuse to look up the Help menu. I have already recorded a Introduction to my AMY Weekly Assignment and have received positive reviews. I had saved the recording as .wav but that creates a very large file which can be difficult to upload depending on your classroom. I tried to save MP3 but failed with the intent of creating as RSS field as was recommended. In order to save as MP3 file you must down load a “lame_enc.dil” I have the Vista operating system so when something does not work I blame Vista.

 

 


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    Beth Lifson:Hi Stephen, I've used Audacity before and find it is great for short recordings. I've yet to edit recordings - I usually just start over when I mess up! I'm sure there is a way to edit that I just haven't figured out yet. In order to convert from a wav file to an mp3, I use a program called Switch. Here is a link: http://www.nch.com.au/switch/plus.html Don't know whether this works with Vista as I'm on a Mac... - Beth Lifson
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