Editing Audio with Audacity
Good evening, or morning, or afternoon, wherever you are.
Have you ever tried using audios you get from the internet for you teaching? If you have, have you ever thought that you can edit the audios and make it better or more suitable for you. There is a free downloadable tool (Yes, it is not a website, I know) that you can use to edit audios. It is called...
Audacity
"That is a weird name for an editing tool"
I know, I feel the same. Believe it or not, this tool is very popular. I've seen a lot of people, including my friends and teachers, use this editing tool. It is very user-friendly and simple.
"A free tool to edit audio, sign me in"
To download the tool you need to access this link: https://www.audacityteam.org/
1. Downloading the tool
In this screen, you simply need to press the big blue "DOWNLOAD AUDACITY" button to download the tool. After that, you simply need to follow the installation process.2. Using the tool
As I am not an expert here, I will instead give you some videos that can show you how to use the tool correctly.
"Huh, interesting videos"
I know, right. Now, let's go to the pros and cons
The pros
1. It is free
2. It is downloadable, so you can access it without internet.
3. It has a lot of features, especially when you are considering that the tool is free.
The cons
1. You can't record audios from multiple devices.
2. The audio quality is not enough for making podcasts.
3. Audio-mixing is a little bit hard for beginners.
That's so true! Audacity is an amazing tool for recording and editing audio files. Thanks for this simple explanation. But btw, I suggest that you reread your first two sentences in this blog as there are minor mistakes. Hehehe. I think you unintentionally missed the "r" to "your" and the punctuation mark (?) on the second sentence. Nonetheless, you did a great job!
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